It is past time for a long term solution that stops America’s debt from growing as a percent of GDP. Both sides are offering options that do this, providing ample possibilities for rational people to reach a compromise. We will see if such people have been elected. The foundation for a deal is there. Now…
Category: Government
Is all data public?
Roger Grimes writes in InfoWorld that asking if a database is secure is the old way of thinking. The new way is to know if a data source is valuable it will be hacked or more likely already has been hacked. If you ask security experts, every database worth stealing is already in the hands…
Can Lower Corporate Taxes and Infrastructure Save the Economy
Fareed Zakaria in his Time article How Lower Corporate Taxes and Infrastructure Can Save the Economy suggest they can indeed. Borrowing low corporate tax rates, investment incentives, and a shift to a territorial tax system from Fed-Ex‘s Fred Smith, Zakaria adds government investment in infrastructure improvement to his economic plan. Right now, because of tax and other policies,…
PIPA and SOPA go too far…
I’m for protecting IP rights when it is done right. However, allowing everyone to be cast offline because one person is in violation of infringement is far too high a price to pay. Especially, when those seeking protection have ample means to stop offenders with current policy. PROTECT IP / SOPA Breaks The Internet from…