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Author Archives: Mark Tanen
A Lovely Fantasy
A napkin flutters from Bill Clinton’s pocket Continue reading
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Many covenants with God
I think there are many deals with God (and still currently active). Not just the one/many in the Bible. Why do I think that? The Bible is one particular set of stories about certain individuals, but not a complete, comprehensive, … Continue reading
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Connect “tax loophole cleanup” with “pay for the war”
The President should press to “pay for the wars” by closing tax loopholes, under the idea we are now going to clean up the Republicans’ mess. Puts a different context on getting our financial house in order. Wars as a … Continue reading
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A commission for the management of government assets
We clearly need to have better handling of and stewardship for Federal Government assets. At a time when “privitization” and sweet heart deals are rampant, the Feds need to step up tracking and management of our mutually held assets. These … Continue reading
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Tax code housecleaning
It is the wrong argument to debate raising tax rates on the rich or any other group, without first dealing with an easier and potentially quite fruitful area of Federal Government targeted hand-outs. I define tax code handouts as any … Continue reading
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Those “founding fathers”…
I am amused to hear the overused, grand pronouncements about the “founding fathers”, especially from the Tea Party. No groups could be further apart. Group #1 – activist, creatively intellectual, well educated (Harvard, Columbia, Princeton, etc.), scientists, lawyers, theologians and philosophers, … Continue reading
Stop the predators.
Predatory corporate practices are out of hand Continue reading
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Economics: The illusion of an oil market
With the recent market movements, perhaps we can now take a fresh look at energy policy and regulation. Underlying the old thinking is the illusion of capitalist market forces in our energy system. Yet, the “market” for crude oil is no balanced market … Continue reading
Reforming corporate governance #2: Boards of Directors
New easier ideas to improve BOD governance Continue reading
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Reforming corporate governance (#1): Boards of Directors
The public Board of Director structures can be reformed to return this essential governance structure to its proper function, instead of Government focusing on micro-management. Continue reading
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