CDC Tramples Private Property Rights
The CDC is pushing rental agreement contracts aside and trampling private property rights in the name of mitigating viral spread. September 21, 2020 By: Bobby Casey, Managing Director GWP I imagine some of you, like me, have investment properties. Whether you rent out to long term or short term tenants, you probably thought your property […]
Is This the Rise of the Digital Nomad?
Protracted lock downs are making our old way off life impossible to go back to. It’s also introduced some great options for digital nomads. August 31, 2020 By: Bobby Casey, Managing Director GWP The stay-home and lock down orders in many countries have forced businesses to pivot quickly. Retailers who relied heavily on brick-and-mortar models […]
California Folly Might Go Federal
California seeks to follow the federal government in chasing offshore taxes, while the federal government is following California’s example against gig workers. August 24, 2020 By: Bobby Casey, Managing Director, GWP Watching California is like watching the fall of a great empire. As I look further into it, it looks like California and the Federal […]
Caribbean Citizenships are On Sale
With all these travel restrictions placed on certain passports, not only is the urgency for a second passport clear, but the pricing in the Caribbean is incredible. August 4, 2020 By: Bobby Casey, Managing Director GWP We we saw last week, the US passport tanked in value. Not in cost, but in value. After all, […]
Healthcare & Housing Affordability are Election Hot-Button Issues
With elections coming in the US, affordability of healthcare and housing are the hot-button topics dominating policy discussions. July 29, 2019 By: Bobby Casey, Managing Director GWP With the elections coming up, there is a lot of talk about what people can “afford” and how that connects with “living wages”. It’s obnoxious because the political […]
Major Cities Crack Down on Airbnb
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, […]
Gerrymandering & Rigging the System
When people say the system is rigged, they are referring to gerrymandering, cronyism, and favors for the few disguised as do-gooder programs. April 29, 2019 By: Bobby Casey, Managing Director GWP I’m well past the idea of believing the US system is a “few reforms” away from being adequate. There’s no simple structure to elections. […]
Private Property Rights, Not Higher Taxes, Will Fix Housing Crises
There is a serious housing crisis happening in many cities around the world. But the solution is a respect for property rights, not higher taxes or more money. November 12, 2018 By: Bobby Casey, Managing Director GWP When I balk at taxes, the first line of defense is always something with the greatest utility like […]
Seizing Power and Property Leads to Destruction and Poverty
When populism leads to seizing power and property in defiance of market forces, you inevitably wind up with destruction and poverty. May 21, 2018 By: Bobby Casey, Managing Director GWP The world is watching as supposed economic “underdogs” are seizing the means of production from their alleged oppressors. All I see is accelerated collapse. No […]
Property Is Your Ticket To Freedom
From getting out of your parents’ house to getting out of the nanny state: Property Is Freedom. March 5, 2018 By: Bobby Casey, Managing Director GWP Property is the lynchpin of freedom. I’ve said it before in defense of the right to own property, and I’ll say it again. What I’m finding is, people don’t […]
