Letters to the Editor

Broadband story shows how markets fail in the provision of public goods
Markets fail in the provision of public goods. They seem to work just fine for provision of goods for which people have adequate money to pay, or rather, an adequate number of people have adequate money to pay, but not for goods that everybody needs! More
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Too many burdens to make doctoring worthwhile
Series on doctor shortage should have pointed out that it is increasingly difficult for a person to justify the incredible financial and personal sacrifices involved in becoming, and working as, a physician. More
Business owners do cite "uncertainty" as major factor inhibiting investment
Many of these business owners have clearly expressed that the lack of certainty is a major factor in their business plans. Uncertainty breeds (understandable) reluctance to make commitments. More
Capitalism requires that failing companies be allowed to fail
Our politicians have decided to violate the core principal of capitalism by not allowing failure through bankruptcy for the industries and banks that became over-leveraged and had improperly used derivatives and credit derivative swap (CDS) markets stupidly and idiotically. More
Vo-Tech is underutilized because too many of us believe that college is the only road to success
These are kids who, given a vocational technical education, could become great scientists and successful engineers. More
Don't treat all former lobbyists alike
The assumption that any paid position is indicative of a "shadow" government that is somehow inherently corrupt is not connected to the reality of how most elected officials and their staff come to policy judgments. That analysis doesn't lend itself to a handy chart and press release. More
Responses to story on whether anyone is assessing radiation risks to domestic air travelers
Article engaged in "fear-mongering" and didn't look at radiation ordinarily involved in flying. More

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