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Comment on Amazon and the Future of Books by Bamboozled

Bamboozled — Thu, 05 Apr 2012 00:28:03 +0000

“Such deals would allow Amazon to price e-books however they wanted and to provide more generous royalties to authors”

Not if they are charging 99 cents (something amazon LOVES to do on content) for ebooks.

Comment on How to Change Corporate Culture by CEOs: Imagine You Are The Janitor | Thoughtbasket

CEOs: Imagine You Are The Janitor | Thoughtbasket — Fri, 23 Mar 2012 16:48:09 +0000

[...] to return to the topic that started this arc: changes in corporate culture. You might recall how I postulated that a company could change its culture only if that change started at the top. The CEO needs to [...]

Comment on CEOs: Imagine You Are The Janitor by UZ Marketing

UZ Marketing — Fri, 23 Mar 2012 16:48:06 +0000

This is an approach which would solve so many bottom-up problems in any corporation. Good post. Keep the underlings happy, and the happiness will only rise upwards through the ranks. Heck, even the customer will catch the contagious happiness!

-Karthik

Comment on John Boehner Can Be A Hero by Can Congress Change Its Culture? | Thoughtbasket

Can Congress Change Its Culture? | Thoughtbasket — Mon, 19 Mar 2012 17:08:17 +0000

[...] wrote last year about how John Boehner could be a hero by teaming up with democrats to pass substantive policy that [...]

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Is Corporate Culture The Same As Country Culture? | Thoughtbasket — Tue, 13 Mar 2012 20:18:52 +0000

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Comment on How to Change Corporate Culture by FayeC

FayeC — Tue, 13 Mar 2012 16:40:01 +0000

Yes – this situation is messy! I went through this at a company started by very innovative entrepreneurs who were absolutely not capable of MANAGING a growing, complex company.

Comment on Greedy Doctors Are The Same As Wall Street Bankers by Tony Timpe

Tony Timpe — Wed, 07 Mar 2012 22:51:06 +0000

I STARTED FEELING SICK ABOUT 3 MONTHS AGO. HAVING SHARP CHEST PAINS AND MAJOR TROUBLE BREATHING. THEN MY JAW STARTED HURTING. THEN MY LOWER BACK STARTED HURTING. IGOT A PROSTATE EXAM AND ITS ENLARGED. MY PSA BLOOD TEST WAS 11.6 – WAY TOO HIGH. CANT AFFORD THE$700 NEEDLE BIOPSY. IVE BEEN TO THE LOCAL ER MANY TIMES AND THEY DON’T DO SQUAT. AS SOON AS THEY FIND OUT I HAVE NO MEDICAL INS. CARD THAT THEY CAN RAPE… THEY LIE ABOUT MY X-RAYS AND BLOOD TESTS AND SIMPLY TELL ME THERE’S NOTHING WRONG AND DISCHARGE ME. THE NEXT DAY I LOOKED ON MY ER DISCHARGE PAPERS AND IT SAID SUFFERING FROM DYPSNEA AND ENLARGED LEFT SIDE HEART. THE DOCTOR NEVER SAID A WORD ABOUT THIS WHEN I WAS IN THERE. ITS ALL ABOUT THE MONEY. THEY DONT GIVE A SH&^%*)_T. I CANT BREATHE AND CHEST PAINS ALL THE TIME AND IM DIZZY AND CONFUSED. I NEED HELP. THANKS, ajtimpe@yahoo.com
THANKS,

Comment on Greedy Doctors Are The Same As Wall Street Bankers by Paul

Paul — Wed, 29 Feb 2012 22:07:49 +0000

I understand your frustration, but attacking the public who do not understand why exactly the feel health-care is a threat to the financial health of their family is not productive.

Also, I find most lawsuits against surgeons I’ve seen complete nonsense: people being heavily punished for honest mistakes.

But please don’t call people names like that.

Comment on Greedy Doctors Are The Same As Wall Street Bankers by thoughtbasket

thoughtbasket — Wed, 29 Feb 2012 19:46:53 +0000

I’m not sure why Hello displays such vitriol here. Could be a University of Miami thing, which is where he/she is logged in. Could be a doctor thing. Whichever, I appreciate his/her input.

Comment on Greedy Doctors Are The Same As Wall Street Bankers by Hello

Hello — Tue, 28 Feb 2012 23:10:58 +0000

You’re an idiot and a dilettante. Here’s why: It’s illegal for doctors to have stake in labs to which they refer patients. AMA represents just 17% of doctors in the country. It’s illegal for doctors to prescribe without seeing a patient. Beyond that, there’s tons and tons of further laws; not even mentioning that a doctor never wins a lawsuit against him/her. Surgeons can make $500k+ but often end up paying several $100k in malpractice insurance. If you think doctors are greedy and that you should be suspicious of their every move, either go to medical school yourself or move to a socialized country. Not one other profession spends 10+ years on education and a whole life treating patients to be afterwards labelled greedy and go absolutely unappreciated.

Of the few things that docs ARE allowed to do, it’s to chose not to treat morons like yourself (unless your wariness of health care ends up bringing you to the ER).