Russia and China: Who is more worthy of respect?

 In 1985, the Communist Party of the Soviet Union elected a noble-minded leader named Mikhail Gorbachev. Gorbachev promised to make the Soviet Union more humane and democratic. His reforms - glasnost (political openness) and perestroika (economic reconstruction) - became...

The value of positive currency versus the cost of tax incentive

The value of positive currency versus the cost of tax incentive A part of the responsibility to optimize return on national resources includes introducing policies and laws that provide incentives for positive...

U.S. Leads World in Wind Energy Production

From my personal blog: " According to the American Wind Energy Association, the United States is now the leader in wind energy production. Wind energy in 2008 has risen and current wind power capacity is rated...

The McCanaanite Promises to Fill his Harem with Woman in first Term

 The McCanaanite Promises to Fill his Harem with Woman  By Albert N. Milliron OP-ED Politisite.com  "I assure you, with confidence, at the end of my first term you will see a dramatic increase of...

Night of the Living Fed

"Night of the Living Fed Paul Krugman is writing about The Face-Slap Theory."The scariest thing I’ve read recently is a speech given last week by Tim Geithner, the president of the Federal Reserve Bank of New York. Mr. Geithner came as close as a Fed official can to...

IBM pays it's employees not to be fat slobs

How awesome is that?  IBM is promoting a healthy lifestyle for its workforce by providing cash incentives.Already over $130 million paid...

Falling real-estate prices and rising taxes

" Falling real-estate prices and turmoil in the mortgage market are expected to reduce property values for U.S. homeowners by a total of $1.2 trillion next year, according to Global Insight Inc., a research-and-consulting firm. Nationwide, falling real-estate prices mean...

Ottawa Mayor Faces Influence Charges

I guess allegedly offering money or services in exchange for dropping out of the race isn't just immoral, it's illegal to boot! If this is true, you've got to feel bad for the guy who turned down the offer, losing to an influence peddler."Mayor Larry O'Brien has been charged...

Dutch May Compensate Kidney Donors

"Dutch May Compensate Kidney Donors "The Dutch health minister, Ab Klink, is considering a recommendation to offer free health insurance for life to anyone who donates a kidney for transplant," reports The London Times. "The initiative has been prompted by a chronic shortage...

Firm paying staff not to leave Poland

"A PRINT management company is offering incentives to Polish employees at its Warsaw operations to retain their skills in Poland and stop them migrating to Britain. DSR Print Management Ltd, based in Northampton, says it is so delighted with the quality of workmanship and the...

Indonesia wants incentives to halt deforestation

"Indonesia wants to gain bargaining power for direct assistance by teaming up with Brazil, Cameroon, Congo, Costa Rica, Gabon, Malaysia and Papua New Guinea, which together account for the lion's share of the...

Hillary Care: Orwell on Steroids?

Are we ready for Hillary Care 2.0. You think your civil rights are being attacked now? Wait till the smartest woman in the world lays out her plans to control your lives from birth till death. Will this be the...

Brown to unveil job boost plans

"Gordon Brown is to set out measures aimed at achieving the dream of "a British job for every British worker". The prime minister will unveil proposals to create 500,000 new jobs for British workers during his first speech to the TUC as premier. The plans, targeted at lone...

Too much to Choose from...At the Museum...'Pick Art that you would steal' sug...

This is what Tyler Cowen suggests (if not literally). Should we call him an Agent Provocateur? For sure Economics can be a dry topic in most hands. Tyler Cowen newly released book 'Discover your Inner Economist' offers ways to pick a spouse, a restaurant, improve...

Signs Point To Citgo Shutdown?

"There are rumblings that the Venezuelan oil company is pulling the plug on the brand. The signs are boiling to the surface. Yet, you won’t read about any of it in the New York Times, Wall Street Journal or Houston Chronicle. Why not? It is a big story, almost on the scale...

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