Archive for July, 2009

Entitlement versus Gratitude

Monday, July 27th, 2009

It was decades ago when I came to realize that the world was made up of two fundamental types of people: the givers and the takers.  No matter what economic class you are in, you can find these two groups.  Although it seems there is an imbalance of takers, givers ...

$24 Trillion? I was almost wrong!

Friday, July 24th, 2009

On Friday, September 26th, 2008, I post a blog stating that the bailout could reach $25 Trillion.  The last projected numbers place the commitment at roughly $24 Trillion, or roughly $80,000 for every man, woman, and child in the U.S. See: http://www.msnbc.msn.com/id/32010841/ns/business-us_business If the FASB (Financial Accounting Standards Board) decides ...

The Issue of the $5,000,000,000,000 Sovereign Debt Requirement

Sunday, July 19th, 2009

I have strongly recommended that individuals pay off debt in order to improve their sleep cycle.  Individuals ultimately make up a nation.  In the past, different nations were in different stages of development somewhat independent of the rest of the world.  This is no longer true.  With telecommunications reaching every ...

All Men are Sons, but only some Men are Fathers

Friday, July 17th, 2009

We do things because of Our Father; we do things for our sons. 1 Corinthians 4:15  For though you might have ten thousand instructors in Christ, yet you do not have many fathers; for in Christ Jesus I have begotten you through the gospel. 16 Therefore I urge you, imitate ...

Thou Shalt Not Covet

Tuesday, July 7th, 2009

The tenth and final Commandment given to the children of Israel by our Lord God Almighty was "Thou shalt not covet".  Exodus 20:17 states "Thou shalt not covet thy neighbour's house, thou shalt not covet thy neighbour's wife, nor his manservant, nor his maidservant, nor his ox, nor his ass, ...

Management By Perception

Monday, July 6th, 2009

In the 1970's, Peter Drucker, "The Father of Business", promoted Management By Objective (MBO).  Current global leadership is attempting to manage by perception (MBP). Government statistics are no longer accurate and properly accounting for money growth, unemployment numbers, and gross domestic product.  Later this year, we may see a temporary ...

Business Unfriendly Climate

Monday, July 6th, 2009

Interference in the economy by the current administration is causing businesses to wonder how they can operate a profitable operation.  A cap & trade tax of $2 trillion ultimately will be passed on to the consumer.  The average work week is 33 hours in the U.S., the lowest since 1958.  ...