Economics

These posts cover financial and economic topics, including taxes, financing, macro- and micro-economics
Dec
08
Row upon row of people sitting in crowded bleachers

The Foregone Conclusion of the COP28 Cop-Out

Anyone who's worked on a team knows full well the reason governments are doomed to fail. Might us citizens also have the solution?
3 min read
Dec
01
Customer Service: Closing Down MY Account

Re-Imagining the CUSTOMER in Customer Service (by Stephen Faciszewski)

Greetings friends! Klugne readers are smart. This is most apparent when you can see them in action yourself. Today's illuminating
8 min read
Nov
24
Wall of stock certificates of defunct corporations

Unions Are Doing Humanity a Tremendous Service

At the same time, unions are inadvertently creating the conditions for their disappearance
3 min read
Nov
03
A green field with flowers and trees under a blue sky speckled with clouds

Would You Sell Your Time for 500x Less Than You Could Earn?

Although life is about so much more than making money, looking at this graph gave me pause
4 min read
Oct
13
A row of colored pencils with the tips all at different lengths

A Solution to Income Inequality That Would Genuinely Work

And would not destroy economies or social cohesion in the process
3 min read
Sep
29
Sign reading: A recent study has found that women who carry a little extra weight live longer than the men who mention it

How Does Your Wealth Stack Up on a Global Scale?

What does it take to be in the top half of adults? The top 1%? I hope the answers make you feel better about yourself
3 min read
Sep
08
A boardwalk curving into the distance amongst thick, green reeds

What if We All Showed Up for a Climate Disaster That Didn’t Happen?

We’re in the process of committing possibly the greatest waste of resources in human history
3 min read
Aug
18
Lakeshore with reeds and trees under a cloudy sky

What Climate Alarmists Get Wrong About the Science

Solving hard problems in the real world involves more than climate science
4 min read
Jul
28
Ornate stone front of St. Pancras hotel, London

Are There Limits on How Much Leaders Can Loot in Your Country?

It’s not elections, institutions, or incomes that distinguish rogue nations from those governed by the Rule of Law
3 min read
May
19
Sea of small American flags stretching to horizon

Why It's So Hard Being An American Overseas

The IRS got the idea that millions of Americans at home and abroad were hiding their money in foreign bank accounts to avoid paying U.S. taxes
5 min read