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Ode to 2011

Posted on January 4, 2012 by Guardian

This is a very good poetic summary of 2011.  It’s well worth listening to and watching. Ode to 2011 Household names this year were forced to exit center stage. All across North Africa, revolution was the rage. Mubarak fell in … Continue reading →

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Never Underestimate the Harmful Potential of Stupid People

Posted on January 3, 2012 by Guardian

Only two things are infinite, the universe and human stupidity, and I’m not sure about the former. — Albert Einstein Talk sense to a fool and he calls you foolish. Euripides There is nothing worse than aggressive stupidity. — Johann … Continue reading →

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Next US Presidential Election: The Fallacy of too few choices.

Posted on January 2, 2012 by Guardian

With the next US presidential election looming in the fall, we should look to practical short term solutions rather than the long range utopian solutions. Ever hear of the fallacy of too few choices?  This fallacy is also called the … Continue reading →

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Consultants were Busy during the Clinton era

Posted on November 3, 2011 by Guardian

This is how hiring a consultant stimulates the economy: The consultant uses the airlines to fly back and forth to their job on a weekly or biweekly schedule. The consultant rents a motel room or other lodging away from home. … Continue reading →

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Net Worth by Thirds

Posted on November 3, 2011 by Guardian

 From http://www.lcurve.org/ Quoting from a recently-published book by political philosopher David Schweickart, If we divided the income of the US into thirds, we find that the top ten percent of the population gets a third, the next thirty percent gets … Continue reading →

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AARP on Timeshare Scams

Posted on November 1, 2011 by Guardian

Meanwhile, AARP has asked the FTC to consider launching a nationwide investigation of time-share resellers, who usually target seniors. Although most time-share resellers solicit customers across the United States, state attorneys general can only bring injunctions that affect their residents … Continue reading →

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Utopian Recreation

Posted on October 31, 2011 by Guardian

Timeshares make the worst investments. If you buy a deeded timeshare, you will be stuck paying for a vacation week for the rest of your life.  Many people turn in their deeded timeshare just to unload them; they see the … Continue reading →

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The State of the State in a nutshell:

Posted on October 28, 2011 by Guardian

The state of the state in a nutshell: American (US) bureaucracies and institutions do not help the average citizen; they are merely facades. American laws avoid protecting the natural rights of American citizens. American police frequently file charges only to … Continue reading →

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Are the Governments of the USA Sub-Worthless?

Posted on October 27, 2011 by Guardian

The US government is protecting citizens from invasion – assuming that there are armies that would invade the USA.  Perhaps citizens of the US are protected from invasion by armies from Columbia, North Korea, Afghanistan, Iran, the Al Quieda and the … Continue reading →

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USA would benifit economically from understanding the Peruvian Constitution

Posted on October 25, 2011 by Guardian

One reason the Peruvian Constitution is powerful is that it provides helpful principles.  Articles 58 to 65 of the Peruvian constitution concern the Economic System. These principles would help any country economically – especially the USA. Article 61 The government … Continue reading →

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