Tuesday, August 11, 2009

A Quick 1-2-3 (to try to set some things aright)

1. Global Warming/Climate Change
It doesn't matter whether it's a natural cycle, or man-made or a combination of both.
It's happening and we had better deal with it as we're living through it and it's affecting more than our earth, but our wallets too. Take heed? Take action now. Reduce, reuse.

2. US Health Care Reform
Anything that keeps the US for-profit system in place will keep us far behind other countries in health. Plus, "socialized medicine" shouldn't be so scary when we already have socialized police, fire, roads, food inspection, schools, libraries and the military-just to name a few. HMOs and Pharma make money by keeping us sick, not by keeping us healthy. So check out HR 676 the real reform opportunity. Sorry Mr. President-- but you're not doing nearly enough. As long as Norway and France (and quite a few others) have systems that eclipse ours, we should demand more for our money. We should be #1, not #37.

3. Advertising and Marketing
Image is so dead, but creativity, entertainment, wit and fun are not. So social communities are not the answer-they are the current doorways to the answer. Content that is the highlight of someone's day is still the absolute need. Just don't stay stuck in the '90s with dreamy empty aspiration. Let third party folk, fans create the necessary enthusiasm -you just do what you say you do better than anyone else and get out of the way.

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