With the recent “Underweargate” experience (i.e., the Moslem hiding explosives in his underwear during a flight to Detroit), people are losing any sense of respect for the TSA screening process. Naturally, I’ve had many people ask me: “DZ, how do the
Category: Business
Quotes for the New Year
1) Time is a great teacher, but unfortunately it kills all its pupils. 2) Being rich is having money; being wealthy is having time. 3) Men talk of killing time, while time quietly kills them. 4) One life – a
Those Who Ignore History
Please “Cry for Me, Argentina”… courtesy of Joe K. In the early 20th century, Argentina was one of the richest countries in the world. While Great Britain ‘s maritime power and its far-flung empire had propelled it to a dominant
Obama and Iran
While O’bama is traipsing around the world for “important” issues, such as the Olympics, Global Warming, etc., the rest of the world is focused on Iran. Most recently, the Iranians have elected to make some provocative moves by seizing oil
What’s Better for the Economy: Government Spending or Tax Cuts?
Gregory Mankiw, an economist at Harvard University, shares some insights in the New York Times: When devising its fiscal package, the Obama administration relied on conventional economic models based in part on ideas of John Maynard Keynes. Keynesian theory says
Milton Friedman Talks about Socialism vs Capitalism
A great video courtesy of Leonard Louis: [youtube]http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=ulqBb4JePuQ[/youtube]
How Do You Answer the Phone?
“Hello” wasn’t always the first thing people said when they answered the phone. After the first proper phone service was started in the US in 1878, people said “Ahoy”. Hmm… I’ll have to give that a try.
Do You Want Spiraling Health and Energy Costs?
How do you feel about the prospects of having your health and energy costs increasing by 30% to 40% over the next few years while experiencing a decrease in the quality of the product/service you receive? Do you really want
Economic Growth with Obama
Update – As I’ve previously stated, the financial markets and businesses do not like economic uncertainty introduced by Democrats or Republicans. The Wall Street Journal talks about “The Uncertainty Economy” with comments like these: The panicked Democrats’ biggest problem is that Congress