Key Word Summary for articles at www.downsize-stuff.com (redirects to community development website) —¤¤¤— Economic Multipliers: Insurance; economic activity; wealth retention (OPEN) —¤— Economic Multipliers (2): Tools versus technology; making sure both create wealth (OPEN) —¤— Economic Multipliers (3): Negative economic multipliers; audio/text-based learning; avoidable problems(OPEN) —¤— Economic Multipliers (4): Wheels are economic multipliers (OPEN) —¤— Economic Multipliers (5): Entropy; messiness in economic systems; laziness; creating learning systems (OPEN) —¤— Economic Multipliers (6): When people are negative economic multipliers (OPEN) —¤— Economic Multipliers (7): Libraries as tools; the value of building bases of wealth (OPEN) —¤— Economic Multipliers (8): Access to services; FREE? water; wash machines; laundromats (OPEN) —¤— Economic Multipliers (9): A nation's value system: wealth creation, religious freedom, rewards for productivity, property rights, moderation in actions, monogamous relationships, protecting a nation's health (OPEN) —¤— Economic Multipliers (10): A call to youth: needed — creative ideas re.: technology & preventing social problems, the Internet & prescription drugs, and 'risky' substitutes (OPEN) —¤— Economic Multipliers (11): A call to youth: needed — creative ideas re.: technology & preventing social problems, Haiti, solving social problems, creating economic multipliers in the midst of disaster, the Internet & 'inappropriate' photos and creative sentencing (OPEN) —¤— Economic Multipliers (12): A call to youth: needed — creative ideas re.: technology & preventing social problems, Internet and cell phone cruelty, growing up in a 'new' world, finding yourself, having a response, being your own best friend (OPEN) —¤— Economic Multipliers (13): A call to youth: needed — creative ideas re.: technology & preventing social problems, knowing what NOT to post on the Internet, learning what's behind the 'photos,' cultivating good neighbors & colleagues & friends (OPEN) —¤— Economic Multipliers (14): Thread is an economic multiplier, 'tools' and access to them, an 'expanded' concept for libraries, mending things in communities while teaching kids skills, giving MOTIVATED kids greater opportunities to build bases of wealth (OPEN) —¤— Economic Multipliers (15): Change as an economic multiplier, gradients, Benjamin Franklin, lightning rods, evolution of human thought, changing probabilities, inventions, the impact of science and mathematics, unapplied knowledge (OPEN) —¤— Economic Multipliers (16): Lending ... a tool to create economic multipliers, the Amortization Factor (A.F.), an Excel 'formula,' calculating monthly payments, math phobias, thinking about borrowing from an 'investment' perspective, the impacts of declining property and asset values, flooding and car engines, the CarTalk guys (OPEN) —¤— Economic Multipliers (17): Parts as economic multipliers, the innards of an old black and white television set, an odd use for a bike cable protector (OPEN) —¤— Economic Multipliers (18): Concrete maintenance, preserving value and extending the life of things, a materials list, the value of preparation, the economic value of maintenance (OPEN) —¤— Economic Multipliers (19): Good drainage, flood prevention, drainage swales, sump pumps, redirecting water, natural disaster mental preparation, neighborhood help, basements, keeping drain systems 'unclogged,' the value of gutter maintenance (OPEN) —¤— Economic Multipliers (20): Fannie Farmer, standardized measurements, recipes, the law of diminishing returns, the law of receding returns, meditation balls, repetitive motion injuries, the diabetes epidemic, good nutrition, adequate exercise, core human needs, educating young women and men, osteoporosis, heat transfer, 'bases' of wealth (OPEN) —¤— Economic Multipliers (21): Luck as an economic multiplier; 'starter luck', free education, windmills, electricity, healthy relationships, good communication, creating luck (OPEN) —¤— Economic Multipliers (22): Lack of information and/or knowledge as a lack of an economic multiplier, building design, hurricanes, waves, flooding, the Titanic, buoyancy, protecting property, a 'disaster' Wikipedia, teaching kids how to solve community problems and create personal and community-wide wealth using the Internet (OPEN) —¤— Economic Multipliers (23): Mini events, stories and philosophies, creating a 'learning' life, human potential, foreign travel and cultures, people 'along the way,' art, Nelson Mandela, John Constable (OPEN)—¤— Economic Multipliers (24): Being different, preparation, the concept of 'normal,' moleskin, Tai Chi, hiking, biking, karate, achievement, advantages of very 'efficient' machines, water filtration, staying healthy, muscle cramps, good days (OPEN)—¤— Economic Multipliers (25): Problem solving, good judgment, theft, shovels, snowblowing, security tapes, how NOT to use YouTube, media coverage, alternative solutions, creating good neighbors, creating opportunities for others, 'real' work, neighborhood points, wasted time (OPEN)—¤— Economic Multipliers (26): Analyzing statistics, changing your probabilities, car accidents, insurance rates, making money 'sharing risk,' inattentive driving, drunk driving, reckless behavior, the likelihood of events, costs of accidents, long-term financial impacts of decisions (OPEN)—¤¤¤— Economic Multipliers (27): Natural disasters, national responses, 'stepping on toes,' the value of 'stuff,' asking for permission, taking control of situations so they don't go out of control (OPEN) —¤— Economic Multipliers (28): Brevity in thought, the value of support and 'completeness,' multiple solutions to problems, systems design, gathering ideas to prevent and solve problems and design a 'cool' world (OPEN) —¤— Economic Multipliers (29): Understanding energy, redundant cooling systems, heat and pressure, basic design, electrical grids, 'dumping' heat, pressure and loads, distillation, alternative loads, technologies for cooling, using the energy of a problem to help solve the problem (OPEN)—¤— Economic Multipliers (30): Knowing 'what is missing,' preventing the preventable parts of disasters, global problems with infrastructure and response systems, shielding from radiation, slurry walls, shielded personal transport vehicles, taking advantage of a nation's 'talent,' windup emergency flashlights, individual