Budgeting Priorities

In very few words and speaking to all investors that create jobs, the objective is to join and support the growing chorus of calls for the public presentation of a society's financial budget to be made, at the very least, three months before any new fiscal measures are introduced, due to go into effect or to be implemented. A time for the population to mentally adjust to changes to the norm; prepare for shared sacrifice or relief, responding to basic living conditions, the effects on the minimum wage and future individual and family plans. A time for public sector officers and others to make the necessary internal alteration to adjust for and maintain smooth operations and also, a period for the investment climate to examine and review projections, and to rethink and to react.

SEED

SEED, the Society for Entrepreneur and Economic Development, which has targeted grant funds of US$4,000,000 from international donor agencies to incubate 100 startups per annum, with success stories refunding the process, making resources available for other opportunities, was officially launched on Wednesday, June 1, 2011, to assist in structuring the necessary processes and plans to move ideas into industries. Started as a LinkedIn Group https://www.linkedin.com/groups/3940263/

The Good, the Bad and the Evil

We, the people, normally refer to as the good, law-abiding in society, demand protection, through all branches of Government, from people who intend us harm. Through the elected and selected lawmakers in parliament, who write and strengthen the laws. Using judicial members, who interpret and pass judgment based on existing laws. And via the executive branch or cabinet, who budget, fund and implement all security needs. It therefore, stands to reason that we, the people must also be the bad, law-breaking people, the very same people who structure and exploit weak laws, the persons who support the concept of 'justice for the rich - jail for the poor', and those among us who think tax avoidance is legal and tax evasion is illegal.

Tax Collection

Reform policies is the term used to narrow the gap between budgeted, projected, expected, and actual, collected, realized taxation and other revenue figures. The technology exist and must be made available, the personnel trained and to be trained must be employed, to track and account for every cent, every transaction, with sufficient redundancies to protect the integrity and the efficiency of the country's main sources of Government’s Revenue. Taxation and other fees charged on earnings by individuals with a birth certificate, by groups registered as legal entities, on trade between such individuals and/or groups, and on holdings capable of appreciation.

Management Responsibilities

Still seen by many, as it use to be, a master in the master/slave relationship, but management has evolved into functions, to plan and execute a successful mission. The term "Management" does not refer to the highly trained and experienced people involved but to the roles. The staff, which management instructs and depend on, must consist of highly productive and motivated people. The investors, which approve the strategic plan and receive periodic reports and results, are person who, take the risk, but need a return on their investment. The mission is designed by management to bring together and benefit productive staff and investment resources.

Sovereign Wealth Funds

What should have been done, still needs to be done. Policies, legally enshrined, to save a minimum percentage of annual revenues in addition to a percentage of collected surpluses, when applicable. Invest these savings from royalty on non-renewable depleting resources and materials in a fund with long-term objectives and, at the same time, invest savings from surpluses achieved in previous years in a fund with short and medium term objectives. Minimizing the politics in a country's economic performance, by establishing firm rules, terms and conditions for withdrawals or other financial usages, is crucial. Such funds should only be used to develop export driven industries which will earn foreign exchange and/or reduce debt servicing in future years.

Investors and Employers

The true employers in society are individuals with a small savings account, having bills to pay and living within their narrow financial means. They are not hard nose greedy rich people as often portrayed by the media or enemies of workers’ unions engaged in unfair tactics during employment negotiations. The public impression of employers is one of a bully not listening or concerned with reasons but forcing the most out of their workers, that may more describe management, and the true employers do not directly hire and fire such management. Management’s role is to please both employers and employees. Employees expect the best working conditions with fair remuneration packages. And employers expect a safe place to put funds and receive a competitive yield to live on.

Knowledge into Wisdom

Born with a natural curiosity about the surrounding environment and a burning desire to fit in, children emulate and mimic adults with an inherent sense of belonging. Society must foster and instill that genuine love of learning from a very early age, allow an earlier start to decision-making and dream-structuring, share the benefits of intelligence across human communities, and continuously be a highly skilled and wise population. Inventions and innovations will soon erode unskilled jobs, leaving basic tasks to technology driven devices, operators and mechanics. Society will adapt by engaging training applications suitable to every type of learning and testing to encourage, achieve and recognize individual skill measurements.

Negotiations

A win-win situation is always the mission in any negotiation with all parties parting under friendly terms. Gathering information on each party’s abilities and capabilities, managing times and deadlines with actionable penalties, understanding past opportunities taken and missed, and the suffering incurred cause by sabotage or opposing positions, and explaining the future vision with and without agreement. Negotiations are, at its very simple core, whether addressing international trade agreements, commercial arrangements, mergers and acquisitions, employment contracts or, even, personal relationships, about uniting or dividing.

Common Enemy

The human condition strives on disputes, competition, conflicts and arguments even where none exist. Disputes over the control of resources, Competition as a problem solver rather than collaboration, Conflict embroiling owners vs. workers, Arguments about the best use of profits. This is all based on egos, selfishness and greed, mostly executed by men supported by mothers, wives and daughters, who enjoy the benefits but refuse to ask any pertinent questions until negatively impacted. Clearly a common enemy is needed to solve all problems, bringing all creeds, races, religions, rich, poor, owners and workers, together, to promote peace and stop the human on human abuse. Many fictional works have already depicted such scenarios; alien invasion, comet collision, overheating of the earth's core, rise of the machines, disease, famine, water woes, begging the question, does reality truly have to follow art?