Today as I was driving home from work I was listening to NPR and heard a story about the congressional battle over capping fees banks charge for purchases. Such a cap would benefit retailers (anyone who accepts debit cards) and would theoretically result in lower prices for the consumer. Apparently, the battle has been pretty …
A subject of controversy for years has been whether internet sales should be taxed (or not). Currently, if you purchase an item from an out-of-state seller you do not pay sales tax on the purchase. This follows a similar practice that has long held true for mail-order catalogs across state boundaries. On a regular basis …
Introduction: I still do not know how to answer the question, “Who am I?” When pressed, one method is to describe some of my salient characteristics or interests – and, there are certain ones I am not eager to share. In my life two of the salient characteristics/interests/values are my faith (in Christ) and my …
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Okay, okay, this isn’t a product or a service – its a person…but I’m going to stretch Dave Enjoys beyond products and services because I do like Fareed Zakaria. Perhaps this will come back to bite me – I’m speaking from fairly limited knowledge – around two years of reading his columns in Newsweek and …
I’m a big fan of using technology to reduce the cost of government while improving the services provided. A recent article by Tami Luhby about the town of Maywood in California outsourcing all of their services to contract workers reminded me of this topic. It seems, in my humble opinion, that there are thousands of …