Alain Guillot

Life, Leadership, and Money Matters

  • Where to draw the line between systemic poverty and self-inflicted poverty

    Where to draw the line between systemic poverty and self-inflicted poverty

    Recently I listened to a story produced by the Washington Post called “Broke Again” which focused on poverty and why poor people have a hard time getting out of poverty. Although I suspect that the reporter wanted to portray the poverty of the featured couple as a systemic failure, I…

  • Yes! The U.S. should withhold $7 billion of Afghan’s Money

    Yes! The U.S. should withhold $7 billion of Afghan’s Money

    The Taliban is oppressing their women. Their record on human rights is among the worse in the whole world. They ban women from working outside their home, ban girls’ education after year six, deny women their right to political participation as well as their social, economic and cultural rights. Girls and…

  • Small Business Tax Incentives for Employers 

    Small Business Tax Incentives for Employers 

    If you are the owner of a small business with less than 500 employees, the US Department of Treasury has made certain tax concessions available that may apply to you. These tax incentives can make a huge difference to your tax bill and save you money while supporting the operation…

  • Stop Monkeypox by taking personal responsibility

    Stop Monkeypox by taking personal responsibility

    When I first heard monkeypox, I heard that it’s a virus that is spreading when men have sex with men. As I heard this I ask myself this question. Why don’t they say gay men instead of saying “men who have sex with men”? I googled my question but I…

  • 527 Theresa Brown: When a Nurse Becomes a Patient

    527 Theresa Brown: When a Nurse Becomes a Patient

    About Theresa Brown Theresa Brown, RN, nurse and author of the New York Times bestseller The Shift, is a New York Times contributor. Her writing appears on CNN.com and in the American Journal of Nursing, the Journal of the American Medical Association, and the Pittsburgh Post-Gazette. She has been a…

  • The Best Strategies for Growing Your TikTok Following

    The Best Strategies for Growing Your TikTok Following

    If you love social media, then you have probably come across TikTok. This is a new app that has been taking the internet by surprise – but in a positive way. In case you have not heard, TikTok is an app where people can share short videos of themselves and…