Month: January 2014

A taking perspective

http://www.alternet.org/economy/20-richest-americans-are-greedy-takers-not-inspirational-makers   The 20 Richest Americans Are Greedy Takers—Not Inspirational ‘Makers’ They have all taken from the public or from employees, or through taxes or untaxed inheritances. 243 COMMENTS243 COMMENTS…

Tim Ferriss Grab – On the Shortness of life

http://www.fourhourworkweek.com/blog/2009/04/24/on-the-shortness-of-life-an-introduction-to-seneca/?utm_content=bufferd7a5f&utm_medium=social&utm_source=twitter.com&utm_campaign=buffer   It is not that we have a short space of time, but that we waste much of it. Life is long enough, and it has been given in…

The Da Vinci method

Economics tends to focus on how certain policies can solve problems.  I believe economists should adhere to a Da Vinci method.  That is, when Da Vinci studied the human body…