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Month: June 2016

Guaranteed National Income and Jobs (updated)

04 June 2016

George Rebane We in the IT development industry became aware over thirty years ago that the coming technology revolution would destroy more human jobs than create new ones. Things would be different, very different. No one believed us, least of all government types and those in the social sciences. They all had their eyes in…
Scattershots – 3jun16

03 June 2016

George Rebane When the country has a problem, it is prudent to consider government guilty until proven innocent. Today we hear of banks being squeezed by regulatory mandates that require them to lend to a broader category of borrowers (e.g. car buyers), and at the same time reduce risk. Such strictures can only issue from…
Still wrong about liberal arts majors

01 June 2016

George Rebane Political science major and entrepreneur David Kalt writes ‘Why I Was Wrong About Liberal-Arts Majors’ in the 1jun16 WSJ. There he argues from his experience that it’s really the liberal arts majors – philosophy, history, music, … – who have the best background to become what he knows as “computer programmers”. Why? Because…
Sandbox – 1jun16

01 June 2016

[I wonder when the Comey vote is coming in. gjr]