Zhicheng has published several articles on economics, and in particular on the need to reform the way in which governments make "tax expenditures". Which is when a government hands out subsidies to favored taxpayers through tax breaks.
http://www-wds.worldbank.org/servlet/WDSContentServer/WDSP/IB/2006/05/23/000016406_20060523092056/Rendered/PDF/wps3927.pdf
Wednesday, July 11, 2012
Sunday, May 27, 2012
Zhicheng and me
This is a photo of me with my wonderful wife, Zhicheng. The photo was taken in June, 2005, by our good friend Susan Lewis.
Zhicheng was born and raised in Shanghai, China. On the day she was born, in the spring of 1949, her mother could hear artillery fire in the distance. It was Mao's army, which had just crossed the Yangtze River, closing in on the city of Shanghai. A few weeks later, Mao's troops were marching through the city.
Zhicheng's family name is Li. It is the second-most common family name in China. Literally, Li means a plum tree. The Chinese character for Li is a combination of the character for tree and the character for child. The idea is that plum trees are popular with children, who come to the tree to pick ripe plums.
Zhicheng was born and raised in Shanghai, China. On the day she was born, in the spring of 1949, her mother could hear artillery fire in the distance. It was Mao's army, which had just crossed the Yangtze River, closing in on the city of Shanghai. A few weeks later, Mao's troops were marching through the city.
Zhicheng's family name is Li. It is the second-most common family name in China. Literally, Li means a plum tree. The Chinese character for Li is a combination of the character for tree and the character for child. The idea is that plum trees are popular with children, who come to the tree to pick ripe plums.
Saturday, May 26, 2012
Sewing A Strawberry
Here is an oil painting (16" by 20") that I did a few years back. It's an illustration of the old saying: "Never throw out a strawberry when you can still fix it."
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