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The Supreme Court DOMA ruling is going to roll through every state and organization

  • Posted on July 23, 2013
  • by john

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…

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I wish a member of Congress had half the balls of Snowden

  • Posted on June 23, 2013
  • by john

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.…

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Two thoughts spurred by FiveThirtyEight

  • Posted on November 6, 2012
  • by john

* “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 swing counties and swing demographics within those…

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Why I don’t care about economics issues this election

  • Posted on October 25, 2012
  • by john

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 they were about economic issues. Hey, me too! They aren’t the most important…

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Why I will vote for Obama in the presidential election.

  • Posted on October 18, 2012
  • by john

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…

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Too bad Fisker didn’t use Kickstarter

  • Posted on September 17, 2012
  • by john

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 very…

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Is healthcare the greatest limiter on startups?

  • Posted on September 16, 2012September 16, 2012
  • by john

@shanselman has been sharing a lot of tweets today on the topic of healthcare and startups. For example: * https://twitter.com/lobrien/status/247408555651645440 * https://twitter.com/doozerblake/status/247407834130690048 * https://twitter.com/shanselman/status/247403381012975616 * https://twitter.com/timsonofsteve/status/247413105750077440 The shared assertion is…

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…the biggest threat to innovation is the lack of single payer health…

  • Posted on February 26, 2012
  • by john

“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 health concerns, it is very hard for them…

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Feeling a little contrary today — Taxes, IP, Apple

  • Posted on January 25, 2012January 25, 2012
  • by john

“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 year out of him? When I see…

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Another reason why corporations shouldn’t be permitted to make political contributions

  • Posted on January 22, 2012
  • by john

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.…

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We aren’t designing for fairness, we are designing for equality of opportunity

  • Posted on October 31, 2011October 31, 2011
  • by john

So someone asked me “Hey, with your views on the Occupy movement, how do you feel about the fact that the top 10% pays 70% of federal income tax? Is…

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I’m in the 1% and I support the 99%

  • Posted on October 16, 2011
  • by john

I’ve been fortunate. I had great access to education due to support from my parents, and I was lucky to be at Microsoft during a very heady period for the…

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I need to get smarter about the healthcare debate

  • Posted on August 15, 2009
  • by john

Having spent way too much time with healthcare providers, insurance companies, etc, in the last 4 years, I certainly support change. Almost any change, change for change’s sake, is worth…

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Getting US Citizens Out Of Trouble

  • Posted on August 5, 2009
  • by john

Journalists Rejoin Relieved Friends, Family in U.S. – washingtonpost.com — it is awesome that these folks have been freed, and it is generally a good thing that we have found…

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Black-Swan Proofing, Useless Business Plans

  • Posted on April 11, 2009
  • by john

Gleaned from the twittersphere: FT.com / Comment / Opinion – Ten principles for a Black Swan-proof world. Man some good common sense in here. Business plans a waste of time.…

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…the group of psychopaths on Wall Street…

  • Posted on April 2, 2009
  • by john

Dave Chen pointed me towards The Big Takeover, a great telling of the AIG story. People are pissed off about this financial crisis, and about this bailout, but they’re not…

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Bailout Scorecard

  • Posted on March 31, 2009
  • by john

Who is getting the bank bailout money – CNNMoney.com. Wow, $10.5Trillion so far. $35,000 from each US citizen’s pocket. To pay for years of poor decision making, greedy decision making.…

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Treasury Maps New Era of Regulation – WSJ.com

  • Posted on March 27, 2009
  • by john

“That would drive managers out of the United States.” via Treasury Maps New Era of Regulation – WSJ.com. So just wondering, why would driving hedge funds out of business in…

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The AIG-backlash-backlash

  • Posted on March 23, 2009
  • by john

Ben was so right | The Big Picture. The backlash against AIG bonus backlash is in full swing. I for one am glad though that the bonus issue has exploded.…

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Bernanke Pushes the Button | The Big Picture

  • Posted on March 19, 2009
  • by john

Bernanke Pushes the Button | The Big Picture. “The prospect of hundreds of billions of newly minted dollars coursing through the global financial system caused currency traders to thrash the…

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