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  • Personal Interest and Politics

    Suppose if we live in the time of Smith, in the middle of the 18th century, when people began to study political economy. Many discussions on the production and distribution put emphasis on social tasks. Ownincabohomesearch For traders said that should decide ‘right price’, to not require to take interest on loans and to perform various social tasks such as caring for the poor and those with limited opportunities. Traders operating differently from these social norms often punished for the reason that they put their personal interests above that of other people. Ownincabosanlucas Smith and his colleagues studied and presented that although a businessman is affectionate by personal interest, often his actions are in the interest of others. Nowadays it is called the invisible hand theorem. Owninsanjosedelcabo Which means that in the system of private property the individuals are attracted by an invisible hand to advertise the interests of others even though they actually act for their personal interest? To act for personal interest means that you are doing only choice regarding interests, and desire that you have. Palmillahomesforsale If you desire to help others, and then this choice is in your personal interest. People are attracted by personal interest, whatever they are: consumers, teachers, businessmen, employees, voters, politicians or public officials. Palmillarealestateforsale Desires of an individual do not change with his movement to another work or job position. Assume that a businessman who has been successful as a director of a large company change workplace and it is appointed as head of a public institution. Pedregalrealestateforsale

    Can be found in this case any reason to believe that this individual will change its character? Now the work conditions under which the individual work will change, and this of course will be accompanied by some changes in his behavior. Puertoloscaboshomesforsale In politics, this approach is motivated in the same way as motivated in business a simple idea. It is part of our common sense. Individuals engaged in business, just like other people around, often sacrifice their welfare interests for of others. Puertoloscabosrealestateforsale But of course not to excess the normal logic. In this context, people expect that authorities to do the same thing. The important point of this discussion is to show how these individuals are charitable. Querenciaresidencesforsale However be charity feeling size it will always have different views of who should help and who really belongs to take help.

    When it comes to the game economy in Guild Wars 2, there are 2 main currencies in use: the primary being coins which is made up of gold and its different units while guilds make use of influence. Quivirahomesforsale Influence is used for buying upgrades and what not for guilds and is a necessity for joining group fights as well as Pp. The gold counterpart is the main currency and thus could also be used to purchase influence. Influence is not as difficult to obtain as it may seem. It can be earned via in both player versus environment (Pave) fights and player versus player (Pp.) events. Searchcabohomesforsale

    Gamers can also earn influence by accepting guild invitations as well as if they are online during an attendance check. All sorts of political upgrades which may include guild emblems, buffs, party items or guild armors can be bought by using influence. Searchcabosanlucasrealestate

    Other than that, the Art of War upgrades which are more or less buffs for world versus world events are also obtained by way of influence. Other guild upgrades that make use of influence are economy and architectural upgrades. Sellcabo As for the main Guild Wars 2 currency, it is made up of three units: bronze, silver and gold, with gold being the largest form. Throughout the game, gamers will find that gold is a necessity in order to smoothly progress to the level cap. Sellcabohomes There are several ways to earn gold, the most common of which is by killing mobs in Pave settings and looting. Other means of earning gold include completion of game events, selling away items to NPC vendors, filling a heart meter and of course by way of trading goods with other gamers. Sellincabo

    As players progress through the storyline, they will find that more and more gold are called for to get higher level weapons, in order to purchase upgrades, repair armors as well as for teleportation. Sellingcabohomes Players with more gold at their disposal will find that the leveling progression to the level cap automatically becomes faster. For obvious reasons, gold is used for teleportation, teleportation in itself avoids lengthy playtime wasted on traveling on foot between destinations. Sellingcabos More gold also means the ability to reset trait points more often, never having to have second thoughts about repairing broken attire, purchasing expensive items from vendors or trading away with other players. Sellingloscaboshomes

    All of these, in combination enables the richer gamer to quicken the leveling up time, be it by way of better weapons to reap in experience points from taking down mobs. One of the first things to keep in mind is that an economic system is not a money system. A money system is part of the economic system, but economy is so much more. Sellingloscabosrealestate An economy is about how the resources of a world are exploited and how the wealth created by that exploitation is spread around. Closely related to the economic system is the political system because that describes how the people that deal with all this wealth and activity are organized, and the two are always closely tied together. Villasdelmarforsale

     As human history has shown there are many, many ways to organize both economic systems and governments. What is important to your believability is internal consistency. For example: suppose you have taken time to describe a Stone Age family living in a grass hut by the beach as part of a Stone Age village. Yourcabo

  • How to Improve the US Economy.

