A nation of part-time jobs.
Gallup's payroll-to-population ratio, the proportion of the American population working full time, has dropped almost two full percentage points in the last year, to 43.8%.
Sunday, December 22, 2013
Life without the best colleges and universities.
Life without the best colleges and universities.
Members of the U.S. establishment (and their wives) who dominate politics, economics and education, all they have on their résumé the best colleges and universities.
The strongest American president, Harry S. Truman, didn't go to college.
Members of the U.S. establishment (and their wives) who dominate politics, economics and education, all they have on their résumé the best colleges and universities.
The strongest American president, Harry S. Truman, didn't go to college.
Saturday, December 21, 2013
Number of Public Corporations, Private Companies and Nonprofit Organizations in the United States
Number of Public Corporations, Private Companies and Nonprofit Organizations in the United States
1,581,111 Nonprofit Organizations in the United States,
5,220 Public Corporations
4,550,231 Private Companies
1,581,111 Nonprofit Organizations in the United States,
5,220 Public Corporations
4,550,231 Private Companies
Is there a U.S. Government ?
Is there a U.S. Government ?
Yes, there is U.S. Government.
A U.S. Government exists as certainly as millions of people in the U.S. are still struggling to find a job, a political system is hampered by gridlock, and there are difficult times for too many Americans.
Yes, there is U.S. Government.
A U.S. Government exists as certainly as millions of people in the U.S. are still struggling to find a job, a political system is hampered by gridlock, and there are difficult times for too many Americans.
Friday, December 20, 2013
Physiology behind rare phenotypes .
Physiology behind rare phenotypes .
Phenotypes (traits or natural abilities) possess great self-healing abilities that protect them from disease.
Phenotypes (traits or natural abilities) possess great self-healing abilities that protect them from disease.
How elites do not pay taxes
How elites do not pay taxes
The recipient of Mark Zuckerberg’s latest $1 billion philanthropic contribution is a Silicon Valley institution that primarily feeds other nonprofits working in education, health care and the environment.
Silicon Valley Community Foundation is a great resource for your private foundation. They are a flexible, low-cost institution with current assets of $2.9 billion.
The recipient of Mark Zuckerberg’s latest $1 billion philanthropic contribution is a Silicon Valley institution that primarily feeds other nonprofits working in education, health care and the environment.
Silicon Valley Community Foundation is a great resource for your private foundation. They are a flexible, low-cost institution with current assets of $2.9 billion.
Thursday, December 19, 2013
Number of employees at Facebook and Twitter
Facebook passes 1.19 billion monthly active users, 874 million mobile users, and 728 million daily users.
Facebook added 1,419 employees to reach a total staff of 4,619.
The total number of registered Twitter accounts is currently 883 million, according to a company that monitors Twitter.
Twitter has 1,000 employees.
Facebook added 1,419 employees to reach a total staff of 4,619.
The total number of registered Twitter accounts is currently 883 million, according to a company that monitors Twitter.
Twitter has 1,000 employees.
How to grow personally
How to grow personally
Boredom-driven growth is not growth.
Anxiety-driven growth is a sure crush.
Completing a project that's WAY above your abilities is a good way to learn.
You do not need to slow down if you do not go fast.
Anxiety-driven growth will not help you grow faster it will help you to crush.
Taking on a challenge is the only way to get skills.
Whenever you can, as long as the cash isn't too far under your pocket, just jump in, and figure it out as you go.
What is the basic incompetency of the the government?
What is the basic incompetency of the the government?
The basic incompetency of the the government is its ability to perform the most fundamental duties of executive management poorly.
The government is a vast web of executive agencies that have never been run under close scrutiny and have never produced a minimally competent work.
Tuesday, December 17, 2013
How to ban technology
How to ban technology.
The Senate and House actually agreed to reauthorize a federal ban on the manufacturing of plastic guns that are not detectable by security screening devices.
The Senate and House actually agreed to reauthorize a federal ban on the manufacturing of plastic guns that are not detectable by security screening devices.
It never did because it never needed.
The U.S. government will not live within its means, and will pile up deficits and debts that will burden future generations with the taxes to pay for them.
The U.S. government will not reduce entitlements and will not drive value for money through government.
It never did because it never needed.
The U.S. government will not reduce entitlements and will not drive value for money through government.
It never did because it never needed.
Sunday, December 15, 2013
Saturday, December 14, 2013
What percentage of the Army is is combat ready?
What percentage of the Army is combat ready?
Only 15% of the U.S. Army is combat ready. A full 85% are not trained well enough to remain safe and effective in the field.
