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Hurrah for Pigovian Taxes!
What is a Pigovian tax? Good question. Thought you’d never ask! A Pigovian tax is a tax on any thing, any activity, or any product…
July 9, 2009Brook’s Law: When More is Less
Brook’s Law: Adding manpower to a late software project only makes it even more late. Software programming is multi-faceted, difficult to successfully divide into discrete…
December 10, 2015Hard Work Required
“I think he finally got the message that he’s got a lot of talent and he has a lot of ability but without the work,…
October 25, 2011PopCap: Big Brother Is Watching
(A Populist Capitalist Civil Liberties Blog) George Orwell was right about the growth of totalitarianism and the love of government for surveillance and intrusion into the…
March 6, 2009A Soft Answer
A diligent young American studied Zen philosophy in Japan. So as to hone and discipline his body as well as his mind, he also studiously…
August 10, 2009Mentor’s Reply to Young Entrepreneur’s Questions (Part IV)
Hello Mr. Collier, I hope everything is going well with you. Would you mind answering the below questions? Do you approach each real estate asset…
January 5, 2016It’s RESULTS That Count
A recent New York Times article (see below) dealt with college students’ expectations that they should be rewarded with grades based upon their effort, rather…
March 12, 2009EQ: The Beginning of Rapport and a Relationship
A smile, a nod, a quick acknowledgement: Effective use of non-verbal communication. Much has been made of EQ (Emotional Intelligence Quotient) of late, as a…
September 5, 2007Good Example Matters
The deleterious long-term effects on the brains and bodies of football players has been in the news of late. There are those who might take…
January 6, 2010“A Rose By Any Other Name…”
Which phrase resonates more with you? Capitalism? Or free enterprise? Protectionism? Or isolationism? The U.S. Chamber of Commerce (a private organization) is about to launch…
August 18, 2009