Another reason why corporations shouldn’t be permitted to make political...
From today’s NYT article on Apple’s offshore manufacturing: “We sell iPhones in over a hundred countries”, a current Apple executive said. “We don’t have an obligation to solve America’s problems. Our...
View ArticleFeeling a little contrary today — Taxes, IP, Apple
“Mitt pays $3M+ in taxes a year”:http://www.latimes.com/news/nationworld/nation/la-na-romney-tax-20120125,0,7825338.story — that is a s%^tload of money, whatever the rate. And people want another $3M a...
View Article…the biggest threat to innovation is the lack of single payer health…
“Rob (@mtnspring) is onto something here”:https://twitter.com/#!/mtnspring/status/173485019560558592. Health insurance is a huge lock-in for corporations. If an employee has a family, and/or ongoing...
View ArticleIs healthcare the greatest limiter on startups?
@shanselman has been sharing a lot of tweets today on the topic of healthcare and startups. For example: * https://twitter.com/lobrien/status/247408555651645440 *...
View ArticleToo bad Fisker didn’t use Kickstarter
So a longish time ago I got all excited about the “Fisker Karma”:http://onward.fiskerautomotive.com/en-us/karma/overview/ and put a $1000 deposit down. Then the car was super late. And the interior was...
View ArticleWhy I will vote for Obama in the presidential election.
I am pretty apolitical. I view government as a necessary evil. The political process seems horribly compromised, most politicians seem hopelessly compromised. The campaign ads make me barf. I will be...
View ArticleWhy I don’t care about economics issues this election
I recently posted “my thoughts on the upcoming presidential election”:http://theludwigs.com/2012/10/why-i-will-vote-for-obama-in-the-presidential-election/, and a couple people mentioned how concerned...
View ArticleTwo thoughts spurred by FiveThirtyEight
* “FiveThirtyEight”:http://fivethirtyeight.blogs.nytimes.com/ and other election watchers have made it crystal clear that candidate attention has moved entirely to swing states — and increasingly...
View ArticleI wish a member of Congress had half the balls of Snowden
However you feel about Snowden’s actions, whether he is a patriot or traitor, brilliant or naive, you have to give him credit for having the balls to take a stand. He has put his life and liberty at...
View ArticleThe Supreme Court DOMA ruling is going to roll through every state and...
In Ohio, a federal judge rules that Ohio has to recognize same-sex marriages performed in other states. This is going to roll through every state, company, organization, municipality. If it is...
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