    The United States has been in a recession since December, 2007, as defined by the National Bureau of Economic Research, a private, nonprofit research organization. But the American people, and the Obama administration along with the democrat majority congress, seem to be at odds on how to fix the US economy. Chilenobayrealestateforsale A robust US economy means companies expand which results in job creation. Currently, the American people are not spending because many are not working, and those who are working are spending less, most likely due to the possibility of losing their job. Chilenobayresidencesforsale Current unemployment rate stands at 10.2% as of October, 2009. A decrease in spending by the American people results in a decrease in company profits, company non expansion, and more layoffs. Cielomarbella Reporting on a survey by Watson Wyatt, a consulting firm, the HRSpecialist.com reported in November of 2008 that one-fourth of U.S. employers plan to have staff reductions during the following calendar year. We are now seeing this come to fruition for 2009. Clubcampestreforsale

    Improvement being defined as two consecutive quarters where we do not have negative growth in the GDP (gross domestic product). The following is what we call the Steps to Economic Improvement. Coveclubhomesforsale These are steps for consideration which hopefully result in a healthy bipartisan discussion between our elected congressman and their constituency. These steps may result in non-recessionary growth of the US economy. Eldoradorealestateforsale You may or may not agree with these steps, but at a bare minimum, these are points to consider, and ideally result in a healthy discussion with our elected congressmen, which at last check, is one of the unchanged notions of a free democratic society. Esperanzaforsale The first step is to realize that it is business and not government that creates jobs and wealth within the American society. This is where we believe is the heart of the problem. It is evident that the Obama administration believes it is government that will lead Americans to economic prosperity. Findloscabosrentals

    This is why the federal government has put forth a $780 billion stimulus package. So where is this money really going. Let’s take a look at the breakdown. Suppose if we live in the time of Smith, in the middle of the 18th century, when people began to study political economy. Many discussions on the production and distribution put emphasis on social tasks. Fourseasonscaboforsale For traders said that should decide ‘right price’, to not require to take interest on loans and to perform various social tasks such as caring for the poor and those with limited opportunities. Traders operating differently from these social norms often punished for the reason that they put their personal interests above that of other people. Fourseasonscaboresidencesforsale

    Smith and his colleagues studied and presented that although a businessman is affectionate by personal interest, often his actions are in the interest of others. Nowadays it is called the invisible hand theorem. Fourseasonsloscabosforsale Which means that in the system of private property the individuals are attracted by an invisible hand to advertise the interests of others even though they actually act for their personal interest? To act for personal interest means that you are doing only choice regarding interests, and desire that you have. Homesincabosanlucas If you desire to help others, and then this choice is in your personal interest. People are attracted by personal interest, whatever they are: consumers, teachers, businessmen, employees, voters, politicians or public officials. Lasventanasforsale Desires of an individual do not change with his movement to another work or job position. Assume that a businessman who has been successful as a director of a large company change workplace and it is appointed as head of a public institution. Lasventanasresidencesforsale Can be found in this case any reason to believe that this individual will change its character? Now the work conditions under which the individual work will change, and this of course will be accompanied by some changes in his behavior. Luxurycaborealestateforsale In politics, this approach is motivated in the same way as motivated in business a simple idea. It is part of our common sense. Individuals engaged in business, just like other people around, often sacrifice their welfare interests for of others. Luxuryinbaja But of course not to excess the normal logic. In this context, people expect that authorities to do the same thing. The important point of this discussion is to show how these individuals are charitable. Luxuryloscabosrealestate

    However be charity feeling size it will always have different views of who should help and who really belongs to take help. Maravillarealestate Over the past 15 years I have had the privilege of travelling to China on a regular basis and have witnessed the fantastic economic miracle that has seen the transformation of China into a modern economy. Maravillaresidencesforsale

    Cities such as Shanghai and Beijing have been literally transformed in less than a generation into gleaming cities that inspire awe in those that have seen this transformation. In almost all areas of the economy China has transformed itself into an industrial powerhouse and for all intents and purposes has caught up with the west in many critical areas. Owncabo In contrast to this continued and seemingly unending economic miracle the last decade has seen the United States first battered by September 11th then a series of costly wars. On the domestic economic front a series of unending economic problems. Owncaborealestate

