Inflation is coming - how bad is it going to be? Charles Kadlec joins Jim Blasingame to discuss the economic variables that indicate we’re headed toward harmful inflation, which erodes small business profits.

How damaging will Obamacare be for you? Grace-Marie Turner joins Jim Blasingame to reveal the multiple reasons why the new health care bill will create more serious problems without solving any.

“We have seen the enemy and he is us,” said that great possum philosopher, Pogo. Ray Keating joins Jim Blasingame to discuss the economic recovery, inflation or stagflation and the Fed’s current monetary policies.

Has the U.S. national debt become dangerous? Ray Keating joins Jim Blasingame to discuss the historic current ratios between the U.S. debt and GDP and the effect on our economy.

Demography precipitates everything. Ken Gronbach joins Jim Blasingame to talk about the reality of global demography, the countries in demographic trouble and to predict that America will be a beneficiary from this.

How will Japan's demographics affect its economic recovery? Ken Gronbach joins Jim Blasingame to discuss Japan's demographic challenges which have caused a weak economy and will impact recovery from their recent disasters.

Bill Dunkelberg joins Jim Blasingame to discuss results of this month's NFIB Small Business Optimism Index which shows the top small business issue is weak sales, pricing power is increasing, but credit demand is still low.

NFIB's Bill Dunkelberg joins Jim Blasingame to discuss this month's Small Business Optimism Index which indicates the economy continues to slowly improve, even with slow job growth, plus the continued weakness in capital spending.

What is the net impact of the Japanese catastrophes? Bill Dunkelberg joins Jim Blasingame to discuss the multiple catastrophes in Japan and the potential impact on the Japanese as well as the global economy

How will the Fed deal with a still-fragile economy? Bob McTeer joins Jim Blasingame to make some predictions about the Federal Reserve Meeting regarding interest rates, QE2, Japan and inflation.