solar distillation units, ideas for future infrastructure and equipment (OPEN)—¤— Economic Multipliers (31): Making decisions related to infrastructure, preparing to be prepared for an emergency, understanding groundwater and surface water flow, containing contaminated water, creating groundwater and surface water 'islands,' dealing with contaminated water, slurry walls, access to knowlegable people and equipment, filtration, protecting people, emergency power, emergency connections, the value of prevention (OPEN)—¤— Economic Multipliers (32): The concept 'of benefit to all,' economic tradeoffs, taxes, multiplication of dollars and resources, creating revenue streams that create tax bases, social programs funded by debt, the value of strong economic bases (OPEN)—¤— Economic Multipliers (33): Kids books, maximizing the value of educational materials, frameworks for learning, differential equations, learning 'outside your field,' basic HTML programming for the most simple web page, computer programming, stormwater routing, biodegradation of deicing fluids, probabilities, accuracy of numbers and results, 'experts,' field data versus data from modeling, orders of magnitude (OPEN)—¤— Economic Multipliers (34): The lack of a 'sense of time' and a 'sense of cost' in educational materials, sanitary systems and sewers, kids DVDs, farming, caring for animals, equipment and maintenance time and costs, contracting costs, revenue streams, tax dollars, educating kids so they know how to get work done (OPEN)—¤— Economic Multipliers (35): Electric power cords, carpentry, batteries and battery powered tools, extension cords, 'casual' tool users, tool and battery maintenance, cordless tools, variable speed power drills, soil and surface and groundwater contamination, hazardous waste recycling and disposal, not having problems, maximizing user and national value (OPEN)—¤— Economic Multipliers (36): Pavers, root cleaning, gardening, civil unrest and civil wars, Ajami, perceptions, community judges, sentencing, solar cooker design, Libya, builders, scientists, engineers, economists, social scientists, ‘enhanced’ solar distillation, building and destroying wealth, metaphors (OPEN)—¤— Economic Multipliers (37): Food production, grocery store eating, self-sustaining farms, gardening, orchards, food preservation, food education, food banks, worms, use of public and social institutions property for food production, food oriented curriculums in schools, increasing the base of community food production and food producing tools and resources (OPEN)—¤— Economic Multipliers (38): Soil production, growth mediums, hydroponic gardening, moisture retention, nutrients, pH, heavy metals and toxins, forest floors, agricultural, lumber and paper industries, economic bases, wooded areas, public forests and parks, leaves, grass, organic debris, soil depletion, harvesting organic material, composting, worm castings and bins, manure, bacteria, viruses, weeds, dandelions, tea, edible roots, herbal medicines (OPEN) —¤— Economic Multipliers (39): Bees, car accidents, panicking, avoiding bees, catching bees, bee stings, allergic reactions, when to seek medical care, baking soda and water, minimizing ‘bug’ cleanup, food production value, killer bees, alcohol toxicity (OPEN) —¤— Economic Multipliers (40): Food production, helping people who can't afford food, creating broader local food supply bases and better bases of soil, community gardens and orchards, using social problems to solve social problems, free labor, laws pertaining to sex, testing for STDs, reducing health problems and keeping health insurance costs lower, the difference between morality and responsibility, new laws, food education for kids and communities, enlisting the support of volunteers (OPEN) —¤— Economic Multipliers (41): Note taking, scientific discoveries, food production records, history, haphazard gardening, yields, economic analyses, monetary investments, costs of production, the value of time, feeding people, planning ahead, education and wealth, food shortages, peat pots and paper pots, origami, harvesting materials (OPEN) —¤— Economic Multipliers (42): Pictures that tell a thousand words, bases for food production, Jared Diamond's work on cultural anthropology and practical agriculture: Guns, Germs and Steel, 'core' needs for building bases where you can create economic multipliers, photo sites and Picasa, search engines and Google, bandwidth, using the Internet to reduce famine, mob behavior, clean air, water and soil, 'Haphazard Gardening,' fly fishing, ethnic dining and health, vortices (OPEN) —¤— Economic Multipliers (43): Good authors, A Treasury of Humor by Eric W. Johnson, a 1959 book review by Field and Stream magazine, Lady Chatterley's Lover by D. H. Lawrence, The Drifters by James Michener, social upheaval, fear, aging populations, a banned book, writing as a means to 'synthesize' the thinking of individuals and groups, Jared Diamond's reading lists (OPEN) —¤— Economic Multipliers (44): The significance of words, talking points, banned and socially thought-provoking books, good and bad, trying on options and choices through books, motorized wheelchairs (OPEN) —¤— Economic Multipliers (45): Making a difference, utility taxes and other sales taxes, tax ‘redirection’ programs, funding for government services, Myer Shark, David Cay Johnston, Free Lunch (OPEN) —¤— Economic Multipliers (46): Individual ‘callings,’ tapping into the creativity and ingenuity of youth to help solve community problems, solar autoclaves, reducing infection and transmission rates, the CDC, vinegar, baking soda, salt, creating resources, community surveys, setting up problems to be solved in schools that parallel the problems that people need solved in their communities, setting up ‘collection points’ for solid scientific research that can be used to support ‘action plans’ (OPEN) —¤— Economic Multipliers (47): Using past problems to explore future solutions, Diffusion of Innovations by Everett Rogers, Finland, reindeer herds, snowmobiles, advantages of ‘head starts,’ creating welfare societies, costs to buy, use, insure, maintain and replace things, dorms for young people, employment for handicapped people, operating rules, daycares, energy costs, thought processes that go along with wealth retention (OPEN) —¤— Economic Multipliers (48): Knowing what to fight for, the Federal