Stealing ideas
June 10, 2018
As I continue to go through my old blog drafts, this is another one from 2010 where I took down some rough notes and never quite put something together.
Blog / Economics
Should you buy Bitcoin?
December 9, 2017
"Should I buy Bitcoin?" This is a question I've heard a lot the past few weeks, so I'd like to quickly answer it in a public forum.
Capitalism only works if there is competition
December 8, 2017
Everything I'm going to write here seems painfully obvious to me, but apparently is not well known. I've read many recent articles and comments that seem to herald "free market capitalism" as the answer to every problem...
Tax avoidance schemes: A simple solution
March 9, 2015
This morning I read the following CBC article: Corporate tax avoidance 'scheme' hurting Canada, expert says .
Why make a profit?
October 29, 2014
Many have criticized Amazon.com for being unprofitable since inception. If you ask me, they're just being ultra-efficient .
Selling everything you own: Part 3
August 7, 2013
The first time I sold everything I owned was 2009, when I moved to south Texas for four months as an experiment to see if I could run my consulting business remotely.
Saint Kitts and Nevis has a lot of public debt
August 5, 2013
Before moving somewhere, I always do a lot of research into the geography, climate, politics, etc. Today I found an interesting fact -- according to the CIA world factbook , Saint Kitts and Nevis has one of the highest...
Why do people vote Conservative / Republican?
April 20, 2011
Add another one to my "things that confuse me" list... Why do average, ordinary people vote for Conservative / Republican / (insert your right-wing party here) politicians?
Why not private healthcare?
January 26, 2011
The traditional "for profit" economic model works great for most things . For instance, take the mythical "widget". You research all the different types of widgets, find out the best deal, and purchase it.
How to combat the obesity epidemic
December 29, 2010
From the December 2010 issue of Nutrition Action magazine : "...if it's an epidemic, that means it's been triggered by the environment. And what do you do if you have too much malaria? You drain the swamps.
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