In a new low approval rating for Biden, the President scores even lower in terms of economic approval than his predecessor Donald Trump. His approval rating is dropping to 38-43% based on the results of different polls.
Category: Politics
Housing Crisis In The Netherlands: Irreversible Liberalization On The Edge Of Popping
Decades long liberalization in the Netherlands has created a wide division between capital owners and working class dependents. The failure to recognize the importance to regulate the housing market comes at a high price.
The Next President Of The United States: Ron Dion DeSantis
Praised for his integrity, Florida governor Ron Dion Desantis is the ultimate example of a stubborn but capable leader, the ex-Navy SEAL adviser is the dreamed Republican candidate for the 2024 elections.
The State Of The Union: Lower Power, Higher Inequity
Over the last few decades labor union enrollment declined significantly which has deteriorated the strength of unions in a globalizing world where large multinationals gained power over the middle and working class.
What Does Biden’s Capital Gains Tax Increase Mean For Stock Markets?
Biden’s proposal for higher capital gains tax is one of the first plans by the President to tax the rich more in order to be able to afford large governmental spending programmes of trillions of dollars.
Warlords In Afghanistan: Inverse Authority Of Power In A Fragile Nation
In this article The Golden Investor argues that warlords, despite their infamous name, are the best providers of certainty in fragile countries like Afghanistan during shifts of the common authority in the nation.
The Success Of The Taliban: Providing The Best Alternative
In a country which has known many foreign intruders playing a dominant but controversial role in politics the state-building process becomes a very fragile and sensitive topic. Afghanistan has evolved in the sandbox for foreign states looking to shape the Middle-East. Corrupt and extractive institutions have digged their own pit in the graveyard of empires. At the same time the Taliban used the growing anger and disillusion of the Afghan people in the hope for improvement in the scattered nation.
Withdrawal Out Of Afghanistan: Ending The American Nightmare To Fulfill An American Dream
Previous President of The United States, Donald Trump, has fulfilled at least one of his campaign promises: The gradual withdrawal of troops out of Afghanistan. Firstly, I will examine the considerations that led to the American counterinsurgency (COIN) in Afghanistan. Then, I will show that over the years the fight has turned into a seemingly lost cause without an end. Donald Trump may be dubbed the worst president in history, however, his decision making is undoubtedly of an assertive and prompt level.
Does Trump Deserve Credit for Strong 2019 Economic Data?
In this article Dan Mitchell examines some results under the Trump Presidency and evaluates Trump’s best year yet. The numbers look good, but there are some pitfalls to them.
The Gender Pay Gap Is Not What It Sounds Like
It is one of the most controversial and discussed topics in politics: the gender pay gap. However, as many studies show, it is not gender discrimination, but pregnancy and choices after pregnancy that increase the pay gap over time.
Governments Should Stop Supporting Non-Viable Companies
The latest trend of governments and central banks: Supporting non-viable companies. The Golden Investor opposes this kind of counterproductive behavior of governmental organs. Governmental support for unprofitable and unsustainable corporations should be over, it is time for creative destruction to do its work.
R&D-Stimuli In The UK: TAXIT Or Back It?
The United Kingdom has several policies which are established to stimulate more R&D-expenditure by businesses within the UK. After years of funding, the United Kingdom still lacks behind similar countries. In this article we examine whether this R&D-gap is explained by governmental incompetence or if these policies do work. The Golden Investor finds that the United Kingdom failed in its goals and should be more ambitious.
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