Rick Kelo – Cultivating Ideas Through Social Media

Throughout his career, Rick Kelo has been helping to engage the wider public in a debate about the politics and economic systems that govern our lives. Kelo is an expert in economics, specifically taxation, having obtained a BS in economics and leadership from the United States Military Academy at West Point, as well as an MBA in finance from the University of Illinois at Chicago. He is also currently the head recruiter at his company TaxScout, a specialty-recruiting firm that exclusively works in the field of corporate taxation. But more than anything, Kelo believes his civic duty lies within educating the public about the complexities of the economy through his various blogs and social media sites. 

According to Kelo, the internet’s greatest power lies within its ability to reach a mass audience, enabling intellectuals like himself to inspire, inform, and educate others. The potential for connection and communication that the internet has brought to modern society was completely unprecedented only a few decades ago, giving educators, thinkers, and academics an outlet where they can discuss there beliefs and opinions with a broad audience, contributing to the internet community through their vast knowledge and experience.  

As a guardian of liberal democracy, Rick Kelo has discussed and critically analyzed many various topics related to the economy, including the harmful impact of Social Security on most of America’s citizens, the benefit of trade, barstool economics, the shortcomings of minimum wage, and the philosophies surrounding classic liberalism, amongst many others. In this way, Kelo has committed himself to helping promote an informed public that can think critically in order to make educated decisions – the heart of an effective democracy. 

One of the reasons Kelo’s blog is so effective is because of the clever anecdotes and analogies he uses to illustrate his points. For example, the old parable of “barstool economics” is an effective and entertaining response to the “tax cuts benefit the rich” mantra that has become commonplace in American economics. By using a realistic situation that uses 10 men buying drinks to represent the way American pay taxes, this allegory is able to explain a very important economic concept in a way that is much easier to grasp. 

Making economics easier to understand is the first step to making it possible for citizens to stand up against the government when it comes to unfair economic policies and practices. By helping the public become informed, Kelo hopes to empower people with the knowledge they need to have a say in one of the greatest debates of our generation.