Investing in Government
I am not a particularly wealthy person, but I do have some spare cash which I would like to invest. I was thinking of buying a politician. Please understand I am totally apolitical. This would be...
View ArticleMeeting the needs of the last remaining unsung minority Group
Readers have written in complaining that birnbaumgarment.com fails to provide meaningful articles aimed at minority groups. I must confess that these complaints do have merit.The difficulty is that all...
View ArticleThe argument for the Tea-Party
The budget fight has ended (at least this round) and there is only one winner — The Tea Party. As you can imagine, all the sensible people both on the right and the left — Republicans and Democrats —...
View ArticleTRUTH v truth
A man walking over a bridge late one night sees a stranger about to jump to his death. Being a compassionate and religious person he stops and says “Please, before you jump, let me ask you a few...
View ArticleEstablishing International Good Will
At this time of rising international trade tensions and global problems, it is more important than ever that political leaders make an effort to understand one another and particularly the problems...
View ArticleTPP Free Trade Agreement for Garments: Plan B
For over 20 years all negotiations for U.S. garment related free trade agreements have been governed by 2 assumptions. 1. Without the support of the textile industry, the U.S. Congress will reject...
View ArticleThe Decline of the U.S. Garment Industry
The United States is home to the world’s largest garment consuming country. Yet it has virtually no viable domestic garment making industry. This is a remarkable state of affairs. The United States...
View ArticleReturn to the U.S. Two-Party System
I want to speak on behalf of the U.S two-party system. Traditionally the U.S. had two mainstream political parties, plus any number of fringe parties. The mainstream parties, whether politically to...
View ArticleThe Rule of Law and Corruption
To start at the beginning, no one in their right mind would go to court in China to recover losses. No matter how egregious the event; how crooked the other parties; or how obvious the fraud, going to...
View ArticleThe Decline and Rise of the Buying Office
Twenty years ago major garment importers and retailers began to move away from independent agents to set up their wholly owned buying offices. In those early days, every customer required their middle...
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