What is the United States of America?
A country with cheap energy and a rich elite exploiting laws and regulations to
the detriment of business and individuals, that is heaping IOUs on
its children and grandchildren.
Friday, August 30, 2013
Thursday, August 29, 2013
Why Nearly Half of All U.S. Homes Are Purchased in Cash?
Why Nearly Half of All U.S. Homes Are Purchased in Cash?
Because it’s more costly and hard to get financing.
Because homes cost less.
Because Chinese home-buyers are flooding into the U.S. housing market
and nearly 70% of the Chinese deals are made in all cash.
Because mortgage lending standards have been tightened since the housing bubble.
Because foreign buyers, and wealthy homeowners
are averse to a mortgage.
Because the seller knows the cash offer is more likely to close.
Because prior homeowners abandon the ownership market and head back to rentals.
Because buyers are mainly investors and vacation-home buyers
Because Multi-home buyers (those purchasing two or more properties) accounted
for about 28 percent of last year’s cash sales, up from around 24 percent in 2011.
Because it’s more costly and hard to get financing.
Because homes cost less.
Because Chinese home-buyers are flooding into the U.S. housing market
and nearly 70% of the Chinese deals are made in all cash.
Because mortgage lending standards have been tightened since the housing bubble.
Because foreign buyers, and wealthy homeowners
are averse to a mortgage.
Because the seller knows the cash offer is more likely to close.
Because prior homeowners abandon the ownership market and head back to rentals.
Because buyers are mainly investors and vacation-home buyers
Because Multi-home buyers (those purchasing two or more properties) accounted
for about 28 percent of last year’s cash sales, up from around 24 percent in 2011.
Wednesday, August 28, 2013
To kill someone for the "fun of it."
Duncan (city), Oklahoma
Persons under 18 years, percent, 2010 23.8%
Persons below poverty level, percent, 2007-2011 14.6%
On Aug. 16, Chancey Allen Luna, 16, James Francis Edwards Jr., 15, and Michael Dewayne Jones, 17, of Duncan were "bored" and decided to kill someone for the "fun of it."
They killed Christopher Lane in a drive-by shooting.
Persons under 18 years, percent, 2010 23.8%
Persons below poverty level, percent, 2007-2011 14.6%
On Aug. 16, Chancey Allen Luna, 16, James Francis Edwards Jr., 15, and Michael Dewayne Jones, 17, of Duncan were "bored" and decided to kill someone for the "fun of it."
They killed Christopher Lane in a drive-by shooting.
Monday, August 26, 2013
Jobs to disappear soon
Jobs to disappear soon.
Taxi driver
Airplane Pilot
Medical doctor
Teacher
Attorney
Taxi driver
Airplane Pilot
Medical doctor
Teacher
Attorney
Sunday, August 25, 2013
The future of employment
The future of employment
Companies will use recruitment agencies
Workers will pay to recruitment agents and will pass a battery of tests before the company will
hire them.
Companies will use recruitment agencies
Workers will pay to recruitment agents and will pass a battery of tests before the company will
hire them.
How the world is divided
How the world is divided
The world is divided between a rich/tech track and a poor/non-tech track
The rich get richer and the poor get poorer, faster and faster.
The widening gap between rich and poor is permanent.
The tech/non-tech divide will metastasize and spread everywhere.
The world is divided between a rich/tech track and a poor/non-tech track
The rich get richer and the poor get poorer, faster and faster.
The widening gap between rich and poor is permanent.
The tech/non-tech divide will metastasize and spread everywhere.
Friday, August 23, 2013
Who Doesn't Need to Bother to Get a College Degree
Who Doesn't Need to Bother to Get a College Degree
Who starts buying something and turns the investment into something big.
Who knows to do something.
Who is a good saleswomen/salesman.
Who is able to be a constant learner by her/his own.
Who pursues her/his own business venture.
Who starts making her/his own algorithms.
Who begins her/his first business at age 12
Who works as a programmer and found their own company.
Who begins developing new technologies.
Who revolutionizes an industry by making something smaller, cheaper, and more accessible.
Who starts buying something and turns the investment into something big.
Who knows to do something.
Who is a good saleswomen/salesman.
Who is able to be a constant learner by her/his own.
Who pursues her/his own business venture.
Who starts making her/his own algorithms.
Who begins her/his first business at age 12
Who works as a programmer and found their own company.
Who begins developing new technologies.
Who revolutionizes an industry by making something smaller, cheaper, and more accessible.
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