Latest articles from The Insiders Guide To Politics (http://insiderspolitics.com) http://insiderspolitics.com 2008-11-21T19:14:20+01:00 text/html 2006-09-18T01:01:39+01:00 http://insiderspolitics.com http://insiderspolitics.com/politics-a50.html Politics text/html 2006-09-18T01:01:39+01:00 http://insiderspolitics.com http://insiderspolitics.com/the-delicate-art-of-a49.html Government budgets represent between 25% and 50% of he Gross Domestic Product (GDP), depending on the country. The members of the European Union (Germany, France) and the Scandinavian countries repre... text/html 2006-09-18T01:01:39+01:00 http://insiderspolitics.com http://insiderspolitics.com/the-professions-of-the-a48.html Predicting the future is a tricky business. There have been countless ridiculous failures at identifying the trends and products which will determine the future shape of our life and our environment.... text/html 2006-09-18T01:01:39+01:00 http://insiderspolitics.com http://insiderspolitics.com/what-could-macedonia-learn-a47.html The first reaction of economies in transition is a sharp decline in their production, mainly in industrial production. In the countries which attained independence with the demise of the British Empi... text/html 2006-09-18T01:01:39+01:00 http://insiderspolitics.com http://insiderspolitics.com/public-procurement-and-very-a46.html In every national budget, there is a part called "Public Procurement". This is the portion of the budget allocated to purchasing services and goods for the various ministries, authorities and other a... text/html 2006-09-18T01:01:39+01:00 http://insiderspolitics.com http://insiderspolitics.com/ifs-and-vats-of-a45.html To be justified, taxes should satisfy a few conditions: Above all, they should encourage economic activity by providing incentives to save and to invest. Savings - transformed into investments- enha... text/html 2006-09-18T01:01:39+01:00 http://insiderspolitics.com http://insiderspolitics.com/battling-societys-cancer-unemployment-a44.html The official figures are staggering: 35% of the workforce - about 280,000 people - are unemployed and looking for a job. Each 1.43 employee support 1 unemployed person. In the USA the figure is 3.3 t... text/html 2006-09-18T01:01:39+01:00 http://insiderspolitics.com http://insiderspolitics.com/should-the-government-compensate-a43.html This, of course, is a political decision. There is no "right" thing to do. Even the IMF imperatives are not sacred. Sometimes, inflationary goals should be sacrifice to avoid the total collapse of th... text/html 2006-09-18T01:01:39+01:00 http://insiderspolitics.com http://insiderspolitics.com/the-typology-of-financial-a42.html Tulipmania - this is the name coined for the first pyramid investment scheme in history. In 1634, tulip bulbs were traded in a special exchange in Amsterdam. People used these bulbs as means of exc... text/html 2006-09-18T01:01:39+01:00 http://insiderspolitics.com http://insiderspolitics.com/the-will-to-fight-a41.html The more I study the dynamics of WWII the more I am convinced that we won the war because of our entrepreneurs and their output; manufacturing capability. With most other things being equaled; technology, techniques of war strategy, etc.; only two things won us the war. The Will to Win, and the never before achieved industrial output. text/html 2006-09-18T01:01:39+01:00 http://insiderspolitics.com http://insiderspolitics.com/religion-wars-and-civilization-a40.html Many are quick to point out the benefits of religion in civilization as the bond that keeps us together; a bond, which keeps society from disrupting into chaos and spontaneously turning to anarchy. Yet, to do so without discussion of the flip side of the coin is misleading at best. text/html 2006-09-18T01:01:39+01:00 http://insiderspolitics.com http://insiderspolitics.com/truckers-take-some-hits-a39.html After 9-11 insurance rates on Independent Truck Drivers and smaller trucking companies showed an average increase of over 30%. Larger trucking companies are generally self insured, however incessant lawsuits have also hurt them and caused higher self insurance funds causing decreased earnings and thus higher over all shipping rates to the consumer. text/html 2006-09-18T01:01:39+01:00 http://insiderspolitics.com http://insiderspolitics.com/toll-ways-hurt-the-a38.html The United States has never done a full study on the economic losses caused by the toll ways, which impede our daily lives and the flow of our transportation. Transportation is vital to the health of a nation, its GDP and the flow of commerce and trade. Each time we put up a barrier or tax something we slow down our civilization and that has a ripple effect which extends past the regions where those toll ways are. text/html 2006-09-18T01:01:39+01:00 http://insiderspolitics.com http://insiderspolitics.com/minor-disruptions-cause-chaos-a37.html Recently the Los Angeles Transit workers are on Strike and the RTD is not operating, this happens every few years. This disrupts the flow of people on their way to get food, go to work, attend college or visit friends. When the flow of transportation is disrupted it hurts our trust in the integrity of the system and affects our lives. text/html 2006-09-18T01:01:39+01:00 http://insiderspolitics.com http://insiderspolitics.com/maximizing-efficiency-at-our-a36.html Our Airports have excess capacity, which is not being used due to the fact that many airliners sit during the nighttime and fly during the day. This is only one problem we have that can be solved through better optimization. text/html 2006-09-18T01:01:39+01:00 http://insiderspolitics.com http://insiderspolitics.com/bureaucracy-suffocating-the-flow-a35.html We are slowing the transportation flows of our civilization by over burdening our transit systems, transportation companies, airlines, railroads and shipping companies with linear thought out rules and regulations. text/html 2006-09-18T01:01:39+01:00 http://insiderspolitics.com http://insiderspolitics.com/california-mutual-assistance-program-a34.html In years past California Mutual Assistance Program and emergency response for fighting fires learned a valuable lesson. They learned that fires get big quick and it is important to use all available resources to prevent the wide spread damage that can occur.