System D (or Shadow) Economy
August 31, 2015 By: Kelly Diamond, Publisher The primary candidates on both sides are amping up the rhetoric against “illegalities” and “safety”, while trying to temper it with some feigned reverence for civil liberties and individual rights. Donald Trump and Bernie Sanders have it out for illegal immigrants. Trump thinks immigrants should all be here […]
The Ever-Changing Healthcare Problem
August 24, 2015 By: Kelly Diamond, Publisher It’s pretty safe to say that Obamacare is a train wreck. Not that I ever held out hope that it would amount to anything other than that, but I certainly didn’t want it to cause the amount of misery and destruction that it has. It’s like being tied […]
China’s Ripple Effect
August 17, 2015 By: Kelly Diamond, Publisher About a year and a half ago, I wrote a blog entitled “China’s Recent Monetary Moves”. I wrote a couple afterward, touting – if not praising – the clever tactics in which they were engaging. I don’t think the current state of things cancels out everything I’ve written, […]
Puerto Rico Defaults
August 10, 2015 By: Kelly Diamond, Publisher “Puerto Rico, My heart’s devotion, Let it sink back in the ocean. Always the hurricanes blowing, Always the population growing, And the money owing.” ~West Side Story Not much has changed since this 1961 classic was released. It’s been decades in the making, but the “money owing” caught […]
Healthcare Industry Mergers
August 3, 2015 By: Kelly Diamond, Publisher As you may already know, I’m in advertising. Specifically I buy and plan media placement. The cliff notes version of what I do is: I help to get advertisers on the air by negotiating their rates and getting them the most audience to see their ads as possible […]
