Grasping at Straws

It’s amazing how much emphasis we put on grades and test scores in this country, it’s a cultural thing.  We all compare grades and test scores.  If you have a high school student in your house everyone is concerned about the score on the tests, SAT and ACT.  They also compare grade point averages and…

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Big Profits for banks, oil and real estate.

There is news every week about how the economy is doing.  There are highlights about certain segments that are going great,  Home Sales Power Optimism, Banks See Record Profits, and Americas New Energy Boom Is Bust for Foreign Suppliers. However, this party didn’t seem to include the middle class.  We’ll have to wait and see…

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China Pay Too High?

20% pay increases every year for the past 10 years in China.  At first glance, this looks like a great thing.  It would seem that china is trying to raise the standard of living for their people.  The real problem is that China, similar to the US, has not figured out how to pay for…

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Pay People, Especially Poor People, More

Reading an article today by Ralph Nader, America’s Miserly Wage Needs an Upgrade, got me thinking.  I look at the the companies I have worked for over the years I am saddened by the wages  for which people will trade their time. Unfortunately, I have worked for low wages myself out of desperation.  Like it explains…

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The World is Falling Apart

It’s astounding; we are taught as children not to believe the chicken littles running around, but when the Wall Street Journal prints an article that says the “sky is falling” it becomes the most popular story for the day. I think people are pessimistic and love to find things that prove the worst is happening….

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