jaypgreene.com - 12/9/2008
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The news is reporting today that the Republican (last time I checked) Bush Administration and Congressional Democrats are close to an agreement to bailout the auto industry. The terms of the deal involve a $15 billion bridge loan and a federal oversight board.
It’s now becoming clear ...
washingtonpost.com - 12/17/2008
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The Buck Stops Here —
Jay Greene is on a roll, with this post spoofing the auto bailout and "No Child Left Behind" simultaneously, and this post critiquing the judicial system's handling of education cases (while raising broader questions about the role of judicial review).
No Consumer Left Behind
Joanne Jacobs —
Building on the success of No Child Left Behind, Jay Greene proposes to bail out business with the No Consumer Left Behind Act. All companies will have to achieve profitability by 2014. And they can define for themselves what “profitability” really means. Each year they must make adequate yearly progress toward that goal. If a company fails to make AYP they must offer their consumers the option to buy a different product that the same company sells. After all we have to have choice! Companies that are in need of improvement will also be provided with additional resources ...
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