My name is Anthony Salinas and I have been an LCC student on the 10 year plan. I recently retired from the military so I have no more excuses for not completing my education goals. I should complete an Associates Degree in General Studies and graduate this Spring. I am also close to a dual Associates in Economics and may take a couple classes this summer to complete those requirements. My mid-term goal is to complete a Bachelors Degree in Business and Accounting at the University Center. My long-term goal is to complete a Masters Degree in Finance and Investments at MSU.
I am married, have 4 children, 3 of them attending LCC. My three sons who are stepping into the competitive workplace and trying to move forward financially. So I am interested in helping them get to financial independence through being involved, teaching and training with them. I am extremely interested in learning more about economics and the mechanics of our US economy that can help bring prosperity for all. I am tracking the business world, trade, the Fed Treasury and how global financial markets are working. I am keenly interested in the Federal Tax Code and it’s effects on taxpayers.
I understand that political parties in power drive the direction of what the economy of a country will emphasize. After living in and tracking our economy over the last (2) administrations over the past 16 years, I am interested in how the future of our United States economy will work out. I am interested in observing how the different focused economies of European Union countries, Great Britain (with the decision to Brexit), the potential opening of markets opening in Marxist Cuba, the collapse of the economy in Socialist Venezuela, the economies in the surging BRIC countries, and the resurgence of Argentina’s economy from a devastating past.
My favorite past-times are reading, investing, fishing, hunting, camping, hiking and physical fitness. I am looking forward to learning broad economic concepts in this course.

Anthony Salinas