Business: Odd way to fund raise via trickery
I am starting posts on business practices, both good and bad. Here is an example of dishonest business practices. I was once a member and donator to The Nature Conservancy;…
Demographics: France proposing to raise retirement age
A new pension reform proposal was presented Tuesday that included plans to raise France’s retirement age — which is expected to face some significant backlash in the country. Source: France’s…
EVs: How many EV chargers needed in the U.S.
Level 1 is 110v and fully charges your EV in a day or two (if battery is very low) Level 2 is 220v and fully charges an EV overnight. Level…
Business: Remote work options becoming curtailed
Disney CEO Bob Iger told hybrid employees on Monday they must return to corporate offices four days a week starting March 1, according to an email obtained by CNBC. Source:…
Personal finance: Excellent advice about buying a home
Lots of good examples in here: “It’ll Cost Us $100K To Make It ‘Legal'”: Homeowners Are Sharing The Entirely Avoidable Errors They Made When Buying Their Homes So many good…
Demographics, Business: The Growth of Planned Obsolescence
Fast-forward a handful of decades, and now several generations of people are conditioned to buy the new thing and to keep replacing it. Source: From clothes to tech, why is…
How health insurance may have made health care more expensive
Our overpriced ACA policy for 2023 has a deductible of $17,600. I kid you not. The average deductible for an individual in 2022 is around $1,760, which is double what…
Demographics: Media begins push for more immigration to the U.S.
The labor shortage is a long-term trend due to low fertility rates. Eeconomists think the solution is “more immigration”, even though this shortage will soon be global – there won’t…
Demographics: “Slower growth in the working-age population”
“These excess retirements might now account for more than 2 million of the 31/2 million shortfall in the labor force.” He said a second factor contributing to the labor supply…