Working For A Living

What happens to a culture when all its people do is work?

Needs Evolution

Human needs continue growing together with technologies development and product and services growth.

Interest Rates in UK - What Will Happen in 2007

On January 17th 2006 the MPC raised interest rates to 5.25%. The decision to raise interest rates, was seemingly justified a couple of days later, when inflation rose to an 11 year high of CPI 3%. This is on the edge of the governments inflation target of 2% +/-1. Although inflation is low by historical standards the MPC will be keen to move inflation back to its inflation target and maintain the strong credibility of monetary policy. Thus with inflation currently above its target the likelihood of interest rates rising is quite strong. Higher interest rates will dampen demand and hopefully keep inflation in check.

Higher Standards Of Necessities

In the earlier times, trade introduced a variety of options for people to desire for things unknown to them.

Will the New Apple iPhone Cause Poverty?

There is a naive belief that, as the rich get richer, they consume more of the world's resources and – in so doing – leave an ever dwindling amount of stuff over for the poor.

A Debt-Driven Society

Sometimes I wonder, if we are a society that is driven by monetary debts. In this world where Capitalism has conquered a large part of, money has become a need rather than a luxury or a tool for achieving other feats.

Milton Friedman and Plato; Can We Really Compare?

Not long ago our Online Think Tank had considered the perfect Utopia and all the philosophical debates from Plato's Republic and Atlantis to Thomas Jefferson to Milton Friedman. In fact we took a gander studying many civilizations such as the Byzantine Empire, Aztec Civilization, Greeks, Romans, Chinese Dynasties and well you get the idea. We study economies, trade routes, slavery, colonization, Dictatorships, Communism, Feudalism, Socialism and present period first world nations.

The Land of Unequal Opportunity - Poverty in America

In the United States, disparities between rich and poor have risen sharply. Low-income individuals are increasingly unlikely to escape from their economic position of poverty.

Race and Social Class

In American society, issues of race and social class are entwined together like a chain of DNA. One cannot have an honest discussion about race without looking at the equally important issue of class since the two are closely linked.

Is There Such Thing as a Free Market Economy?

Many people discuss the importance of a free market economy and site numerous examples of how economies work best when they have less regulation. This is all well and good but one has to ask; Is There Such Thing as a Free Market Economy? That is to say does such a free-market economy actually exist and if so where or where could she be?

Is China Kissing Up to the Middle East?

Not long ago I got involved in reading the liberal skewed Foreign Affairs Magazine and talking to some serious minded knowledge based thinkers who study the Middle East. Over time our discussion and dialogues became more in depth and we noted that China is very hungry for resources.

Can America Afford Free Health Care?

Many folks in the United States want the government to provide health care universally to all citizens and they expect the World Organizations to do this for the third world nations as well. Unfortunately, this is a huge cost and probably currently out of the realm of reality.

Changing Daily Life

Necessities, comforts and luxuries in our lives depend significantly on the time duration.

Economics and Liberalism, it Works in Other Nations; Why Not in the United States?

Many people say that liberalism works in other nations. But first we need to ask what liberalism really is, we need to define it. Liberalism from our founding father days is not the type of liberalism we see today. The modern liberal movement in the United States is much close to socialism. And the Liberalism we see in other nations as an example really is Socialism.

Economics and CEO Type Leaders in Government; Some Thoughts

Currently we have an MBA President and our economy is cooking along find, actually better than anyone could ever expect. Should we continue to have MBA Presidents? How about CEO Type Leaders in Government, many believe we should, even as they also say that government is not a for profit business.