AboutRay Keating, Author at Affluent Christian Investor
11 Million Missing Jobs and Counting
President Obama and others that tout how far the U.S. economy has come since 2008-2009 miss the big point. We’re nowhere near where we should be after more than four years of a so-called recovery.
Are we in a better … Read More
As Opposed to So-Called Experts, the American People See the Failure of Keynes
When crisis was fully unleashed on the U.S. economy in 2008, the ideas of John Maynard Keynes were given a jolt of life. Massive government spending was going to “stimulate” and save the U.S. economy.
Despite the gross and … Read More
Beyond Corporate Profits: TV Talking Heads Miss Loss of Small Business Income
Among television talking heads on stations like CNBC and Fox Business, the health of business tends to be measured only by corporate profits. That’s understandable given that these venues focus on the performance of stocks and bonds being traded … Read More
Oil Prices Up: Media Should Look at Egypt, Bernanke and Obama
It can be very entertaining – though at the same time a bit bewildering and depressing – to observe the media trying to explain price changes in the market. And then there are the misguided policies from elected officials and … Read More
Twinkie’s Preservatives: Private Capital and Non-Union Workers
Twinkies – along with my personal favorite, Hostess CupCakes – make their return to store shelves today. Call it the new Twinkie-nomics.
What’s the key economics/business lesson to be taken away from the resurrection of these tasty snacks from the … Read More
Well Beyond a Lost Decade for the U.S. Economy… and Counting
Is the U.S. at risk of suffering a lost decade? In reality, we’re well past that point.
The lost-decade question has been put forth by a host of economists and analysts over the past few years, and regularly pops up … Read More
The Lurking Evil of Ben “The Shadow” Bernanke
What evil lurks at the heart of the U.S. economy? Ben “The Shadow” Bernanke knows.
Or does he?
Federal Reserve Chairman Ben Bernanke has pushed the evils of uncertainty to previously unknown levels by casting a long, dark monetary … Read More
Shooting Down Disney’s “The Lone Ranger”
I love a good western. Though never a big fan of the old Lone Ranger, part of me was looking forward to the arrival of Disney’s “The Lone Ranger” at movie theaters during the long July Fourth weekend.
Perhaps … Read More
The Only Solution for Egypt is Economic Freedom
Hosni Mubarak was booted out two years ago. In 2012, Mohammed Morsi, the Muslim Brotherhood candidate, won the presidential election. And now, after protestors took to the streets, Egypt’s military has pushed Morsi out in a coup.
The hope is … Read More
New Polling Data, Obama Losing on the Issues
When Obama Isn’t Running, Obama Loses
When Barack Obama is not actually running for office, Barack Obama does not do well with American voters. Or, at least his ideas and policies on economic matters generally don’t. That could matter looking at … Read More
ObamaCare Forcing Businesses to Close Up Shop, Hitting the Economy
This four-year economic recovery has been one of the worst on record, with real GDP growth averaging a mere 2.1 percent. Keep in mind that during a recovery, the U.S. economy should be expanding at better than 4 percent on … Read More
America Losing Its Entrepreneurial Edge? Increasing Dependency, Punishing Risk Taking
A key competitive advantage of the U.S. in the global economy is entrepreneurship. Since the birth of this nation, our entrepreneurial spirit has been deep in our cultural and economic DNA.
But are we losing that entrepreneurial edge? Unfortunately, reasons … Read More