Is There a Private Sector Solution to U.S. Health Care Mess? [Editor’s Note: The views expressed here are solely those of Ross Kaplan, and do not represent Edina Realty, Berkshire Hathaway (“Berkshire”), or any other entity referenced. Edina Realty is a subsidiary of Berkshire.] No, I don’t know how to reform the United States’ tangled,...Read More
One Man’s Revenues & Profits = Another Man’s Expenses & Taxes If selling off a publicly-owned entity to the private sector is known as “privatizing,” doesn’t it stand to reason that when government takes over a private company, it should be known as “publicizing?” Apparently not: “In Boulder, Colo., climate-change activists have helped win two major...Read More
Pawlenty Takes Top Lobbying Job Pawlenty’s exit from the public stage should be applauded, [former Pawlenthy aide Brian] McClung said. “It’s what the founders had in mind when our system was created,” he said. “Pundits and the chattering class often seem confounded when someone chooses to do what Governor Pawlenty is doing, but it’s a good...Read More
