April 2010
15 posts
Al Gore's new house →
6 fireplaces. I hope they’re all just decorative. That’s a lot of carbon Al!
Time Bank →
So how does TimeBank work?
First of all, there’s no money involved — only time. It all comes down to time credits and debits, which are recorded on the TimeBank Web site. The site is administered by Thompson.
The idea is that for every hour you spend helping someone, you’ll get an hour credit for something you need help with. The hope is that people will take it upon themselves...
Knowing the Price of Everything and the Value of...
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Vacuum Assisted Wound Closure on the cheap →
No one really knows why, but for an open wound, simply applying suction dramatically speeds healing times. (The theory is that the negative pressure draws bacteria out, and encourages circulation.) But for almost everyone, that treatment is out of reach—simply because the systems are expensive—rentals cost at least $100 a day and need to be recharged every six hours.
No more. Danielle...
Stand on one leg while you brush your teeth →
Simple things to make you healthier
Sad State of Affairs
This morning I came in to work to see one of my patients at the Dayton VA Medical Center. The main entrance was cordoned off with yellow crime scene tape. After talking with a few people I found out that an American, 28 year old Afghanistan war veteran had taken his life outside the VAMC this morning. I don’t know all of the specifics. I do know that this is extremely sad. This man was...
Tax Day →
So let’s just exempt the bottom 60% from paying federal taxes. It might actually be in the interest of the top 40% earners…
Finally, given all the work that goes into tracking 60% of Americans that provide just 14% of the tax revenue, one wonders if the economy as a whole might actually come out with a net benefit due to lower paperwork and tracking costs. The government could surely...
Should we forcibly redistribute blood? →
Your blood type is not the result of hard work or ingenuity. Taking some of your blood, unlike taking some of your money, won’t affect your incentive to work. Therefore, we could redistribute this repeatedly.
It is only fair that those who have better blood through no credit of their own and who could safely give some of it up, be forced to do so, to redistribute it to those who need blood...
Conflict or Cooperation →
Different Americans have different and often intense preferences for all kinds of goods and services. Some of us have strong preferences for beer and distaste for wine while others have the opposite preference — strong preferences for wine and distaste for beer. Some of us hate three-piece suits and love blue jeans while others love three-piece suits and hate blue jeans. When’s the...