Only 15% of the U.S. Army is combat ready. A full 85% are not trained well enough to remain safe and effective in the field.
Thursday, December 12, 2013
Can anyone but Google and Apple win?
Can anyone but Google and Apple win?
Anyone with a never-ending flow of misinformation and disinformation.
Anyone who avoids certainty.
Anyone with a never-ending flow of misinformation and disinformation.
Anyone who avoids certainty.
Wednesday, December 11, 2013
The epitome of the decline
The epitome of the decline
Detroit's broken streetlights.
Nearly half of the city's 88,000 street lamps are dark, according to city estimates. A new authority aims to borrow (Of course!) funds to revamp the system.
Detroit's broken streetlights.
Nearly half of the city's 88,000 street lamps are dark, according to city estimates. A new authority aims to borrow (Of course!) funds to revamp the system.
Tuesday, December 10, 2013
Why civilian and federal employees pay less toward their federal pensions than their private-sector counterparts?
Why civilian and federal employees pay less toward their federal pensions than their private-sector counterparts?
Because public-employee unions and their allies rule in Congress .
Because public-employee unions and their allies rule in Congress .
How the U.S. government can increase employment
How the U.S. government can increase employment
The U.S. government can increase employment by paying more people not to work.
The U.S. government can increase employment by hiring more bureaucrats.
The U.S. government can increase employment by a big expansion of unemployment insurance.
The U.S. government can increase employment by taking money out of the private economy by taxes.
The U.S. government can increase employment by making firms in industries with high labor turnover rates—such as hospitality, restaurants, construction and trucking—pay a higher tax.
The U.S. government can increase employment by discouraging 20 million Americans from looking for work.
The U.S. government can increase employment by paying more people not to work.
The U.S. government can increase employment by hiring more bureaucrats.
The U.S. government can increase employment by a big expansion of unemployment insurance.
The U.S. government can increase employment by taking money out of the private economy by taxes.
The U.S. government can increase employment by making firms in industries with high labor turnover rates—such as hospitality, restaurants, construction and trucking—pay a higher tax.
The U.S. government can increase employment by discouraging 20 million Americans from looking for work.
Monday, December 9, 2013
How many people do not work?
How many people do not work?
20 million Americans are still unemployed, underemployed or discouraged from looking for work.
20 million Americans are still unemployed, underemployed or discouraged from looking for work.
Sunday, December 8, 2013
The best tool to fight inequality.
The best tool to fight inequality.
America’s education system is the the best tool to fight inequality.
America’s poorly run education system is producing a perfect equal society.
Everybody is completely in the dark about how the world works.
America’s education system is the the best tool to fight inequality.
America’s poorly run education system is producing a perfect equal society.
Everybody is completely in the dark about how the world works.
The level of support of Fed officials
The level of
support of Fed officials
Fed officials probably
underestimated the level of support and they will not wind down their $85
billion-a-month bond-purchase program in December.
Saturday, December 7, 2013
How to restore fiscal insanity in Congress.
How to restore fiscal insanity in Congress.
Since Congress doesn’t do anything American people can unrest easy knowing that their elected representatives never have gone through the nation’s finances line-by-line to make good, informed decisions.
Since Congress doesn’t do anything American people can unrest easy knowing that their elected representatives never have gone through the nation’s finances line-by-line to make good, informed decisions.
Friday, December 6, 2013
The new kind of job in the U.S.
The new kind of job in the U.S.
Lower-wage
jobs, with median hourly wages of $7.68 to $13.83, accounted for only 21% of
job losses during the downturn but have accounted for more than half, 58%, of
all job growth. Jobs that saw the fastest growth were retail sales
positions (at a median wage of $10.97 an hour) and food preparation workers
($9.04 an hour). Since June 2009, each of those fields has grown by more than
300,000 workers.
Thursday, December 5, 2013
Which are the most modern ruins?
Which are the most modern ruins?
The Farwell Building in Detroit.
The David Broderick Tower in Detroit.
The Donovan Building in Detroit.
The David Whitney Building, Detroit.
The National Bank of Detroit.
The Fort Shelby Hotel in Detroit.
The American Hotel in Detroit.
Michigan Central Station.
Cass Technical High School in Detroit.
Saint Albertus School in Detroit.
St Christopher House, ex-Public Library in Detroit.
The Jane Cooper Elementary School
The Lee Plaza Hotel in Detroit.
Lee Plaza Hotel in Detroit.
The Rich-Dex Apartments in Detroit.
Wilbur Wright High School in Detroit.
The United Artists Theater in Detroit.
The Farwell Building in Detroit.
The David Broderick Tower in Detroit.
