Business & Economics
Business & Economics
A Woman’s Nation?
The year 2010 has arrived at last, but before proceeding we must clear up some unfinished business. In late 2009, the Center for American Progress published the Shriver Report, named after Maria Shriver, a celebrity and Californias First Lady. The subtitle, A Womans Nation Changes Everything, begs some very important ...
Business & Economics
Tort system deficiencies raise health costs for all
Wayne Willoughby argued that tort reform amounts to “stripping away the rights of injured patients” (“‘Tort reform’ won’t fix health care,” Commentary, Dec. 18). But America’s current tort system is hardly adept at protecting patients’ interests. Very little of each tort-cost dollar goes to compensate the injured. Not only do ...
Business & Economics
Guest view: Consider value-added tax, tort reform
Editors note: Several weeks ago, we asked readers to share their thoughts on what our state and region can do in the year ahead to help the economy specifically, how to grow the good-paying jobs we so desperately need. We also asked business leaders to tell us what theyve ...
Business & Economics
Deflation delusion
Commentary: We’re in the midst of moderate stagflation NASHVILLE, Tenn. (MarketWatch) — The federal government recently reported that consumer prices had risen in November for the fourth straight month, thanks largely to big jumps in the price of gasoline and oil. Nevertheless, the Federal Reserve and many commentators have dismissed ...
Business & Economics
Steven Greenhut Speaks to the Lincoln Club
Steven Greenhut, author of “Plunder!” speaks to the Lincoln Club of Orange County about his book on 12/10/2009. For the full version of his presentation, please e-mail us at [email protected] to request a DVD copy.
Business & Economics
Pension tapeworm gnaws at budgets
A Register investigation reported Sunday that lucrative public employee pension benefits approved during the past decade have been “a toxin spreading through the budget books of cities and counties across California.” These escalating costs ultimately threaten many local governments’ solvency. Though many states experience similar fiscal threats, “California is the ...
Business & Economics
2010 initiatives: good, bad and silly
Any reform that will actually help fix the ongoing California government’s fiscal mess (serious spending limits, pension reform, limits on union power, cutbacks in the size of state government, educational privatization, etc.) cannot possibly pass, given political realities. Anything that can actually pass will not fix anything or might ...
Business & Economics
RT a drain on the county’s taxpayers
Despite its current financial woes and questionable ridership, Regional Transit is plunging ahead with an expensive plan to extend light rail north. As other agencies rein in their budgets, RT is preparing to spend even more taxpayer money and expand a system that is already grossly overfunded, subsidized, underutilized and ...
Business & Economics
Steven Greenhut Jumps on the Sharks
Yes, many readers will notice the title of this post is a silly take-off of one I wrote earlier this year, the start of a rather pointed online exchange between Mr. Greenhut and me. Not today, boyand I’m not even linking here to that previous post in this onebecause it’s ...
Business & Economics
Net’s Top Two Powerhouse Players Talk Policy
TechNewsWorld.com, December 18, 2009 Linux Insider, December 18, 2009 At the third annual U.S.-China Internet Industry Forum last week, top government and technology leaders gathered to discuss business and policy topics of mutual interest, such as online child protection and intellectual property issues. The United States and China are the ...
A Woman’s Nation?
The year 2010 has arrived at last, but before proceeding we must clear up some unfinished business. In late 2009, the Center for American Progress published the Shriver Report, named after Maria Shriver, a celebrity and Californias First Lady. The subtitle, A Womans Nation Changes Everything, begs some very important ...
Tort system deficiencies raise health costs for all
Wayne Willoughby argued that tort reform amounts to “stripping away the rights of injured patients” (“‘Tort reform’ won’t fix health care,” Commentary, Dec. 18). But America’s current tort system is hardly adept at protecting patients’ interests. Very little of each tort-cost dollar goes to compensate the injured. Not only do ...
Guest view: Consider value-added tax, tort reform
Editors note: Several weeks ago, we asked readers to share their thoughts on what our state and region can do in the year ahead to help the economy specifically, how to grow the good-paying jobs we so desperately need. We also asked business leaders to tell us what theyve ...
Deflation delusion
Commentary: We’re in the midst of moderate stagflation NASHVILLE, Tenn. (MarketWatch) — The federal government recently reported that consumer prices had risen in November for the fourth straight month, thanks largely to big jumps in the price of gasoline and oil. Nevertheless, the Federal Reserve and many commentators have dismissed ...
Steven Greenhut Speaks to the Lincoln Club
Steven Greenhut, author of “Plunder!” speaks to the Lincoln Club of Orange County about his book on 12/10/2009. For the full version of his presentation, please e-mail us at [email protected] to request a DVD copy.
Pension tapeworm gnaws at budgets
A Register investigation reported Sunday that lucrative public employee pension benefits approved during the past decade have been “a toxin spreading through the budget books of cities and counties across California.” These escalating costs ultimately threaten many local governments’ solvency. Though many states experience similar fiscal threats, “California is the ...
2010 initiatives: good, bad and silly
Any reform that will actually help fix the ongoing California government’s fiscal mess (serious spending limits, pension reform, limits on union power, cutbacks in the size of state government, educational privatization, etc.) cannot possibly pass, given political realities. Anything that can actually pass will not fix anything or might ...
RT a drain on the county’s taxpayers
Despite its current financial woes and questionable ridership, Regional Transit is plunging ahead with an expensive plan to extend light rail north. As other agencies rein in their budgets, RT is preparing to spend even more taxpayer money and expand a system that is already grossly overfunded, subsidized, underutilized and ...
Steven Greenhut Jumps on the Sharks
Yes, many readers will notice the title of this post is a silly take-off of one I wrote earlier this year, the start of a rather pointed online exchange between Mr. Greenhut and me. Not today, boyand I’m not even linking here to that previous post in this onebecause it’s ...
Net’s Top Two Powerhouse Players Talk Policy
TechNewsWorld.com, December 18, 2009 Linux Insider, December 18, 2009 At the third annual U.S.-China Internet Industry Forum last week, top government and technology leaders gathered to discuss business and policy topics of mutual interest, such as online child protection and intellectual property issues. The United States and China are the ...
