A Tax Plan By, Of, and For The People and Small Business 1
on 26 Apr, 2017
In Commentary, Work
As a fledgling US small business owner at Stinson Orthopedics Inc., (www.stinsonortho.com), this tax plan is by, of, and for the American people and job creators. If enacted, it’s a massive game-changer for job-creating businesses across the country. Below is an email I sent to our team members reviewing the
Uber in the Ownership Society 0
on 4 Nov, 2014
In Ownership Evolution, Work
Uber’s great success attracting quality drivers rests squarely in leveraging man’s two core natural rights. Uber drivers can 1) exercise much more free choice in their profession and 2) own 70% more of the fruits of their labor than the legacy highly regulated and controlled tax service model. UberX Customers are rewarded with
Starbucks in the Ownership Society 1
Starbucks is a great Ownership Society case study highlighted with its announcement this week of a new college tuition assistance program that allows roughly 100,000 US Starbucks employees without college degrees to enroll at Arizona State University on-line and receive 50% of first two year tuition ($6,500 value/year) and
Owning Our Environment by Rethinking Junk Mail 4
Are you bothered by the amount of useless mail order catalogs and junk mail you receive daily? What percent of your mail is junk, @80%? In 2013, the US Post Office delivered 158.4 billion pieces of mail, generated $67.3 billion revenues, and lost $4.9 billion (US Post Office fast facts, 2013).
Using The Winning Evolutionary Strategy for Public Policy Making: Expand What Works, Adapt What Doesn’t 2
on 27 Mar, 2014
In Ownership Evolution, Work
An objective observer of today’s divisive politics in the Western world would note that Progressivism on the left and social conservatism on the right are ‘failing to launch’ with the center of the electorate that decides elections and sustains viable political movements. Why? Both violate our two core natural
A Solution for Income Inequality? Minimum Investment Accounts (MIAs) 0
on 6 Mar, 2014
In Work
President Obama and the Democrat Party have bright lined rising income inequality in recent years as their new battle cry for an expanded progressive agenda of more federal spending on new programs such as increasing the federal minimum wage from $7.25/hour to $10.00/hour. This increases income from $14,500 to $20,000/year with
Pope Francis on Inequality & Exclusion from Capitalism: Solution? Golden Rule of Direct Reciprocity 0
on 10 Feb, 2014
In Ownership Evolution, Work
Pope Francis oversees a Catholic Church with over 1.2 billion followers worldwide. In his 224 page Evangelii Gaudium published 11/26/13, the Pope equates the inequality and exclusion endemic in a ‘survival of the fittest’ free market system in which ‘the powerful feed upon the powerless’ to an evil like breaking one
Applying the Seattle Seahawks’ Game Plan for America: ‘Caring for the Whole Person’ 2
After winning Super Bowl XLVIII on Sunday, February 2nd, ESPN’s Steve Young asked Pete Carroll, the Seattle Seahawks coach, the magic behind his football team this year knowing the answer. Coach Carroll’s response: ‘We try to take care of the whole person’. Coach Carroll developed this new NFL teaching philosophy
The Fork in America’s Road Forward: Entitlement Society with Perpetual Dependence or Ownership Society with Empowerment & Choice? 1
on 28 Jan, 2014
In Home, Immigration, Personal Rejuvenation & Relationships, Retirement, Work
All Americans can agree that today’s rising income inequality, loss of personal freedom to government power, and fiscal negligence at all levels of government are not sustainable IF we wish to improve the human condition, and enjoy a free democratic society and dynamic job-creating economy. Americans recognize we have arrived
2014 State of Our Government Dependence: Solution? More Asset Owners 0
on 23 Jan, 2014
In Education, Retirement, Work
Happy New Year to followers of the Ownership Society! I look forward to a robust year of consensus-building around our three objectives: reduce income inequality, increase personal freedom, and solve the fiscal crisis. President Obama is expected to bright line income inequality and the lack of economic mobility as