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Tag Archives: United States
One thing the insurers have right
I hate being on the side of the health insurance companies on anything. But I’ve got to admit, there’s one very fair point amidst all the scare tactics they are employing as they try to derail health care reform. They claim … Continue reading
You mean we really do need bottled water?
I have always boasted about the fact that I have never bought a bottle of water in this country or in Europe. Long before I even thought about the environmental implications of all those plastic bottles, or all that fuel … Continue reading
Health care reform, yes — but not on the backs of doctors
It seems every time I pick up a newspaper or tune into a talk show, I hear another plan to reduce reimbursements to doctors. I think that is a singularly bad idea. Doctors have gone through years of expensive schooling. … Continue reading
Congratulations, Goldman — and I wish you many, many more
Many more profitable quarters, that is. And yes, I know you’ve set aside a boatload of money to (over)pay your people. And no, that doesn’t bother me at all. You made a boatload — and so did your shareholders. The … Continue reading
Left hand, health reform. Right hand, economic stimulus. Can't you shake?
Of course I’m for lower health care costs, for universal insurance, for availability of sophisticated tests to anyone who needs them and for an end to giving those tests to folks who don’t, just to cover the physician’s tush. Okay, … Continue reading
Posted in Health care, politics
Tagged Congress, family medicine, Health, Health care, Insurance, Medicine, obama, Sales tax, Soft drink, United States, Value Added Tax, VAT
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With FDA's blessing, Big Pharma keeps fixing what ain't broke
I’m always amazed at how ignorant I am of some of the more bizarre rules and laws that give companies — sometimes, whole industries — legal license to rip us off, big-time. Am I the only one who didn’t know … Continue reading
He was just following orders?
I’m sorry, but every time I think this financial meltdown saga cannot possibly disgust me more, something comes along that proves me wrong. So Ken Lewis lied to shareholders at the insistence of the government, on pain of losing his … Continue reading
Posted in business
Tagged Andrew Cuomo, Attorney general, Bank of America, business, Ken Lewis, Merrill Lynch, New York City, United States
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People are staying put. So, the chicken or the egg?
Experts said the lack of mobility was of concern on two fronts. It suggests that Americans were unable or unwilling to follow any job opportunities that may have existed around the country, as they have in the past. And the … Continue reading
Strike another one for us codgers!
The MetLife Mature Market Institute and Boston College’s Sloan Center on Aging and Work just issued Engaging the 21st Century Multi-Generational Workforce, a study that confirms what us grayhairs have known all along: Companies guilty of age discrimination are shooting … Continue reading
Posted in business
Tagged Baby Boomer, Boston College, business, Financial services, Investment Banks, Jack LaLanne, Silicon Alley, United States
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So we're privatizing Social Security after all?
Okay, okay, I’m being hyperbolic. But why is it that when it comes to the government’s bailout of the financial industry, everyone only seems to be interested in whether this is leading to nationalization of the banks. I’m more interested … Continue reading
Posted in business, Economy
Tagged business, Financial services, Social security, Stock, Stock market, Stocks and Bonds, The New York Times Company, United States
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new bottom line 