Poor Man's Price, Rich Man's Price: Differential Pricing

By Sam Vaknin Author of "Malignant Self-love: Narcissism Revisited" In April 2002, the World Health Organization (WHO), the World Trade Organization (WTO), the Norwegian Foreign Ministry, and the US-based Global Health Council held a 3-days workshop about "Pricing and...

The Distributive Justice of the Market

By Sam Vaknin Author of "Malignant Self-love: Narcissism Revisited" The public outcry against executive pay and compensation followed disclosures of insider trading, double dealing, and outright fraud. But even honest and productive entrepreneurs often earn more money in...

Envy as the Foundation of Capitalism

By Sam Vaknin Author of "Malignant Self-love: Narcissism Revisited" In the 18th century, the political philosopher and novelist Jean-Jacques Rousseau made a distinction between amour de soi and amour propre. The former involved striking a balance between regard for...

Hosni Mubarak Richer than Carlos Slim, Bill Gates, . . .?

" There are no Mubaraks on the Forbes list of the world's richest people, but there sure ought to be. The mounting pressure from 18 days of historic protests finally drove Egyptian President Hosni Mubarak from office, after three decades as his nation's iron-fisted...

Teenager buys "Renoir" oil painting for 35 dollars

Nashville born teenager Marc Coleman recently discovered that his Renoir poster from Vanguard Studios was not a poster but a painting made by Pierre-Auguste Renoir in 1883. The "Umbrellas" oil painting is world...

Luke Moses heads to the studio to record second single!

Teen Pop/R&B singer, Luke Moses heads to the recording studio in his £160.00 River Island outfit with a happy smile on his face knowing that his second single is there waiting for him! Luke had success...

Climate cash for poor countries 'has not materialised'

Well does this mean that there is another corruption scandle like cash for oil? It seems there is bad accounting and what is ment by "bilateral and multilateral" ways?  Or is it just a case of sorry we...

German 'Robin Hood' Banker Receives a Short Sentence

The German "Robin Hood" banker who was charged with moving more than $11 million between people's bank accounts will only receive a 22 month suspended prison term.  She moved money from rich peoples bank...

Ralph Nader Writes Novel About Rich Saving The World

Ralph Nader, consumer activist, politician and presidential candidate, has written his first work of fiction. The book, Only the Super-Rich Can Save Us, consists of 736 pages and goes on sale todayOnly the Super-Rich Can Save Us tells the story of rich celebrities in their...

Rebuttal to Obama Healthcare Speech - What does "is" mean?

" Can I ask each of you to take off your respective political party hats for a little while and just ask you to listen to my talking points.  Can I ask you to evaluate them without hitting the "Political Party Loyalty" reset button? For lack of time, I am only going to...

Gayatri Devi: A maharani and a beauty

Gayatri Devi, once described as one of the most beautiful women in the world, has died at the age of 90.The fashion icon broke with tradition by winning election to parliament in 1962. She was re-elected twice.She...

Teenager wings it with a fake airline

" A TEENAGE boy from Yorkshire succeeded in persuading British aviation executives that he was a tycoon about to launch his own airline. Using the pseudonym Adam Tait, the smooth-talking 17-year-old told airport...

House plan boosts taxes on rich to 20-year high

Increasing taxes is a bad idea. The economy needs to grow to recover from the recession.  More taxes will just slow down any possible recovery." House Democrats scrambling for ways to pay for overhauling...

Leaders in House Would Tax Rich for Health Plan

Keep Your Pocket Book Open.  The House ways and means committee will find the means with the so called rich.  Those Americans who make $280,000 or more.  Most of which own the small business in...

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