Made in USA Forever

Wal-Mart often promotes themselves as the champion of the small guy. That has proven to be quite the opposite. For over two decades I have observed Wal-Mart’s growth, strategy, and financials as a customer and potential investor before coming to the conclusion they are actually part of the problem in our economy. The founder, Sam Walton, truly believed in America. When a Wal-Mart opened in our town, we welcomed them. They had flags everywhere and banners saying “Wal-Mart Saved 150,000...Read Full Story

The Federal Government’s Consumer Product Safety Commission finally released guidelines in regards to the tainted Chinese produced drywall used in thousands of new and remodeled homes largely in the 2006 to 2007 timeframe. Here is a link to the government website concerning this issue: http://www.cpsc.gov/info/drywall/index.html Not just should the drywall be torn out, but they are also stating that much too high levels of the dangerous chemical hydrogen sulfide in it means the electrical...Read Full Story

The Greek government debt meltdown is actually threatening to become the first domino in what could easily threaten the European Union itself. What is causing this situation? Much like our government, Greece has continued to borrow and spend much more than it’s economy can support, with a government spending deficit exceeding 12% of their total economic output (don’t laugh as our’s is approaching 10%). However, real life is never quite so simple – also like the USA, Greece has let it’s...Read Full Story

After telling owners for several years that the reason for the sudden, unexpected acceleration issues is caused somehow by the floor mat, the truth comes out for Toyota (and Toyota owned Lexus) that it is indeed a major issue with the gas pedal system. The Wall Street Journal yesterday described a tragic scene in San Diego where a CHP officer driving a Lexus had this sudden acceleration occur, causing a massive accident that killed him and three other people. Toyota has been focused...Read Full Story

The UAE (United Arab Emirates) recently announced that a Korean Team had beat out American, French, and Japanese bids to build a large four station safe nuclear power plant. Expectations had been for the cost to be roughly $40 billion, but somehow the Korean team managed to come in with a bid of only $20.7 billion, drastically below competitor’s bids. How can they be that much cheaper? I wish our media would be smart enough to ask such questions without having to be spoon fed, but there...Read Full Story