Monday, January 22, 2018

Infrastructure: Threats rise to U.S. electrical grid

https://www.forbes.com/sites/constancedouris/2018/01/16/as-cyber-threats-to-the-electric-grid-rise-utilities-regulators-seek-solutions/

Puerto Rico privatizes corrupt utility

https://www.reuters.com/article/us-puertorico-power-prepa/puerto-rico-to-sell-off-crippled-power-utility-prepa-idUSKBN1FB31M

Armed Federal Agents Enter Warehouse in Puerto Rico to Seize Hoarded Electric Equipment

https://theintercept.com/2018/01/10/puerto-rico-electricity-prepa-hurricane-maria/

Thursday, January 18, 2018

What is a Continuing Resolution?

Legislation that allows a government organization to operate while its budget is still yet to be approved

Wednesday, January 17, 2018

Corruption delays Puerto Rico recovery

http://www.nj.com/opinion/index.ssf/2018/01/no_calm_after_the_storm_corruption_delays_puerto_r.html

CHIP still needs funding!

https://www.yahoo.com/news/chip-funding-run-millions-children-211827221.html

Pros and Cons of Trade Schools

http://fromthetrenchesworldreport.com/paul-ryans-merit-immigration-plan-includes-low-skill-farmworkers/216438

Immigration plan to include low skill farmworkers

http://fromthetrenchesworldreport.com/paul-ryans-merit-immigration-plan-includes-low-skill-farmworkers/216438

Tuesday, January 16, 2018

Most Promising Jobs in 2018

https://blog.linkedin.com/2018/january/11/linkedin-data-reveals-the-most-promising-jobs-and-in-demand-skills-2018

How has the stock market handled past government shutdowns

https://www.marketwatch.com/story/heres-how-the-stock-market-has-handled-past-government-shutdowns-2018-01-16

What happens during a "Government Shutdown"?

http://ussanews.com/News1/2018/01/16/heres-what-you-need-to-know-about-the-government-shutdown-that-may-be-coming/

Thursday, January 11, 2018

Raising minimum wage vs. welfare, A Study in Economics

http://econlog.econlib.org/archives/2014/02/the_minimum_wag_3.html

Social Security Disability fraud is rare

http://thehill.com/blogs/congress-blog/economy-budget/195559-social-secuity-disability-fraud-is-rare

Social Security/Medicare Reform off the table for 2018

http://www.investmentnews.com/gallery/20171219/FREE/121909997/PH/12-predictions-from-inside-the-newsroom&Params=Itemnr=7

FISA court explained

http://www.cnn.com/2017/03/08/politics/fisa-court-explainer-trnd/index.html

Tuesday, January 9, 2018

Friday, January 5, 2018

Puerto Rico still in crisis, needs radical changes

http://www.courant.com/politics/capitol-watch/hc-pol-murphy-blumenthal-puerto-rico-update-20180102-story.html

Cryptocurrencies like Bitcoin explained

https://www.cbronline.com/verticals/fintech/bitcoin-ether-dash-litecoin-cryptocurrency-explained/

What does "full employment" mean?

https://www.investopedia.com/terms/f/fullemployment.asp