Posts tagged year
The Large Hadron Collider
Nov 21st
I think this research is fascinating. Investigating the origins of the universe is paramount. Gathering scientific data about fundamental particles, and their nature will uncover new exciting technologies. The more we understand about physics the more progress we will make as a species.
GENEVA – Scientists moved Saturday to prepare the world’s largest atom smasher for exploring the depths of matter after successfully restarting the $10 billion machine following more than a year of repairs.[Source]
After a year of repair, and a faulty startup the Large Hadron Collider is up and running again. With new upgrades, new software and lofty goals I forsee much progress to be made. I myself am excited. Particles will be smashed together at near the speed of light; nearer to the speed of light than ever before in history.
There are two things, that I understand, that may be investigated; or hopefully investigated. The mythological Higgs Boson, the so called force particle can be sought. The standard model, the list of the known fundamental particles that have been found in particle colliders has a few gaps. One gap is clearly gravity, but that is a whole other ballgame, and a topic for another time. The Higgs Boson is the fundamental particule that is supposed to transmitt force, which will fill a big gap on the Standard Model. They may also be able to test certain aspect of String Theory, but this is pure speculation on my part. I do not know exactly what can be tested or not, but frankly I think String theory is an exciting concept.
The Great Disparity – Another Inevitability
Nov 15th
Based on the ideas I present in The Great Inflation, comes the idea of the great disparity.
American shoppers are splitting again: The affluent are finally starting to buy, picking up designer clothes at places like Nordstrom, while those on the lower economic rungs are still scrimping by, heading to Walmart for the basics.[Source]
This will get worse, and worse and worse. The middle class, and the poor are completely dependant on jobs to make money. The lucky middle class, and poor have job wages that are continually decreasing if not remaining the same.
There is a certain amount of inflation that happens every year. Based on this website the rate of US inflation is 2.5% +- .5%. This means that each year an employee must make 2.5% more money in order to have the same value of income as compared to the previous year. This is clearly not happening, wages are the same if not decreasing!!! Because of this each and every year more and more middle class people are becoming relatively poor. I say relatively poor because even the poor people in this country are extremely wealthy!!; compared ot the poor of other countries (digression, but true).
The rich will always be rich because their money is in the form of an investment. Something that will increase in value as a rate greater than inflation. Because of this the vast majority of rich people are completely immune to inflation. The great disparity will come as the middle class, and the “relative poor” succumb to the inevitability of increased inflation.
The only way the middle class will grow stronger is to experience increased wage, or the available of new forms of employment at a higher wage. Education does not help. I have a 120,000$ Electrical Engineering degree. It does not produce income at or even near that dollar amount.
