Let’s briefly recap Part 1, and Part 2 of this short series. The Cantillon School of Economics “The reason that the rich were so rich, Vimes reasoned, was because they managed to spend less money.” Terry Pratchett – Men At Arms Sam Vimes isn’t wrong in his basic assumption about […]
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Chpt 24.2: Profit Margin
Captain Sam Vimes’ belief was that people are motivated entirely by self interest. That those with wealth use it as a marker of influence and status, and those who possess great wealth are often able to exert control over others. Something I think most would agree with, and that we […]
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Chpt 20: I Blame The Parents
In 2008 I travelled to Japan with friends and spent time in Kyoto and Tokyo. This was an eye-opening trip for me, someone who had never travelled to a country that didn’t use the Latin Alphabet, bearing in mind that about 50% of countries globally use this as the basis […]