The Donovan Building in Detroit.
The David Whitney Building, Detroit.
The National Bank of Detroit.
The Fort Shelby Hotel in Detroit.
The American Hotel in Detroit.
Michigan Central Station.
Cass Technical High School in Detroit.
Saint Albertus School in Detroit.
St Christopher House, ex-Public Library in Detroit.
The Jane Cooper Elementary School
The Lee Plaza Hotel in Detroit.
Lee Plaza Hotel in Detroit.
The Rich-Dex Apartments in Detroit.
Wilbur Wright High School in Detroit.
The United Artists Theater in Detroit.
GDP growing and Unemployment growing
GDP growing and Unemployment growing
Unemployment Rate in the United States increased to 7.30 percent in October of 2013 from 7.20 percent in September of 2013.
Gross domestic product in the third quarter rose at a 3.6 percent annual rate, up from an initial estimate of 2.8 percent and the strongest since the first quarter of 2012, the Commerce Department in Washington said today.
Unemployment Rate in the United States increased to 7.30 percent in October of 2013 from 7.20 percent in September of 2013.
Gross domestic product in the third quarter rose at a 3.6 percent annual rate, up from an initial estimate of 2.8 percent and the strongest since the first quarter of 2012, the Commerce Department in Washington said today.
Wednesday, December 4, 2013
Growing privileges inequality and opportunities inequality
Growing privileges inequality and opportunities inequality is harming America's economy and nobody calls on Congress to bring down privileges of the status-quo and increase oportunites through less government intervention.
Tuesday, December 3, 2013
The companies that pay lower salaries
The companies that pay lower salaries:
Yum Brands (KFC, Pizza Hut and Taco Bell chains) - The hourly median wage is less than $8 an hour.
Kroger - The hourly median wage is less than $9 an hour.
Target - Average salary for a cashier or an employee on sales floor is less than $9
McDonald's - The hourly median wage is just over $9.00
Wal-Mart - The average full-time hourly wage is $12.83.
Yum Brands (KFC, Pizza Hut and Taco Bell chains) - The hourly median wage is less than $8 an hour.
Kroger - The hourly median wage is less than $9 an hour.
Target - Average salary for a cashier or an employee on sales floor is less than $9
McDonald's - The hourly median wage is just over $9.00
Wal-Mart - The average full-time hourly wage is $12.83.
What is your defense against Capitol Hill lawmakers?
What is your defense against Capitol Hill lawmakers?
A lot of lawmakers are the smartest people you'll meet, but they are not technologically savvy.
A lot of lawmakers are the smartest people you'll meet, but they are not technologically savvy.
Sunday, December 1, 2013
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.
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.
Saturday, November 30, 2013
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.
Self-employed and small-business owners are middle class, rarely affluent, who take responsibility for their lives without government aid.
Friday, November 29, 2013
You can speak the truth but do not expect someone to listen.
You can speak the truth but do not expect someone to listen.
Thursday, November 28, 2013
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
Your government regulates your discussions enforces a set of norms as to what sorts of ideas are acceptable and how you view history
Wednesday, November 27, 2013
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.
Character and personality, typically sorts itself out pretty quickly.
Tuesday, November 26, 2013
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.
Monday, November 25, 2013
Modern Definition of Poverty
Modern Definition of Poverty
The gap between one’s wishes and the resources available to fulfill them.
The gap between one’s wishes and the resources available to fulfill them.
Sunday, November 24, 2013
How to be in business
How to be in business
Do not build anything, just learn how things work and how people use them.
Do not build anything, just learn how things work and how people use them.
Saturday, November 23, 2013
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.
In the state of California alone, more than a million people have been notified that their health insurance is being cancelled.
Friday, November 22, 2013
What is happiness and success?
What is happiness and success?
Something that seems subjective, highly relative and maybe even mythical.
Something that seems subjective, highly relative and maybe even mythical.
Thursday, November 21, 2013
When a city is not safe?
When a city is not safe?
When public officials declare that their city is safer.
When public officials declare that their city is safer.
Wednesday, November 20, 2013
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.
Building something invasive, incompetent, big , part of your live, bureaucratic, expropriatory and scary.
Tuesday, November 19, 2013
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
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
Monday, November 18, 2013
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
Because corporations are building more around synergy and complementary lines of business than growth
Sunday, November 17, 2013
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.
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.
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.
Friday, November 15, 2013
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.
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.
Thursday, November 14, 2013
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.
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.
Wednesday, November 13, 2013
What is the more strenuous exercise?
What is the more strenuous exercise?
There is no more strenuous exercise than rowing.
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.
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.
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