Nov 18, 2014
It's better than pay-for-play contracts
The Cato Institute has a proposal on incentive pay for Congress. The proposal includes a a base salary of $100,000/year coupled with incentive bonuses for how well the economy has performed over…
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Nov 16, 2014
There are four lights!
As the MARC train approaches the station, the lights on the front blink alternatingly. I am pretty sure they blink slower as the train slows down. However, this might just be a…
Nov 15, 2014
Flood Insurance Pricing
In a new discussion paper , RFF's Kousky and Shabman explain the NFIP's pricing. Here's the abstract: Flood insurance in the United States is offered through the federal National Flood Insurance Program…
Nov 14, 2014
Redmond v. Redwood
The chatter online for the last couple of days is that Microsoft is really late to the game in open sourcing its .NET platform. There's also been some chatter that this signals…
Nov 13, 2014
Federal and State Quarantine Powers
The Homeland Security Digital Library has a Congressional Research Service note on the legal justification for quarantines: Generally, state and local quarantines are authorized through public health orders, though some states may…
Nov 12, 2014
Water for Life, Water for Business
Business need to look at environmental issues as existential risk issues. Some have started worrying about access to water in the coming years. According to London-based think tank, CDP, some business are…
Nov 11, 2014
Somebody Killed FOSE
It looks like FOSE is dead: GovLoop's Chris Dorobek, who is also the former editor of 1105 Media's Federal Computer Week, wrote Monday that the 37-year old event won't happen in 2015.…
Nov 8, 2014
Flubola
Actual discussion:& 10;Parent "I want Ebola vaccine for my child"& 10;Doc "There isn& 39;t one, but we have flushot "& 10;Parent "We don& 39;t believe in that" — Dr. Dave Stukus (@AllergyKidsDoc)…
Oct 31, 2014
The NFIP and Florida
] Seeking Alpha is running a multipart series on property risk in Florida. Florida is home to 40 percent of the National Flood Insurance Program's policies, even though it is home to…
Oct 29, 2014
Insurers React to Climate Change
Mother Jones reviews how insurance companies are responding to climate change. Climate change will increase the likelihood of flooding in low-lying areas around the world. In addition, climate change will change how…
Oct 27, 2014
The Water Century
Jason Kottke reviews a movement in South Florida to secede from the rest of Florida due to climate change. He explains that climate change will drive much of the politics going forward:…