There are disturbances in the fiat currency force, which have people pursuing alternative currencies and means of settling payments. June 17, 2019 By: Bobby Casey, Managing Director GWP The government operates on a similar model as that in the Wizard of Oz. It requires that everyone subscribe to the singular way of one central power. […]
In Defense of the Gig Economy
By on June 2, 2019 Leave a Comment
The gig economy is the entrepreneurial direction the labor market is taking. It’s essential for workers to be free to adapt to these market changes. June 3, 2019 By: Bobby Casey, Managing Director GWP I don’t know what I’m more upset about: the ridiculous escalation of the trade war or this new war on the […]
Italy’s Economy is Latest in EU Debt Crisis
By on May 19, 2019 Leave a Comment
Italy is stuck in recession mode through a combination of EU policies and its own internal follies. What are the implications of this to the EU and the world? May 20, 2019 By: Bobby Casey, Managing Director GWP Some red flags are going up in the EU, and those flags are coming from Italy. Economic […]
Major Cities Crack Down on Airbnb
By on May 12, 2019 Leave a Comment
Cities cracking down on Airbnb and other home-sharing models are really just obstructing opportunities for people to serve the market demand and make some money. May 13, 2019 By: Bobby Casey, Managing Director GWP A little over four years ago, Ross Ulbricht was convicted of money laundering, computer hacking, conspiracy to traffic fraudulent identity documents, […]
Occupational Licensing Revisited in Some States
By on May 5, 2019 Leave a Comment
Not all states are embracing reforms to their existing occupational licensing laws. Those that are, are helping their respective economies. March 6, 2019 By: Bobby Casey, Managing Director GWP By and large, our lives don’t involve the government that much. Most of our plans and activities have nothing to do with it. Day-to-day interactions are […]
How to Protect Your Assets from “Shadow-Banks”
By on April 24, 2019 Leave a Comment
“Shadow Banks” pose a serious risk to the market and your assets because they are non-banks that lend like banks, but with far less oversight or accountability. April 25, 2019 At the heart of the last U.S. financial crisis in 2008 was a $52 trillion “non-banking” industry that lent unqualified borrowers money for mortgages and […]
Is Legalization a Full Victory?
By on April 21, 2019 3 Comments
Cannabis legalization comes with terms and conditions, like cryptocurrency legitimization. That might not prove to be the full victory people were looking for. April 22, 2019 By: Bobby Casey, Managing Director GWP A big topic, especially this year, is cannabis legalization. As a staunch opponent of prohibitionist policy, I welcome that discussion and the lifting […]
Dangerous Protectionist Precedent to be Set with Dairy
By on April 7, 2019 Leave a Comment
Large and established dairy industry players are seeking congressional protection from their non-dairy competitors. April 8, 2019 By: Bobby Casey, Managing Director GWP Plant based dairy alternatives have been around for a good while. Nobody made much of a stink over them. They have been coming out with myriad alternatives ranging from rice, soy, coconut, […]
Response to Andrew Yang’s UBI Platform
By on March 31, 2019 14 Comments
Andrew Yang is pushing the idea of Universal Basic Income as his primary platform for his 2020 run for POTUS. Where does this idea fall short and why? April 1, 2019 By: Bobby Casey, Managing Director GWP I discussed Andrew Yang’s flagship policy: Universal Basic Income (UBI) in some earlier blogs; but I took the […]
Capital Controls and Market Manipulations Aren’t Helping Anyone
By on March 10, 2019 Leave a Comment
A pattern of capital controls and market manipulations prove to be disastrous economic policy, especially for those they were intended to help! March 11, 2019 By: Bobby Casey, Managing Director GWP If private property is the linchpin of capitalism, then capital controls is the linchpin of socialism. No one will call Venezuela failed capitalism, least […]
