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Over the past 30 months, Wideanglethinking (WAT) has tried to challenge conventional thinking regarding the source of societal problems and the most effective way to resolve them. We leave it to the reader to determine whether we have achieved our … Continue reading
Posted in Blogs On Current Affairs & Events
Tagged Margaret Mead, Speaking Tree, Times of India
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Four Wise Men
What do two billionaire capitalists and two Nobel Prize-winning economists have in common? All four see a problem that few want to acknowledge or tackle. Recent comments from these four should alert us to the challenge we face and the … Continue reading
Posted in Blogs On Current Affairs & Events, Economics, Money
Tagged financiers, income inequality, Nobel Prize, taxes
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An Attitude of Graditude
Surveying world events – economic, political, environmental – can become depressing. It is easy to overlook the good things happening and the countless reasons for being grateful. At this time of year many cultures and spiritual traditions remind us of … Continue reading
It doesn’t make any sense (IX)
The Philadelphia Inquirer October 20, 2013 This is a perfect analogy! Wouldn’t it be great if we could design budgets in which we only plan to spend what we take in?
Posted in Blogs On Current Affairs & Events, Economics, Leadership, Money, Political
Tagged budget deficit, credit cards, debt, taxes
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BTR Interview
Please follow this link http://breakthruradio.com/#/post/?blog=107&post=916 to a recent BTR interview in which David discusses some of the latest hot button topics as well as possible solutions to our most vexing problems. Interlaced with music that you can choose to enjoy or … Continue reading
For our Planet and Soul
Want to cut taxes, decrease the deficit, reduce regulations and improve the environment? A carbon tax would accomplish all that, but it has surprisingly few supporters. In fact, policy makers are running the other way. Economists have long argued … Continue reading
It doesn’t make any sense (VIII)
Cities do it; states and provinces do it; even countries do it. So “it” must be good. Or maybe not! What these political entities do is lure businesses, through direct payments and subsidies, to their territory. Politicians can then commend … Continue reading
Posted in Blogs On Current Affairs & Events, Economics, Leadership, Money, Political
Tagged business subsidies, jobs, taxes, zero sum game
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How Taxing Is It? III
Budgets need balancing; roads need repairing and CO2 needs to be reduced. All governments face these challenges. Is there anything that can address all three problems simultaneously? How about raising the gas tax? In the U.S., the federal tax on … Continue reading
A is for Apple: C is for Chutzpah
Earlier this month Apple Corporation (AC), the darling of businesses and consumers alike, sold $17 billion worth of bonds. Thanks to the U.S. Federal Reserve’s policy of quantitative easing (printing money to keep interest rates artificially low) Apple’s new 3 … Continue reading
Posted in Blogs On Current Affairs & Events, Economics, Leadership, Money
Tagged Apple, income inequality, interest rates, pension funds, QE3, retirees, taxes
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It’s Not so Taxing II
Last month marked the 10th anniversary of the start of the Iraq war. Many commentators used the occasion to discuss the lessons that we should have learned from this ill- conceived foray that cost tens of thousands of lives and … Continue reading
Posted in Blogs On Current Affairs & Events, Leadership, Money, Political
Tagged budget deficit, debt, defense spending, Iraq, taxes, war
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