  • The Economy and the Garbage Truck

    On the way to work this morning I was listening to two people on the radio go on and on about the economy and unemployment. Their contention was as soon as the economy starts to grow again companies will begin to rehire employees and unemployment will drop. Forsalecaborealestate I was just starting to agree with what they were saying when I noticed the garbage truck in front of me. It was at that point I begin to realize that the garbage truck epitomizes the economy and the state of modern business. Homesofcabo I am not talking about our economy being in the trash nor am I saying that business is going to the landfill. That is an argument that has more political overtones to it than I care to debate. For this discussion let’s focus on the garbage truck. Ownincabohomes

    Do you remember your typical garbage truck picking up trash in your residential neighborhood several years ago? In our community it involved a large garbage truck, one driver and two people riding on the back. Then the economy went through a small downturn and the garbage companies had to make changes to economize and stay profitable. Ownincaborealestate

    To do this they restructured their organization and downsized which resulted in one of the two trash handlers on the back of the truck going through an economic layoff. To make this new corporate structure succeed they sent notices to all their customers limiting the number of trashcans that could be placed curbside on trash day to two cans. Ownincabosanlucasrealestate

    As the economy continued to stumble and the garbage companies struggled to make a profit for their investors they had to look at other cost cutting measures. The next major change came with. Owninloscabosrealestate The customers receiving notice that the garbage pickup days were being reduced from 2 days per week down to one day per week but the limit of 2 trashcans per pickup remained. Then the economy collapsed and the garbage company had to take drastic cost cutting steps to continue operation. Pedregalhomesforsale They supplied each of their customers with a special standardized garbage can which could be picked up by a special automated garbage truck. Now the only person needed on the truck was the driver. Querenciahomesforsale The result was the last of the trash handlers being unemployed.  Now as the economy starts its slow change from a failing economy to one that is beginning to show signs of growth do you thinks the garbage company. Querenciarealestateforsale

    Is going to rehire the trash handlers they laid off? When the garbage company begins showing strong profits will they increase the days of pickup? They have learned to operate more efficiently, doing the same amount of work using less resources and cost. Quivirarealestateforsale

     The United States has been in a recession since December, 2007, as defined by the National Bureau of Economic Research, a private, nonprofit research organization. But the American people, and the Obama administration along with the democrat majority congress, seem to be at odds on how to fix the US economy. Cabocondosforsale

    A robust US economy means companies expand which results in job creation. Currently, the American people are not spending because many are not working, and those who are working are spending less, most likely due to the possibility of losing their job. Cabodelsolhomesforsale

    Current unemployment rate stands at 10.2% as of October, 2009. A decrease in spending by the American people results in a decrease in company profits, company non expansion, and more layoffs. Cabodelsolrealestateforsale Reporting on a survey by Watson Wyatt, a consulting firm, the HRSpecialist.com reported in November of 2008 that one-fourth of U.S. employers plan to have staff reductions during the following calendar year. We are now seeing this come to fruition for 2009. Cabodelsolresidencesforsale The United States has been in a recession since December, 2007, as defined by the National Bureau of Economic Research, a private, nonprofit research organization. But the American people, and the Obama administration along with the democrat majority congress, seem to be at odds on how to fix the US economy. Cabogolfhomesforsale A robust US economy means companies expand which results in job creation. Currently, the American people are not spending because many are not working, and those who are working are spending less, most likely due to the possibility of losing their job. Cabogolfresorts Current unemployment rate stands at 10.2% as of October, 2009. A decrease in spending by the American people results in a decrease in company profits, company non expansion, and more layoffs. Reporting on a survey by Watson Wyatt, a consulting firm, the HRSpecialist.com reported in November of 2008 that one-fourth of U.S. Caboluxurycondos

     Employers plan to have staff reductions during the following calendar year. We are now seeing this come to fruition for 2009. Improvement being defined as two consecutive quarters where we do not have negative growth in the GDP (gross domestic product). The following is what we call the Steps to Economic Improvement. Cabosanlucascondos These are steps for consideration which hopefully result in a healthy bipartisan discussion between our elected congressman and their constituency. These steps may result in non-recessionary growth of the US economy. Cabosearch You may or may not agree with these steps, but at a bare minimum, these are points to consider, and ideally result in a healthy discussion with our elected congressmen, which at last check, is one of the unchanged notions of a free democratic society. The first step is to realize that it is business and not government that creates jobs and wealth within the American society. This is where we believe is the heart of the problem. Caperesidencesforsale

