Category Archives: Politics

STATE POPULISM

Posted on November 19, 2016 by Jaime Otero Zuazo

Democracy and free trade are two options available to populism before it chooses the dictatorial path of government, but they are impossible to achieve once the totalitarian route is taken. State Populism is linked to totalitarianism in the internal-political aspect, … Continue reading →

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TRUMP THE PRESIDENT

Posted on November 13, 2016 by Jaime Otero Zuazo

The almost universal reason for supporting Trump was to send a message of revolt to the Establishment, specifically against cultural disdain and corruption. The social motivators were the concerns about economic growth and employment, and the idea that the country … Continue reading →

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The Social Dilemma – U.S. 2016

Posted on October 2, 2016 by Jaime Otero Zuazo

Even after their disproportionate sacrifices in war and their hard work in factories and steel mills to make America great, the poor white’s hopes for the American Dream of economic opportunity and social upper mobility did not materialize for a … Continue reading →

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THE WALL

Posted on September 25, 2016 by Jaime Otero Zuazo

Donald J. Trump, president and chairman of the Trump Organization and republican presidential candidate in 2016 launched his candidacy by proclaiming, “When Mexico sends its people, they’re not sending their best. They’re bringing crime; they’re rapists; and some, I assume, … Continue reading →

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Donald Trump’s 2016 Economic Plan

Posted on September 5, 2016 by Jaime Otero Zuazo

“The problem we have right now, we have a society that sits back and says we’re not to do anything. And eventually the 50% cannot carry, and is unfair to them.  But cannot carry the other 50%.”  And added,  “The country … Continue reading →

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Hillary Clinton’s 2016 Economic Plan

Posted on September 5, 2016 by Jaime Otero Zuazo

T he democrats’ anti-capitalist screed is a quasi-socialist cry for “making the rich pay”, and requires larger government growth. Excessive government involvement and regulation in healthcare, the workplace, education, and across the private sector has contributed to stagnant growth rates in … Continue reading →

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President Obama’s 2008-2016 Economy

Posted on September 5, 2016 by Jaime Otero Zuazo

The Obama Economy: 2008-2016. There are some positive economic aspects in the Obama period, such as the 178% upswing in the stock market; a jobs increase of 9.8 million; and an average national home-value upsurge that has reached $231,000.00. As mentioned … Continue reading →

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2016 Presidential Election – Economics

Posted on August 16, 2016 by Jaime Otero Zuazo

D udley Dillard, the foremost economic historian and professor at the University of Maryland, once told me that an intelligent economist is the one who can communicate an economic theory to anyone. Let me analyze under this premise the economic … Continue reading →

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2016 Presidential Election – Politics

Posted on July 31, 2016 by Jaime Otero Zuazo

We begin with the precept that we need intelligent and intellectual conversation, observation, communication and conceptualization of any political position we take. The United States’ historical prosperity is directly related to the minds and spirit of those who built it. Inventions, innovations, moral … Continue reading →

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