Reserve, analyzing speeches of political candidates, bad loans, government bailouts, structural problems in the financial services industry, 'risk-free' thinking, compensation, composition of corporate boards, federal guarantees for investments, derivatives, reverse mortgages, understanding loan amortization (OPEN) —¤— Economic Multipliers (49): Empathy, 'Doc Martin,' humor, catalysts for understanding social behavior, the nature and structure of cruelty, victim creation, the empathetic understanding of the conditions which create wealth, problem solvers versus problem creators, Eleanor Roosevelt (OPEN) —¤— Economic Multipliers (50): Discount selling, discount shopping, customer retention, economic storms, charitable donations, funding infrastructure and services, the value of taxes, impacts of regulations, the need to make profits, covering business expenses, business risk, the value of purchasing and taking care of 'quality' (OPEN) —¤— Economic Multipliers (51): Regulated utilities, off-the-grid living, individually owned power plants, good planning, support for construction, upkeep, maintenance and training, quality, reliability and consistency, power outages and emergency response, energy assistance programs, choosing infrastructure that fits communities while taking advantage of local climates, minimalist but reliable renewable lighting systems, battery and capacitor storage, reducing impacts of startup loads, evening out energy usage over time, matching developing infrastructure to realistic revenue and tax projections (OPEN) —¤— Economic Multipliers (52): Composting toilets, Saharan Desert, Caribbean Sea, asthma, coral reef damage, sanitary systems and infrastructure, civil engineering education, building soil, securing soil, revegetating the globe, economic analysis of various types of infrastructure, Six Degrees Could Change the World, global warming, glacial melting, droughts, residential versus industrial waste streams, equatorial belt design, drug residuals, thesis topics, expanding arable land, desalination, solar heating, radiative cooling (OPEN) —¤¤¤— Economic Multipliers (53): 'Engineering types,' solving problems, intuition, observation, Thomas Edison, math and science education, informal versus formal education, experimental design, changing probabilities, multiple optimums, incorporating local resources and needs (OPEN) —¤— Economic Multipliers (54): Scientific concepts, product design, system design, managing problems, global warming, ‘tipping points,’ reef stress, reef gardening, reef parks, scuba diving and snorkeling, evaporative cooling systems, solutions can create problems too, applying math and science, educating for the future, collecting data using scientific-minded local people and vacationers (OPEN) —¤— Economic Multipliers (55): Numbers, math, humidity, dew, dew point, condensation, water, saturation of air, relative humidity, air pressure, solar insolation, design of solar distillation units, brackish or saline water, local resource advantages, passive systems, conductivity, blackbodies, impacts of color, emissivity, air pressure, vacuums, radiative cooling, system efficiencies and blended systems, prototypes, 'lazy' design (OPEN) —¤— Economic Multipliers (56): Motors, mini blenders, lower gears, economic value, reliable quality power, product quality, the value of reading directions (OPEN) —¤— Economic Multipliers (57): Mentally, physically and emotionally healthy kids and adults, controversial topics related to health insurance, balanced debates, genetic stability, selective morality, keys to making health care affordable, the benefits of having young people IN the health care system, medical advances, backwards arguments, saving afterbirths, the cost of paperwork (OPEN) —¤— Economic Multipliers (58): Jerome K. Jerome, Idle Thoughts of an Idle Fellow, Three Men in a Boat, light reading, boating, human nature, pets, a changing (is it?) world, Benjamin Franklin, virtues, vices, the Seven Deadly Sins, good marriages, one man’s thoughts in the 1800’s on the nature of women, poverty, work, and ‘laziness’ (OPEN) —¤— Economic Multipliers (59): Plagiarism in education, enhancing kids reading, writing and speaking skills, creative writing versus 'content-based' writing, preparing kids for the workforce, preparing kids for home ownership, citing other people's work, copyright violations, Mark Twain, the value of kids book (OPEN) —¤— Economic Multipliers (60): Starting small, 'go slow to go fast' and 'do a little to do a lot' concepts, attention deficit disorder personalities, selecting exercise, a diet strategy, planning meals around vegetables, Budokon, accomplishing things, strategies for reading, cleaning, studying, paperwork and enlisting volunteers (OPEN) —¤— Economic Multipliers (61): Heat waves, local temperatures and humidity, power failures and outages, operating rules for air conditioning systems, dehumidification, hot water preheating systems, building design, good ventilation, shade, eaves, drapes, fans, radiative cooling, condensate cooling, secondary heating systems, climate acclimatization (OPEN) —¤— Economic Multipliers (62): Ownership, use and enjoyment, time and people as assets, the concepts of slavery and abuse, Edgar Guest, Robert Collier, visualization, philosophical belief systems, scientific advancement, ‘things’ versus ‘people,’ libraries, the Internet, owning knowledge, increasing bases of wealth and ownership (OPEN) —¤— Economic Multipliers (63): Elections, write-in candidates, VOTE for ME campaign, scandals, rumors, biographical information, choosing staff, living in a changing world, political independence, educated choices, the nature of voting, making a difference, the impacts of social networking, candidate responsibility, understanding existing systems when thinking about change, long-term thinking (OPEN) —¤— Economic Multipliers (64): Options, independent living, aging, disabilities, recovering from illnesses, resource rooms, assistive devices, luck, magic, good fortune and work, minimizing negative economic multipliers (OPEN) —¤— Economic Multipliers (65): Haiti, tent cities, knowing people, hurricanes, metal detectors, GPS devices, protecting property, developing strategies for minimizing the impacts of disasters (OPEN) —¤— Economic Multipliers (66): Monetary equivalents, building and retaining wealth and protecting assets, understanding