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February 17, 2015 San Diego, California Jim Morrison used to sing: “No one here gets out alive”. And while few people really expect to die, it happens to all of us. Death, like Hemingway wrote of going bankrupt, happens gradually then suddenly. Given the inevitability, it’s always a good idea to have a
February 5, 2015 Sovereign Valley Farm, Chile The government committee was clear—if nothing was to be done, the government’s finances would be doomed in as little as seven years. The Finance Secretary had some tough decisions to make. Raising more revenue for the government over the next few years is crucial. He was
January 30, 2015 Sovereign Valley Farm, Chile The Japanese are known for being great savers and for prioritizing family ties. So it’s particularly important for them to make sure that their savings get passed along to their children. It’s part of human nature to want to pass along our knowledge and our wealth
“Taxes are what we pay for civilized society.” The famous quote by US Supreme Court Justice Oliver Wendell Holmes Jr. is inscribed above the entrance to the headquarters of the Internal Revenue Service. Most people don’t have a clue what he meant, or in what context the statement was made. They simply parrot
July 31, 2014 Tallinn, Estonia In the absurdly best-selling book The 7 Habits of Highly Effective People, author Stephen Covey wrote about abundance vs. scarcity. With the abundance mindset, people confidently view the world as full of resources and opportunities… that there’s more than enough to share… and that more success is coming
September 25, 2013 Sovereign Valley Farm, Pencahue, Chile It goes without saying that parents want the best for their children… and that each generation wishes the next to be even more prosperous and successful. For the most part, this has been the historical pattern since the Industrial Revolution; every successive generation has enjoyed
August 1, 2012 Bergen, Norway Ah, Norway. Government-loving statists love to hold this place up as a shining example that big government and high taxes are good. Free education. Free healthcare. “Happy” people. Yes, Norway is certainly one of the wealthiest countries in the world on the basis of GDP per capita… and
