SCAM WATCH: Online Paid Survey Sites Hacks and Traps

Your “friend” recommends online paid survey sites as a side-gig to make some additional cash.   What that “friend” likely isn’t telling you is that you’ll be lucky to make much more than $2 per hour filling out surveys.  Worse yet, you’ll be repeatedly lied to and upsold.   And even worse, the only way to make … Read more

Disparity of Wealth: Recall Yellen’s October 2014 Speech on Income Inequality

The combined fortunes of the world’s 26 richest individuals reached $1.4 trillion last year — the same amount as the total wealth of the 3.8 billion poorest people.  That’s not a typo.  26 MEN control as much wealth as does half the fricking planet, says Oxfam, a respected international food distribution foundation. According to the … Read more

How is China Hurting America?

There have been numerous efforts to persuade U.S. consumers to “Buy American” and some even to boycott all products produced in China.    The boycott proponents often cite unsafe foods, melamine-tainted plates,  toxic toothpaste and other examples of shoddily-made consumer items.    Yet, China continues to be able to produce many, if not most, household goods at … Read more