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Trickle Up Economics
hgus ~ It’s not about the economy, stupid Companies are so efficient at maximizing shareholder value and profits that if we mandated 30 days vacation, we would increase the demand for labor by more than 10%. This would wipe out … Continue reading
Posted in Blogosphere, Community, Economics, Everyday Science, In the news...
Tagged Huffington Post
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Baby You’re a Rich Man
“The good news is that, according to the Obama administration, the rich will pay for everything. The bad news is that, according to the Obama administration, you’re rich.” ~ P. J. O’Rourke The Wall Street Journal provides this fascinating look … Continue reading
Posted in Economics, Education, Employment, Family, Government, Lifestyle, Money, My World
Tagged Wall Street Journal
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Protect Yourself from ID Theft
“I don’t need to worry about identity theft because no one wants to be me.” ~ Josie Fleschute Approximately 15 million United States residents have their identities used fraudulently each year with financial losses totalling upwards of $50 billion. On … Continue reading
Kids are Shopping Online
“Shopping tip: You can get shoes for 85 cents at the bowling alley.” ~ Anon How do we introduce younger consumers to online retail? With limited research, I can say with 0% certainty that nothing comprehensive exists to teach young … Continue reading
Parenting 101: You’re Fired
“Most people work just hard enough not to get fired and get paid just enough money not to quit.” ~ George Carlin When my two kids became old enough to have chores I took each of them, to the back … Continue reading
Posted in Economics, Employment, Family, Guides, Parenting, Tips and Tricks, YouTube
Tagged laid off, You're fired
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Looking forward to the Cashless World
Face it, money in the form of bills and coins will soon be a distant memory. In 20 years, more than 80% of sales will involve electronic money in some form or shape. And the bank that figures that out … Continue reading
Posted in Economics, Guides, Lifestyle, Technology
Tagged Amazon, eBay, PayPal, prediction
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Work at 56, Starting Over
By working faithfully eight hours a day you may eventually get to be boss and work twelve hours a day. ~ Robert Frost After 20 years in the military and 20 years at Microsoft, I now work in South Lake … Continue reading
Posted in Community, Commuting, Computers and Internet, Culture, Economics, Education, Employment, Getting a Job, Gigs, Guides, Health and wellness, Lifestyle, My World
Tagged Amazon, Microsoft, military, newspaper, Seattle Times, South Lake Union
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Cars of the Future ~ The View from 2012
Some of us wait with fear that eventually you will not be allowed a car, it would drive itself. Others embrace this as the next logical step. If you want to drive it yourself, you would go to a track. … Continue reading
The price of gas and other commuting atrocities
“The use of solar energy has not been opened up because the oil industry does not own the sun.” ~Ralph Nader I was sitting on the bus last night and happened to look up from my iPad to see miles … Continue reading
Posted in Bicycles, Community, Commuting, Ecology, Economics, Employment, Everyday Science, Getting a Job, Guides, Health and wellness, Humor, Politics, Seattle, Tips and Tricks, Travel
Tagged gas price, iPad, Jon Stewart, Ralph Nader, scooter, Steven Wright, summer of 2012, transit
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