Archive for the 'Economy' Category
Utah Is Ending Homelessness by Giving People Homes
January 22nd, 2014Via: Nation of Change: In eight years, Utah has quietly reduced homelessness by 78 percent, and is on track to end homelessness by 2015. How did Utah accomplish this? Simple. Utah solved homelessness by giving people homes. In 2005, Utah figured out that the annual cost of E.R. visits and jail says for homeless people […]
Army Studying Replacing Thousands of Grunts with Robots
January 21st, 2014Via: Military Times: During remarks at the Army Aviation Symposium in Arlington, Va., on Jan. 15, Cone quietly dropped a bomb. The Army, he said, is considering the feasibility of shrinking the size of the brigade combat team from about 4,000 soldiers to 3,000 over the coming years, and replacing the lost soldiers with robots […]
Walden on Wheels: On the Open Road from Debt to Freedom
January 21st, 2014A buddy of mine did damn near the same thing, except he slept in his lab at the university, as well as his vehicle. He had a Toyota pickup with a shell on the back. This was at a university with a very heavy cop presence. They would have definitely busted someone in a van. […]
Britain: 26% of Young Adults Live with Parents
January 21st, 2014Via: BBC: A quarter of young people in the UK now live with their parents, official figures show. The Office for National Statistics (ONS) said more than 3.3 million adults between the ages of 20 and 34 were living with parents in 2013, 26% of that age group.
World’s 85 Richest People Have as Much Wealth as Poorest 3.5 Billion
January 21st, 2014Via: Independent: The 85 richest people on the planet have accumulated as much wealth between them as half of the world’s population, political and financial leaders have been warned ahead of their annual gathering in the Swiss resort of Davos. The tiny elite of multibillionaires, who could fit into a double-decker bus, have piled up […]
47% Of Today’s Jobs Automated In Next Two Decades, “No Country Is Ready For It”
January 20th, 2014What’s the solution, according to the The Economist? Online classes and video games! Via: The Economist: Today’s governments would do well to start making the changes needed before their people get angry.
Nissan Has 48% of Global Pure Electric Car Market
January 20th, 2014Via: Inside EVs: This past weekend Nissan announced that after just more than 3 years on the market, the LEAF had reached the 100,000 vehicles sold level. … Overall, Nissan has captured 48% of pure electric sales worldwide since 2010 according to the company.
Sugar Linked To $1 Trillion In U.S. Healthcare Spending Per Year
January 20th, 2014Via: Forbes: “So 30% – 40% of healthcare expenditures in the USA go to help address issues that are closely tied to the excess consumption of sugar.” Credit Suisse Report – Sugar: Consumption At A Crossroads (PDF here) At this level, the math clearly lacks scientific precision, but it does emphasize the huge burden associated […]
Rich Chinese Flee China
January 19th, 2014Via: CNBC: A new report shows that 64 percent of Chinese millionaires have either emigrated or plan to emigrate—taking their spending and fortunes with them. The United States is their favorite destination. The report from Hurun, a wealth research firm that focuses on China, said that one-third of China’s super rich—or those worth $16 million […]
China: Industrial Scale Pig Cloning
January 18th, 2014…In an old shoe factory. Via: BBC: You hear the squeals of the pigs long before reaching a set of long buildings set in rolling hills in southern China. Feeding time produces a frenzy as the animals strain against the railings around their pens. But this is no ordinary farm. Run by a fast-growing company […]
