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31/03/2017 By Admin 7 Comments

3 Free eBooks to Build Your Infrastructure Asset Management Knowledge

DOWNLOAD YOUR COPY! IT'S FREE! Inframanage.com is happy to publish the three-part eBook series on "Infrastructure Asset Management - Myths, Realities, and Money" These eBooks were crafted based on the topics that Ross Waugh discussed in his lecture video of his keynote presentation at the July 2016 International Deighton User Conference in Canada. The list below outlines … [Read more...]

11/12/2016 By Admin 2 Comments

Why Does Societal Truths and Myths Matter for Infrastructure?

Ross continues to present what some reputable people say about the US economy that dispels societal myths. Towards the end of the post, Ross explains the impact of societal truths on infrastructure investment. What Warren Buffett says about America But I’m going to give the last word with Warren Buffett on this particular subject from Berkshire Hathaway. And of course, every year, if you … [Read more...]

11/12/2016 By Admin 3 Comments

The US Economy is Growing – Why Society Can’t Feel It?

Niall Ferguson, in fact, is an economics history professor at Harvard and an Englishman. And he recently was in New Zealand and had a seminar that was behind the paywall so I haven’t felt that I can use it even if I subscribed to that particular service. But this one was in the public domain and what he’s actually saying is he thinks that back in February 2016, the US economy reached its true … [Read more...]

11/12/2016 By Admin 3 Comments

Factors that Make People Feel As If the World is Getting Worse

Ross discussed why does it feel like the USA and Canada are becoming a Third World country despite the fact they’re not in the previous post. This is the continuation of his discussion. Expectation - the world is getting worse? I can't get ahead And there’s this expectation. The world is getting worse and I can’t get ahead, just stated simply. So there’s safety and security become felt … [Read more...]

11/12/2016 By Admin 3 Comments

Why Does It Feel Like USA and Canada are Becoming a Third World Country Despite the Fact They’re Not?

So, if it’s not true, and I think demonstratively and based on facts it is not true, and the fact that the USA and Canada aren't turning into a Third World country, and they are in fact doing really really well, why does it feel like it is all going wrong? And I think that’s an important thing to examine because again it also impacts on what we are going to do about infrastructure. They’re … [Read more...]

11/12/2016 By Admin 3 Comments

3 More Reasons USA and Canada Are Not Becoming a Third World Country

Ross presents three more reasons to prove that the belief that the USA and Canada are becoming a Third World country is a societal myth. 1. Prosperity Index is high Legatum, an organization that has a prosperity index. And they ranked by categories of economy, entrepreneurship, and opportunity, governance (where New Zealand is 2nd), education (Australia was 1st), health (the USA was 1st) … [Read more...]

11/12/2016 By Admin 3 Comments

5 Signs USA and Canada Are Far From Becoming a Third World Country

Talking about societal myths, Ross continues to present facts to dispell the myth that the USA and Canada are becoming a Third World country. Yes, the USA and Canada are not becoming a Third World country based on the following reasons: 1. USA and Canada are top world economies Click to view larger image version If we look at the G7, this is the global seven largest economies and this … [Read more...]

11/12/2016 By Admin 4 Comments

Why It’s a Myth that the USA is Becoming a Third World Country

So the societal myths in terms of the North American context. As you hear it on the internet and you hear it from politicians, from people discussing things, the US and Canada, they’re going down into the gurgler, they’re going into a plug hole. And other people might express the opinion that it’s just a long decline from now onwards in the USA and Canada. Or perhaps the businesses are … [Read more...]

11/12/2016 By Admin 3 Comments

Recession Ends and Growth Follows – The New Zealand Experience

In the previous post "Societal Myths and the Impact on Infrastructure", Ross talked about how outdated facts are amplified on news and media and how these influence public and political decision making. In this post, Ross presents the New Zealand experience to illustrate that recession ends contrary to the common perception that recession feels like never-ending. In North America, in Europe, … [Read more...]

11/12/2016 By Admin 4 Comments

Societal Myths and the Impact on Infrastructure

Hi, it's Ross Waugh here from inframanage.com and today I’m just bringing you a video of a presentation I made back in early July 2016 at the International Deighton User Conference in Toronto, Canada. I went up to that conference because of the relationship between Deighton and IDS here in New Zealand, which if you’d look at the IDS videos on the site, you’ll know about the depth of that … [Read more...]

01/10/2016 By Admin 22 Comments