Russia’s Oil Co. Theft
by Bruce Misamore, ex-Pennzoil exec: Vladimir Putin has no room to talk about. Bernie Madoff. “The biggest thief of all is Mr. Putin. He stole the …
Category: Business
On Organizational Integrity
One sign of a defective organization is the existence of “Godfather”-like figures who operate outside of – and above – normal operating rules and lines …
To iPhone or Not, That is the Question
I’d love to have an iPhone, but buying one would be like paying to see a Michael Moore movie – more money and power flowing …
Americans Should Celebrate as Income Inequality Increases
The Business Insider has a new series of charts describing the “bum deal” working Americans have gotten in the last few decades, including this one …
House to Bribe Car Buyers; Innovation Not Important
The House of Representatives is mulling over a plan that would give “vouchers” to new car buyers who purchase fuel efficient cars. Evidently vouchers are bad when it comes to education and good when it comes to automobiles. Typical liberal non-think. Choice is good if you think and act the way that they want you to; otherwise, they have to find a way to coerce you.
Misunderstanding Want and Need in Media, Life
Jane Hamsher’s busy keeping that lefty blogger no-one-wants-to-pay-us-for-our-hard-work theme going. News flash – if a customer can get your services for free then they’re going to do that. Unhappy? Try to charge them for your services. If your work is valued then they’ll meet your price. If not, well, you don’t have a sustainable business model, do you? That’s what the AP will find out if they keep going down the road they’re going.
GM’s Problems Started Decades Ago
Nate Silver’s picture is worth at least a thousand words when it comes to communicating how long GM’s financial troubles have been brewing. Silver also …
Quote of the Day – re Union Card Check Rules
Teamsters chief Jimmy Hoffa Jr.: “Since when is the secret ballot a basic tenet of democracy?” Uhhm, since forever is my immediate response. That’s not …
Business / Literature / Society / Taxation
Who is John Galt?
Steve Hayward says that if Barack Obama’s trillion-dollar tax increase is implemented that he will go on strike in the fashion of John Galt, Ayn …
More Americans Oppose Stimulus Than Support It, For Good Reason
A new Rasmussen poll shows that support for the now $900B+ stimulus package being engineered by Democrats is down to 37% – it was 45% …