what money stands for, one way interest rates change things, investment and return on investment (ROI), the durability of wealth, protecting bedding and furniture, waterproofing mattresses and pillows, oozing wounds (OPEN) —¤— Economic Multipliers (67): ‘Stoplight’ policies, JAG, working relationships, retaining and improving employee productivity, standards of behavior, communication styles, humor and practical jokes, hazing, comfort levels (OPEN) —¤— Economic Multipliers (68): Seeds, bulbs, plant runners, plant cuttings, hybrid and genetically engineered seeds, heritage/heirloom seeds, seed collection and storage, germinating seeds, cultivating plants, seed and plant banks, archeological discoveries of seeds, ‘engineering’ solutions (OPEN) —¤— Economic Multipliers (69): Avoiding ‘fixing’ yourself and extra problems, addictions, good and bad habits, balanced lives, the value of supportive families and friends, distorted views of money, the concept of ‘unearned’ income, committing to debt/payments (OPEN) —¤— Economic Multipliers (70): Advice, Annie’s Mailbox, 'questionable' photos, societal bounds, preventing problems, liability, keeping your kids and grandkids safe (OPEN) —¤— Economic Multipliers (71): Victimizing children, negative campaign ads, ‘conservative’ values, the impacts of media, the trouble distinguishing between ‘real’ and ‘out-of-context’ and ‘manufactured’ in a digital age, questions to ask when evaluating negative ads, critical thinking skills, raising kids, ‘Vote for Me’ campaign (OPEN) —¤— Economic Multipliers (72): Victimizing children, negative campaign ads, ‘conservative’ values, the impacts of media, the trouble distinguishing between ‘real’ and ‘out-of-context’ and ‘manufactured’ in a digital age, questions to ask when evaluating negative ads, critical thinking skills, raising kids, ‘Vote for Me’ campaign (OPEN) —¤— Economic Multipliers (73): Camping skills, tents, power outages, conserving heat, staying warm (OPEN) —¤— Economic Multipliers (74): Camping skills, heating food, water and fluids efficiently, staying warm, stoves and cooking vessels, options for cooking, candle power, a bit of cooking data, pasteurization temperature, making the most of your resources (OPEN) —¤— Economic Multipliers (75): The value of not knowing things, exponentially expanding social problems, online correspondence, staying out of trouble, operating rules, making choices that reflect the development of good family and community relationships, developing and using technology to prevent problems in the judicial and social services areas (OPEN)—¤— Economic Multipliers (76): Democratic principles, individual rights, the separation between church and state, lawsuits, weak links, peace, prosperity (OPEN) —¤— Economic Multipliers (77): Understanding frames of reference to make it easier to have a ‘good life,’ the concepts of ‘happiness’ and ‘contentment,’ arranged relationships and marriages, movie scripts and ‘fairy tales,’ supportive relationships, lifelong love (OPEN) ¤— Economic Multipliers (78): Wars, doing well for yourself, doing well for society, taxes, gifts, building and maintaining infrastructure, trickledown economics, becoming an adult, using technology to reduce negative economic multipliers, supporting responsible spending and change (OPEN) —¤¤¤— Economic Multipliers (79): IF, the value of pooling money and resources, technology, energy, education and disability examples, jump starting capital projects, taxes, motivated people (OPEN) —¤— Economic Multipliers (80): Good teachers, teaching and developmental organizations, old handbooks, manuals, training materials and to-do lists, old versus new knowledge, educational road maps, Project Gutenberg (OPEN) —¤— Economic Multipliers (81): Fiscal cliffs, deficits and job equivalents, equity versus debt, accumulated debt, unfunded and underfunded future obligations, fiscal responsibility and accountability, ‘adult’ behaviors, privatizing profits, socializing losses, capitalism for the poor, socialism for the rich, betting against teams, solving problems, impacts of bartering, governments solving problems (OPEN) —¤— Economic Multipliers (82): Pollution, Superfund, environmental taxes, waste streams, gleaning data, evaluating existing processes, reducing cleanup costs, VHS videotape case spectrometers, preliminary environmental monitoring, solving problems, punitive fines, installation and operating costs, EPA databases, equipment manuals, data collection and site analysis apps (OPEN) —¤— Economic Multipliers (83): Vigilante justice, real justice, selective justice, no justice, worlds out-of-control, laws as agreements, implicit bonds with people you do not know or may not like, community and national strength, societal interconnectedness versus group interconnectedness (OPEN) —¤— Economic Multipliers (84): Reverse innovation, common sense, low-tech is now hi-tech, expanding global markets, closely matching products to needs, staying profitable, leveraging product and manufacturing bases, raising standards of living, increasing access to high quality medical care (OPEN) —¤— Economic Multipliers (85): Bundling products and services, D.A. backlogs on drug cases, bundling court cases, consistent sentencing, using time to your advantage when grouping people with the same problems (OPEN) —¤— Economic Multipliers (86): The Future, global snapshots, numbers and science, changing technology, medicine and food production, espionage, desertification, climate change, migrating people, changing back, being responsive and responsible (OPEN) —¤— Economic Multipliers (87): Reading strategies, selective reading, the advantage of professionally prepared audiotapes, eReaders, text to audio software, overcoming reading difficulties, attention deficit disorder (OPEN) —¤— Economic Multipliers (88): Trincheras, gabions, small rock dams, trapping silt, (re)establishing waterways, wet areas and habitats, preventing erosion, riparian zones, turning barren land into land that supports life, buffering climate change, protecting against drought and wildfires (OPEN) —¤— Economic Multipliers (89): Sublimation, purification of thoughts, purification of substances, purification of water (as ice vaporizes), the power of ice, Ken Libbrecht’s Field Guide to Snowflakes (OPEN) —¤— Economic Multipliers (90): Disease, alcohol, drugs, toxic exposures, the environment, STD’s, minimizing