Author Archives: Gerard Francis Lameiro

Is Wealth Redistribution the Best Way to Get Excellent Health Care?

By Gerard Francis Lameiro | Published: July 12, 2010
Dr. Berwick, the new interim apppointment to head the Centers for Medicare and Medicaid Services (CMS), is in the news a lot lately over his remark about “… any health-care funding plan that is just, equitable, civilized and humane must – must – redistribute wealth from the richer among us to the poorer and less [...]
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Note to Readers – A Change in the Blog Posting Schedule and More

By Gerard Francis Lameiro | Published: July 8, 2010
Due to my work schedule, I need to change how often I do blog postings.  Instead of twice-a-week postings on Monday evening and Thursday evening, I plan to do just Monday evening blog postings, at least for now. For those readers who have sent me positive comments, please know that they are greatly appreciated. By the way, my new [...]
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Low Interest Rates – Who Wins? Who Loses?

By Gerard Francis Lameiro | Published: July 5, 2010
In The Wall Street Journal this week, an op-ed piece deals with the Federal Reserve’s policy of near-zero interest rates, presumably to help our very anemic and faltering economic recovery.  Are we really in an economic recovery?  Or, are we on the edge of a double-dip recession?  Or worse yet, are we entering a depression [...]
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Vagueness Impedes Economic Growth – Why?

By Gerard Francis Lameiro | Published: July 1, 2010
Writing in The Wall Street Journal this week, Daniel Henninger suggests a “void-for-vagueness doctrine” for Congress.  What does he mean by “vagueness?”  And, why is this suggestion so very important for economic growth?  Let’s talk about it now. The impetus for The Wall Street Journal column was the recent Supreme Court decision that found that the [...]
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Are We Entering a Depression?

By Gerard Francis Lameiro | Published: June 28, 2010
Economist Paul Krugman in an op-ed column in The New York Times online edition indicates that he is fearful that we are now in the early stages of a depression, possibly the third depression in our history.  Krugman also appears to believe that the cause will be government policy mistakes.  Specifically, he sees the need for [...]
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Sustainable Capitalism vs American Capitalism – What’s the Difference?

By Gerard Francis Lameiro | Published: June 24, 2010
An op-ed piece in The Wall Street Journal this week talks about ”sustainable capitalism” and long term value creation.  It appears that the authors believe by integrating environmental, social and governance factors into business strategy, metrics, and assessments of risks/opportunities, long term value creation can be achieved, possibly maximized.  It also appears that the authors think considering such factors can also influence business [...]
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My New Blogging Plans

By Gerard Francis Lameiro | Published: June 22, 2010
As you might have noticed, I took a break from blogging recently.  While these blog posts are relatively short, they still take time and I really needed some more time. This month I have been working on my next book which is currently scheduled to be out in the fall.  If all goes well with the book, [...]
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Will We Be Hit with a Double Dip Recession?

By Gerard Francis Lameiro | Published: May 23, 2010
This week an op-ed piece in The Wall Street Journal  discusses the real possibility that we might face a double dip recession.  While many optimists have been claiming that the recession is over and that the economy is looking up, the stock market has been taking investors for a wild ride.  Plus, over 17% of Americans are still unemployed or underemployed.  [...]
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New Health Care Law – Costs are Going Up and Up and Up!

By Gerard Francis Lameiro | Published: May 20, 2010
The ink is barely dry on the new health care law and the Washington Examiner reports on their website that cost estimates are increasing … and not just a little.  According to the article, the cost impact on Virginia will be $1.5B which is almost $400M more than the original cost estimate.  And, that’s just one State!  This [...]
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Taxes are Going Up – But Will Deficits and Debt Go Down?

By Gerard Francis Lameiro | Published: May 16, 2010
Lots of people have been calling for new taxes and tax increases at the Federal, state and local levels.  We also know that Washington will allow the Bush tax cuts to expire soon.  So, taxes are going up.  No doubt about it.  But, as our taxes go up and up, will our deficits and debt decline?  [...]
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