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Category Archives: Government
I hate Swiss cheese, but I’ll eat it over nothing
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
Healthcare Rationing: What Price Is A Life? — Social Edge
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
Should the government save Tesla from a short (funding) circuit?
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
Posted in Auto, Government, Startups
Tagged Auto, bailout, chrysler, feature, ford, GM, Government, new york times, startup, Tesla
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My Brakes Aren’t Squeeling, But Detroit Is
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
Posted in Auto, Government, Strategy
Tagged Auto, bailout, chevrolet, chevy, chrysler, detroit, ford, fuel economy, greenhouse gases, kyoto protocol, new york times, oil, thomas friedman
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Message to Bush: Don’t Touch Anything!
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
Posted in Government
Tagged environment, George W. Bush, global warming, politics, pollution
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I’ll take what’s behind door #3
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