problems, wellness, getting tested, the media's impact, boring but exciting lives, dating (OPEN) —¤— Economic Multipliers (91): Optimization, real world suboptimization as interconnected people and things consume knowledge, materials, resources and time, practicality, common sense, robustness, recipe optimization based on available ingredients, peppernuts (Pfeffernüsse) (OPEN) —¤— Economic Multipliers (92): Doomsday thinking, generational mistakes, orchards, gardens, food production, community outreach programs, tool libraries, seeing wealth in existing resources, tapping into the time, energy and knowledge of retired people, using technology well, ‘showing up’ for neighbors, valuing youth (OPEN) —¤— Economic Multipliers (93): Visualization, success, probability-based thinking, exercise attachment for defining success, changing probabilities, creating our world (OPEN) —¤— Economic Multipliers (94): Frames of reference, smoking, responsibility, trash, waste drop off points, recycling, dry wells, infant health, burning plastics, dioxins, dog walking (OPEN) —¤— Economic Multipliers (95): Opportunities, continuing education, electrical concepts, electrical linemen, jobs, not screwing around, personalities of jobs and the people in them, physical fitness, methodical work, safety, job focus, coworker trust (OPEN) —¤— Economic Multipliers (96): Trust as an economic multiplier, Nordic country economics, ‘socialized’ systems, tax bases, access to daycare, private companies running public businesses, business and worker support systems, free health care, good schools (OPEN) —¤— Economic Multipliers (97): Negative economic multipliers due to lack of knowledge, pest / bug control, impacts and hazards of planting crops, winter survival of larvae, getting rid of sources of problems (OPEN) —¤— Economic Multipliers (98): God, religion, community benefits of religious organizations, personal beliefs, benefits (and sometimes hazards) of joining organizations (OPEN) —¤— Economic Multipliers (99): Advertising, eNotebooks, small digital footprints, font art, efficient searchable storage of text-based information, inspiration, acupressure, colds, allergies, bronchitis (OPEN) —¤— Economic Multipliers (100): The value of comments, making websites more valuable, content-based comments, comments that create little or no value, disagreeing while offering good solid arguments for alternatives, creating economic multipliers, creating 'luck' (OPEN) —¤— Economic Multipliers (101): Pace, sanity, simplification, teamwork and choices, the value of time and energy (OPEN) —¤— Economic Multipliers (102): Capital gains, double taxation, equitable taxation, how investors in anything view ‘losses’ in relation to taxation, business risk, the difference in thinking between ‘hirers’ and ‘hirees,’ risks that workers do not take on, how business owners can be shielded from risk, valuing people who want to make capital gains, the argument for taxing capital gains like ordinary income, tax shelters that shield profits, dividends that get paid via 'borrowed' funds (OPEN) —¤¤¤— Economic Multipliers (105): Unsolicited advice, social skills, teaching a child to learn how to ride a bike, the value of fun, supporting good parent and child relationships (OPEN) —¤— Economic Multipliers (106): College degrees, continuing education, academic knowledge, vocational knowledge, teaching and learning strategies, kids teaching kids, audio/text-based learning, modular education, independent learning options, access to education via technology, how do you [fill in the blank]?, When That Piece of Paper Fails (OPEN) —¤— Economic Multipliers (107): Buckets of water, Dr. Elizabeth Hausler Strand, Build Change, earthquake resistant building design, masonry, bricks, designing for disasters, retaining and building upon existing wealth (OPEN) —¤— Economic Multipliers (108): disasters, flooding, moving mud, ideas to make cleanup easier, salvaging cars and other things, the value of sleds and tarps, using topographic maps to define high ground, parking cars on high ground, using cars as mini storage lockers, anticipating flooding, building storage into systems, flood strategies (OPEN) —¤— Economic Multipliers (109): Robust design, forward thinking design, rising water levels, flooding, saline water, gondola-like transport systems, elevated railways, elevating cities and/or neighborhoods, elevated gardening, protecting soil and plants, treating soil, water treatment and composting toilets, clean clothes, retaining seasonal moisture, analog and digital technology, salvage strategies, engaging youth, providing tools (OPEN) —¤— Economic Multipliers (110): Elio, a three-wheel car, affordable transportation, driving safely, lower insurance rates (hopefully), expanding job opportunities, matching vehicle size to needs, good gas mileage, reducing transportation expenses to save for other things, American jobs, good roads, wheel and axle systems (OPEN) —¤— Economic Multipliers (111): Solar stills, solar distillation, radiative cooling stills, radiative cooling distillation, clean water, emergency and community responses, things to teach kids, prioritizing in a disaster, developing emergency water supplies, recovering faster (OPEN) —¤— Economic Multipliers (112): Good relationships, lifelong marriages, making a good life through ups and downs, the American dream, laughter, happiness, immigrants (OPEN) —¤— Economic Multipliers (113): The value of shoestrings, shoelaces, tie-downs, lashes, connectors, hangers, fire starters (OPEN) —¤— Economic Multipliers (114): Taking care of teeth, health care, toothpicks, toothbrushes, toothpaste, dental floss, anti-bacterial mouthwashes, salt, baking soda, different kinds of luck: genetic, local, parental, experiential, educational, personal, decision-based (OPEN) —¤— Economic Multipliers (115): Smart software, spell check, editing, finding what you’re looking for, invasive species, smart people (OPEN) —¤— Economic Multipliers (116): Cooling, polar vortex, thermal comfort, adequate heat and cold for cooking and food preservation, salt, seawater, distilled water, tropical climate advantages (OPEN) —¤— Economic Multipliers (117): Evaporative cooling for food preservation and cooling fluids, clay cooler, pot-in-pot cooler, zeer, botijo, porous pots, passive cooling, pre-cooling, extending the shelf life of food, refrigeration, emergency