Mark,
This is not a story, I agree. It is an article written to tell the story of the the recruiting and hiring process in our days. I don't know if you have a job, and if you are happy with it, but the reality is that many unemployed Americans are struggling to find a job and who probably invest a lot emotionally just to get through the interview process. Though, I agree they are a few interviews who are not hiring material, there Read More
If you follow the recommendation of your doctor on purchasing things like MRIs -- which you really have to -- then you don't have any freedom to save money. If a doctor orders a $5,000 MRI, you have to take it. You can't go to a cheaper radiologist down the street.
There was an article in the New England Journal of Medicine which examined the way doctors and patients make decisions that affect costs. It argued that giving financial Read More
Tom,
I was a scout and I was never molested by any adult. We went camping, learned first aid, how to clean dirty pots and pans with sand (if there was no soap), how to fish, and so many things, I cannot remember them. Most of the aspiring leaders took time off to take us on scout adventures, like a 50 mile hike in the applican trail for a merit badge. Practice hikes getting us ready. They really were good people. I fondly remember Read More
The magnitude of the threat is difficult to gauge because many companies remain silent when their data systems are compromised. This is perfectly understandable. One might argue that the share holders would not be unreasonable in asking for such disclosures. After all, in today's world, such events might be telling of grave omissions on part of the change management systems. Remember, it was only recently that states decided to enact Read More
These bonds serve two other important purposes -- 1) they keep the tax money flowing into the government. Traditional muni bonds are tax exempt, starving the government of revenue. These bonds are not, so the revenue flows in. I realize that the interest subsidy is roughly a net wash with the revenue, but that is not the point. 2) they give the Feds another level of power over the States. I think of the Federal govt like the local Read More
The party is over. Mubarek probably has several million dollars stashed away in offshore accounts. Still, I'm sure nothing will make up for the grandeur of being president. Still, the Egyptian people are just a tad cranky right now. They are sick and tired of life of being sick and tired. Mubarek doesn't want to embrace reform, so now, this is going to play out. We will just have to wait and see what happens.
This just goes to show Read More
Defund the public sector unions: stop union boss Obama from taking private sector money and giving it to public sector unions (stim the bossulus) and to the democrats and Obama's campaign fund through union dues - Impeach. Unions now are mostly about selfishness, protecting ONLY their jobs and extorting money from companies, now they are stealing money from private citizens through their corrupt, dishonest, divisive, destructive and Read More
What shocked me as I traveled around the world was how many people want to come to visit the USA, and how difficult they all said it was to get a visa. What is worse, I (as a US citizen) can walk right in person interviewto their counties with no advanced notice in most cases and they welcome me with open arms.
I now live in Thailand, and getting a visa for my girlfriend to come and visit my family typically takes 4-6 months. When Read More
New plan ... new plan ... new plan which amounts to choice to do nothing. Republicans in Senate, Democrats in Senate or President Obama have not submitted a complete plan. For me I believe there is no idea on the part of any of these three to submit a plan but rather do business plan framework as usual and talk a lot, do nothing and pass something in the dead of night which does nothing and leaves holes large enough for lots of pork. Read More
Samuel,
India has been warning the world since the 1980's about the perils of islamic fundamentalism. the western world only took it up after 9/11 . Indians have too often been at the receiving end of the liberal elite in the western world. Famous 'experts' routinely blaming the Hindu majority of deception and bigotry, even though history tells us otherwise. we have been plundered by Islamists and Catholics alike, so i'm not inclined Read More