How Rocco Can Triumph – 1. ROI
As a voter, if I were to learn that Rocco's promises were more than the usual political bullshit, that they provided a real and tangible return, I would pay him a lot more attention. Make the numbers real and the emotion will follow.
You Have Been The Victims Of A Terrible Swindle
The bad news is that you have been the victims of a terrible swindle, denied an inheritance you deserve by contract and by your merits. And you aren’t the only ones; victims of this ripoff include the students who were on your left and on your right in high school but didn’t get into Cal, a whole generation stiffed by mine.
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Garbage Collection – A New Peace Corps?
Still, I think that the "spending problem" is not based on agreements with the unions. I believe the spending problem is structural. It has to exist based on the structure of the civil service. I believe a structural change can ease or eliminate the spending issue, while driving immensely greater immediate and long-term value.
A Canadian Legacy of Better Realty
I am congratulating leaders who considered more than just political donations.
Categories: Economy, Politics Tags: bank mergers, corporate balance sheets, mortgage interest deductions, open mortgage, vivid memories
IT Project Failures – Massive and Spectacular
The project to provide an IT system to support a new way of working with offenders was to be introduced by January 2008, and had an approved lifetime cost of £234 million to 2020. By July 2007, £155 million had been spent on the project, it was two years behind schedule, and estimated lifetime project costs had risen to £690 million.
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Putting Our Brains on Hold by Bob Herbert
The world leadership qualities of the United States, once so prevalent, are fading faster than the polar ice caps. We once set the standard for industrial might, for the advanced state of our physical infrastructure, and for the quality of our citizens’ lives. All are experiencing significant decline.
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Posted by Carey Miller - August 7, 2010 at 8:20 am
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