cooling, insulation, sawdust (OPEN) —¤— Economic Multipliers (118): Melting snow and ice, positive drainage, options to move water and clear ice, sublimation, evaporation, untapped markets (OPEN) —¤— Economic Multipliers (119): Evaporative cooling for food preservation and cooling, wicks, enhancing evaporation using a solar powered fan, sanitation, using unpotable water for cooling, guarding against insects and animals, enamel pots (OPEN) —¤— Economic Multipliers (120): Lists, recreational drugs, keeping kids and adults safe, minimizing problems, maximizing the value of lives, mixed messages (OPEN) —¤— Economic Multipliers (121): History, Cache Lake Country: Life in the North Woods, passive refrigeration, evaporative cooling, old designs, understanding the value of new knowledge, development of skills, the value of ‘teaching’ parents and grandparents, wicking screens, legacies (OPEN) —¤— Economic Multipliers (122): Raising ‘cool’ kids, raising ‘cool’ adults, ‘stocking’ communities with ‘cool’ people, positive reinforcement strategies for supporting children and adults, positively-oriented discipline strategies for children and adults, Katharine Kersey's The 101 Positive Principles of Discipline (OPEN) —¤— Economic Multipliers (123): MP3 players, iPods, aging, music and memory programs, audio programs for enhanced education, preventing mental decline tied to aging, getting involved, learning without giving up, staying connected to people and life, enhancing health and well-being (OPEN)—¤— Economic Multipliers (124): The nature of racism, private versus public comments, public actions, the nature of biases versus crimes, building strong communities, diffusing words that could turn into actions, teaching children, hiring people who keep organizational biases in check, the value of respectful and good friends and family as private sounding boards (OPEN) —¤— Economic Multipliers (125): Social Security and privatization, trust and trusts, investment decisions, returns on investment, the value of dividends, the value of equity, evaluation of investment risk (OPEN) —¤— Economic Multipliers (126): Happy-go-lucky attitudes, building nations and communities, listening to people and what is behind their words, a world of choices and ideologies, creating long-term wealth and value (OPEN) —¤— Economic Multipliers (127): Iraq, war, exit strategies, global instability, stabilization strategies, tool libraries, value systems of women and men, education, creating stable, wealth creating societies for future generations, rewarding peace, stable borders, the role of media in making situations better (OR worse), natural resources for wealth creation, measuring stability based on needs, a lack of good or viable answers, flash mob mentalities and the impacts on communities, out-of-control situations (OPEN) —¤— Economic Multipliers (128): Rule of 72, saving, compound interest calculations, doubling your money, low versus high interest rates, finding money through cutting costs or increasing income, investing in anything for a return on investment (OPEN) —¤— Economic Multipliers (129): Recent unfortunate legal cases, identifying victims, preventing future problems, ‘skanky’ photos, abuse of children, when protecting reputations creates colossal damage, looking for ways to protect the individuals who are supposed to protect us (OPEN) —¤— Economic Multipliers (130): ‘Duh,’ bad logic, water shortages, depleting resources, oceans, surface water, groundwater, clams as water purification filters, beavers, wildfires, using renewable and waste energy for distillation facilities, long-range planning (OPEN) —¤¤¤— Economic Multipliers (131): History surrounding Shakespeare’s and Queen Elizabeth’s (I) lives, black teeth, dental health, sugar (OPEN) —¤— Economic Multipliers (132): Yes means yes law, getting a better handle on sexual assaults, clearer guidelines for law enforcement and social service agencies and educational institutions, preventing STD’s, protecting the health of individuals worldwide, promoting respect for the rights and freedoms of others (OPEN) —¤— Economic Multipliers (133): Automobile accidents, pedestrian accidents, speed, the value of slowing down, the ‘cost’ of accidents (OPEN) —¤— Economic Multipliers (134): Photos of dew, Solar Distillation Practice for Water Desalination Systems, good content, projects that require individuals from every walk of life, necessary knowledge, solving the world’s water and food shortage problems, finding added uses for salt, finding practical and non-destructive ways to change the world, books and apps and knowledge and pictures and working relationships that are wealth creating (OPEN) —¤— Economic Multipliers (135): Good eyesight, taking ‘eye breaks’ when doing closeup work, reducing the number of children and adults who will need glasses or have longterm vision problems (OPEN) —¤— Economic Multipliers (136): The value of knowing how to swaddle a child, protecting babies and young children, teaching kids techniques that will create value for them and their families, communities and nations (OPEN) —¤— Economic Multipliers (137): ‘Tracking Santa,’ kid fun, raising physically, mentally and emotionally healthy adults, supporting physically, mentally and emotionally healthy communities, cultivating strong, supportive and enduring relationships as ‘gifts’ (OPEN) —¤— Economic Multipliers (138): A French way of eating, French Kids Eat Everything (Karen Le Billon), food rules that guide healthy eating, no snacking policies, making sure kids do not see food and/or drinks as a punishment or a reward (OPEN) —¤— Economic Multipliers (139): The value of physical therapy, the value of exercise, simple things the body does on autopilot when it’s not injured, the value of healthy bodies (OPEN) —¤— Economic Multipliers (140): U.S. Supreme Court decisions and precedents, safeguarding citizens, protecting the rights of individuals who protect other’s rights, challenging Supreme Court decisions, the choice to give up rights when committing crimes, baselines for protecting rights (OPEN) —¤— Economic Multipliers (141): Windows of opportunity, lower prices and freed up money, money as an investment tool, different kinds of investments (OPEN) —¤— Economic Multipliers (142): Budgets, getting financially grounded, differences between financially grounded and financially ungrounded families, saving for