Posts Tagged as ‘Economy’

July 7, 2008

Crime and Materialism

This is a thought that just occured to me, but it seems that an increase in crime has a direct correlation with materialism in society. People want stuff, and to get stuff you need cash.
With an increasingly short attention span, thanks to the influence of things like music videos where any given scene is [...]

May 5, 2008

Rice in Japan

The solution to Japanese farmers’ bind of not selling any rice because of its high cost is simply to not grow any rice at all! With protectionist policies, they could make a fortune out of growing nothing!
“His specialty was alfalfa, and he made a good thing out of not growing any. The government [...]

January 19, 2008

Contempt in Asia will no longer be over history

South Korean President-elect states he will not demand apology from Japan over historical confrontations. Former South Korean Presidents have been very vocal over demands for official apologies from Japan. Lee Myeong Bak is looking to change this, and I think he’s doing so from the stance of a businessman. He was elected [...]