Steve Forbes: What's Ahead

The White House and congressional Democrats are feverishly trying to enact massive tax hikes, while numerous states are going in the opposite direction and cutting them. Steve Forbes on the economy-killing taxes coming out of Washington and on what tax-friendly states are getting right.

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Thanks to better living conditions and many miraculous strides made against disease, human longevity has significantly increased, but how close are we to immortality and eternal youth? Steve Forbes on how new studies show why we’re never going to achieve eternal youth and immortality, yet why there’s plenty of room for living a longer and better life.

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As we celebrate Independence Day, we should ask ourselves why the American Revolution succeeded in establishing a lasting republic when so many other such movements sank into terror and dictatorships? Steve Forbes on American independence and the events that made our history so different.

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El Salvador just became the first country to make Bitcoin a legal currency. Is El Salvador’s move a sign of better times ahead for Bitcoin and other cryptocurrencies? Steve Forbes on El Salvador's move to adopt Bitcoin as a legal tender and on why this step won’t stop the beating Bitcoin is taking and will backfire for the cryptocurrency.

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Five Democrats and five Republicans reached an agreement with President Biden last week on a “scaled back” infrastructure bill of $1.2 trillion. But sometimes no deal is better than a bad deal, and that’s true of Biden’s bipartisan infrastructure deal. Steve Forbes on what the agreement includes, the flaws you should be aware of and why this deal is a dud and should be resisted.

Steve Forbes shares his What’s Ahead Spotlights each Tuesday, Thursday and Friday.

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Putin's quest for control of Moscow, both politically and economically, continues to strain Ukraine. Recently Russia massed troops on the border of Ukraine, as if for a full-scale invasion. Is the Ukraine-Russia war escalating? Steve Forbes on how the U.S. can help Ukraine get out of Putin's clutches and on why we should take action and then follow through.

Steve Forbes shares his What’s Ahead Spotlights each Tuesday, Thursday and Friday.

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The Federal Reserve aims to keep the economy revved up without "overheating" it, and one of the tools it exercises is manipulating interest rates. Steve Forbes on why the Fed must stop targeting interest rates and instead let the market set them, and on where the Fed should alternatively focus its goals. 

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With short-term interest rates so low, holding cash can be frustrating. But how can you preserve your purchasing power with the prospect of inflation eating away at your cash’s real value? Should you hold gold and less cash in 2021? Steve Forbes on the intrinsic value of gold and on why during these uncertain times not being fully invested is very prudent.

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As lockdowns end and the economy reopens, the Federal Reserve is stoking the fires of inflation by creating way too much money to finance the Biden Administration’s spending binge. Steve Forbes on how the Fed is underestimating inflation and on why that won't end well if it continues to devalue the dollar.

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Oil prices are rising, and so are prices at the gas pump. Some industry observers predict petroleum could hit $100 a barrel by year's end, and that gas at $5 a gallon will follow. Steve Forbes on what's unfolding behind the scenes that’s driving up oil prices and on why the continued increase will be bad for the economy.

Steve Forbes shares his What’s Ahead Spotlights each Tuesday, Thursday and Friday.

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