the future, how time has changed how many people think about spending and saving (OPEN) —¤— Economic Multipliers (143): The value in knowing ‘fun’ and ‘humiliation and abuse’ are not the same things, short-term and long-term impacts of abusive things that people sometimes find funny, excess risk for everyone that other people can create because of their behaviors (OPEN) —¤— Economic Multipliers (144): Business anomalies, working with other businesses, when opportunities may not be opportunities (for either business), profiting from ‘work,’ an old book … Visioning for Success! … using probability-based thinking to create your life … finding new life in an eCommerce world (OPEN) —¤— Economic Multipliers (145): Economic sources of water, drought, distillation, solar heating, radiative cooling, desalinating water, $10 water, useful statements, heat pumps, beavers, wind power, mechanical power, direct current (OPEN) —¤— Economic Multipliers (146): AARP, American Association for Retired People, aging populations, solving social problems, affordable everything, political organizations, learning from and partnering with organizations, programs, products and services which keep people mobile and in their homes (OPEN) —¤— Economic Multipliers (147): Stock market volatility, returns on investments, preferred stocks, preserving and growing wealth, how money/equity/income can affect the ability to make money in the stock market, how the cost basis in a stock affects returns (OPEN) —¤— Economic Multipliers (148): The value of healthy feet, some tips related to calluses, cracking, blisters, sores, odor, numbness and pain (OPEN) —¤— Economic Multipliers (149): Nature’s way of spreading seeds and propagating plants, plant propagation, seed dissemination, biodiversity, blackberry bushes, maple trees, ‘helicopter’ maple seeds, nature-based pruning and fertilization, plant ‘products’ (OPEN) —¤— Economic Multipliers (150): The future of self-driving vehicles, transportation options for an aging, less mobile population, making things easier for businesses and the younger generations, rental businesses, ramps and motorized scooters (OPEN) —¤— Economic Multipliers (151): Legalization of recreational marijuana, ‘time’ and poor judgment, protective drug legislation, Dragnet, Adam 12, Emergency, Quincy (OPEN) —¤— Economic Multipliers (152): Teamwork, coaching, developing physically, mentally and emotionally healthy kids and adults, learning how to support people in positive ways, tutoring, mentoring, getting grounded, developing friendships, emotional rollercoasters, physical rollercoasters, mental rollercoasters (OPEN) —¤— Economic Multipliers (153): ‘Consumer Reports,’ independent research, being a good consumer, evaluating online reviews, public (library) access to useful information (OPEN) —¤— Economic Multipliers (154): Valer and Josiah Austin, Nicholas Locke, political refugees, immigration, changing landscapes, ‘big difference’ people, building rainforests and wetlands one tree, trinchera and gabion at a time (OPEN) —¤— Economic Multipliers (155): Financial market economics, personal economics, a 5 cent fee on trades in financial markets, helping level the economic field a bit, investing in the future: education, retirement, businesses, housing, transportation, daycare, libraries, job resource centers, etc., letting individuals make personal investment choices while helping educate about personal, community and national economics (OPEN) —¤— Economic Multipliers (156): Abandoned offshore oil wells, remediating environmental problems before a disaster occurs, funding environmental programs, job retention, skill retention, minimizing litigation, paying full product costs, taking advantage of an ‘economic window’ (OPEN) —¤—Economic Multipliers (157): developing wealth creating and maintaining societal bases, a possible revenue stream for supporting our social framework, the necessity of visible and measurable revenue streams and expenditures, funds for: independent living, food, housing, clothing, health care, skill development, transportation, and a no interest loan pool to secure equity (OPEN) —¤— Economic Multipliers (158): positive action parenting, positive action support, challenging children, tips for positively engaging children, The 101 Positive Principles of Discipline by Katharine Kersey,Supernanny (OPEN) —¤— Economic Multipliers (159): ‘easily’ clean out a refrigerator, two wet rags, a dry towel and a piece of plastic can make many cleaning jobs easier, saving money on energy, extending the life of appliances (OPEN) —¤— Economic Multipliers (160): good relationships, project-based friendships versus hanging out, the value of tea, food shopping, cooking, skill development and projects, a good learning and teaching attitude, developing strong families while transferring skills to young people, developing good leaders, followers and teams (OPEN) —¤— Economic Multipliers (161): climate change, ten degree thinking, leadership, private versus public lands, beneficial use of property, maximizing the value of local knowledge, increasing income, harvesting public lands, VISIBLE and distributed benefits, private versus public thinking, 7 years of feast and 7 years of famine, long-range leadership, seed storage technology, food storage technology, repurposing areas prone to flooding, reducing losses and insurance costs (OPEN) —¤— Economic Multipliers (162): good idea transfer, sound advice, The Lost Art of Reading Nature’s Signs by Tristan Gooley, adopting ‘parents’ to acquire skills, reading aloud for retention of knowledge, recognizing bases of knowledge exist everywhere (OPEN) —¤— Economic Multipliers (163): minimizing flooding due to snow and ice, clearing drains, preventing damage to pavement, ‘less work’ tips for snow and ice removal and buildup, minimizing ice dams on roofs, using nature to ‘help,’ enjoying the weather (OPEN) —¤— Economic Multipliers (164): RELEVANCE of topics and questions when selecting a Supreme Court Justice … testing for support of legislation which could better support healthy individuals, families and communities, preventing the spread of transmittable diseases (OPEN) —¤— Economic Multipliers (165): State Supreme Courts, selections of judges, judicial politics, the voices of voters, Wisconsin politics, RELEVANCE in decision-making processes (OPEN) —¤— Economic Multipliers (166): The