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Why The Health Care Reform Debate Makes Me Sick

The Recovering Engineer

In that post, I listed a number of things common to the political process that are terrible examples of how to behave when you are really trying to solve a problem or resolve a conflict. As I look at the health care reform debate, I see a number of these behaviors in the way the discussion(s) is (are) proceeding.

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Why The Health Care Reform Debate Makes Me Sick

The Recovering Engineer

In that post, I listed a number of things common to the political process that are terrible examples of how to behave when you are really trying to solve a problem or resolve a conflict. As I look at the health care reform debate, I see a number of these behaviors in the way the discussion(s) is (are) proceeding.

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Obama: The Great Answerer

CO2

Our nation is in need of answers on just about every front: health-care, terrorism, ethnic rifts, Iraq, financial industry concerns, the home foreclosure epidemic, infectious diseases, and climate change. Of course, Obama does know more about health care than most, if not everyone, at a given town hall meeting.

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Obama: The Great Answerer

CO2

Our nation is in need of answers on just about every front: health-care, terrorism, ethnic rifts, Iraq, financial industry concerns, the home foreclosure epidemic, infectious diseases, and climate change. Of course, Obama does know more about health care than most, if not everyone, at a given town hall meeting.

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These 6 Sectors of Africa’s Economy Are Poised for Growth

Harvard Business Review

It helped spark new levels of interest in Africa by the international business community, and companies in a range of industries—from consumer goods to financial services to technology—have since expanded their African footprints. a year between 2010 and 2015, considerably slower than the 5.4% from 2000 to 2010.

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A Business-Friendly Climate Agenda for Obama's Second Term

Harvard Business Review

President Obama has some unfinished business to attend to, and taking care of it will require help and support from corporate leaders across the country. After 2010, climate all but disappeared from the national conversation. To be politically viable, climate solutions must be economically sustainable. Fortunately, U.S.

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The Health Care Reform That Can't Be Stopped

Harvard Business Review

There are few more personal, passionate, and political topics than health care. The reasons for this are clear: Health care spending has reached 17% of the U.S. The introduction of this fee-for-outcome model kicked off a change in health care that many believe is irreversible. Supreme Court.