112 Questions To Ask Yourself In 2012

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The beginning of each year is a great time to evaluate the direction of your life and to ask yourself some very important questions.  Often we get so busy just living life that we lose our perspective.  It is important for each of us to take time once in a while to reassess how our lives are going.  It is also important for all of us to reassess the direction that our nation is heading in every so often.  The truth is that America has gotten badly off track.  We have abandoned the principles which once made this country great, and this country is literally falling apart all around us.  Hopefully the questions below will not just get you focused on our problems.  Hopefully they will also spur you to think about solutions.  Both individually and as a nation, we are in a lot of trouble.  We need to start asking better questions and we need to rediscover the things that once made America the greatest nation on earth.  If we are willing to humble ourselves and change course then there is hope for us.  If not, then the road that we are currently on will only lead to national disaster.

The following are 112 questions to ask yourself in 2012....

#1 Are Barack Obama and Mitt Romney really the best that America can come up with?

#2 Right now the nations of the world are 55 trillion dollars in debt.  How long will it be before this system of debt totally collapses?

#3 What things in life are you truly grateful for?  Do you ever take time to thank those that have been so good to you?

#4 In 2012, when you add the maturing debt that the Italian government must roll over to their projected budget deficit, it comes to 23.1 percent of Italy's GDP.  How in the world is Italy going to be able to handle that in this economic environment?

#5 What do you feel like you are missing in life?  Are you actively looking for those things?

#6 According to a survey conducted by the National Geographic Society, only 37 percent of all Americans between the ages of 18 and 24 can find Iraq on a map of the world.  What does that say about our education system?

#7 Do you give more than you take?  Would you rather serve people or be served?

#8 Why were gun sales in the United States at record levels as we entered 2012?

#9 What are you afraid of? Are those fears rational or irrational?

#10 168 million emails are sent every single minute.  Are we rapidly getting to the point of information overload?

#11 Do you care enough about other people?  Do you spend more time thinking about yourself or thinking about others?

#12 Why are there 18.5 million vacant homes in America today?

#13 Did you spend enough time with your family last year?  Will you spend enough time with them this year?

#14 The number of Americans on food stamps has increased by 20 millionover the past five years.  What does that say about the state of the U.S. economy?

#15 Is your family prepared for what is about to happen to this world?

#16 Why do the poor in America just keep getting poorer?

#17 After you are dead, what will people be saying about you?  Will they miss you or will they be glad that you are gone?

#18 Why have 10 million more Americans fallen below the poverty line since 2006?

#19 What do you need to change about yourself?

#20 Should we all be concerned that doctors in India say that "incurable" cases of tuberculosis are showing up in India?

#21 Who do you know that could use some more love?

#22 Why is the Department of Homeland Security scanning Facebook and Twitter for "sensitive words"?

#23 Is your country a better place because you live there?

#24 Why is the FBI building a massive new biometric database?

#25 What do you think your life will be like ten years from now?

#26 40,000 new laws went into effect across the United States as 2012 began.  What does that say about the culture in this nation?

#27 If you could have dinner with anyone in the world, who would that be and why?

#28 What did Mitt Romney mean when he stated that he wants to "eliminate some of the differences, repeal the bad, and keep the good" in Obamacare?

#29 What is the best piece of advice that you have ever gotten?  Are you still following it?

#30 Is it a good thing that the wealthiest 10 percent of all Americans have 56 percent of all the wealth?

#31 What books do you need to put on your reading list this year? ..........

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Government Debt to GDP... SE Asia.- tradingeconomics.com

Government Debt to GDP, List by Country    tradingeconomics.com

The highest gross Government debt as a percentage of GDP among countries tracked by Trading Economics was recorded in Japan (220% of GDP), Greece (143%) and Italy (119%). Debt to GDP ratio was also high in Singapore, Belgium, Ireland, United States and Portugal - above 90%. In Iceland, Euro Area, Sri Lanka, Canada, Germany, France, Hungary, United Kingdom, Israel, Egypt, Austria and Brazil, public debt was recorded between 70% and 80% of GDP. Government debt as a percent of GDP, also known as debt-to-GDP ratio, is the amount of national debt a country has in percentage of its Gross Domestic Product. Basically, Government debt is the money owed by the central government to its creditors. There are two types of government debt: net and gross. Gross debt is the accumulation of outstanding government debt which may be in the form of government bonds, credit default swaps, currency swaps, special drawing rights, loans, insurance and pensions. Net debt is the difference between gross debt and the financial assets that government holds. The higher the debt-to-GDP ratio, the less likely the country will pay its debt back, and more likely the country is to default on its debt obligations.
Major Countries |  Euro Area |  BRIC |  Southeast Asia |  Latin America |  Eastern Europe |  Scandinavia |  Middle East |  EMEA |  OPEC |  

