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Possible the problem is that we get what we demand from the boardrooms. How many people prior to the tech bubble or the most recent difficulties were prepared to accept an investment that yielded 8 or 9 percent annually? Many (large and small invest…
This is a link to Richard Florida's thoughts with respect to a Pew Study of the things that Americans think are necessary in their lives. He makes a valid point that the study failed to consider the intangible items of personal development and quali…
Good call here
It would be an interesting concept to separate the ownership of the connection from the services that are provided over that connection. The owner of the connection has this ability to discount access costs based upon bundling with o…
However, what happens if the answer to your question is that 'what happens in China, India or the USA is important because the economic well-being of those countries allows me to optimize my choices and achieve my highest degree of happiness and wel…
In addition to Haidt's presentation at Ted 2008 he has done a lot of cutting edge work on the moral foundations of happiness as well. His homepage has some very interesting links to his projects on the study of morals and moral views as they relate…
Shadow Government at ForeignPolicy.com provides an excellent discussion of foreign policy issues. The recent discussion of President Obama's Afghanistan strategy that was announced on Friday the 27th is more thorough than anything we have seen in Ca…
I acknowledge that there are going to be people who are in unique circumstances that will be adversely affected by this change. However, the broader economy will benefit from this change. For, example, when this change is implemented it will be at l…
With the combination of harmonization of sales taxes and corporate income tax cuts to 10% the Ontario government seems to be making a big bet that tax policy will address current economic difficulties. What is interestingly absent from the budget ar…
Comment Wall (2 comments)
- At 12:02pm on August 6, 2008,
PublicVoiceTV said… - I think we'd need to ask for the Ning source code in order to do that. Collectively we can keep our minds going on this. Mark's idea is a good one, might get a little confusing if everyone is commenting on the same couple of words though.
- At 10:16pm on August 5, 2008,
Ben Kelly said… - Welcome to the test site.
You should watch the video (if you have time - called "Piracy is Good". Great content, worthwhile.
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It is the perversion of the concept of meritocracy that is outrageous
The executives who are defending bonus payments to employees of corporations that are receiving government funds or assistance miss the point when they say that they have to make these payments in order to remain competitive. The underlying rationale that most of us expect for salary structures is that we are being paid for performance. We receive a certain salary in return for performing certain core duties. If we do not perform those duties then we are disciplined and possibly fired. There is… Continue
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