From: http://www.bookrags.com/research/filial-responsibility-eos-02/ The term filial responsibility denotes the “responsibility for parents exercised by children. The term emphasizes duty rather than satisfaction and is usually connected with protection, care, or financial support” (Schorr, 1980, p. 1). Although it is popularly believed that the obligation of children to care for their parents has ancient origins based on [...]
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How Existing Filial Responsibility Laws Can Affect You, If You Have Parents
January 1st, 2012 · No Comments · Current Events, Retirement Planning
Recession Woes – What Should America Do?
December 31st, 2011 · No Comments · Current Events
What should America do in the face of the recession? Is more regulation necessary? Should bankers and mortgage brokers be made to “pay” for creating this mess? In this short interview, Dr. Yaron Brook explains that Government regulation, not free market businessmen, are the cause of economic crisis in America today. The current economic slump [...]
High Gas Prices Are Not Caused By “Greedy” Oil Companies – Part 2
December 28th, 2011 · No Comments · Asset Preservation, Current Events
Many politicians and journalists obsess over what they deem “excessive profits” oil profits while they leer at numerators, not denominators. The industry giant Exxon/Mobil scored record breaking profits, but profit ratios which pale in comparison to other industries. Exxon boasted a $40.6 billion profit for 2007 but this is nothing compared to its $404.5 billion [...]
High Gas Prices Are Not Caused By “Greedy” Oil Companies
December 27th, 2011 · No Comments · Current Events
It is easy enough to blame oil companies for the “record high” gasoline prices we are now facing in this country. But, one must ask: are gas prices really outrageous? And secondly, are the oil companies really to blame for our current situation?
In both cases the answer is a resounding “no”…
How To Cope In Today’s Economic Climate
December 26th, 2011 · No Comments · Current Events
Almost no amount of “cutting edge” information is worth reading if it doesn’t address the very real challenges of living in today’s economy. Depending on what your profession is, where in the country you live, and what type of automobile (or automobiles) you drive, you could be facing serious troubles (if you aren’t already) in [...]