“Establishing a 0.03 percent Wall Street speculation fee, similar to what we had from 1914-1966, would dampen the dangerous level of speculation and gambling on Wall Street, encourage the financial sector to invest in the productive economy and reduce the deficit by more than $350 billion over 10 years.” YearsLevelsEconomyStreetsDangerousWallPercentFinancialBillionsProductiveGamblingSpeculationDeficitFees Author:Bernie Sanders
“The foundation is being laid for the emergence of both wind and solar cells as cornerstones of the new energy economy. World wind generating capacity grew from 7,600 megawatts in 1997 to 9,600 in 1998, an expansion of 26 percent. At a national level, Germany led the way, adding 790 megawatts of capacity, followed by Spain with 380 megawatts, and the United States with 226 megawatts. In the past, U.S. wind generating capacity was concentrated in California, but in 1998, wind farms began generating electricity in Minnesota, Oregon, and Wyoming, broadening the new industry's geographical base.” WorldWayStatesPastEnergyLevelsUnitedUnited StatesEconomyWindGrewIndustryPercentCapacityFoundationCellsAlternativesCaliforniaGermanyFarmsExpansionElectricitySpainEmergenceCornerstonesMinnesotaOregonWyomingNew EnergyWind FarmsSolar Cells Author:Lester R. Brown
“At the moment, the 4 percent of us in this country produce a quarter of the world's carbon dioxide - once you look at maps of rising sea levels and spreading mosquitoes, you realize that we've probably never figured out a way to hate our neighbors around the world much more effectively.” WorldWayLooksCountryMomentsHateRealizingLevelsSeaProducePercentNeighborAround The WorldRisingGlobal WarmingMapsQuartersCarbonMosquitoesCarbon Dioxide Author:Bill McKibben
“Al Gore has made no serious attempt to level the playing field for U.S. agriculture exports, which have fallen 16 percent in the last three years. And Al Gore has opposed every serious proposal to provide American farmers with meaningful tax relief.” YearsMadeLastsThreeLevelsFieldsSeriousTaxesPercentMeaningfulFallenReliefAlsFarmersThree YearsAgricultureProposalGorePlaying Fields Author:Dan Quayle
“What you do in practice is going to determine your level of success. I used to tell my players, 'You have to give 100 percent every day. Whatever you don't give, you can't make up for tomorrow. If you give only 75 percent today, you can't give 125 percent tomorrow to make up for it.'” IfsGivingMotivationalTodayUsedLevelsPracticePlayerTomorrowPercentDetermineGive 100 Percent Author:John Wooden
“While we were never able to provide 100 percent certainty regarding the disposition of Iraq's proscribed weaponry, we did ascertain a 90-95 percent level of verified disarmament. This figure takes into account the destruction or dismantling of every major factory associated with prohibited weapons manufacture, all significant items of production equipment, and the majority of the weapons and agent produced by Iraq.” AbleLevelsFiguresMajorsWeaponsPercentDestructionAccountsMajorityIraqProductionsSignificantAgentsCertaintyFactoriesDispositionEquipmentItemsDisarmamentWeaponry Author:Scott Ritter
“On average, 90 percent of the variability of returns and 100 percent of the absolute level of return is explained by asset allocation.” LevelsReturnPercentAbsolutesInvestingAverageAssetsAllocationVariabilityAsset Allocation Author:Roger G. Ibbotson
“There will never be a successful person who, before performing a task, has doubts. Negative thoughts arise from recognizing that somewhere along the line your level of commitment has dropped below 100 percent. The winner will always be the person with the fewest doubts.” PersonsSuccessLinesLevelsSuccessfulDoubtPercentCommitmentNegativeTasksAriseWinnerPerformingRecognizingNegative ThoughtsSuccessful Person Author:Nicole Haislett
“Right now, we continue to see demand at very strong levels. It's tough to find a Wii now. If we hit 100 stores in the area, we would find Wiis in only 20 percent of them today. That tremendous strength we had in December really wiped the pipeline clean. Our pipeline, the retailer pipeline. And so with that kind of demand, it doesn't suggest the need for any pricing actions.” IfsNeedsKindTodayActionStrongLevelsRight NowDemandPercentToughAreasCleanStoresVery StrongDecemberPipelinePricingRetailersWii Author:Cammie Dunaway
“There's tens of millions of families with single mothers who are living at 100 to 200 percent below the poverty level and these are not women that are on welfare, these are working women. How different would there life be if they're making an extra 40 to 60 cents to the dollar. We can't do this to our kids anymore.” IfsLifeDifferentKidsLife IsMotherLevelsPovertyMillionsPercentDollarsWelfareExtrasCentsSingle MotherWorking Women Author:Patricia Arquette
“Although population and consumption are societal issues, technology is the business of business. If economic activity must increase tenfold over what it is today to support a population nearly double its current size, then technology will have to reduce its impact twenty-fold merely to keep the planet at its current levels of environmental impact. For example, to stabilize the climate we may have to reduce real carbon emissions by as much as 80 percent, while simultaneously growing the world economy by an order of magnitude.” IfsWorldMayRealTodayOrderLevelsTechnologySupportEconomyIssuesGrowingEconomicExamplePlanetsActivityPercentIncreaseTwentiesImpactClimateEnvironmentalSizePopulationCurrentsSustainabilityConsumptionCarbonFoldsEmissionsMagnitudeWorld EconomyCarbon EmissionsEnvironmental Impact Book:Capitalism at the Crossroads: Next Generation Business Strategies for a Post-Crisis World Source: Capitalism at the Crossroads: Next Generation Business Strategies for a Post-Crisis World
“In fact, the Harvard study data indicates that 70 percent of African American children attend schools that are predominately African American, about the same level as in 1968 when Dr. King died.” ChildrenFactsSchoolLevelsStudyKingsPercentDiedDataAfrican AmericanDrsHarvard Author:Bobby Scott