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HEALTH POLICE
HEALTH POLICE BLOOMBERG BUSINESS WEEK (2010) 1/26 50-51 Pepsi is in the process of changing its junk food to something more nutrious but also more tasty. They are now moving to baked chips and related strategies. That means that once a junk food has been dispensed with, something better and tastier should arise. WATERS 52 Amigen Drugs is producing a new pharmaceutical that helps strengthen bones and kill cancer. It sounds too good to be true, but one must not give up hope. The drug is a new antibody that replenish bones and keep cancer from meta sizing. PRESLEY 66 Proof, Stiglitz a Keynesian by orientation believes that Obama has been too timid. There fore, he should get rid of Larry Summers and Timothy Geitner. Both are free marketers and that is what drove the country into the toilet. Since this has been published, both Summers and Geitner have been put in the background and Obama has demanded 40 billion from CEO's of big business. Further, he has called for more regulation of the banks. THE ECONOMIST (2010) 1/16 TIME TO GET TOUGH THE ECONOMIST TAKES THE SAME POSITION. Obama has to get tougher. They cite a number of reason why and what he should improve. So, see the above story. SOME OBSERVATIONS ABOUT SOCIETY As a society emerges, one does not know how each system works, but some generalizations do come about. Please recall that these are generalities. 1) Ultimately, individuals and societies to not know what will happen in the future. 2)If you do not know what might happen in the future, you can only rely on something that might have been a trend in the past. 3.)An organized few, will generally rule over the masses. This is regardless of the political society. Some are more plea sent to live in than others depending on where you are located in the society. 4. Almost everything is stratified. Some are more fair than other societies, but the stratification does exist. 5.You can't avoid taxes and death. Depending on the situation and where and when you are located in society, taxes can be avoided or dramatically reduced relative to the law. Death appears to be so
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