What happens when every decision you have made in your life has been right?

What happens when every decision you have made in your life has been right?

Your life is completely  identical to everything you wanted it to be.

What is the modern way of solving economic problems?

What is the modern way of solving economic problems?

Printing money, because bankruptcy settlements  are not imposed by democracy.

How much money Medicare pays to doctors and hospitals?

How much money Medicare pays to  doctors and hospitals?

Medicare paid providers $362 billion for their services in 2014.

What is needed to be a politician?

What is needed to be a politician?

Lofty goals.
No details.
Hollow lectures.
Talking points designed to fire up your base.
No ideas.
No solutions.
No different tone.
Talking about vision and execution.
Delivering your thoughts.

Why does the average wage fell 1.1% between 2010 and 2014?

Why does the average wage fell 1.1% between 2010 and 2014?

Supply and demand.

No growth no jobs.

Growth implies risk and government policies avoid risk.

Who supplies more federal corporate-tax revenue?

Who supplies more federal corporate-tax revenue?

CVS Health supplies fully 1% of all federal corporate-tax revenue.

Why there is not any link from central-bank reserves to private-sector money?

Why there is not any link from central-bank reserves to private-sector money?

Because regulators have forbidden taking risk.

No risk no growth, no growth no jobs.

What is the median household income in the U.S.?

What is the median household income in the U.S.?

The median household income in the U.S., adjusted for inflation was $51,939 in 2013.

What is the median earning for full-time U.S. workers aged 18 to 34?

What is the median earning for full-time U.S. workers aged 18 to 34?

$33,883 ; 10% less than 2000, after adjusting for inflation; below 1980s levels.

What is the most draconian intervention of government into people's life?

What is the most draconian intervention of government into people's life?

Forcing people to be unhealthy and then mandate them to buy health insurance.

Which are the most opposite political concepts?

Which are the most opposite political concepts?

Security and freedom

How much are the politicians awarded retirement benefits for workers of cities and states?

How much are the politicians awarded retirement benefits for workers  of cities and states?
Between $1.5 trillion and $4 trillion

How many dollars flow to disability in the U.S.?

How many dollars flow to disability in the U.S.?

Payments have increased 32% since 2008 to $140.1 billion.

The total number of people in the United States receiving federal disability benefits is  10.9 million.

How many patents IBM have received during 2014?

How many patents IBM have received during 2014?

7,534 U.S. patents.

What is the difference between free speech and insulting?

What is the difference between free speech and insulting?

Free speech is a fearless freedom of debate and deliberation.

An insult is an expression, statement or  behavior which is disrespectful or scornful.

Is possible to regain competitiveness through internal devaluation?

Is possible to regain competitiveness through  internal devaluation?

No if  the government must borrow to fund its activities or recapitalize the banking system .

Does free speech have limitations?

Does free speech have limitations?

Advocating violence
Libel
Slander
Obscenity
Offensive speech
Threats

Why sieges always end up with some hostage killed?

Why sieges always end up  with some hostage killed?

Because it is very difficult to control the timing.

Fanatic values versus liberal values.

Fanatic  values versus  liberal values.

Principles based on violent means  versus  principles based on speech.

Why we do not have more unlicensed spectrum free?

Why we do not have more unlicensed spectrum free?

Because division over cyber-security legislation

Oversight of Icann

Security regulations

Net-neutrality fight

Increased spectrum demand

Spectrum allocation

Broadband providers

Utility regulations.

What knowledge is power?

What knowledge is power?

Knowing how to fix problems before outrage.

Knowing more than your opponents.

 

What you should never lose?

What you should never lose?

The belief that you need to earn every day your own way in life.

How many hours office workers spend in meetings?

How many hours office workers spend in meetings?

According to officebroker.com the average office worker spends 16 hours in meetings every week and government workers spend 22 hours a week in meetings.

What are the limits of standing on principle?

What are the limits of standing on principle?

Results.

What keeps you humble?

What keeps you humble?

Things that redirect you.

Why U.S. Leads the World?

Why U.S. Leads the World?

Because it can send a credible threat to deploy its military resources.