Category Archives: Government

I hate Swiss cheese, but I’ll eat it over nothing

Posted on August 18, 2009 by Chris Zach

I hate Swiss cheese (meaning, the stuff called “Swiss cheese” in America, not necessarily all cheese from Switzerland), but I would take the Swiss health care model over no reforms at all (I guess we call that American cheese, which … Continue reading →

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Healthcare Rationing: What Price Is A Life? — Social Edge

Posted on August 14, 2009 by Chris Zach

This is a short blog post from SocialEdge.org, but a must-read. It is important to also look at the concept of healthcare “rationing” from a global perspective. Healthcare Rationing: What Price Is A Life? Was Dick Cheney’s quadruple bypass surgery … Continue reading →

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Should the government save Tesla from a short (funding) circuit?

Posted on December 5, 2008 by Chris Zach

Randall Stross wrote an article in the New York Times recently asking whether Tesla should receive the $400 million in low-interest federal loans it has requested. The money would come from a $25 billion loan package the government initially earmarked … Continue reading →

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My Brakes Aren’t Squeeling, But Detroit Is

Posted on November 14, 2008 by Chris Zach

The automobile industry has continuously improved sound suppression in its vehicles to the point where engineers now build mechanisms into cars that purposefully introduce engine noise into the cabin, returning some of the driver’s aural feedback that had been insulated … Continue reading →

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Message to Bush: Don’t Touch Anything!

Posted on November 7, 2008 by Chris Zach

And you thought you were safe from the meandering, thoughtless actions of our 43rd President, now that we’ve proven that the USA is smart enough to see we need some change at the top and elected Obama to turn the … Continue reading →

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I’ll take what’s behind door #3

Posted on November 3, 2008 by Chris Zach

BusinessWeek published a story yesterday with three growth scenarios for the outcome of the current financial downturn. I’m with the author in hoping for the third scenario — innovative growth. In this scenario, the country’s investments in research (bioengineering bacteria … Continue reading →

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