The Rise of Private Military Contractors (PMC’s) in The United States

| June 1, 2014

Welcome to the new normal of war….Armies of the future will be hired guns that are specially trained, super mobile, highly technological and without allegiance to anything or anyone except the highest money bidder. For centuries, wars have been fought by loyal patriots, men and women who have answered the call to fight for of their country. All the way back to […]

NSA Has Full “Back Door” Access To iPhone, BlackBerry And Android Smartphones, Documents From Germany’s Spiegel Reveal

| September 8, 2013

This won’t go away…..it’s the new normal in communications. Germany’s Spiegel, broke a story saying that the NSA can spy not only on Android smartphones but tap user data on all iPhone and BlackBerry devices “including contact lists, SMS traffic, notes and location information about where a user has been”. Spiegel reports, citing”internal NSA documents that the […]

Is There A Doctor In The House!

| February 28, 2012

Bill Gross talking here…It’s the new normal, and a sign of the times as bank accounts and money market accounts basically yield nothing…and who gets the smelly end of the stick, yep… main street is the one taking it up the wazoo, yet again! Chart 1 shows that since 1981, which marks the beginning of the secular […]

A Sign Of The Times…Or Is It The New Normal?

| February 25, 2012

Part of this is demographics.  www.frontlinethoughts.com

No Miricles Here! A Road Of Hard Times Looms Dead Ahead…

| September 6, 2011

  So…overall household debt to disposable income has declined minesquely from a peak of 134% in 2007 to 125% currently. That doesn’t exactly set the house on fire as most assets have declined at a faster rate, especially for entities that have not experienced stable or growing revenues (main street America comes to mind). If Dick Stoken is […]

In An Exclusive Interview With ABC, Bill Clinton Proposes Debt Impasse Deal

| June 30, 2011

Agree…..but the economy may not improve for years….we’re in the new normal, best to get used to it! Former President Bill Clinton sees a possible way past the bipartisan impasse over raising the debt limit: agree to cut spending AND raise taxes, but do neither until later, after the economy improves. “If they [the Republicans] […]

The New Normal: Social Security As We Know It Will Have To Change

| September 18, 2010

The End of Social Security As We Know It By Ian Mathias Baltimore, Maryland On September 30, America will quietly begin a generational shift. This will be the final day of the government’s fiscal year 2010, and consequentially, a very notable day for Social Security. September 30 will be the last day – maybe for […]

Shifting Demographics And The New Normal

| September 9, 2010

Shifting Demographics  A factor affecting demand is shifting demographics. The Baby Boomer generation is no longer the consumption engine it has been to the US economy.   We have a generation that, as has been predicted for some time, is reducing its expenses but it may be even more dramatic than forecasted. With home housing […]

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