By: Emily Sharp • minds • 13 comments • 5 years ago
Every night and day on the 24 hour news channels, the “talking heads” argue vigorously over who is at fault for the economic crisis. The Democratic heads blame the Republican heads for their refusal to increase taxes. They say we have a “revenue problem.” The Republican heads blame the Democratic heads for their refusal to reduce the deficit. They say we have a “spending problem.” Whose right?...
Number Of Americans Taking Antidepressants Surges Has Raised Dramatically
By: Emily Sharp • minds • 8 comments • 5 years ago
The National Center for Health Statistics, an arm of the Centers for Disease Control (CDC) has published an announcement on its web site highlighting the fact that the number of Americans 12 years of age or older taking antidepressants has skyrocketed in recent years.
Based on the information given, the number of Americans 12 and older taking antidepressants now comprises fully 11% of the...
Video Games: A Plague On America
By: Emily Sharp • minds • 25 comments • 5 years ago
Ever since the creation of video games, they have been robbing young kids of their time and ambition and they are harmful to the lives of teenagers and young adults around the globe. Although, these complex digital wonders are a great thing in moderation, when played in excess, they damage the social, educational, and professional lives of many teenagers all around the world. Video games are...
Life, Economics and the Machine
By: Emily Sharp • minds • 14 comments • 6 years ago
One hundred years ago our cities were very different than they are now. Many people traveled around town in horse drawn carriages. Then to travel large distances from one city to another they would take the train. Everyone was excited about the harnessing of electricity and all the new found applications for it. The industrial revolution was well on its way.
Machines were being invented at a...