by Mark Hines The global economy has experienced a deep recession. In the United States, we have seen signs of an improving economy, but unemployment numbers continue to rise. With money such a scarce resource, difficult decisions need to be made about our priorities and where to spend our dollars. Funding the fight against HIV/AIDS […]
Big Spender Meets Big Saver
by Adrian Ineichen The Great Contrast Recently, President Obama travelled to Asia and visited Japan, the APEC summit in Singapore and went to China and Korea. The contrasts were stark, particularly in China: here comes the representative of the world’s most powerful democracy whose people save on average 3% of their disposable income (at some […]