…the same numbers of hours for lower wages as productivity increases. The paradigm of higher productivity creating higher wages or less time worked as Tom Walker suggests, is at least…

Tom aka Rusty Rustbelt The Newest “Hot Thing” As promised, after an eight day swing of health care conferences (speaking and listening) I am back in action. So what is…

…to the conference are the clearest indication of the payoff from WJC’s “third way” efforts: Tom Golisano, for instance, is cited as a founding and continuing sponsor. Other major sponsors…

It’s true that I have been a bit nastier than usual with some posts (especially this one and this one—though the latter was rather justified by preceding events, as Tom…

…the product to meet quality control standards is extremely hard, but Tom has been unwavering in his commitment to doing so. He did it all himself, he went to all…

Tom aka Rusty Models for health care organizations? In a recent post I opined the Mayo Clinic and Cleveland Clinic, both favorites of President Obama, were not models for wide…

…held in Montreal starting six yearsdays [h/t Loyal Reader] after we move back to NJ*) are referred to this paper [PDF], which I previously discussed at Tom’s place. *Which is…

…how to reach them. I’m thinking the ideal folks are prominent economists in the public sphere (e.g., Krugman) or journalists who the public associates with gravitas (e.g., Tom Brokaw). Names…

by Tom aka Rusty Rustbelt Battle of the (Senate) Titans Senators Kennedy (Chairman of the Senate Health, Education, Labor and Pensions Committee) and Senator Dodd (Kennedy’s wingman while he fights…

…Ave Maria Law School, a Catholic school founded and funded by Tom Monaghan (of Domino’s Pizza wealth), is being moved lock, stock, barrel and faculty to a new city and…