What's new at Budget DeficitA Global Empathy Deficit- 2 Lessons
"...We've got a budget deficit that's important, we've got a trade deficit that's critical, but what I worry most is our empathy deficit.??Interview in O Magazine with Barack Obama... (read more)
Mr. Cheapies Frugal Budget Tips
So you feel like a hamster spinning your wheel? The faster you run, the faster the wheel spins. Just when you get a raise, you notice the price of hamster wheels jumps!Mr. Cheapie is here with his super-charged budget-cutting tips... (read more)
High School Sports - Why They Are Important
High school is a time to make friends, get good grades, participate in activities and prepare for the future. Unfortunately, due to budget cuts, some schools have opted out of high school sports, believing that money would be better spent on academics... (read more)
Three Business Lessons From The US Postal Service
There was a buzz in the air recently about the US Postal Service. Seems as though they were running into a budget deficit in the billions... (read more)
A Global Empathy Deficit 2 Lessons
". . . We've got a budget deficit that's important, we've got a trade deficit that's critical, but what I worry most is our empathy deficit. ” – Interview in O Magazine with Barack Obama... (read more)
Is Now Really the Time to Hire a Professional Speaker?
Since the events of September 11th and the economy slipping into recession, many organizations have been faced with deep budget cuts... (read more)
Ifs and VATs of Taxation in Macedonia - Should VAT be Applied in Macedonia?
To be justified, taxes should satisfy a few conditions:Above all, they should encourage economic activity by providing incentives to save and to invest. Savings - transformed into investments- enhance productivity and growth of the economy as a whole... (read more)
The Ifs and VATs of Taxation in Macedonia Should VAT be Applied in Macedonia?
The Ifs and VATs of Taxation in Macedonia - Should VAT be Applied in Macedonia? by: Sam Vaknin, Ph. D... (read more)
Gold Heading to 1000 an Ounce 13 Reasons Why This Can Happen
Many people are not aware that Gold peaked at over $850 an ounce in the 1980's... (read more)
The Role of Obesity
You would have to be a hermit not to know about the dramatic rise of obesity levels in North America. Health issues have been plastered around the media non stop for the better part of the last five years... (read more)
The True Cost of a Speeding Ticket
Have you noticed more autos on the side of the road with an officer issuing the driver a speeding ticket? Have you seen more trucks surrounded by DOT transport police? I sure have... (read more)
The Second Coming in Albania
Blessed with Chinese GDP growth rates (7-8% annually in each of the last 3 years) and German inflation (4%, down from 32% in 1997, mostly attributable to increases in energy and housing costs), it is easy to forget Albania's Somali recent past... (read more)
The Delicate Art of Balancing the Budget
The Delicate Art of Balancing the Budget by: Sam Vaknin, Ph. D. Government budgets represent between 25% and 50% of he Gross Domestic Product (GDP), depending on the country... (read more)
Summers Interest Rate Mystery
The end of the Spring brought an end to the Federal Reverse? view interest rates need to positioned in a way of stimulating the economy... (read more)
The Delicate Art of Balancing The Budget
Government budgets represent between 25% and 50% of he Gross Domestic Product (GDP), depending on the country... (read more)
Franchising Regulatory Issues Unresolved
Most in the franchising industry are too afraid of the Federal Trade Commission to speak out against their abuses of power... (read more)
Financial Illiteracy is a Major Threat to Americas Future
A review of current statistics on the financial literacy of American youth, and their families, reveals a shocking lack of money management skills... (read more)
Slovenia The Star Pupil
Slovenia - The Star Pupil by: Sam Vaknin, Ph. D. The most exciting event in Slovenia last week was when a group of young army recruits spat on the national flag and sang the anthem of the now defunct former Yugoslavia... (read more)
The Wages of Science
In the United States, Congress approved, last month, increases in the 2003 budgets of both the National Institutes of Health and National Science Foundation... (read more)
Monitoring Macedonia
Close to 500,000 people - one in four - live under the poverty line in a country where the average monthly salary is less than 150 US dollars. More than one in three members of the workforce are chronically unemployed. With inflation up 5... (read more)
The Human Side - Debt Stress
In all the technical discussion you hear about credit card debt, the best ways to manage it and pay it off and all the rest, one thing goes largely ignored... (read more)
Get An Attitude About Your Writing
(This excerpt is taken from my new writing workshop Writing To Sell In the Internet Age.)Writer John Clausen, in his excellent book about freelance writing: Too Lazy To Work, Too Nervous To Steal, recommends that you get an attitude about your work... (read more)
Internal Prisons: The Thief of Productivity and Quality in our Workforce
As a professional speaker, one of my biggest challenges is to grab the attention of my audience within the first few minutes of the presentation- grab them by the throat if you will... (read more)
The Case for Personal, Estate, Corporate and Child Abduction Security in today? World
When one considers the historical nature of security applications and programs of any type, i.e., CCTV, intrusion detection and alarm systems, corporate policies and programs and countermeasures of any type, the phenomenon of the Denial Syndrome,... (read more)
Voters are to Blame for Bad Politics
When I was growing up, I actually considered a career in politics. I quickly changed my mind, though, when I discovered that there was way too much politics involved in it... (read more)
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