Friday, December 16, 2011 at 07:17AM Trajectory is defined as the path that a moving object follows through space. Several variables dictate the trajectory of an object such as point of origin, destination, thrust, external forces, etc. Trajectory provides us a metaphor than can be applied to life and career. Consider the following...
Saturday, September 17, 2011 at 09:00AM Perhaps you've already seen the example below, but I think it should be reviewed as it makes a profound statement about a few things:
First, government is really bad at economics. Really, really, really, really, really bad. Even the most irresponsible of us woud not, and probably could not, make such ridiculous financial decisions.
Second, the rest of us must be, in direct corelation to our own government, really really really really really stupid to keep allowing this to happen. Or worse yet, and probably more realistic, we're just apathetic. We don't give a crap anymore. We are becoming everything we should fear: A society dependent upon, and controlled by, a central power....one that's really bad at basic math.
Third, even this little example doesn't really give an accurate picture. The government didn't really make any actual spending cuts, they simply just cut the rate of increase in spending. Imagine being this far in personal debt and the only financial decision you make is how much less you'll increase your credit card usage next year?
Enjoy!
Why The U.S. Credit Rating Was Downgraded:
• U.S. Annual Tax revenue: $2,170,000,000,000
• Fed budget: $3,820,000,000,000
• New debt: $ 1,650,000,000,000
• National debt: $14,271,000,000,000
• Recent budget cut: $ 38,500,000,000
Remove 8 Zero's and add some perspective:
• Annual family income: $21,700.
• Money the family spent: $38,200.
• New debt on the credit card: $16,500.
• Outstanding balance on the credit card: $142,710.
• Total budget cuts: $385.
Wednesday, August 3, 2011 at 02:17PM I have recently become very fond of the A&E show Gene Simmons Family Jewels. I found it entertaining a few years ago when it first came out because I was fascinated by how this guy with a huge tongue and makeup was actually a brilliant entrepreneur. But then I lost interest until I was flipping through channels a few weeks ago and got sucked into the latest saga in his life. It’s hard to tell how much is scripted, but I’m inclined to believe that what I was watching was indeed reality. I guess I just don’t believe that all four members of the family are that good of actors. If so, they should own Hollywood because there’s not an actor alive who could pull this off...
Saturday, July 30, 2011 at 08:22AM I like sharks. By far the most exciting thing I’ve ever done in my life was to feed sharks in the Bahamas. It’s an amazing experience but it only takes a matter of seconds under water with them to realize you’re not the top of the food chain anymore. Also shark related, I like the TV show Shark Tank, perhaps for the same reason: in the shark tank, you’re not the top of the food chain. And when you’re not on top of the food chain, you’d better be paying attention to the rules...
Saturday, July 30, 2011 at 07:59AM "The fact that we are here today to debate raising America's debt limit is a sign of leadership failure. It is a sign that the U.S. Government can't pay its own bills. It is a sign that we now depend on ongoing financial assistance from foreign countries to finance our government's reckless fiscal policies.… Increasing America's debt weakens us domestically and internationally. Leadership means that 'the buck stops here.' Instead, Washington is shifting the burden of bad choices today onto the backs of our children and grandchildren. America has a debt problem and a failure of leadership. Americans deserve better."
- Senator Barack Obama, March 2006