Here is an example of competing interests, power groups and unintended consequences. On our recent New England trip we observed that in hotels built before about 1980 the stairs were a usable alternat...Read More
Many years ago before indoor plumbing people carried their “night soil” outside to the honey man who picked it up and disposed of it. We do the same thing today with rubbish. Sometimes we ...Read More
It is Time to Eliminate the Income Tax. The Federal Government needs lots of money and they get most of it through income taxes. Unfortunately income taxes distort behavior, are volatile and are ext...Read More
“All the ills of democracy can be cured by more democracy.” Al Smith Here is an idea that might give us better candidates for President. In the last elect...Read More
According to President Trump the USPS delivers packages for Amazon too cheaply. But the Post Office is to a large extent a fixed cost business so any additional revenue they can obtain will be benefic...Read More
Build an app for multitaskers that sends an alert when there is a significant play in the football game your watching. All you have to do is look up from your other task when your phone plays the sele...Read More
Set up a booth in a Farmers Market and give away money. Video it happening. Try different things. Make the people stand in line or don’t. Give everybody a nickel or a penny or a dollar. Give dif...Read More