KSU: Georgia manufacturing roars back in February – Atlanta Business Chronicle:
KSU: Georgia manufacturing roars back in FebruaryManufacturing activity in Georgia in February rose to heights not seen since April 2008, mirroring a positive national trend.
The Peach State notched its highest reading since April 2008, according to the Econometric Center at Kennesaw State University’s Coles College of Business.
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In a wonderful piece from the ZDNet daily, a discussion at we all need to read and understand. Dion Hinchcliffe takes a long, hard look at where we are where we’re going.
What will power next-generation businesses? | Enterprise Web 2.0 | ZDNet.com
What will power next-generation businesses?This is a new Internet-powered business landscape. Self-organizing peer production is the motive force and network effects are the new market share.
Our friends at Powerline offer convincing proof of what we all know to be true. Lower taxes work. Now, why is this important? Well, if you read the whole article, then you will come to realize where you marketing dollars are sure to bring the most bang for the buck. And, if you’re overseas looking for new entry points into the US landscape, pay attention.
Power Line – California vs. Texas: The Verdict Is In
California vs. Texas: The Verdict Is In
November 1, 2009 Posted by John at 8:32 PMTexas, increasingly, is the economic and intellectual leader of the U.S. During the last 18 months before the current recession took hold, while the country as a whole was still creating jobs, more than half of those jobs were created in a single state: Texas.
Texas has usurped the leadership position that, decades ago, belonged to California. Today California is in decline, likely irreversibly so. William Voegeli draws the sad but instructive comparison in the Los Angeles Times:
In America’s federal system, some states, such as California, offer residents a “package deal” that bundles numerous and ambitious public benefits with the high taxes needed to pay for them. Other states, such as Texas, offer packages combining modest benefits and low taxes. These alternatives, of course, define the basic argument between liberals and conservatives over what it means to get the size and scope of government right. …
California and Texas are not perfect representatives of the alternative deals, but they come close. Overall, the Census Bureau’s latest data show that state and local government expenditures for all purposes in 2005-06 were 46.8% higher in California than in Texas: $10,070 per person compared with $6,858. …
Confronted with a stark choice between government dominance and freedom, Americans are voting with their feet:
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And now coming from a meeting in Buenos Aires, some good news. Read about it here, first, since the MSM isn’t going to report it at all.
This should be a big business opportunity for many in the delivery niche; think about it. All the associated companies that will need your help will be up and running quick, unless our benevolent national government gets in the way!
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Energy crisis is postponed as new gas rescues the world – Telegraph
Energy crisis is postponed as new gas rescues the world
Engineers have performed their magic once again. The world is not going to run short of energy as soon as feared.
Sep 11
On this 9/11 Never Forget
Eight years ago today, our homeland was attacked by fanatical Muslims inspired by Saudi Arabian bigotry. Three thousand American citizens and residents died.
We resolved that we, the People, would never forget. Then we forgot.
We’ve learned nothing.
via Betraying our dead.