When do you have to find something else to do?

 When do you have to find something else to do?

When your culture eats itself, when your are not able to do your job, when telling the truth kills you and when your live has been co-opted.

What is the most important personal trait?

What is the most important personal trait?

 The IQ

Who are self-employed and small-business owners

Who are self-employed and small-business owners


Self-employed and small-business owners are middle class, rarely affluent, who take responsibility for their lives without government aid.

You can speak the truth but do not expect someone to listen.

You can speak the truth but do not expect someone to listen.

Stay at work, America.

Stay at work, America.

A day of thanks should be a day of hard work.

If you don’t like your government

If you don’t like your government, you cannot and should not move, because you might have voice but not exit.

Your government regulates your discussions enforces a set of norms as to what sorts of ideas are acceptable and how you view history

What's the first thing a person show?

What's the first thing a person show?

Character and personality,  typically sorts itself out pretty quickly.

How are going to be the long-run deficit

How are going to be the long-run deficit

We do know what the long-run deficit is going to be because a small fraction of adults are working, because in a flat economy there are not ladders, because there is not equal opportunity, because there are a lot of special-interest privileges, because the  economy is dysfunctional  and because  the country is inefficient.

Modern Definition of Poverty

Modern Definition of Poverty

The gap between one’s wishes and the resources available to fulfill them.

How to be in business

How to be in business

Do not build anything, just learn how things work and how people use them.

How many people have been notified that their health insurance is being cancelled?

How many  people have been notified that their health insurance is being cancelled?

In the state of California alone, more than a million people have been notified that their health insurance is being cancelled.

What is happiness and success?

What is happiness and success?

Something that seems subjective, highly relative and maybe even mythical.

When a city is not safe?

When a city is not safe?


When public officials declare that their city is safer.

How to create an extraordinarily complex system?

How to create an extraordinarily complex system?

Building something invasive, incompetent, big , part of your live, bureaucratic, expropriatory and scary.

Are the the technological revolution the result of American entrepreneurs?

Are the  the technological revolution the result of American entrepreneurs?

Facebook, Inc.
Total Current Assets         11,267,000,000
Capital Surplus                  10,094,000,000

Google Inc.
Total Current Assets          60,454,000,000
Common Stock                  22,835,000,000

Apple Inc.
Total Current Assets       73,286,000,000
Common Stock               19,764,000,000

Why there is not economic growth?

Why there is not economic growth?

Because corporations are building more around synergy and complementary lines of business than growth 

What is the meaning of an "uh-oh" moment?

What is the meaning of an "uh-oh" moment?

It is a moment of restlessness, uneasiness, anxiety ,unrest or worry.

Why is impossible to narrow the gap between the America's haves and have-nots ?

Why is impossible to narrow the gap between the America's haves and have-nots ?

Because more than ever children now sleep in the shelter system.
Because more than ever children now live with their grandparents.
Because more than ever children now live in cars.
Because more than ever children now live in camping tents.

How Fast Can One Lose Money?

How Fast Can One Lose Money?

Hedge fund manager William Ackman has lost a $500 million on an almost  $1 billion investment in J.C. Penney Co., and more than  $300 million  on a billion-dollar-plus short position in Herbalife Ltd.






He has cost his investors (and himself) almost $800 million this year.

Stagnation, joblessness and political discontent.

America  could get mired in a "lost decade" of stagnation, joblessness and political discontent.

 Federal Reserve Vice Chairwoman Janet Yellen signaled Thursday that no big changes would come to the central bank under her leadership if she becomes its next chief.

What is the more strenuous exercise?

 What is the more strenuous exercise?

There is no more strenuous exercise than rowing.

Why does the exit from the crisis will take longer than expected ?

Why does the exit from the crisis will take longer than expected ?

Negative interest rates - when you get charged for depositing money at the bank.

Negative interest rates are a sign of the financial system not working normally.

Banks are holding about $700 billion in excess reserves at the FED.

The consequence of a negative interest rate regime pursued by central banks is to shift the pain of deflation from banks to depositors, from debtors to creditors.

 INTEREST rates are very low around the developed world; near-zero in nominal terms and negative in real terms.

Negative real interest rates are the product of aggressive monetary policy by a central bank and have a profound impact on the movement of capital within an economy

The problem with negative interest rates, however, is quickly apparent: nobody would lend on those terms.