Africa

 

Country	Latest	2010	2009	2008	2007	2000
Japan	220.30	220.30	216.30	195.00	187.70	142.10
Greece	142.80	142.80	127.10	110.70	105.40	103.40
Italy	119.00	119.00	116.10	106.30	103.60	109.20
Singapore	97.20	97.20	105.00	97.20	85.90	81.20
Belgium	96.80	96.80	96.20	89.60	84.20	107.90
Ireland	96.20	96.20	65.60	44.40	25.00	37.80
United States	93.20	93.20	84.20	69.40	64.40	57.30
Portugal	93.00	93.00	83.00	71.60	68.30	48.50
Iceland	87.80		87.80	70.50	28.50	41.00
Euro Area	85.10	85.10	79.30	69.90	66.20	69.10
Sri Lanka	85.00				85.00	96.90
Canada	84.00	84.00	83.40	71.30	66.50	82.10
Germany	83.20	83.20	73.50	66.30	64.90	59.70
France	81.70	81.70	78.30	67.70	63.90	57.30
Hungary	80.20	80.20	78.40	72.30	66.10	54.90
United Kingdom	80.00	80.00	69.60	54.40	44.50	41.00
Israel	77.90	77.90	80.40	76.80	77.70	85.50
Egypt	73.80	73.80	75.60	74.70	87.10
Austria	72.30	72.30	69.60	63.80	60.70	66.50
India	69.20	69.20	71.10	73.00	73.00	71.40
Brazil	66.10	66.10	67.90	70.70	65.20	66.70
Mongolia	64.80		64.80		46.90	81.90
Netherlands	63.70	63.70	60.80	58.20	45.30	53.80
Spain	60.10	60.10	53.20	39.80	36.10	59.30
Pakistan	56.80	56.80	57.30	58.70	54.60	83.00
Poland	55.00	55.00	50.90	47.10	45.00	36.80
Switzerland	55.00	55.00	54.90	54.90	57.20	61.10
Malaysia	54.20	54.20	55.40	42.80	42.70	35.30
Vietnam	52.80	52.80	51.20	42.90	44.60
Kenya	50.50	50.50	49.40	46.20	46.10	52.80
Morocco	49.90	49.90	47.70	48.20	54.60	73.70

http://www.tradingeconomics.com/government-debt-to-gdp-list-by-country?c=southeast+asia

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A conversation with George Soros...kiraninvestsandlearns

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A conversation with George Soros – Some notesJanuary 9, 2012
Azim Premji University gave investors residing in Bangalore a reason to rejoice today, the 9th of January 2012. They had invited George Soros to deliver a talk, as part of their public lectures series. I had obviously subscribed to the event immediately and reached the venue 30 minutes early to grab the best seat. If there are three investors in the world that I wanted to see and interact with in my life, they are Warren Buffett, George Soros and Seth Klarman. George Soros check.

The lecture began in the form of a conversation with the Chancellor of Azim Premji University, Mr. Anurag Behar. Soros in his unimitable fashion took over the conversation with gusto (and without anybody noticing – credit to Mr. Behar not to interrupt like some news anchors would have done). I scribbled down notes as fast as I could and am presenting with what I wrote down. I definitely would have missed some points – so anybody reading this who also attended the lecture – please fill in the gaps. Caution though – investors who follow George Soros religiously will of course find nothing new in here. Notes follow (all italics are statements made by George Soros, emphasis mine) -


Soros talking about his initial days -


A lot had to do with my father. Year 1944. World War II. I was a Jew. Persecution loomed. My father saved me from persecution by taking a lot of risks. If he hadn’t taken those risks, I probably wouldn’t be in this position. That gave me my first insight ‘Sometimes, its more risky not to take a risk and act all precautionary’


Soros talking about his Guru, Karl Popper -


Karl Popper shaped my philosophy. He was a strong proponent of ‘critical thinking’ and idea of a ‘open society’. I was very young when I read him. He influenced me a lot, and I have read all his books.........
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Get out of debt and learn how to create wealth now.

by GregVegas5909 on Jan 16, 2012

This video explains how anyone can easily get out of debt and create wealth for themselves beginning today.

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