     It is evident that the Obama administration believes it is government that will lead Americans to economic prosperity. This is why the federal government has put forth a $780 billion stimulus package. So where is this money really going. Chilenobayhomesforsale

  • Art and Politics

    Art and Politics examines how the combination can be detrimental to the integrity of the artist and to the quality of art produced by a culture as a whole. Art and politics in my view are like mixing oil and water. Granted that many old master paintings would depict political or religious themes. their sponsors were either church or state. That was not the painter’s primary objective though, as evidenced by the quality of their works. If their objective was only to produce propaganda on behalf of their benefactors, we would not have the exquisite paintings hanging in the world’s museums today that convey transcendence over subject matter, suggesting the sublime universal answers to human existence. to produce propaganda the artist must subordinate his personality and artistic theories to that purpose. The old masters were painting for the purpose of their own understanding of the world and of art. My first college level art class was taught by a young professor who distributed to the class, although not as required reading and distributed innocuously, the writings of Chairman Mao on Art. Was it a subtle form of indoctrination? Probably and I am glad to have dumped them in a waste basket where they belonged.

    The point being is that art is a powerful medium which those with political aspirations or already in power, want to manipulate toward their own ends. Totalitarian regimes will attack art and artist upon their seizing of power and dictate an aesthetic afterwards that would serve as a propaganda tool to further their political ends. The results are barren cultures such as Nazi Germany or the former Soviet Union from which not one significant work of art was ever created. Art for art’s sake is an idea I subscribe to. If the purpose of a work of art is subordinate to an agenda it becomes an illustration. A means to an end such as a Madison Avenue advertising campaign promoting soap or the next dictator.

    On the way to work this morning I was listening to two people on the radio go on and on about the economy and unemployment. Their contention was as soon as the economy starts to grow again companies will begin to rehire employees and unemployment will drop. I was just starting to agree with what they were saying when I noticed the garbage truck in front of me. It was at that point I begin to realize that the garbage truck epitomizes the economy and the state of modern business. I am not talking about our economy being in the trash nor am I saying that business is going to the landfill. That is an argument that has more political overtones to it than I care to debate. For this discussion let’s focus on the garbage truck. Do you remember your typical garbage truck picking up trash in your residential neighborhood several years ago? In our community it involved a large garbage truck, one driver and two people riding on the back. Then the economy went through a small downturn and the garbage companies had to make changes to economize and stay profitable. To do this they restructured their organization and downsized which resulted in one of the two trash handlers on the back of the truck going through an economic layoff.

    To make this new corporate structure succeed they sent notices to all their customers limiting the number of trashcans that could be placed curbside on trash day to two cans.  As the economy continued to stumble and the garbage companies struggled to make a profit for their investors they had to look at other cost cutting measures. The next major change came with the customers receiving notice that the garbage pickup days were being reduced from 2 days per week down to one day per week but the limit of 2 trashcans per pickup remained. Then the economy collapsed and the garbage company had to take drastic cost cutting steps to continue operation. They supplied each of their customers with a special standardized garbage can which could be picked up by a special automated garbage truck. Now the only person needed on the truck was the driver. The result was the last of the trash handlers being unemployed. Now as the economy starts its slow change from a failing economy to one that is beginning to show signs of growth do you thinks the garbage company is going to rehire the trash handlers they laid off.

    When the garbage company begins showing strong profits will they increase the days of pickup? They have learned to operate more efficiently, doing the same amount of work using less resources and cost. Happycoin  The United States has been in a recession since December, 2007, as defined by the National Bureau of Economic Research, a private, nonprofit research organization. But the American people, and the Obama administration along with the democrat majority congress, seem to be at odds on how to fix the US economy. A robust US economy means companies expand which results in job creation. Currently, the American people are not spending because many are not working, and those who are working are spending less, most likely due to the possibility of losing their job. Current unemployment rate stands at 10.2% as of October, 2009. A decrease in spending by the American people results in a decrease in company profits, company non expansion, and more layoffs. Reporting on a survey by Watson Wyatt, a consulting firm, the HRSpecialist.com reported in November of 2008 that one-fourth of U.S. employers plan to have staff reductions during the following calendar year. We are now seeing this come to fruition for 2009.