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13 years ago @ But Then What - Dueling Thoughts On Ma... · 0 replies · +1 points

I didn't mean to imply that you did support Pawlenty's proposals. If
it reads otherwise, I apologize. Would you prefer that I add a
clarification to the post?

13 years ago @ But Then What - The Unassailable Math ... · 0 replies · +1 points

Those are great comments.

I was aware when I put up the chart that it was at best a rough
approximation, subject to a lot of unmeasured variances. You pointed
out some of the best, and I must say that I have never seen anyone
before address the educational cost issue. One which I will admit to
not having been aware of.

Nevertheless, even with adjustments, the U.S. is such an outlier that
I think the basic premise still stands. Squeezing the profit in the
current system would result in dramatic savings.

I do not enjoy advocating the effective nationalization of the
American health system, I simply see no alternative.

Tom

13 years ago @ But Then What - The 20 Best Housing Ma... · 0 replies · +1 points

Great observation, Gregor. They may be in for their own crunch sometime soon.

14 years ago @ Paul Kedrosky: Infecti... - Western Forests Set to... · 0 replies · +2 points

So does this mean that Ronald Reagan was way ahead of everyone and not an idiot with his "trees cause more pollution than automobiles" comment? Or is it the broken clock syndrome?

14 years ago @ Paul Kedrosky: Infecti... - Data Fun with Isner/Ma... · 0 replies · +1 points

Any count on the number of times that the ESPN announcers assured us we would never, ever see something like this again?

14 years ago @ KeithHennessey.com - What question should I... · 0 replies · +1 points

Since it's rational to assume that none of you planned to put your respective institutions and the financial system in peril, how did you miss the evidence that your business practices, lending and investment strategies were running dangerously out of control. Was it a failure of internal systems to alert you, a failure of communications within the organization or some other factor that let the industry be taken by complete surprise? Would more open communication among industry participants and the regulators provided a better understanding of the risks that were being assumed? If, indeed there was a problem with information feeding up to the top does this indicate that the system you are trying to manage is too complex to function without excessive delegation of authority to distant management levels?

Sorry to make it a multi-question submission but hopefully you get the drift.

14 years ago @ Paul Kedrosky: Infecti... - Tiger Woods Won’... · 0 replies · +1 points

Great point. This was a good thread. Put me in the Tiger comes back and breaks the record camp. He'll do his penance on the Swedish Island he is reputed to have bought, work out like crazy, win his first or second time out and all will be forgotten. This is America after all and we not only love reclaimed losers but positively idolize them if they go on to greater accomplishments.

14 years ago @ But Then What - A New American Ruling ... · 0 replies · +1 points

Interesting. I have to think about the comment but I will respond.

Tom

14 years ago @ But Then What - Blodgett Wins On Point... · 0 replies · +1 points

I see your point but why should Eliot Spitzer be writing a blog and why should Bill Clinton be allowed to make money making speeches. After all Spitzer has been convicted of a serious crime and Clinton lost his law license. Frankly, I think we should be much tougher on people who stray as far over the line as all three did but that\'s not the way America works right now. So I have to come down in favor of laying off Blodget.

15 years ago @ Paul Kedrosky: Infecti... - Bolt 9.58 in the 100m · 0 replies · +1 points

After today and Tiger's implosion, Bolt seems to be the only superhuman athlete left.

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