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- Add “The Planning Commission” podcast to your agenda
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Tag Archives: money
Opinion: Greed is destroying college football
With today’s (July 1, 2022) announcement of USC and UCLA moving to the Big Ten Conference in 2024, another nail has been hammered into the coffin of college football. Effectively, only two or three conferences (SEC, Big Ten, and ACC) … Continue reading
Posted in Advocacy, branding, business, colleges, commerce, culture, economics, education, entertainment, fun, geography, historic preservation, history, injustice, marketing, money, opinion, politics, social equity, sports, Television
Tagged college football, education, football, geography, greed, money, sports, television
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Really big, biG, bIG, BIG coin statues!
Just when you thought it was safe to come outside from winter hibernation and Covid lock downs, the Earth is now being overrun by very large coin statues. Will it ever end? Can only cryptocurrencies save us from such a … Continue reading
Posted in art, Canada, China, civics, commerce, currency, fun, geography, globalization, government, historic preservation, history, Mexico, Mining, money, pictures, placemaking, Statistics, tourism, Travel
Tagged Bitcoin, cash, coinage, coins, currency, dime, dollar, gold, loonie, mint, money, nickel, pence, penny, peso, quarter, statues, toonie, tourism, travel, wooden nickels, yen
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A rich collection of coin-minting cities
The following list identifies those cities around the globe that are or were home to publicly owned and/or overseen mints that produce coinage for the government. Only those mints producing coins since approximately 800 AD are included. If known, … Continue reading
USA/Canada metros with the most Bitcoin ATMs/tellers
Below is a fascinating list from coinatmradar.com of the cities in the United States and Canada with the most Bitcoin ATMs or tellers. There are currently a total of 1,244 in the USA and 310 in Canada. The most surprising fact is how far … Continue reading
Posted in business, Canada, Cities, commerce, consumerism, deregulation, digital payment systems, geography, infrastructure, internet, product design, Statistics, technology
Tagged Bitcoin, crypto currency, currency, finance, Litecoin, money
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The MOST important urban planning book of our time
I realize that the title of this post is a bold and perhaps controversial statement to make, but I truly believe that the definitive and thought-provoking publication by Salvatore Settis entitled, If Venice Dies, is the most important urban planning book … Continue reading
Posted in Advocacy, architecture, art, book reviews, books, branding, business, cities, civics, civility, commerce, consumerism, culture, demographics, density, economic development, entertainment, environment, Europe, geography, government, historic preservation, history, Housing, infrastructure, land use, literature, placemaking, planning, product design, recreation, revitalization, shipping, skylines, skyscrapers, spatial design, sprawl, Statistics, sustainability, topography, tourism, transportation, Travel, urban planning, writing, zoning
Tagged archaeology, destinations, Italy, money, Salvatore Settis, Venice
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Don’t be a slave to greed and materialism
This Thursday, November 27th, is Thanksgiving Day in the United States. Until recently, it was a lovely day for families and friends to gather, give thanks, watch parades and football, and share a hearty meal. Yes, some renegade retailers have … Continue reading
Stores where principles and people outweigh greed on Thanksgiving
The following retail stores deserve our praise, thanks, gratitude, and money for not putting greedy materialism ahead of both people and the nation’s most sincere national holiday. THESE are the places to shop this holiday season, not at those retailers … Continue reading
Posted in advertising, Advocacy, civility, consumerism, culture, family, holiday, humanity, Love, peace, Trade
Tagged consumerism, greed, holidays, materialism, money, principles, profits, retailers, shopping, stores, Thanksgiving
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Your live in a tax haven when…
Late March/early April here in the States seemed like the perfect time of the year for this satirical post. Enjoy! There are nonstop flights to Switzerland, Grand Cayman, Luxembourg, and Monaco, but no place else. More Wall Street brokerage firms … Continue reading
Posted in branding, Cars, charities, cities, civics, civility, commerce, consumerism, culture, economics, fun, geography, globalization, government, history, humanity, land use, marketing, movies, placemaking, politics, satire, Taxes
Tagged cities, fun, geography, humor, money, sarcasm, satire, tax havens, Taxes
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Six billion better ways to spend money
The total cost of Campaign 2012 from all election races across the country will be nearly $6 billion dollars. What a sad and sorry number. When I think of all the good works that could have been done with that money, it … Continue reading
Posted in charities, civics, civility, Communications, economics, education, Food, government, health, homelessness, humanity, Love, peace, politics, Statistics, volunteerism
Tagged economics, government, money, politics
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Draining Wall Street’s piggy banks
To me, one of the best ideas to garner increased attention through the Occupy movement has been the move your money project. What better way for the 99% of us to kick Wall Street’s ass than to transfer our collective … Continue reading
Posted in civics, civility, consumerism, deregulation, economics, politics
Tagged capitalism, money, Wall street
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