Amazon began in 1994 in founder Jeff Bezos’s garage. The company originally operated as an online book store. Amazon sold its first book in 1995. Nearly 20 years later it is the world’s leading retailer, offering not only online shopping, but media cloud storage, direct downloads of movies and music, and streaming entertainment.
Photo by StockMonkeys.com 4. They’re Not Concerned with Anyone Else While many jobs have been lost in American manufacturing, it is only the unionized companies. Non-union manufacturing has risen over the past three decades, whereas union manufacturing has steadily declined. In places like Wisconsin, where the state faced massive budgetary issues, the unions refused to…
Photo by GotCredit 4. It Will Benefit the Economies of Both Countries Immensely Economically, our countries are already one another’s biggest investors, customers, and suppliers. Canada ships more oil to the United States than any other country, roughly 2.5 million barrels a day (out of the total consumed of 19.4 million barrels daily), and is…
Every March the nation is transfixed by the specter or young athletes competing for their schools and states in the NCAA college basketball tournament. Students travel the country competing in games that generate more ratings than some professional events. March Madness sweeps the country, advertisement is geared towards it, and big companies vie for the…
One frequently cited example of how the U.S. can turn around its image in a difficult environment is humanitarian missions abroad.
Until recently, there was more socialism in Greece than was ever seen in the Soviet Union. Higher education, stipends and food for students was provided for free by the State. Public sector workers were entitled to fourteen month salaries for a year’s work, in addition to social benefits and various bonuses. Job security was unrivaled,…
Since 1986, the cost of tuition at American colleges and universities has risen 498.41% — more than four times faster than the rate of inflation during that period (115.06%). The costs of obtaining a degree are escalating out of control and leaving many graduates with student loans which they are unable to repay. Much of…