Saturday 29 September 2012
Friday 28 September 2012
Thursday 27 September 2012
From Mother Jones: A New 'Old' Mitt Romney Video
The use of the phrase 'harvest them at a significant profit' is most insightful. 'Potential value and hidden value' in these targeted acquisitions usually meant pension plans and worker benefits. It also involved leveraging a company with debt to inflate the acquisition price. Ever seen the movie Wall Street? Mitt Romney and Gordon Gekko are starting to sound like they speak the same language. See le monde article here.
ArchDaily.com: Villa 921 Harunatsu Architecture
This article features an amazingly simple and elegant design. Okinawa gets typhoons, just as the Bahamas gets hurricanes. Perhaps its time for some cross cultural architectural innovations?
Wednesday 26 September 2012
NYTimes: Thomas Friedman: Backlash to the Backlash
Thomas Friedman at the NYTimes always has insightful columns. This one was no different. Enjoy.
Tuesday 25 September 2012
Wired Review: A 4-Day Test Drive of the Tesla S — Elon Musk’s Tesla S
Okay, who knew they made electric cars that are this cool? Elon Musk continues to deliver amazing innovation. The man is gold, check out this Wired review.
Monday 24 September 2012
Ted Koppel on Bill O'Reilly = Truly Priceless
Enjoy. Ted Koppel just allows Bill O'Reilly to walk right into portraying himself as a pompous ass on a vile 'business driven news network'. And by 'business driven news network', I don't mean informative about the topic of business for its viewers, that would be Bloomberg, I mean something that just dolls out crap to make money, in this particular case, right wing crap. Ted Koppel is just a statesman here. Kudos.
Sunday 23 September 2012
Iran reportedly moving on domestic Net plan, blocks Google
cnet: Iran reportedly moving on domestic Net plan, blocks Google
You know you are doing well as a government when you find it necessary to block Google. Seriously Iran? Ridiculous. Talk about condemning your own people to the stone age. That's like issuing a fatwa on the use of fire at the dawn of time. As Forrest Gump said, 'Stupid is as stupid does.' Talk about disgracing the legacy of Persia, one of the world's greatest historical civilizations.
Wired: Stunning Shots of Space Shuttle Endeavour‘s Final Flight
Wired: Stunning Shots of Space Shuttle Endeavour‘s Final Flight
Saturday 22 September 2012
RCP Cartoon of the Week: New Chip Bok for 09/18/2012
RCP Cartoon of the Week: New Chip Bok for 09/18/2012
It perfectly sums up the exaggerated stereotypes that each side castigates the other about.
It perfectly sums up the exaggerated stereotypes that each side castigates the other about.
PSY - Gangnam Style
This video is taking the world by storm. Asian cultural influence will only grow from here on out.
Friday 21 September 2012
The Nassau Guardian: The Concept of Earned Gratuity.
Please click on the following link: The Nassau Guardian.
Thursday 20 September 2012
When Peggy Noonan of the WSJ writes: Time for an Intervention
Time for an Intervention by Peggy Noonan of the WSJ, a conservative columnist, points a very bleak picture of Romney's campaign.
Wednesday 19 September 2012
Tuesday 18 September 2012
Full Video of Mitt Romney at Boca Raton Private Fund Raiser
His comments on foreign policy and the '47%' are absolutely ridiculous. On foreign policy, it is blatantly clear that he is a neo-con and will think just like Bush/Cheney. On domestic issues, he would do even more damage than George W Bush did, because he is even more of a Wall Street insider than Bush was. The GOP cannot rule the United States of America in its current incarnation. It needs massive reform.
Police Chief playing politics with Crime Statistics
See the article in the The Nassau Guardian. These government people must think we are either fools or children.
Thursday 13 September 2012
Tuesday 11 September 2012
Monday 10 September 2012
Sunday 9 September 2012
Bernard Arnault, France’s richest man, seeks Belgian citizenship | euronews, world news
Bernard Arnault, France’s richest man, seeks Belgian citizenship | euronews, world news
Personal take on this: Can you really blame him? 75% is too much. I favour progressive taxation, but no one ever should have to give up more than 50% of their income in taxes. It is counterproductive and prejudicial to an economy focused on sustainable growth which is the healthy ideal of a vibrant capitalist society. To date, no economic model has ever seriously challenged capitalism's ability to encourage freedom and prosperity. In practical, factual and historical terms that statement is virtually unassailable. Ideally, taxation should not exceed 20% to 40% of income per year, depending on the stage of development that a state finds itself in. That's the 'sweet spot'. This rate of taxation would be ideally implemented via a VAT structure that is crafted to garner the respective target rate of taxation. This predictable stability would create a healthy economic environment for investors, wherever implemented. Times of crisis should be able to trigger a maximum 50% rate, but the rate should never go above 50%, as it creates a disincentive for work and discourages the most productive members of a society.
Personal take on this: Can you really blame him? 75% is too much. I favour progressive taxation, but no one ever should have to give up more than 50% of their income in taxes. It is counterproductive and prejudicial to an economy focused on sustainable growth which is the healthy ideal of a vibrant capitalist society. To date, no economic model has ever seriously challenged capitalism's ability to encourage freedom and prosperity. In practical, factual and historical terms that statement is virtually unassailable. Ideally, taxation should not exceed 20% to 40% of income per year, depending on the stage of development that a state finds itself in. That's the 'sweet spot'. This rate of taxation would be ideally implemented via a VAT structure that is crafted to garner the respective target rate of taxation. This predictable stability would create a healthy economic environment for investors, wherever implemented. Times of crisis should be able to trigger a maximum 50% rate, but the rate should never go above 50%, as it creates a disincentive for work and discourages the most productive members of a society.
Saturday 8 September 2012
Friday 7 September 2012
President Obama's Speech at the 2012 DNC
Obama's somber 'State of the Union' tone was exactly the right note.
Thursday 6 September 2012
Bill Clinton's Speech at 2012 Democratic National Convention
Clinton broke it down masterfully and laid out the very clear differences between the Democrats and the crazy people on the other side. The choice is clear. Bush II's policies were a disaster. Please, people, exercise your memory. Romney is just more Bush. Do we want tax cuts to the rich? War with Iran? That's what we'll get under the GOP. Say no America, please, the world is watching.
Wednesday 5 September 2012
Tuesday 4 September 2012
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