Ana Paula Henkel debate importância da Flórida no pleito eleitoral dos EUA

True: Every budget gets mired in a bit of poetry towards the end; just so as to prolong it superfluously. But deficit problems, inflation and recession notwithstanding, look up, and the sun is shining bright on the Indian economy.

The Cuban economy has performed admirably of late, even more so when you consider the 53 year trade embargo imposed by the US. During 2012 we saw the Cuban economy grow by 3.1% and experts believe that growth in 2013 is likely to be near 3.7% or even above. As a consequence, the Cuban government has recently confirmed new lending regulations which were initially mentioned as far back as 2011 but have really only come into their own of late.

Think about the word “debt based” for a moment. With a “debt based” currency (dollar), the debt level has to increase by a certain amount every month or the dollar will begin to devour itself.

Dear reader, if you are like me, you are baffled by the constant barrage of economic data telling us that ‘things are good or bad or getting worse or getting better. If you are confident that you understand all the data you are either delusional or you are an economist. [Dear reader, that statement was meant as a joke. Of course, it is widely known that all economists are delusional.] I will however simplify the process of understanding the global economy to one simple number that we can all easily understand and that we can all check every morning. This number represents all one need know before making any economic or investment decisions. Before I tell you the magical number that can predict the future I must preface my observation with a little background information.

This article discusses the issue I have regarding the increased minimum wage suggested by Obama. I tend to side more with democrats in most issues, but in this one I do not.