A Moment of Silence

September 11th, 2001 will be a day no one in the world will ever forget.  The invincible became vincible.  As the economy took a dip, people also questioned their own security.  I remember my dad yelling at me to move to China, where he still currently resides.  Sounds pretty ridiculous, right?  At the time, it did.

Now?  Doesn't sound like a bad idea anymore.  As we bow our heads in reverence on this day, we also need to ask ourselves some real heavy questions.  If you've noticed, our country has been on an economic decline ever since, for the most part.

So what questions should we ask?  If the economy doesn't look like it's really getting better, shouldn't we take a look around for opportunities to thrive?  I attended a trading class the other day and some of the faculty were talking about moving to Singapore in a few years.  Is it unpatriotic?  I don't think so.  After all, if everyone was so patriotic hundreds of years ago, there really wouldn't be a United States of America, would there?

What about those that don't want to leave, is there still hope?  Many claim that the US will be a 3rd world country in the next 15 years or sooner.  We also must ask ourselves, if we were to stay, can we still thrive?

Without complicating the issue, one must look at history.  During every recession, there have been people that have prospered.  This is not at any person's expense.  It was simply that these individuals knew what to do during these times.  So if we can learn from those that have had success during our country's darkest periods, wouldn't that be helpful?

Of course!  So what was one thing that stood out among these wealthy folks?  It was that they understood true supply and demand.  Not just on a national scale, but on a global one.  I won't go over any case studies here, because I feel we are all intelligent enough to inquire that on our own.  Not only that, I didn't want to stray from the big picture.

Now comes the biggest question, what is the current demand?  Not just for the US, but for the rest of the world?  What if there was a way to supply this ever growing demand?  Wouldn't we logically succeed and help others to also do so?  While it does make sense, we as humans unfortunately overcomplicate things.  Our thoughts and beliefs has led us to this very point in time.  If we aren't happy with our results, shouldn't we be open and listen to a possible solution?