Why a monetary policy never knows its limits?
Because feedback doesn't come from below.
Friday, October 31, 2014
What is the problem, institutions or the system?
What is the problem, institutions or the system?
The problem is the dangerous closeness between the financial industry and the political world.
The problem is the dangerous closeness between the financial industry and the political world.
How does the Department of Commerce cook books?
How does the Department of Commerce cook books?
Real gross domestic product — the value of the production of goods and services in the United States, adjusted for price changes — increased at an annual rate of 3.5 percent in the third quarter of 2014, according to the “advance” estimate released by the Bureau of Economic Analysis (an agency in the Department of Commerce ).
Overall household spending fell 0.2% from August, the Commerce Department said Friday.
Real gross domestic product — the value of the production of goods and services in the United States, adjusted for price changes — increased at an annual rate of 3.5 percent in the third quarter of 2014, according to the “advance” estimate released by the Bureau of Economic Analysis (an agency in the Department of Commerce ).
Overall household spending fell 0.2% from August, the Commerce Department said Friday.
Thursday, October 30, 2014
How much does the U.S. spend on education and defense?
How much does the U.S. spend on education and defense?
$664.84 billion for the 2011 fiscal year in defense and $600 billion on public elementary and secondary schools in 2010.
$664.84 billion for the 2011 fiscal year in defense and $600 billion on public elementary and secondary schools in 2010.
Wednesday, October 29, 2014
How many homeless are there in the United States?
How many homeless are there in the United States?
On any one night, there are 600,000 homeless in the USA, according to The Lancet.
On any one night, there are 600,000 homeless in the USA, according to The Lancet.
What is the new real economy?
What is the new real economy?
In the six months ending June 30, 2014, WhatsApp brought in $15.921 million in revenue, and a net loss of $232.5 million.
Facebook broke down the money it spent on WhatsApp as $2.026 billion for the user base, $448 million for the brand, $288 million for technology,$21 million for other and $15.314 billion difference as “good will” aka the value “from future growth, from potential monetization opportunities, from strategic advantages provided in the mobile ecosystem from expansion of our mobile messaging offerings.”
In the six months ending June 30, 2014, WhatsApp brought in $15.921 million in revenue, and a net loss of $232.5 million.
Facebook broke down the money it spent on WhatsApp as $2.026 billion for the user base, $448 million for the brand, $288 million for technology,$21 million for other and $15.314 billion difference as “good will” aka the value “from future growth, from potential monetization opportunities, from strategic advantages provided in the mobile ecosystem from expansion of our mobile messaging offerings.”
Tuesday, October 28, 2014
How many members of Congress have backgrounds in science or technology?
How many members of Congress have backgrounds in science or technology?
According to Peter Thiel, fewer than 35 of 535 members of Congress have backgrounds in science or technology.
According to Peter Thiel, fewer than 35 of 535 members of Congress have backgrounds in science or technology.
How to create an organization devoted to the protection or the destruction of something.
How to create an organization devoted to the protection or the destruction of something.
Raise money, help elect a few reform-minded candidates in office, raise more money to elect more candidates, and keep growing until your organization has a majority in the House and Senate.
Raise money, help elect a few reform-minded candidates in office, raise more money to elect more candidates, and keep growing until your organization has a majority in the House and Senate.
Monday, October 27, 2014
Where does the printed money go?
Where does the printed money go?
The top 3% of families, according to the Fed, held 54% of wealth in 2013, up from 45% in 1989. The bottom 90% now hold 25% of wealth, down from 33%.
The top 3% of families, according to the Fed, held 54% of wealth in 2013, up from 45% in 1989. The bottom 90% now hold 25% of wealth, down from 33%.
Sunday, October 26, 2014
How many submarines carrying fully armed nuclear missiles are there in the United States army?
How many submarines carrying fully armed nuclear missiles are there in the United States army?
There are 18 submarines, Ohio-class submarines, carrying fully armed nuclear missiles.
Russian Navy has seven Delta IV-class submarines, the equivalent to Ohio-class, carrying fully armed nuclear missiles and China (094 Jin-class) has five.
There are 18 submarines, Ohio-class submarines, carrying fully armed nuclear missiles.
Russian Navy has seven Delta IV-class submarines, the equivalent to Ohio-class, carrying fully armed nuclear missiles and China (094 Jin-class) has five.
