Category Archives: Leadership

It doesn’t make any sense (IX)

Posted on October 24, 2013 by David Schwerin

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

Posted on September 26, 2013 by David Schwerin

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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It doesn’t make any sense (VIII)

Posted on July 29, 2013 by David Schwerin

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

Posted on June 28, 2013 by David Schwerin

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

Posted on May 27, 2013 by David Schwerin

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

Posted on April 30, 2013 by David Schwerin

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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It doesn’t make any sense VII

Posted on February 20, 2013 by David Schwerin

Seven nationwide cases of tampering with drug bottles, and now we have packaging standards throughout the industry. Ten thousand gun deaths per year, and nothing. The NRA is more powerful than big pharma, the airline industry and our government. What … Continue reading →

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The Coming Fiscal Cliff – Jump!

Posted on October 17, 2012 by David Schwerin

Federal Reserve Chairman Ben Bernanke coined the term “fiscal cliff” to describe the situation which will begin in 2013 when income tax rates rise and federal spending declines. The non-partisan Congressional Budget Office (CBO) forecasts that a recession will likely occur under … Continue reading →

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Leaders on Trial

Posted on August 16, 2012 by David Schwerin

Political leaders everywhere face unprecedented challenges but have had little success meeting them. A new approach is needed. In an Op-Ed recently published by the Millennium Post in Delhi, India, David outlines a simple, yet practical solution. The text of … Continue reading →

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“It doesn’t make any sense” IV

Posted on July 17, 2012 by David Schwerin

How one state prioritizes the use of tax-payers’ money: Pennsylvania State University and football coach Joe Paterno renegotiated a contract which still had a year to run. The board of trustees acceded to practically all the family’s requests; the resulting package was … Continue reading →

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