Author Archives: David Schwerin

Thank you

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

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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

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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

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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?

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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

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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

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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

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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

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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

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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

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