The FDA has finally grabbed the president’s attention, but not for anything positive that the agency has done. After at least 6 Americans died from eating peanut products tainted by salmonella, President Obama issued a call for a full investigation of the FDA, and part of his motivation is his desire to protect his own […]
Punitive Damages Deter Personal Injuries and Wrongful Deaths
America’s highways are full of vehicles that kill innocent people, ruin lives, and fill courtrooms. Those vehicles are on the roads because auto company executives willfully and repeatedly put their own profits ahead of the safety and well-being of their customers. Officers in many other businesses act equally irresponsibly, whether they’re sending dangerous products to […]
Preventing Personal Injuries at Work
Employers have an obligation to provide a safe working environment for their employees. It’s both an ethical obligation and a legal one. In California, the law is strong in its attempts to protect workers from hazards to their health.
Creating Jobs Across the Country: February 13, 2009 Letter to President Obama in the Washington Post
Creating Demand for Jobs
Stave off a massive recession and crippling unemployment by enacting 100% write-offs for all capital goods purchased in 2009: cars, trucks, machinery, tools, etc., not just “equipment.” Buy a car and write it off in 2009. Detroit will love it. Buy anything and manufacturers across America will love it. Why 100%?
