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friedcrappie: September 2008
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Important commentary on contemporary issues. Friday, September 26, 2008. Proceed with Bailout and have Toll Brothers rebuild North Philadelphia. Saturday, September 20, 2008. Glass Steagall is not the Issue. Economic Fundamentals are the real story. So regulation and oversight sound good (and appear to have worked in the case of commercial banks), but their application doesn't necessarily protect us, as illustrated by the recent crisis. So what ought to be done? First, a litle more diagnosis. The US resp...
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friedcrappie: June 2011
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Important commentary on contemporary issues. Wednesday, June 15, 2011. I think this is bullcrap. Internet and catalog sales are already subject to the use tax, the ubiquitous but rarely obeyed companion to all (I think all) state sales taxes. The states are attempting to enforce, where they see legal nexus, i.e. with affiliates, the established use taxes. Given the situation with state budgets, to enforce existing, widely flouted tax laws seems like a reasonable idea. But now Amazon, another corporation ...
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friedcrappie: health care reform
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Important commentary on contemporary issues. Monday, July 20, 2009. I agree that we should reform the US health care "system.". Here are some of the reasons:. 1 Fee for service insurance plans drive up costs of services and of premiums. 2 48 million cannot afford insurance and don't get healthcare they need. 3 Preventative care should be encouraged. 5 High cost pushes down quality. We can't buy as much when something is more expensive. Here's a simple plan that addresses all of these issues:. To deliver ...
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friedcrappie: Wall Street
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Important commentary on contemporary issues. Sunday, October 25, 2009. All this Wall Street pay business is red herring. Changing the salaries of a handful of people at the top of a hadful of firms is a superficial move, pure politics. It's not unfair though. If we're bailing them out, we can tell them what to do with tax payer money. Resurrect Glass Steagall. (Resurrectionism! See the NYTimes piece on Paul Volcker. Bring back the uptick rule on short-selling. Eliminate naked short-selling. The s...If a ...
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friedcrappie: April 2009
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Important commentary on contemporary issues. Saturday, April 25, 2009. Use Gas Tax to Solve Social Security Concerns. I'll leave health care until tomorrow but the other concerns of our nation can be dealth with a single policy proposal that I call a houseboat with wheels because it can do more than one thing. Here are the objectives:. 1 Increase fuel efficiency of cars in order to reduce our economy's dependence on fossil fuels and to reduce carbon emmissions. 4 Instead buy municipal bonds with the proc...
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Editor Evolved: February 2006
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This is the archived edition of a blog (first titled Copy Massage). Kept from Sept. 4, 2003, to June 4, 2007, by Clay Wirestone. The original description: "Twentysomething editor / designer /. Reviewer / blogger / cartoonist Clay McCuistion muses on copy,. Editing and the changing media landscape.". Monday, February 27, 2006. You want to write headlines? Here are five tips. 1) Avoid writing them as questions. 2) Don't be cute just because you can. 3) Don't engage in wordplay that makes no sense. He says:...
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friedcrappie: February 2010
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Important commentary on contemporary issues. Saturday, February 27, 2010. Another possibility would be catalog and internet shopping. People owe use tax to their home state on those transactions already, but states probably need federal help to enforce those liabilities. Subscribe to: Posts (Atom). Check out these other blogs. Ubi sunt and the snows of yesteryear. Everyone Wants to be an Impact Investor. Welcome to rick's picks. View my complete profile.
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friedcrappie: April 2010
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Important commentary on contemporary issues. Saturday, April 10, 2010. 2 Resources would be invested more efficiently because there would no longer be a tax rationale for hoarding cash. Subscribe to: Posts (Atom). Check out these other blogs. Ubi sunt and the snows of yesteryear. Everyone Wants to be an Impact Investor. Welcome to rick's picks. View my complete profile.
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friedcrappie: Regulate Pill Prices
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Important commentary on contemporary issues. Thursday, March 10, 2011. My friend Sudip came up with a public policy idea so simple and logical, I am surprised I haven't heard it before. It's a powerful idea that could make an enormous difference for the American economy and the federal government deficit. Pharmaceuical companies that sell drugs in different countries should not be allowed to vary the price as they see fit. Why not say the US price can't be more than, say, 25% greater than the average...