Thursday, October 23, 2014
When do people become happy?
When do people become happy?
People become happy when they get what they want.
If you don't want anything you will never know what is happiness.
People become happy when they get what they want.
If you don't want anything you will never know what is happiness.
Wednesday, October 22, 2014
Which is the skill number one?
Which is the skill number one?
The ability to accumulate data, analyze it and synthesize it, in order to make good decisions.
The ability to accumulate data, analyze it and synthesize it, in order to make good decisions.
Monday, October 20, 2014
Friday, October 17, 2014
How does a crisis begin?
How does a crisis begin?
A crisis begin when a small issue comes out and asks if it’s OK to harm.
Then according the regulations, the harm does not meet the definition threshold required for the regulators to be concerned about it.
A crisis begin when a small issue comes out and asks if it’s OK to harm.
Then according the regulations, the harm does not meet the definition threshold required for the regulators to be concerned about it.
Thursday, October 16, 2014
Poverty among those 65 years old and up
Poverty among those 65 years old and up
Excluding Social Security benefits from income, the poverty rate for Americans 65 years old and up is 52.6% roughly 23.4 million people.
The official poverty threshold for a two-adult-two-child family was $23,624 in 2013, $11,670 for a family unit of 1 and $15,730 for a family unit of 2.
Excluding Social Security benefits from income, the poverty rate for Americans 65 years old and up is 52.6% roughly 23.4 million people.
The official poverty threshold for a two-adult-two-child family was $23,624 in 2013, $11,670 for a family unit of 1 and $15,730 for a family unit of 2.
Wednesday, October 15, 2014
What to do when nobody knows anything.
What to do when nobody knows anything.
When the world’s finance ministers, central bankers and international financial organizations do not know anything what you have to do is remember why they have run out of ideas and why their key idea (demand and artificial economic growth) was totally wrong.
When the world’s finance ministers, central bankers and international financial organizations do not know anything what you have to do is remember why they have run out of ideas and why their key idea (demand and artificial economic growth) was totally wrong.
Tuesday, October 14, 2014
Regulations and entrepreneurship
Regulations and entrepreneurship
A strong state is going to enforce regulations and entrepreneurship will be squelched by these regulations.
Regulated companies become cartels or regulated monopolies that engage in financial transactions with unregulated companies which in turn also become regulated.
Governments create laws knowing that the winner is also the monopoly and governments like to pick up the winner.
A strong state is going to enforce regulations and entrepreneurship will be squelched by these regulations.
Regulated companies become cartels or regulated monopolies that engage in financial transactions with unregulated companies which in turn also become regulated.
Governments create laws knowing that the winner is also the monopoly and governments like to pick up the winner.
Thursday, October 9, 2014
What is the best weapon in modern times?
What is the best weapon in modern times?
Marketing
Marketing that doesn't repeat the same message .
Marketing that designs each video and each message to correlate exactly to the target audience.
Marketing that is an intellectual desert.
Marketing
Marketing that doesn't repeat the same message .
Marketing that designs each video and each message to correlate exactly to the target audience.
Marketing that is an intellectual desert.
Wednesday, October 8, 2014
Why you don't do what everybody is telling to do?
Why you don't do what everybody is telling to do?
Because the side effects of what everybody is telling to do have collateral damage in your brain.
Because the side effects of what everybody is telling to do have collateral damage in your brain.
Sunday, October 5, 2014
Why unemployment appears on the rise across the South
Why unemployment appears on the rise across the South while other data—unemployment filings, home purchases, corporate hiring—suggest a sudden souring of the region’s economy?
Because the United States Department of Labor manipulates numbers before the elections.
Because the United States Department of Labor manipulates numbers before the elections.
Friday, October 3, 2014
What is the average hourly earning for an American?
What is the average hourly earning for an American?
$24.53.
Average earnings have risen 2% in the last 12 months.
$24.53.
Average earnings have risen 2% in the last 12 months.
How to reduce civilian casualties when U.S. forces are attacking enemy targets?
How to reduce civilian casualties when U.S. forces are attacking enemy targets?
Avoiding wars of choice as much as possible.
Avoiding wars of choice as much as possible.
Thursday, October 2, 2014
Who is running the show in America?
Who is running the show in America?
Government officials; they are too huge, too present and all-encompassing.
Government officials; they are too huge, too present and all-encompassing.
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