Steve Forbes: What's Ahead

President Biden just unveiled a $2 trillion infrastructure plan that could end up seriously hobbling the American economy more than it helps it. Steve Forbes breaks down the flaws of the plan and explains what the White House is ignoring when it comes to the real reason that government infrastructure projects are so costly.

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There’s a humanitarian crisis on our southern border as hundreds of thousands of people trek north to the U.S. The mass migration is overwhelming both border patrols and facilities. It's a disgrace and an avoidable one. Steve Forbes discusses the mounting migratory pressures President Biden faces and the possible solutions that could lead to sustainable prosperity for Central American countries, such as Guatemala, Honduras and El Salvador. 

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The rot eating away at the Big Apple was underway before Covid-19 hit, and in the wake of the pandemic, sky-high rents, rising homelessness and crime-ridden streets have left the city suffering an exodus…. Is New York dead? Steve Forbes on the city's fraying infrastructure and on what needs to happen to reverse the decline in New York City's quality of life.

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When one political party controls both houses of Congress and the presidency, but very narrowly, the Senate filibuster has protected minority viewpoints from being crushed and ensured consensus is achieved before major changes are enacted. Now Senate Democrats want to get rid of it. Steve Forbes on the future of the Senate filibuster, what is at stake and why it must be saved.

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Investors should enjoy the bull market while it lasts, for trouble is coming. The Fed is on its way to firing up inflation of a size not seen since the 1970s. Can the U.S. withstand the financial and monetary abuses about to hit it? Steve Forbes on the wreckless wave of government spending, the Democrats' enormous tax increase plan and the formula that will damage the economy and burst the stock market as inflation sets in.

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For unfathomable reasons vaping has been equated with smoking regular tobacco. The opposite is true, and with the pandemic receding, public health officials and politicians will renew their mistaken, destructive war against e-cigarettes. Steve Forbes discusses e-cigarettes versus tobacco, where the facts line up and what anti-vapers are getting wrong. 

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India's government plans to make the possession of virtual currencies a criminal offense, a move that will wage a full-scale war against Bitcoin and other cryptocurrencies. Could the U.S. be the next to regulate such digital currencies? Steve Forbes on the great cryptocurrency war ahead, as governments and central banks fight to preserve their monetary monopoly.

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Sweeping lockdowns imposed one year ago in the face of the world’s worst pandemic since the Spanish flu of 1918 were supposed to be a short-term solution to avoid overwhelming our hospitals. One year later, lockdowns remain; is there an end in sight? Steve Forbes on the damage of the Covid lockdowns and why they should end immediately for the sake of our health and the economy.

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Germany, the world’s fourth-largest economy and most powerful nation in Europe, seems to be pulling away from its close alliance with the U.S. Is the U.S.-German relationship at risk? Steve Forbes discusses the relations escalating in Germany, what a compromised alliance could mean for China and Russia, and why preserving the relationship between the U.S. and Germany is crucial to maintaining free-world security.

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Governments, including the U.S., are spending money on a scale not seen since WWII, and most of that is being financed by their central banks printing massive amounts of money. Inflation is, undeniably, a looming threat, but what can we do? Steve Forbes takes a look at a possible solution emerging in Latin America that would be one of history’s biggest monetary revolutions and the new digital currency that could save the global economy.

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