Posts Tagged ‘Money’
The fixer-upper
A fixer-upper – a project, usually a home or a piece of property that needs money and substantial sweat. It needs some maintenance, some redecorating, some reconstruction and some redesign; it is a real project, not just a weekend outing.
Free market economy?
Discussing the economy, the President said the private sector is “still nervous about whether they want to go ahead and take the risks that are inherent in a free market system.” But, the private sector is not afraid of free markets, it is afraid of continued government interference and fears how much more it will interfere. The government’s job is to regulate the “playing field” of the markets, not to control and manipulate them.
The entitled generation
Last week I watched a news report on a new type of life crisis. Well, sort of. A young reporter discussed the many difficulties facing the 25-year-olds as they finish college. Wait a minute? Why are 25-year-olds just finishing college? Did they take a few years off along the way? How did they do that?
