Happiness is the best investment for your child's future
Happy children are more likely to grow up to be wealthy adults, according to new research. A data analysis of 15,000 young adults in the U.S. by economists at University College London, revealed that those who...
Responsibility and Externalization of Costs
Once again we are seeing Republican politicians claiming that they speak for individual responsibility. This claim was not addressed adequately the last time that it was made, and it's time that it be addressed now.
The fact is, most Republicans do not practice individual...
Democrats and Wealth
In 1997, I caught up with my former university roommate, who has been a lifelong Republican. When I told him that I had gotten a job that was paying $70,000 a year, he started questioning how I can be well-off and a Democrat at the same time. In fact, there are many reasons...
Rich America
Believe it? If you are wealthy, you know it and want to maximize return. If you are not, you want to be more secure.The economic engine on which we are currently operating is like an auto engine that has been...
Presidential candidate qualification: Personal wealth
Individual wealth may 1) be an indicator of personal accomplishment, 2) be an indicator of parents’ and grandparents’ accomplishments and inheritance. America’s founding fathers were all accomplished...
Representatives have always been better off than constituents
Need a new economic model With some exceptions, representatives are better off than constituents as they should be. If we voters select the right people to represent us, they will most assuredly be among the most...
Changing Attitudes Toward the Less Wealthy
A Russian writer wrote that in Russia, there are two kinds of people: Smart and mean; and stupid and kind. In America the situation is fairly more complex. There are plenty of stupid and mean people, such as the majority of skinheads, gangsters and Nascar Republicans;...
Obama Turns Back the Debt Clock to Save the World
Washington DC - With the stroke of a pen, President Barack Obama has rescued the world from a catastrophic economic meltdown. The president signed into law today The Quantitative Time Act, effectively...
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...
Divorce as a Re-Distributive Mechanism and Wealth Transfer
By Sam Vaknin Author of "Malignant Self-love: Narcissism Revisited""Even in modern times, in most cases husbands and wives differ in their potential for acquiring property. In separation of property, husbands and wives owning property and dealing with each other will be in... Suzanne Mubarak Suffers Heart Attack in Detention
The wife of Egypt's ousted President, Hosni Mubarak has taken ill with suspected heart attack. Suzanne Mubarak was admitted to hospital in the resort of Sharm el-Sheikh just hours after anti-corruption officials...
Is the subject about capitalism or about becoming wealthy?
I really want to talk about the system of capitalism but I can get there until I cross the bridge about the pursuit of wealth and riches. Refer to previous stories:...
Excessive: when 1% ≥ 23.5% of wealth
This is an interesting article that indicates when the top 1% of the wealthiest people has garnered ≥ 23.5% of wealth, for the rest, the economy goes south. That seems plausible. I believe that economies are...
The race to the top of the world's best businessman
" " According to Forbes magazine, Carlos Slim Helú, the son of a Lebanese immigrant to Mexico who has become a major shareholder in and lender to The New York Times, is now the world’s richest man.Slim’s wealth increased by about $18.5 billion in the...
Barack Obama's Ten Commandments
According to The Patriot Update, A Free Press for the Conservative Revolution, President Barack Obama '...lives and governs according to his own set of "Ten Commandments."'; not to be confused with the Ten...
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