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Go Government! By Nick Hodge | Sunday, May 13th, 2012 Your government is ineffective. But you knew that. All it should be doing is providing defense and emergency services and maintaining infrastructure. Instead, it's found ways to inefficiently infiltrate every corner of our lives. Term limits and ending the revolving door of corporate/government payola and employment would do much to fix it. But what politician would do such a thing when they have it so good already? Anyway, that's an essay for another day. Today, just two quick examples of the great progress your public officials are making. Advertisement Profit from the U.S. and Israeli Militaries' New Super-Material It's lighter, stronger, safer, more structurally sound, and cheaper than any material before... And THAT has the Department of Defense and tech manufacturers lining up with blank checks. Before billion-dollar contracts push this company's tiny share price through the roof, find out how you can secure your position now.  When Did Logic Leave the Room? The Postal Service lost $5.1 billion dollars last year. That's $16 for every man, woman, and child in this country. It lost another $3.2 billion in the first three months of this year. I need the post office for nothing. In the free market, it would wither and die. Here's how it works in Washington... The USPS asks Congress to end a retiree health payment requirement, pull its employees out of federal health programs, end Saturday mail delivery, and raise rates beyond inflation. The Senate says the USPS can take longer make those health payments and can end Saturday mail delivery in two years while ignoring everything else. The House of Representatives does nothing: No bill is passed. Nothing is resolved. They'll get reelected in November and we'll all be shocked next January when the USPS reports a $10 billion loss. Go government! Advertisement Sell Exxon! It should be the best of times for the oil giant... So why did it recently miss earnings estimates? And why are analysts lowering earnings estimates for the rest of the year? The fact is Exxon's growth is over. There's a new generation of small oil companies that have secured a 24 billion barrel oil reserve in the Western U.S. They're lean, mean, and they're making investors wealthy. Get the details here. Fracking Idiotic Maybe you've heard Vermont is going to be the first state to outlaw fracking. I hope they spent a good deal of time and taxpayer money to research, draft, and debate the law, because it's going to have a monumental effect on the nonexistent fracking industry in Vermont... That's right, no fracking going on there. The state doesn't even have any notable gas reserves. This was simply a time-wasting token gesture. States that do have frackable reserves and that are undergoing a jobs- and energy-producing fracking boom — like Wyoming, Texas, and Michigan — are encouraging responsible growth by requiring companies to disclose the specific chemicals they use in the process. So hats off to you, Vermont state legislators. You banned something that didn't even exist. Let me know how the unicorn moratorium goes. I don't know what's going on, but there has been a serious deterioration of logic and common sense over the past few years. As always, my advice remains the same: Be observant enough to recognize the idiocy and hypocrisy that's fed to us every day in the form of 'news.' And be smart enough to stay above it, sift through it, and cull the nuggets of information that add to your bottom line. We do that for you here every week. This week's examples below. Call it like you see it, Nick Hodge Editor, Energy and Capital The Single-Most Reliable Form of Extra Income: You Could Be Passing Up Thousands of Dollars a Month Join the thousands of people who are already receiving a check in their mailbox every month from some of the world's biggest billion-dollar retailers. The New Rare Earth: U.S. and UK Declare It a "Critical Supply Mineral" The rare earth run of the last few years will be nothing compared to this next resource crunch. Obama's Favorite Gas Stocks: Green Light for Gas Profits Obama's latest push towards natural gas offers new ways to invest. Facebook IPO: The Only Way to Trade Facebook Analyst Ian Cooper explains why investing in Facebook's IPO is a bad idea, and offers several other profitable alternatives. The Return of Texas Tea: Is the Eagle Ford Bigger Than the Bakken? Publisher Brian Hicks tells readers about a new oil field on track to produce one million barrels per day this year. The Greatest Investor of Our Time: Investing Money in Oil Stocks Just left the Lundin office and the Kenya oil play could be THE story of 2012. The pay zone (official numbers coming out soon) could be massive. Trump Decries Scottish Wind Power: Donald Trump Laughed Out of Government Hearing Donald Trump hates offshore wind... and he doesn't care who knows it. Fracking Water Market: $9 Billion by 2020 Each fracked well can require as much as 22,000 cubic meters of water. That equates to 140,000 barrels, or 5.88 million gallons. All of it needs to be treated... and companies are already popping up to take advantage. Hidden Costs of the Shale Boom: Finding a Profitable Solution An end to the hydraulic fracturing debate may be closer than investors might think... Warren Buffett Thinks You're Stupid: Charlie Munger Thinks You Lack Social Graces Uncle Warren and his 88-year-old sidekick Charlie Munger are at it again... Six Reasons to Sell Oil: Oil is Going to $85 a Barrel Here are half a dozen reasons to sell oil now. Millionaire Next Door: A No-Nonsense Guide Saving money is just as important as making it... It's just not as sexy. It's not mainstream. It isn't what the cool kids do. Follow Energy and Capital on The Bottom Line Related Articles Trump Decries Scottish Wind Power Chinese Company Usurps Exxon's Title as Top Oil Producer Increased Global Investment in Clean Energy EPA Fracturing Announcement Recently... $9 Billion by 2020 Finding a Profitable Solution A No-Nonsense Guide Donald Trump Laughed Out of Government Hearing Energy and Capital's Weekend Edition

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