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The reader who asked the question about ambition commented “In high tax countries you will find very few poor people but you will also find very few rich people, and lower growth overall.” Is lower growth such a bad thing? One assumes that the resources of the planet are finite and that God is not …
Having run trade unions out of town, American companies now have sole the ear of State legislatures. Their message to lawmakers is, “If you want to help us, do something about worker’s compensation – it’s killing us”. This despite the fact that insurance for worker’s compensation costs are, in real terms, at 1970’s levels, and …
Six-year car loans used to be in the minority. Now, as new car sales are booming in America, loans of seven or eight years are even becoming popular. Nearly a third of new loans are now 74 months or longer. Ed Kim, an analyst with AutoPacific, says that one thing driving the trend is the …
“A new academic study claims that men who smile at women, nod encouragingly when they’re talking or open doors for them may be guilty of ‘Benevolent Sexism’. Professor Judith Hall claims such behaviour is designed to ‘entice women to accept the status quo in society, because sexism literally looks welcoming, appealing and harmless’. She’s right, …
“Listening, not imitation, may be the sincerest form of flattery”. Joyce Brothers
