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Scarcity – The Good and the Bad

Prairie Eco-Thrifter

” Scarcity drives economics and business. In business and economics, if you have something in abundance that others consider scarce, you stand to move ahead and make a profit, but if your service or product is offered by a multitude of others you have to find other ways to get ahead. Why is scarcity bad?

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Should You Invest In A Rising Market?

Prairie Eco-Thrifter

We individual investors have all become market skittish since the recent huge recession and economic downturn. In hindsight, we all would have sold out of the market at the end of 2006! I’d rather buy stocks at a lower price and sell them at a higher one if I can. So, who do you believe? Will the bull market end?

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Reviewing The World’s Landfills – A Future Fictional Business Plan Excerpt

Prairie Eco-Thrifter

In the early 21 st century, increasing world population, growing use of non-decomposable plastics, the westernization of the Asian continent and several world economic crisis cycles all contributed to increasing numbers of landfill operations throughout the world – mostly containing petroleum based plastic products. ArchTrashOlogists, Inc.