Part 7 – Population Demographics: Fertility rates in sharp decline globally
(Part 5 has not yet been finished) Korea’s fertility rate is now 0.81 and the country’s population will be cut in half within 50 years. OECD Data When the fertility…
Part 6 – Population Demographics: Walmart
(Parts 4 and 5 are still in progress and editing) Today I stopped at Walmart to pick up some groceries. I don’t know for sure that they have a staffing…
Part 3 – Population Demographics: Honey, I shrunk the U.S. population
The U.S. fertility rate today is 1.78. A rate of 2.1 is needed to maintain the population at its current size. The U.S. population continues to grow because of immigration.…
Most major startups had immigrant founders
I have been doing a LOT of studying on the importance of global thinking, for more than a year. This is such a big topic that I have not managed…
Energy disaster in Europe may last a decade
The next “5 to 10 winters will be difficult,” Belgian Prime Minister Alexander De Croo warned on Monday as energy prices in Europe soared to new records. Source: 10 ‘Difficult’…
I already do: Should we recycle urine as a nitrogen fertilizer?
My house is on a septic system. Recycled urine is why my backyard grass is striped with intense green sections! Natural bacteria process the urine too. “Experts” says we should…
Why politicians think everything can be solved with a government program
I started my career with a B.S. in computer science and worked for software (mostly) companies during most of my career. When you work in the industry, everything in the…
Manufactured fake meat industry’s growth stumbles
Market growth is now stagnant or shrinking: “The industry in general is struggling, and Beyond isn’t helping,” Rupesh Parikh, senior equity research analyst at Oppenheimer & Co., told MarketWatch. Source:…
Follow up: Over 650,000 attend EAA AirVenture in Oshkosh, WI. Covid-19 cases fell.
Oddly, no one predicted this to be a super spreader event – yet a similar size event in Sturgis SD a week later was forecast to be a super spreader.…
Interesting: Tax Burden by State
Comprehensive table examines taxes, by state, taking into account property, income, sales and other taxes. Source: Tax Burden by State All tax estimates have underlying assumptions. The tax burden for…