While most of Korean media is blaming the recent increase in minimum wage for all of Korea's economic woes, and arguing that a reduced work week with create tremendous hardships for employers and reduced wages for employees, there was a very welcome and refreshing article in CNN about Korea and the reduced work week.
CNN: South Korea cuts its work limit from 68 hours a week to 52
I remember when Koreans used to have to work on Saturdays. Samsung Electronics used to make employees work in Sundays also if export targets were not achieved in the 70s and 80s.
Tuesday, July 3, 2018
Sunday, July 1, 2018
How To Get Rid Of Munchies?
Try drinking a glass of wine or a shot of alcohol. Works for me. A lot slimmer now.
Wednesday, June 27, 2018
Former Korean President Myung-bak Lee Used Police To Spy On Citizens
Several months ago, in a building owned by a foundation controlled by the former president, Myung-bak Lee, prosecutors carrying out search warrants found documents from the police to the former president reporting on citizens and politicians critical of the Lee administration, among other incriminating documents.
Yonhap News: Police seek probe of officers allegedly involved in political interference
The chairman of Korea Airlines, Yangho Cho, didn't use any of the numerous tax loopholes available to him. Instead, he just didn't report $44 million that he inherited, because it was held abroad. Now, if convicted, he faces at least 5 years in prison. But rich people always seems to get a suspended sentence of 2 years and probation. He is also being investigated for many more crimes. About time, he and his family have been doing crooked things for decades.
The Standard: Korean Air chief Cho Yang Ho faces questions on US$44m tax evasion, plunder
Yonhap News: Police seek probe of officers allegedly involved in political interference
The chairman of Korea Airlines, Yangho Cho, didn't use any of the numerous tax loopholes available to him. Instead, he just didn't report $44 million that he inherited, because it was held abroad. Now, if convicted, he faces at least 5 years in prison. But rich people always seems to get a suspended sentence of 2 years and probation. He is also being investigated for many more crimes. About time, he and his family have been doing crooked things for decades.
The Standard: Korean Air chief Cho Yang Ho faces questions on US$44m tax evasion, plunder
Friday, June 22, 2018
"We may all be dissociated personalities of a universal consciousness"
The fabric of the universe may be made up of spacetime, energy and consciousness.
Scientific American: Could Multiple Personality Disorder Explain Life, the Universe and Everything?
Scientific American: Could Multiple Personality Disorder Explain Life, the Universe and Everything?
Tuesday, June 19, 2018
New York Catches Up
In the 1970s, Ann Arbor, Michigan changed the laws to only fine cannabis offenders. Now, New York is following suit!
The Vice: Finally, New York Will Stop Arresting Most People for Blazing in Public
Many people suspected that the pharmaceutical industry lobbied hard to keep cannabis illegal. They had a lot of reasons for doing so, it seems.
CBS: Ex-DEA agent: Opioid crisis fueled by drug industry and Congress
Many people suspected that the pharmaceutical industry lobbied hard to keep cannabis illegal. They had a lot of reasons for doing so, it seems.
CBS: Ex-DEA agent: Opioid crisis fueled by drug industry and Congress
Most of those people on opiates would probably have been much better off eating a little cannabis grown in their garden.
Even scientists agree that cannabis needs to be decriminalized.
Even scientists agree that cannabis needs to be decriminalized.
Friday, June 15, 2018
Korean Businesses Cut Down On Jobs
Job growth has drastically fallen from around 300,000 per month early in the year to 110,000 for the past three months and 70,000 for May.
Could it be businesses are cutting back on jobs and investment, in retaliation for increasing the minimum wage to around $7 and other liberal policies?
Xinhuanet: S.Korea faces employment shock as job increase hits 8-year low
The economy is strong. Third month of record trade surpluses. Financial companies doing great due to increased interest rates. Something seem wrong?
On the news today, most of the media are reporting on the low job rate and ever increasing gap between the rich and poor. They are implying that President Moon's administration is to blame.
The ones to blame are the conservative administrations of the imprisoned former presidents Lee and Park, along with the conservative party. Disrupting unions. Decreasing tax on the rich. Stopping regulation of unfair business practices, such as raising rent by 1000% after 5 years. Ending loopholes that the rich use to pay no taxes in transferring wealth to their offspring. Almost all of the major Korean companies passed on control to the founder's children without paying any inheritance taxes.
If the world stopped buying Korean products, it wouldn't hurt me. Might hurt the rich much more than the poor.
Could it be businesses are cutting back on jobs and investment, in retaliation for increasing the minimum wage to around $7 and other liberal policies?
Xinhuanet: S.Korea faces employment shock as job increase hits 8-year low
The economy is strong. Third month of record trade surpluses. Financial companies doing great due to increased interest rates. Something seem wrong?
On the news today, most of the media are reporting on the low job rate and ever increasing gap between the rich and poor. They are implying that President Moon's administration is to blame.
The ones to blame are the conservative administrations of the imprisoned former presidents Lee and Park, along with the conservative party. Disrupting unions. Decreasing tax on the rich. Stopping regulation of unfair business practices, such as raising rent by 1000% after 5 years. Ending loopholes that the rich use to pay no taxes in transferring wealth to their offspring. Almost all of the major Korean companies passed on control to the founder's children without paying any inheritance taxes.
If the world stopped buying Korean products, it wouldn't hurt me. Might hurt the rich much more than the poor.
Thursday, June 14, 2018
Marijuana vs. Opiates?
The answer is obvious.
Today, I read an article that I am in complete agreement with.
Especially this part -
“The misconception is that people are using that [medical marijuana] as an excuse to get high. The reality is our average patient is 55-years-old,” Spirtos said. “These people aren’t out drug seeking. These are real people with real problems that are looking for an alternative that may be more effective.”
I go to doctors in Korea about pain and they just say to live with it. Even doctors are afraid to prescribe painkillers, because of the narcotics laws in Korea.
Fox News: Will medical marijuana replace opioids in war on cancer?
I have had cancer surgery three times, so I am lucky to be alive. It helped me to have a positive attitude on life. Hey! I am still alive! Almost 20 years since the last surgery. Thought I was a goner for sure, so I traveled the world and all around the Korea for a few years. Didn't die, so I had to get a job.
But I still have pain unrelated to cancer, but very serious. That's the reason for my interest in the legalization of cannabis. In addition to relieving pain somewhat, it helps me feel better.
Newsweek: PSYCHEDELIC DRUGS: LSD CHANGES BRAIN, COULD BE USED FOR DEPRESSION, ADDICTION TREATMENT
Today, I read an article that I am in complete agreement with.
Especially this part -
“The misconception is that people are using that [medical marijuana] as an excuse to get high. The reality is our average patient is 55-years-old,” Spirtos said. “These people aren’t out drug seeking. These are real people with real problems that are looking for an alternative that may be more effective.”
I go to doctors in Korea about pain and they just say to live with it. Even doctors are afraid to prescribe painkillers, because of the narcotics laws in Korea.
Fox News: Will medical marijuana replace opioids in war on cancer?
I have had cancer surgery three times, so I am lucky to be alive. It helped me to have a positive attitude on life. Hey! I am still alive! Almost 20 years since the last surgery. Thought I was a goner for sure, so I traveled the world and all around the Korea for a few years. Didn't die, so I had to get a job.
But I still have pain unrelated to cancer, but very serious. That's the reason for my interest in the legalization of cannabis. In addition to relieving pain somewhat, it helps me feel better.
Newsweek: PSYCHEDELIC DRUGS: LSD CHANGES BRAIN, COULD BE USED FOR DEPRESSION, ADDICTION TREATMENT