The argument of regulation spills over to the industrial sector. The business like the individual feels aggreived that it cannot choose for itself, instead of having to follow regulations. What can be galling is state prohibitions that seem to be purely politically motivated and have no bearing on health and safety such as the US trade embargo with Cuba.

Why don’t companies have the right to trade with Cuba? The country is showing signs of moderating its hardline communist approach and could do with new cars, the latest wire erosion technology, ITC services, green technology and so on. Trade between the two countries would also enormously benefit America which is just coming out of recession and is keen to open up new markets to create new jobs at home.

It is by the freedom to trade and exchange technologies that countries stabilize their relations so that even in times of political tensions certain lines of communication remain open. It is, afterall, by trading with China, that the USA has come to stop thinking of the country as its enemy. Perhaps the freedom to trade can do more than self-serving politicians to stabilize relations between countries.

It has come to my attention during a search for a few wine gift baskets for friends who live in New York City that the state government in Albany is looking into a new and ridiculous law.  The law they are discussing would require any alchol seller in the state of New York to have a warehouse within the state.  I guess they don’t want to protect consumer choice from small wineries right?  Given that the state of Washington just allowed their citizens to vote on what amounts to the same law and saw 77% of those who voted say they wanted a more free system-what makes the state of New York think that their consumer population is any different?

The question is should they be regulated? Sure there has to be some caps or limits of the amount of the high interest charges, with some lenders charging as much as 4000% APR. However the Government need to be careful as they may drive these people who are vulnerable and need access to the money urgently to apply to other types of loan sharks.

Payday Loan Lenders charge so much interest mainly because they are offering a service to lend people money who may have bad credit. Getting a Cash Loan the same day and having the flexibility of paying it back within such a short period of time will demand more return as the Lenders are taking big risks lending to these types of consumers.

There should be some form of regulation to stop the Lenders who are ripping people off, but there needs to be a balance like anything, Lenders still need to make money and if its too risky, then there may no longer be Payday Loans to suit consumer needs.

I’m excited and happy that my family has gone on live all over the country. Because it’s given me great perspective on all the different parts of our great nation. Now I have to decide for myself where I might end up. Where I’d like to live for my “boring years”. The search has taken me from North Carolina where I raised my family, all the way to the pacific. This journey has taken me to Seattle, San Diego. As well as a few stops along the way. My son George lives in Missouri where as my daughter Kathy lives in Colorado Springs. I’m unable to visit them all, unless I live in a more central location like Texas or Nevada. But I’m not sure that that kind of heat agrees with me.

I think I might want to live in the northwest where there’s lots of rain but very little snow or heat. They don’t even have forest fires there, because it’s so wet. And I think it could be the kind of place where I could rediscover my old passion for fly fishing. And really connect with the outdoors again. Something I’ve been wanting to do ever since I was going through my midlife crisis, now some 30 years ago.

I’m glad to say that that wasn’t my midlife.

A simple web design may price under $20 dollars, but a well-designed expert e-commerce web page may price in place of $200. These prices are based on high amount design manufacturing facilities. A customized developed design just for your business alone may price in the countless numbers. An experienced web page design supplier you will often be buying styles of a much top quality than you are capable of creating on your own. Now internet sites can experience the relieve of use that comes with employing expert web layouts.

Free easy web layouts are an reasonable yet effective way to promote your new online products. The content might center on a new products you want to create to your industry or it could mention the specifics about an future sales event. That is all it takes to get your work from home business reverend up and running. In this way you have purchased the style you wanted for much cheaper and faster than had you chosen someone to develop a details. Once you have gotten your shiny details about your new item, if you also give them the opportunity to act upon the details by buying, so much the better for your company.

Thailand the fastest growing country in Southeast Asia is a country that has many different resources. Its main source of income is from their different tourist spots that caters and exhibit their beautiful natural resources. One of the famous provinces that are rich in this type of resources is the Phuket Province. Phuket has many tourist spots and most of them are resorts and hotels. Actually, all of them are not just your average resorts but these resorts are paradise.  If you are planning to go to one of Phuket’s beach resort, you can book them as early as now using the internet. Try browsing the website Phuket, here you can choose from different astonishing resorts in Phuket Thailand.

The major problem of Thailand is its unemployment rate. We can’t say that Phuket’s unemployment rate is low because there are still lots of Thai People who doesn’t have a job yet. As off the year 2010 its unemployment rate decreased from 1.5 percent, this was on 2009, to 1.2 percent on the year 2010. This means from (more or less) 550 thousand Thai people in the year 2009 to 440 thousand Thai in the year 2010 are still unemployed, estimated from Phuket’s labor force of 37.25 million. The reason for this problem in unemployment or the joblessness of some people is that some of them did not have the luxury to go to schools. Another is because of Thailand’s enormous population, the people classified as skilled or those that have gone through schooling are having difficulties in finding a productive job that is suitable for them. And, if that certain incident happens to the skilled people in Thailand how much more those who didn’t made it through college. 

The solution that was focused and was given by the government is really brilliant. They used and exploited what they already have. The answer is their tourism resources. Every day there are thousands of people visiting Thailand to go on a holiday or to spend a vacation or to have great experience in Thailand. They don’t need any diplomas or expertise. All they need is to know a little English and to have a very hospitable attitude. Those unemployed Thais can now make their own business that targets tourists as their customers. Or, they can even make souvenirs for the tourists.

