How Friendly Is Your State?

This came to me from Thumbtack.com, which prepared a small business “friendliness” survey of small entrepreneurs’ attitudes toward their local and state governments. Where is your state on this survey.

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Are Rich People Worth Having?

Gallup surveyed people on attitudes toward rich people. Here are two very interesting charts that say a lot about the USA.

Chart 1

Why do you think this is the case? With all we hear about the inequality of wealth and the demonization of the One Percenters, this is surprising in that the trend [...]

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The State of Employment In America

McKinsey Global Research just came out with a study dealing with jobs in America, “An Economy That Works: Job Creation and America’s Future.” McKinsey loves to put put these big studies. It gives them the imprimatur of Big Thinkers and attracts clients. But in this case especially, they repackage the conventional wisdom and layer on [...]

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The God Of Machines

All that can be said about Steve Jobs has been said in all the stories I read this morning about his resignation as CEO of Apple. Undaunted by that, I have several observations.

Until I got an iPhone I will admit to being disdainful of Apple products. I never understood their products’ charisma. They were [...]

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Why Don’t People Like Rupert Murdoch?

News Corp. said it will close its News of the World newspaper, a dramatic move to quell a scandal over the U.K. paper’s controversial reporting tactics, which have led to allegations that, in its pursuit of scoops, it intercepted [hacked] voice mails of celebrities, murdered girls and terrorist victims

James Murdoch, News Corp.’s deputy chief [...]

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