Before making my main point, let me acknowledge that the economy is not going great guns. There are certainly some problems, the most significant (in my opinion) is all the fallout from the subprime housing market fiasco.
An aside: The subprime mess could have been avoided and was fueled by both greed and politics from the […]
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For the very best discussion on one of the basic tenets our country was founded on, equality, I strongly suggest you read Chapter 5 of Milton Friedman’s Free To Choose. This is the most readable book on economics I’ve ever found. It explains things in a straightforward manner that makes good common sense… a rarity […]
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In general terms, there are two prevalent types of governments. Those where citizens have freedom from government interference and live in a state of mutually-rewarded cooperation with each other… and those where there is less freedom and many rules of conformity, which are commanded by a centralized authority.
Each has problems… but I choose the one […]
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With gas prices so high, there has been a new wave of conservation-oriented discussions… including debate of mandates in Congress. But I don’t see very much ACTION. Any actual progress made toward using our resources more effectively have been, I am sure, due to individuals making small changes in the way they do things.
First, let […]
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Or maybe I should say: misery loves company.
It is the nature of many, if not most, things to have a cycle. The economy expands and the economy contracts. Global temperatures go up and global temperatures go down. Breathe in, breathe out. Nature at work. That’s just the way it is.
Anyone who expects the economy to […]
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We’ve all heard the very old saying: “waste not, want not”. (There’s actually a follow-on sentence to it: “The less we waste, the less we lack in the future.”) The point, obviously, is that you should use the resources you have efficiently.
It was an article about wasting food in Britain that made me think of […]
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An old Chinese philosophy describes well the give and take, the ebb and flow, the constant change yet mutual interaction of many aspects of our lives, our environment, our universe. It has a symbol we’ve all seen:
I was reminded of this by an article of Starbucks and their recent announcement about closing many stores. Starbucks […]
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Everybody knows the KISS Principle… Keep It Simple, Stupid.
I would like to see that applied to our federal income tax system. No, I’m not calling for the elimination of taxes… somebody has to pay the government bills (though, lowering taxes would be great! But that’s a topic for another discussion.)
I would like to see our […]
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… the sincerest form of flattery?
NO.
Imitation is the lack of originality!
Would you rather own a classical piece of art or a print of it?
Would you rather introduce a successful new product to market or make a knock-off later?
Would you rather have attended a Beatles concert or watch a tribute band?
Would you rather eat a home-cooked […]
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I hate meetings… most are a waste of time. Invariably, whatever “meat” in them requires only a fraction of the total time spent preparing, going to, participating in, and returning from them. Horribly inefficient. And very few people actually know how to run a meeting well… this should be a skill taught in school.
It seems […]
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The challenge in this great republic is to ensure that our representatives (and those in the government bureaucracy who report to them) respect the majority... and for the majority to respect the minority... and for all to respect the law.
