Gross Domestic Product Following zero growth in 2008 and a 2.6% contraction in 2009, real gross domestic product (GDP) increased by roughly 2.8% (an an annual basis) according to advance estimatesi released by the Bureau of Economic Analysis (BEA). The economy remained modestly expansionary in 2010 with first and second quarter changes in real GDP … Continue reading Economic Outlook 2011
Sebastian G. Perey Memorial Scholarship
Myrtle Beach, SC, September 9, 2011—Thinking Outside the Boxe is pleased to announce the creation of the Sebastian G. Peréy Endowed Memorial Scholarship at Coastal Carolina University in honor of Thinking Outside the Boxe’s co-founder and contributor who passed away unexpectedly at his home on July 8, 2011 from a heart attack. The scholarship … Continue reading Sebastian G. Perey Memorial Scholarship
Privatizing the U.S. Postal Service
From Thinking Outside the Boxe’s London Correspondent The U.S. Postal Service is in trouble. The USPS ended 2010 with an $8.5 billion loss, and it is predicted to lose another $10 billion by the end of 2011. According to the Newspaper Association of America, the volume of mail carried by USPS has declined by 36 … Continue reading Privatizing the U.S. Postal Service
THE PASSING OF SEBASTIAN G. PERÉY
Myrtle Beach, SC, Orlando, FL & Washington, D.C., July 12, 2011—Thinking Outside the Boxe is sad to announce that co-founder and contributor Sebastian G. Peréy passed away unexpectedly at his home on July 8, 2011 from a heart attack. He was 59 and had been with Thinking Outside the Boxe since the company’s inception in … Continue reading THE PASSING OF SEBASTIAN G. PERÉY
The 5th Annual Robert M. Clinger III Invitational Golf Tournament at The Dunes Golf & Beach Club
Myrtle Beach, South Carolina, February 22, 2011—The Executive Committee of the Robert M. Clinger III Invitational Golf Tournament released the results of the 5th Annual Tournament held on Monday, February 21, 2011 at The Dunes Golf & Beach Club in Myrtle Beach, South Carolina. The 2011 field once again included forty invitees (thirty-six gentlemen and … Continue reading The 5th Annual Robert M. Clinger III Invitational Golf Tournament at The Dunes Golf & Beach Club
Symposium 2010: Is more economic stimulus needed and what form must it take to get the economy back on track?
We've seen that the economic stimulus that has cost taxpayers trillions of dollars has had little to no effect on getting the economy back on track. We need to wake up to a few realities before we start talking about stimulus. First, a lot of jobs that have been lost over the last few years … Continue reading Symposium 2010: Is more economic stimulus needed and what form must it take to get the economy back on track?
Symposium 2010: In the aftermath of sweeping Congressional losses in November, what is your outlook for the Democratic party?
They are in much the same situation that the Republicans were in when they lost the majority in the House in 2006. They need to reassess what is important to them and what caused them to get trounced. I think they squandered a lot of political capital in the healthcare fiasco, and I think the … Continue reading Symposium 2010: In the aftermath of sweeping Congressional losses in November, what is your outlook for the Democratic party?
Symposium 2010: What is your outlook for the 2012 presidential election? Any frontrunners in the Republican party?
I've always been a big supporter of Newt Gingrich. He's probably the most articulate Republican in the field. He's a great scholar, and he's the only candidate that can say I balanced the budget of the United States when I was Speaker of the House. He's got some great ideas, and he tells it like … Continue reading Symposium 2010: What is your outlook for the 2012 presidential election? Any frontrunners in the Republican party?
Symposium 2010: What do you perceive to be the biggest threat to the U.S. economy—inflation, interest rates, oil prices, etc.?
Oil prices are obviously that great unknown factor that can dramatically impact economic performance. Interest rates are at historic lows and will likely remain that way for the foreseeable future. Of course, having said that, there is only one way for rate to go at this point and that is up, so we need to … Continue reading Symposium 2010: What do you perceive to be the biggest threat to the U.S. economy—inflation, interest rates, oil prices, etc.?
Symposium 2010: What is your assessment of the Obama Administration?
It's a train wreck. They've had control of both houses of the Congress and they've done nothing but push their radical agenda down the throats of the American taxpayer, increase our national debt, waste trillions of dollars on failed economic stimulus programmes, and make everyone lose confidence in the United States. About the only good … Continue reading Symposium 2010: What is your assessment of the Obama Administration?
