The previous discussion on Bhutan’s effort to measure Gross National Happiness raised the issue of gated communities that exist across America (in particular). Some eight million people in the United States live in gated communities. Most are designed as “security zones”, keeping out the riff-raff, although some focus on leisure facilities, such a golf. There …
I am writing this posting from Dartmoor, a huge and open expanse of heather and bog. Centuries ago it was apparently a vast forest, but at some moment in history someone discovered tin, much prized by the Romans, among others. In order to process the tin heat was required, and this could only come from …
Some investors avoid paying taxes in what is called “round-tripping” — sending money offshore, for instance, to the Cayman Islands, then using it to buy stocks and bonds back in the U.S. A study estimates that it has cost the U.S. as much as $27 billion in lost tax revenue since 2008. Normally, American citizens …
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For the interest of readers I am listing the results of a survey in Bhutan on Gross National Happiness: – Men are happier than women on average. – Of the nine domains, Bhutanese have the most sufficiency in health, then ecology, psychological wellbeing, and community vitality. – In urban areas, 50% of people are happy; …
Good healthcare is as long as a piece of string – you can never have enough of it or satisfy everyone. But the following is what I believe most people are looking for when they think of their health: – A modern health system that is equally accessible to everyone. – not being bankrupted in …
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