The shrinking universe of safe-haven assets is forcing investors to pay negative rates to park cash in guaranteed custody accounts.

What companies are looking for?

What companies are looking for?

They’re looking for generalists.

They’re looking for people willing and able to learn new things quickly.

They’re looking for someone how can incorporate constant exploration and learning while building and managing a structured process.

They’re looking for people who can work well in small teams and make that team successful.

They’re looking for people with a background in QA automation.

How does the government negotiate with your enemies?

How does the government negotiate with your enemies?


Your enemies will be allowed to continue to do something wrong and they  will also get immediate sanctions relief .

In return the government will get from your enemies promises that they will be good.

The accounting you can use to burnish otherwise lackluster results

The accounting  you can use to burnish otherwise lackluster results

Research and development
Intellectual property
Pre-launch inventory
Warranty
Revenue recognition

Who are angry and upset with the government?

Who are angry and upset with the government?

People you can trust.

People who cannot win.

People who cannot mislead their followers for profit.

Well-meaning people

The 25 wealthiest zip codes in the U.S

The 25 wealthiest zip codes in the U.S


1-NEW YORK New York 10111

2-NEW YORK New York 10167

3-NEW YORK New York 10286

4-FLORIDA Miami Beach 33109

5-NEW JERSEY Jersey City 07399

6-NEW YORK New York 10165


7-NEW YORK New York 10105


8-NEW YORK New York 10112


9-CALIFORNIA Los Angeles 90067



10-NEW YORK New York 10110


11-FLORIDA Fort Lauderdale 33394


12-FLORIDA Pensacola 32581


13-NEW JERSEY New Vernon 07976



14-CALIFORNIA San Francisco 94137


15-NEW YORK Mill Neck 11765

16-NEW YORK New York 10106


17-NEW YORK New York 10153

18-TEXAS Gillett 78116


19-WASHINGTON Medina 98039


20-TEXAS Houston 77010

21-NEW JERSEY New Brunswick 08933

22-MARYLAND Hunt Valley 21031


23-CONNECTICUT Hartford 06156


24-NEW JERSEY Far Hills 07931


25-CONNECTICUT Greenwich 06831

How to believe in profits

How to believe in profits

Twitter yesterday boosted its IPO price to $23 to $25 a share, which would give the microblogging service a market capitalization of $13.6 billion with no profit.

 Twitter lost $64.6 million in the September quarter, wider than the $21.6 million a year earlier.

The social networking company reported that its revenue rose sharply in the third quarter of this year, to $169 million.

Goldman Sachs Group Inc. is leading Twitter’s offering, while Morgan Stanley led Facebook’s.

Number of households in the U.S with annual incomes under $25,000

Number of households in the U.S with annual incomes under $25,000 is  30.2 million (24.7% of total households) .

It was 21.9 million (21.2%) .in 2000

Perfect death at the perfect age

Perfect death at the perfect age

Joy Johnson, the oldest woman marathon runner in the NYC Marathon died just one day after finishing the prestigious race on Sunday.

She died just hours after completing her 25th consecutive appearance at the race.

She was 86 years old

Miss Johnson complained she was tired and went to lie down in her room at the Roosevelt Hotel in Manhattan.

She didn’t wake up and was declared dead at Bellevue Hospital, the Daily News reported.

How to make money from an election.

How to make money from an election.

Whatever the outcome of any election there will be taxes and governments to reform, so invest accordingly.

Because your freedom wasn't freedom at all.

If you liked your freedom and it was cancelled on account of the Government, it's not that the Government failed to keep his promise, it's that the promise didn't apply to you because your freedom wasn't freedom at all.

Just calling something freedom doesn't make it freedom.

How to build a great government

How to build a great government

The best way to build a great government is really do not understand  the problems it is trying to solve

The future

The future

While search engines can find data containing specific keywords, they  can’t do much of anything with it.

While it’s impossible for computers to reason or form concepts  using relational databases, they can do exactly that with linked  data in graph databases.

Semantic search engines can connect related data, forming a big picture out of small pieces.

Medwhat.com

How to make profits soaring when revenues tumble?

How to make profits soaring when revenues tumble?