development of laws related to address evolving problems, judgmental thinking, technology and right to privacy issues, getting young people involved in drafting new laws, protecting young people from adult thinking and media thinking (OPEN) —¤— Economic Multipliers (167): The value of common sense, old environmental problems, practical solutions which aren’t solving problems, the need for leadership, connections and commitment (OPEN) —¤— Economic Multipliers (168): Sanitary waste, emergencies, toilets, flushing with a bucket, portapotties, chamber pots, storing waste, water sources for toilets, septic systems, flooding, liquids versus solids, proper disposal, planning ahead, windup flashlights (OPEN) —¤— —¤— Economic Multipliers (170): The ability to build and amass wealth is one of the greatest economic multipliers any nation can ever have because it attracts money and talent, ‘BE the power’ makes a lot more sense in the United States than ‘fight the power,’ ‘BE the power’ cell phone uses, a library seed program, why government lotteries are a form of taxation by choice, why switching from a corporate/business income tax model to an ‘extreme revenue’ model makes more sense for the United States (OPEN) —¤— Economic Multipliers (171): The economic value of eggs, the nutritional value of eggs, the versatility of eggs, connecting kids to ‘healthy eating’ strategies (OPEN) —¤— Economic Multipliers (172): The Olympic Games, responsibilities that adults have toward children, adequate food supplies, worm bins, letting young people start collecting ‘gold,’ teaching kids ways to be in the world, ‘The Hunger Games,’ letting the bright lights of youth shine, The Olympic Committee, clean water, compost, the nature of poverty (monetary and intellectual) (OPEN) —¤— Economic Multipliers (173): Philosophies about 'free' college education and 'free' education in general, philosophies on evaluating 'leaders,' fiscal responsibility, the value of education, the strength of democratic and capitalistic societies (OPEN) —¤— Economic Multipliers (174): TPP, solving global problems, building and retaining wealth in communities, retaining skills lost when people no longer heat and/or cook with wood, chain saws and hand saws, clearing streets after a storm, developing community building skills, developing communication skills, getting young people hooked on acquiring community building tools, biases among the sexes, finding ways to enjoyably work with other people while gaining knowledge and skills, fun families, strong families (OPEN) —¤— Economic Multipliers (175): Poverty, Atlas Shrugged by Ayn Rand, flooding, benefits of flooding, responsibilities of ‘leadership’ in democratic systems, responsibilities of colleges, teachers, business people, emergency response people and harvesters in preparing the youth of a nation, missing philosophies, wars, trust, placing ‘stories’ in the context of time, ignoring storylines that lack a good education/grounding, economic philosophies, societal upheavals, creating wealth, retaining wealth, valuing core knowledge, valuing competence (OPEN) —¤— Economic Multipliers (176): The value of peace marches, the value of peace projects, teaching people how to be in communities, taking responsibility for behaviors, citizen’s arrests, obeying city ordinances, choosing not to litter, being respectful of other people, finding uses for what many people call trash, educating young people, sanitizing with ultraviolet light (UV – sunlight), policemen and soldiers and needing someone else to ‘show up,’ solving problems, creating solutions, a used glass bottle is what? (OPEN) —¤— Economic Multipliers (177): The ‘math’ of economic multipliers, leadership, expanding populations, national and global wealth, the new world we live in, taxation, revenue streams, how the number of employees affects taxation, ‘income’ tax versus other forms of taxation (OPEN) —¤— Economic Multipliers (178): Volunteering, aging out, steps for getting a snowblower going, ‘in kind’ donations, engaging young people in ‘old’ volunteer organizations, teaching skills, human automatic skill sets, thinking gaps, the economic multipliers that the ‘volunteer world’ creates, joy, cheat sheets (OPEN) —¤— Economic Multipliers (179): Coastal flooding, inland flooding, rising water levels, what current generations owe future generations, pilgrimages, relays and getting exercise, a ‘bottled water’ project, increasing forests, ground cover and food supplies, renewing groundwater systems inland, buffering flooding and extreme droughts, long-term planning, desalinating water and moving it inland, tackling global problems in realistic ways, ‘freedom’ - the ‘responsibility’ to ensure the ‘rights’ of current AND future generations (OPEN) —¤— Economic Multipliers (180): The connection between economic multipliers and literacy rates, learning how you think, learning how others think, helium, roses, creating long-term plans that have value for all, leadership, understanding that knowledge is something that must be judiciously applied (OPEN) —¤— Economic Multipliers (181): Capital, the accumulation of private and public wealth, changing worlds, changing philosophies, taxation of extreme revenue, corporate and business taxation, how young people contribute to family and community wealth, the value of the accumulation of tools, private versus public funding for public projects (OPEN) —¤— Economic Multipliers (182): Good processes, making a difference, connecting people in positive ways, the Teach Me How Game, conversational friends and project buddies, searching for a significant other, expecting and developing supportive relationships, the connection between friendship bracelets and strong ties, making a relationship a project, testing the possibility of relationships more than once, not worrying about ‘no’ (OPEN) —¤— Economic Multipliers (183): Good intentions can help create luck, good processes increase the probability of luck, questions to ask when designing and building a footbridge, teaching young people about the community connections that get things built, enhancing education by connecting young people more closely to their communities, resource streams that young people might have creative ideas for, helping people of all ages cross the divides that limit the things that are possible (OPEN) |
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