Mr. Scott Burns in his article “Talking about a revolution over the U.S. economy” made some good points; e.g., Austin American Statesman, August 14, 2011: Break the back of finance/banking complex Whip the insurance/medical complex Get real about unlimited health care entitlement Admit, and share, adversity Cut defense spending and change foreign policy However,
Posts Tagged ‘United States’
US debt crisis and healthy job creation policies
What should be done to determine which policy changes could have the most positive impact on non-governmental job creation? It is a given that there are things that can be done to improve the climate for encouraging long-lasting, healthy non-governmental job creation. The question is what changes should be made with an understanding that we want [...]
Newt Gingrich Lean Six Sigma Discussion
Through Linkedin’s Lean Six Sigma group, I will be participating in the Newt Gingrich discussion on the application of Lean Six Sigma tonight at 8:15-9:00 EDT. I have submitted a question and will be managing a discussion about the question on the Lean Six Sigma Linkedin Group. Hope that you share your thoughts on my [...]
Texas franchise tax policy flaw and unfairness
The current Texas franchise tax rates are: 1.0% (.01) for most entities 0.5% (.005) for qualifying wholesalers and retailers* 0.575% for those entities with $10 million or less in Total Revenue (annualized per 12 month period on which the report is based) electing the E-Z Computation QUESTION TO OUR CPA: Do we get taxed by [...]
ASQ North Jersey Conference keynote presentation
On Thursday of last week, I conducted a keynote presentation at the annual North Jersey conference. There were about 250 in the audience for my presentation. I had some very good feedback about my presentation.
