Since it would be so dangerous for a nation’s leaders to invade a non-POM nation, there might be those who would want to attack it via terrorism. This would not even require that the threat be coming from a national government. It could be done by almost anyone or any […]
Daily Archives: September 11, 2016
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“I contend that for a nation to try to tax itself into prosperity is like a man standing in a bucket and trying to lift himself up by the handle…” ~~Winston Churchill Today I have been working on my income tax returns. That brings to mind the relationship between a non-POM […]
Marriage is one of the most wonderful, delightful, satisfying and fulfilling of institutions known to humanity. (And I’m not just saying that because my wife told me to!) Over 90% of adults in the U.S. will be or have been married at some time during their lives. But not all […]
So far as I know all human cultures have religion. Those religions vary from culture to culture, of course. One’s religion is often the first thing people notice when distinguishing a member of one culture from a member of another culture. Religion serves as a marker for "us" and "them." […]
A car careens out of control due to a blowout on the Interstate, smashes into oncoming traffic killing three and injuring eight. The highway is closed for three hours. (I just made that up but something like it has probably happened at some time in the last 50 years.) Police […]
Credit cards are a blessing while you’re spending. Credit cards are hell when it’s time to pay. From what I hear the average American family owes over $10,000 on their credit cards. As if that weren’t bad enough, the average homeowner has a mortgage. That’s still more debt. The U.S. […]
In a non-POM economy, money can buy only goods and services designated as "luxuries." But luxury is in the eye of the beholder. What seems a necessity to one person is likely to be perceived as a luxury to someone of more reduced circumstances. Anything can be designated as a […]
Non-POM economies have no unemployment. Let me say that another way. Non-POM economies have full employment. By that I mean that anyone who wants to earn money can do whatever they want that produces a net benefit to others and be paid for it. They don’t need to come to […]
Non-POM economies may have governments which do not have elections. There is nothing about a non-POM that produces or requires a democratic form of government (or any government at all, for that matter). But those nations whose economies do not use a physical object money (POM) will likely be democratic […]
“It is easier to find people fit to govern themselves than people to govern others. Every man is the best, the most responsible, judge of his own advantage.” ~~Lord Acton POM nations always have government. One would even be tempted to say that a society without a government cannot be […]