Daily Archives: May 21, 2003

THE CANADIAN MAD COW FUROR: A MIXED BLESSING?

Some people have no shame. After a lab report concluded that one cow in Western Canada that died last January was infected with ‘mad cow’ bovine spongiform encephalitis (BCE), the American beef industry had the border closed within an hour … Continue reading

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NOTE TO BUSINESS READERS: SURFACING INNOVATION

For some reason, yesterday morning’s post on Surfacing Innovation didn’t show up on the Salon/Radio server until last night. If you’re interested in the subject and missed it, please scroll down or follow the link above.

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A ‘NAIVE’ TAX SYSTEM THAT MAKES SENSE

Tax codes are complicated. They needn’t be. Despite what we may be told, most tax laws are politically or pork-barrel motivated, and add to the complexity but not the fairness of the laws. One consequence of complex tax laws is … Continue reading

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