We
need to stop being blindly stupid about and against nuclear material
and especially nuclear waste. We have uranium and also nuclear waste
and likely always will. We need safe storage places for them. Right
now they are kept at dozens of nuclear facilities, which isn't a safe
way to store such material, are too limited in storage space, and
makes them targets for terrorist attacks. The Federal government has
already spent 15 billion dollars preparing the Yucca Mountain region
in Nevada for nuclear storage because its terrain makes it a very
safe, logical choice to store nuclear waste for hundreds of years,
plus having most of our nuclear waste there makes it is easier to
guard against terrorists. Also, advances in nuclear power plants have
made it possible to utilize the expired fuel rods of old nuclear
plants, thus reducing radioactive nuclear waste by over 90% from
those nuclear rods. It is this same blind stupidity by
environmentalists against anything nuclear that has kept new nuclear
plants from being built for over 30 years. Nuclear energy is
currently the only non-fossil fuel energy alternative robust enough
to provide all of our power plant needs to supply all our home and
business energy needs. We could have been there by now except for
environmentalists. Nuclear power plants have proven themselves very
safe in the United States with few problems and all of them safely
contained and prevented from impacting the enviroment. Advances in
technology and safety procedures make new nuclear power plants even
safer than the current old ones in the U.S.. So now, the nuclear
power plants that we do have are old and thus reaching the end of
their lifespans. They will have to be replaced by fossil fuel energy
plants that environmentalists hate and blame them for global warming.
See the absurdity here?
Getting it Right - Welcome
The goal of this blog is to publish my thoughts on a variety of economic and political topics in the hopes that people who find them educational or beneficial will utilize them and/or forward to others who might find them interesting and/or worthwhile to promote to others, possibly including politicians who can push some of these ideas to fruition. The topics in my blog are meant to be of value on a long term basis, not a daily diary or political issue of the day log. If the information posted is useful to you, by all means utilize it and/or forward it as you see fit. If not useful, then merely ignore it. There are no universally agreed upon truisms and too little tolerance between some of those with opposing viewpoints to successfully convince the people with hardened opinions to move away from them. I am an analytical type person who will try to be as factual as I am able.
I disdain the current popularity of name calling and condemnation of viewpoints with no factual alternatives or logical solutions given that I see so often. If you don't have a solution based on fact and logic, then opt out of the discussion because you have nothing to contribute. My background is a degree in Economics from the University of Michigan and 39 years working in middle management jobs for a major retailer. My opinions are forged on the personal experence of life, family, friends, and work as well as triumphs and mistakes that I have made and hopefully learned from. My hope is that this blog helps you.
My first topic will be about personal finance. I chose that one first because most of us work long and hard just to survive but not all of us realize our dreams of becoming financially independent from the labors of our work. Much of our political votes/thinking also focus on the economy and in particular how well we are personally doing financially.
It is relatively simple, without sacrificing the enjoyment of living for 'today' and even at moderate incomes, to retire as a millionaire or multi-millionaire, if you focus on that goal consistently from a young age. It is also simple to ensure that your child or grandchild retires rich. It merely requires a one time gift of just $2,000 invested wisely and the passage of time. Please read my first post on this blog to learn more.
An index/schedule of past and future posts and their dates will always be updated so that it becomes the first post that you see below. If the date of a post that you wish to read is preceded by the word "Posted", then find it below or click on the title in the Blog archive to review.
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