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Green Tax

     Nature has everything for a man's need but not for his greed. If we appreciate the way Nature is preserving things thru biocycle, then it is better we learn things quickly. It is indeed our ignorance to acquire things that is making the future unlivable. As simple as water, air and food in today's world is so polluted, I sometimes wonder what my son (10 months old) would have when he turns 20 years or even at 10 years.      Ironically most of the management courses teach us to learn and how to make money by adding value to the existing business or create a new one. Yes sustainable businesses are indeed a lesson that we learn. Isn't the implementation of this sustainability a bigger issue today? But in the process of adding value, aren't we killing the nature? Hmm, I wonder if there is any company which has made money and not screwed up the environment.     The question is - has the time come for Governments to take extreme measures like ad...

Parallel second economy!

          Again am stressing the point Man is known for creative destructive nature. We are creating the digitalised world with social media, mobile, cloud, analytics (SMAC) technology that is predicted to be equal to the physical economy by 2025, referring to Brian Arthur's article ' The Second economy '. No wonder this second economy will create a progressive path for few with lesser jobs for the majority, the bigger impact is the divide. Arthur in his article talks about producing wealth with uneven wealth distribution. If this is bound to be true, the world is staged for the next war - Rich vs Poor.             If I imagine the digital economy to prosper in the next decade to its full potential, the economic impacts would be a greater divide between the rich and poor. The most unfortunate thing about this being the economic progress without jobs. I am sure, many countries including India have already started see this kind of ...