If you are in management, typically you will not know everything going on in a department. You may have to ask for clarification. You don’t panic and you do have to answer a comment or a question. Trump could not answer or rebut the reporter’s easy to answer question or remark. When you do not […]
Such has been going on for decades. Some history on how much of this evolved historically on the planning side. Equipment efficiencies made planning easier and decreased costs. I started to work in industry late seventies and did so until 2020-something. Fresh out of the service in 71, three years to gain a math-driven BA […]
This piece is over two months old. It still has relevance to the current issue of an understaffed VA and still pertinent. The issues with the VA have been ongoing for years. It is not something new. However, the situation has worsened under the Tru_p administration as they have taken a more aggressive role to […]
Brief rundown on how manufacturing has evolved over the past 40 years. Moving from solely Labor to less Labor at a higher value. One worker at a CNC machine can do the manufacturing of multiple workers at separate stations performing one or two functions. Lower Labor cost, faster throughput, and a promise of less inventory […]
Much of this might not be so bad if Tru_p had any taste for architecture. I suspect the Beverly Hill Billies might have better architectural taste than our president. Probably best to get used to it and correct it after he is gone. ~~~~~~~ “I Asked My Cellphone Service Provider T-Mobile What the Deal Was […]
Tariffs do not make the United States secure. Many countries like to sell and supply to the US because it is a large market. The people are more secure and can afford many things. The US relies on foreign countries to supply many different things to it. Some of the hazards of such a reliance […]
Efforts to redraw U.S. House districts for partisan advantage are spreading to more states ahead of next year’s elections. As taken from, “The fight to redraw U.S. House maps is spreading. Here is where things stand in Missouri and other states,” PBS News. Lawmakers in three states have approved new congressional districts. This occurring since […]
Good piece by Dan Rather on the destruction of a White House wing so as to put his mark on White House history with little regard of the past history of the White House itself. Will it measure up to the past? Probably not as he lacks a sense of history, of people, and of […]
This commentary by Merrill Goozner is three days old. The big issue Merrill is discussing is the stopping the electronic food-stamp cards sent to the people on the Supplemental Nutrition Assistance Program. This purposeful. During the pandemic, Snap Food Cards were sent to people. Tru_p needs program cut to balance out the tax breaks. During […]
Healthcare Pricing can depend upon who you go to for care. Independent doctors earn less than Hospital doctors. Not surprised there. Name brand hospitals charge more than lesser-known hospitals. I suspect some of this may be due to overhead. Introduction Piece: Hospital- and Private Equity–Affiliated Specialty Physicians Negotiate Higher Prices than Independent Physicians, Health Affairs […]