John Gaver

John Gaver grew up in Corpus Christi, Texas. After a stint in the Navy, he returned to Corpus Christi, to finish college. Fortunately, just about the time he earned his degree in electronics, a major electronics corporation laid off several thousand employees. That was fortunate, since it meant that there would be no jobs in his chosen field, thus forcing him into the newly developing computer industry, in which he excelled. He ultimately held several IT executive positions, before going into business for himself. In the years that followed, John owned several successful businesses, including among others, an import/export business. In that business and others, he traveled widely, in the USA, the Far East, Latin America, and Europe, living in London for a time. A portion of his writings are now based on things he learned on those travels.

John tried to retire at the age of 50, but found himself at loose ends. So he began writing articles about his personal passion, tax and economics. With time on his hands, he copiously researched the subjects of his articles. During this time, he also took the occasional contract job, as a title researcher, proving title ownership for pipeline right-of-way acquisitions and drilling rights. As it turned out, this work helped him hone the research skills that he still uses in his political and economics writing.

Since the publication of his first book on economic issues, in 2012, John has been a featured guest on numerous radio programs, including CNBC's Opening Bell and Israel National Radio's Tamar Yonah Show. He also served as the "Tax and Economy Contributor" for the "Red, White & Lori" radio program and has been a compensated presenter at a major U.S. political convention.

His presentation of economic issues crosses partisan boundaries, so he finds it easy to speak to groups of all political persuasions. Unlike politicians and issue advocates, who often incorrectly cite their own "beliefs," as "facts," because they don't fully understand the issues they champion, when John makes a claim, he backs it up with impeccable sources. Moreover, he doesn't cherry-pick information from his sources. His books and articles include numerous links to those sources, so the reader can examine all of the facts, in detail.

John's writing has been described as "economics, without all the pretentiousness." In short, he makes economics easy for anyone to understand.