Burger King refranchised 519 restaurants during the past year.
Refranchising is the process of selling company-owned stores back to franchisees.
Wendy's began refranchising 425 stores this past summer amid something of a recovery by turning around its operations and generating profits from losses in the year-ago period.
Although revenues take a hit initially, the concept reduces the parent company's overhead while providing it a generally stable stream of income. But it's a delicate balance, as strong operators need to be installed so that you don't end up with a drag on overall performance.

What is the difference between huge and deep

What is the difference between huge and deep

Google is huge, but it's not deep.
The National Security Agency (NSA) is not huge, but it's deep.

When the National Security Agency starts a program.

When the National Security Agency starts a program.

The National Security Agency - NSA/CSS started a program to spy on world leaders after an internal U.S.Government review revealed to the  White House the nonexistence of such operations.

How many pages are in the IRS tax code?

How many pages are in the IRS tax code?

74,000 pages

Americans have given up.

They've resigned themselves to the fact
that our country will continue its slide
into second-rate status.

The risks of talking too much

The risks of talking too much

A Clearwater police officer allegedly shot a man on Saturday, Oct. 26 after that man expressed suicidal thoughts to a friend earlier in the day.

Police were called to 3018 Merrill Avenue. at 4:21 p.m. after the man's friend became concerned. The man, possibly in his 60s, reportedly told his friend he had no reason to live because of various problems he was having. The friend called police an hour after leaving the Merrill Avenue residence.

When police arrived, they tried talking to the man via his house phone and cell phone. They also used a loudspeaker on a police cruiser outside the home, but the man reportedly ignored them.

Authorities say the man then came out of the house armed with a gun. He refused police commands to drop the weapon. Fearing for their safety, one of the officers fired a single shot.

The man was taken to Mease Countryside Hospital, where he was pronounced dead a 6:30 p.m.

The officer, a 12-year veteran, was not injured. He was placed on paid administrative leave.

How many political demonstrations are held annually in China?

How many political  demonstrations  are  held annually in China?

According the purged economics professor Xia Yeliang, 200,000 local-level protests a year against injustices such as unpaid military compensation, environmental degradation and illegal land seizures are  held in China.

Creative accounting and the U.S. Government

Creative accounting and the U.S. Government.

Federal regulators have warned banks to be careful about padding their profits with money set aside to cover bad loans. But some of the nation's biggest banks did more of it in the third quarter than earlier this year.

Who are the friends called by the Government when something doesn't work?

Who are the friends called by the Government when something doesn't work?

The Obama administration said it has named a UnitedHealth Group unit to oversee repairs to its health-insurance website and for the first time gave a specific estimate—the end of November—for when the site would be fixed.

The executive vice president of the UnitedHealth Group, which will be responsible for fixing the government's ailing healthcare website, has been a key donor to the president over the years.

The real cause of increased life expectancy

The real cause of  increased life expectancy in the last years is not science or technology.

The real cause of  increased life expectancy in the last years is social engineering and financial engineering in the hands of Government that has been used to create an extreme welfare state through fiscal policy.

It will have unexpected consequences for people coming behind.

How to know if your are on the right track?

How to know if your are on the right track?
When experts say you are wrong.

It is good news that the 'market experts' doubt your project. If they say "you're crazy", your are on the right track, go ahead!

How many government employees work for the 3143 counties in the U.S.?

How many government employees work for the 3143 counties in the U.S.?

1,257,356  government employees work for the 3143 counties in the U.S.

Predictors of success

Predictors of success:

Motivation
Confidence
Pressure
Failure
Passion
Perseverance
Strict discipline
Unyielding demands
Constant learning
Learned creativity
Painful feedback

Why the FED believes that printing money helps its economy.

Why the FED believes that printing money helps its economy.

Military spending
683.7 billion

Wars future spending outside budget
3.7 trillion

Mandatory Spending
Social Security - $860 billion
Medicare - $524 billion
Medicaid - $304 billion
All other mandatory programs - $621 billion. These programs include TARP, Food Stamps, Unemployment Compensation, Child Nutrition and Tax Credits, Supplemental Security for the Disabled and Student Loans.

December 2011, there were approximately 2.79 million civil servants (civilian, i.e. non-uniformed) employed by the US Government.
Nineteen percent of federal employees earned salaries of $100,000 or more in 2009. The average federal worker's pay was $71,208 compared with $40,331 in the private sector.