In Phuket, villagers are given permanent income by making them or their children tourist guides. Just like famous spots in Phuket where they exhibit elephant rides and many other enjoyments, children and people that are unemployed in the past are now behind these breathtaking tourist attractions. Hence, if you are planning to spend your vacation in Phuket Thailand, you are not only helping the economy if Thailand but you are also helping the people of this beautiful country especially those people that are unemployed.

What does the FDA say about eyeliner, permanent lip coloring and eyebrow tattooing pigments? The FDA doesn’t regulate, control or actively get involved in the tattoo industry – either the artistic or the cosmetic side. Officially, the FDA views pigments used for intradermal tattoos, permanent makeup {eyebrow tattooing and lip coloring, as well as paramedical camouflaging} as color additives that require approval, however because of “lack of evidence of safety concerns, FDA traditionally has not exercised its regulatory authority over tattoo inks or the pigments used in them.” Although the FDA website provides a list of risks associated with cosmetic eyebrow tattooing and other procedures, the industry is self-regulating in terms of hygiene, equipment, professional qualifications and product usage, including: topical anesthetics, antiseptics, sterilization procedures, aftercare products and pigments. Has this lack of government regulation adversely affected the lip, eye and eyebrow tattooing industry? It seems not. With the liberation from government restrictions, artistic and cosmetic tattoo professionals take great pride in training and internship programs as well as certifying themselves through self-governing bodies like the SPCP {the Society for Permanent Cosmetic Professionals} and the AAM {the American Academy of Micropigmentation}. The SPCP conducts rigorous tests for members to become board certified and receive the title of CPCP {Certified Permanent Cosmetics Professional}. CPCP professionals must be OSHA certified, have training in bloodborne pathogens and follow hospital grade hygiene standards when working from clinics or private permanent makeup practices. Certified professionals offer pigment allergy tests before procedures, use only disposable needles, sterilized equipment to avoid cross contamination, and provide medical-grade sanitary facilities of their own free choice even in regions where state appointed health inspections and licensing is not mandatory.

A business is similar to a living organism in the sense that, like a plant, it requires the right environment for it to flourish and grow.  Knowing the basic libertarian principles would be a good start.  These are the principles that promote the right to life, the right to freedom of speech, and the right to property. After all, the business owner whose life is constantly threatened could hardly operate, much less be successful in the mercantile field he has chosen.  If his freedom of speech were curtailed, he would hardly be able to communicate with his potential customers through the right advertisements and promotions.  And if his right to property were not properly protected through the threats of confiscation or nationalization of his business, he would not have the motivation to expand or make additional investments to it.

The shadow of government also looms large in business strategy development.  Its policies and actions can be a bane or a boon to business.  It can use its tool of taxation to make a business flourish or to stifle or even completely kill it.  The right amount of taxes, especially if plowed back into infrastructure like roads to facilitate the movement of goods or services which the business provides, would greatly benefit its distribution and transportation activities.   However, if the tax imposed is too steep or exorbitant, the government will be killing the proverbial goose that lays the golden eggs.

The more sophisticated or complex the businesses to be set up, the more multi-faceted the business strategies should be. A business dealing with importation or exportation, or both, should be able to reflect and deal with the additional realities of the policies of a foreign government.  Subsidies which a foreign government gives to its producers would not augur well for a business that exports goods to that foreign country, as it would give undue advantage to the local businessmen based there.

So the next time one hears of a businessman who fails, one can appreciate the rigors he went through.  Or if the businessman succeeds, consider it a testament to his creativity and resourcefulness.

This is at the heart of the libertarian point of view: if it doesn’t harm others and I willingly want to do something than why should I be prevented. Of course for Thoreau it was more than being allowed to take drugs or pursue dangerous pastimes. It was the right to live a life unimpeded by the state. Thoreau lived at Walden Pond to escape the state imposing on him. He was arrested when he refused to pay taxes to fund a war.

The notion of libertarianism depends on the idea that it upholds liberties that do not infringe on others people’s liberties. Since the advances in biology we have come to discover how we are all interconnected in complex relations that form eco-systems. Our actions have far greater repercussions than we previously thought. Burning fossil fuels in cars harms the environment. This causes global warming and in turn leads to drought, rising water levels and species extinction. The individual’s right to emit carbon is not consequence free. Thus, the libertarian point of view should be refined to say that an action as long as doesn’t infringe on other’s liberties or damage the environment should be justified.

Since nearly all human activity has an impact for good or bad on the environment we perhaps collapse the libertarian point of view. You might have a right to plant bamboo or drink coconut juice, but not to take an airplane, buy a car or eat beef.

Relocating to a new country is always a mix of pull and push forces. On the pull side, Central America certainly has lots to offer – beautiful scenery, affordable real estate (have a look at Reveal Real Estate for more details on real estate for sale in Belize, Nicaragua and Panama), a low cost of living and an easy going culture.

But there is something more isn’t there?  A sense of freedom from regulation, a pioneering spirit even.

What about the push side?  Well I always ask people why they are leaving the US and I’ve been noticing new “push factors’ emerge in recent years.  There’s a real sense that people want to escape from increased government intervention in their day to day lives.  Of course taxes are a part of this (Central America does not collect tax on overseas income and the tax rates are very low), but it’s also about escaping what is perceived of as an emerging nanny state.

From my perspective of helping people move to Central America I’m delighted to see this new trend.  But as an American who maintains strong ties with home, it does leave me a bit concerned with what is happening to our great country.