http://www.anthonyworlando.com/2009/06/18/let-the-bidding-begin/ A blog by Anthony W. Orlando and friends Sun, 04 Jul 2010 22:22:43 -0400 http://wordpress.org/?v=2.8 hourly 1 http://www.anthonyworlando.com/2009/06/18/let-the-bidding-begin/comment-page-1/#comment-114 Trading Eights » Getting More for Less: A Solution for American Health Care Sat, 22 Aug 2009 20:37:30 +0000 http://aworlando.wordpress.com/?p=36#comment-114 [...] a liberal who supports HSAs like their favored health care system, Singapore. In a political system without the reign of special interests, it isn’t far-fetched to speculate that this kind of reform might pass into law as a bipartisan [...] [...] a liberal who supports HSAs like their favored health care system, Singapore. In a political system without the reign of special interests, it isn’t far-fetched to speculate that this kind of reform might pass into law as a bipartisan [...]

]]> http://www.anthonyworlando.com/2009/06/18/let-the-bidding-begin/comment-page-1/#comment-27 Trading Eights » Talk to Me: The Fate of this Blog Depends on You Sat, 01 Aug 2009 00:50:58 +0000 http://aworlando.wordpress.com/?p=36#comment-27 [...] I a Radical? — Ezra Klein – Add lobbying reform to the list, and I think Klein and Yglesias are pushing this debate in the right [...] [...] I a Radical? — Ezra Klein – Add lobbying reform to the list, and I think Klein and Yglesias are pushing this debate in the right [...]

]]> http://www.anthonyworlando.com/2009/06/18/let-the-bidding-begin/comment-page-1/#comment-23 Trading Eights » Texting While Driving, Giant Jellyfish, and Tanning Beds…It’s a Dangerous World Out There! Thu, 30 Jul 2009 02:10:34 +0000 http://aworlando.wordpress.com/?p=36#comment-23 [...] a Day, Health Sector Lobbying Far Outpaces Oil & Gas — Daily Dose – The need for lobbying reform grows with each passing [...] [...] a Day, Health Sector Lobbying Far Outpaces Oil & Gas — Daily Dose – The need for lobbying reform grows with each passing [...]

]]> http://www.anthonyworlando.com/2009/06/18/let-the-bidding-begin/comment-page-1/#comment-10 Trading Eights » What to Read on July 9, 2009 Fri, 10 Jul 2009 14:48:33 +0000 http://aworlando.wordpress.com/?p=36#comment-10 [...] Energy Industry Spends $28 Million in First Quarter Lobbying Congress on Climate Bill — The Washington Independent – Can you say “lobbying reform“? [...] [...] Energy Industry Spends $28 Million in First Quarter Lobbying Congress on Climate Bill — The Washington Independent – Can you say “lobbying reform“? [...]

]]> http://www.anthonyworlando.com/2009/06/18/let-the-bidding-begin/comment-page-1/#comment-9 Trading Eights » One Controversial, Uncertain, Imperfect Chance: Is It Worth It? Thu, 09 Jul 2009 12:37:06 +0000 http://aworlando.wordpress.com/?p=36#comment-9 [...] Mark H.’s primary disagreement with my argument stemmed from my implication that the tax revenues from Waxman-Markey may be used to invest in projects with a higher return-on-investment (ROI) than that money would have earned in the private sector. Markets are better at finding good investments, he argues, so it is unlikely the government will generate higher returns—especially when their guiding principle is not high ROIs but rather pleasing special interests. (I should note that this problem would be reduced by the lobbying reform I recommended in my first post.) [...] [...] Mark H.’s primary disagreement with my argument stemmed from my implication that the tax revenues from Waxman-Markey may be used to invest in projects with a higher return-on-investment (ROI) than that money would have earned in the private sector. Markets are better at finding good investments, he argues, so it is unlikely the government will generate higher returns—especially when their guiding principle is not high ROIs but rather pleasing special interests. (I should note that this problem would be reduced by the lobbying reform I recommended in my first post.) [...]

]]>