A great article on how to be more effective and efficient in Google searches. – there are lots of codes and other snippets so you can narrow your search and also search for something that is more likely to give … Continue reading
Wave kiteSURFING in Cumbuco, Brazil
Who benefits from the wealth of the rich ?
Some figures taken from a BBC article (with ‘video’) called “Is anyone benefiting from the wealth of the super rich?”: In the USA, how much more are CEOs paid than average workers? 1965, 24 times more 1992, 126 times more … Continue reading
From the amazing http://harolds-planet.blogspot.com/
What caused the 2011 Euro Crisis ?
For Greece, did entry into the Euro allow too easy access to too much cheap credit, so that the private sector went into too much debt ? It looks that way from this BBC article on ”What really caused the eurozone … Continue reading
UK Income Distribution – Part II
In the year 2007-08: £ 29,500 you’d be just in the top 25% £ 44,900 you’d be just in the top 10% £ 61,500 you’d be just in the top 5% £ 149,000 you’d be in the top 1%. These … Continue reading
Wealth, health and happiness (OVERconsumption is the problem?)
No one denies that development is essential for poorer nations. But in the advanced economies there is mounting evidence that ever-increasing consumption adds little to human happiness and may even impede it. Combine that with the idea that unless we … Continue reading
City Fat Cat Salaries
- Do we hate bankers because of a long term cultural history that is strong enough to have strong religeous basis for Muslims and Jews ? – Should we also be overtly blaming the governments that created laws to encourage … Continue reading