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Government, markets and regulation

Problems in the housing market in the United States provide some interesting lessons about government regulation in general, lessons that have equal applicability to the intersection between Information Technology and government. by John Carroll

Tags: Fannie Mae, Economist, Regulation, Freddie Mac, Subsidy, Government, Vertical Industries, Mortgages, Enterprise Software, Software, Finance, Capital Structures, John Carroll

Blog posts 2008-07-24

Energy Independence Day...not yet, but it's a popular idea

Click on any image to see the whole picture. These are just three of the images from our local Fourth of July Parade today. We happen to live in a state which does not produce much...

Tags: Subsidy, Denmark, Natural Gas, Taxes, Free Trade, Telecom & Utilities, Financial Planning, Finance, Harry Fuller

Blog posts 2008-07-04

Will AT&T really be offering a $200 subsidy on the 3G iPhone?

I've been saving up my mobile device PayPal funds for the upcoming U.S. 3G version of the HTC Touch Dual, but with Fortune's news of serious iPhone deals that may have the 3G iPhone available from AT&T for as low as US$199 I think the 3G iPhone just moved to...

Tags: Apple iPhone, AT&T Corp., Subsidy, US$200 Subsidy, 3G, Cellular Phones, Wireless, Consumer Electronics, Personal Technology, Matthew Miller

Blog posts 2008-04-29

The Big Easy Office: Earning Partner Subsidy Funding From Microsoft With Qualifying Purchases

The presenter of this webcast will explain how to earn a services subsidy to purchase additional services or products from a partner of one's own choice to enrich the solution. The presenter will explain how to get incremental subsidies for qualifying purchases between February 1 and June 27, 2008. People...

Tags: Microsoft Corp., Subsidy, Microsoft Office, Office Suites, Software

Webcasts 2008-04-09

Will taxes halt Calif.'s solar thermal ambitions?

Will taxes halt Calif.'s solar thermal ambitions?Citizens are going to end up paying one way or other.Such is the sad state of education in our country today that this kind of nonsensical debate even takes place. Either consumers are going to foot the bill via their utility bill, or...

Tags: Taxes, Free trade, Telecom & Utilities, Ausra, tax, subsidy

Discussion threads 2007-12-11

Ethanol from corn: does it need a subsidy?

Ethanol from corn: does it need a subsidy?Mod -1: Off topicThis is sound byte journalism. Are you just hoping for ill-informed rants that you can confuse with actual interest in a subject? This has almost nothing to do with energy consumption as it related to IT. How...

Tags: Utility computing, Blade servers, subsidy, energy consumption, attack

Discussion threads 2007-10-29

Ethanol from corn: does it need a subsidy?

Prominent researcher tells "newsweek" that corn and ethanol are not silver bullet for ernergy future. He also says the ethsanol industry does not need a subsidy for corn. growers Of course, the American electoral system will require corn subsidies ad infinitum. The folks who write the Farm...

Tags: Corn, Subsidy, Operational Accounting, Strategy, Finance, Management, Harry Fuller

Blog posts 2007-10-28

Thank you, taxpayer, for building my new nuc

So THAT'S why the nuclear power plant is being touted as a greast idea for the future of America. As the "Washington Post" explains today, you taxpayres are guaranteeing loans, covering insurance costs and grantring hefty subsidies. Thank you, thank you. From the bottom of my reactor...

Tags: Nuclear Energy, Subsidy, Harry Fuller

Blog posts 2007-10-07

Photos: 100 million gallons of biodiesel

Imperium Renewables fires up a plant capable of making large quantities of biodiesel for less than regular plants.The Grays Harbor, Wash., biodiesel refinery being opened by Imperium Renewables. The 12-acre facility will be capable of churning out 100 million gallons of biodiesel by the end of the year, the company...

Tags: photograph, biodiesel, Imperium Renewables, subsidy, carbon dioxide, Washington, storage

Image galleries 2007-08-14

Photos: Stylish new phones from Nokia

Scheduled for release in the fall, Nokia's two newest phones are aimed at consumers who want 3G and GSM compatibility.Nokia on Tuesday unveiled two new phones--the 7500 and the 7900--that target style-conscious consumers. Shown here is the 7500, a GSM phone that is expected to sell for about $285, before...

Tags: Cellular phones, Telecom & Utilities, WIRELESS, photograph, Nokia Corp., phone, subsidy, GSM, 3G network, 3G, tax, network

Image galleries 2007-08-07

House shifts $16 billion toward renewable energy

House shifts $16 billion toward renewable energyIt's About Time!!!When companies like Exxon Mobile are generating 10 BILLION DOLLARS in NET PROFIT PER QUARTER, you have to wonder why they need 16 Billion in subsidies. Truth is, they don't need it and the argument seems to be that if they...

Tags: Telecom & Utilities, renewable energy, subsidy

Discussion threads 2007-08-06

Offshore outsourcing: The latest mileposts

Offshore outsourcing: The latest milepostswatch tech companies push for more H1-B visa's nowTech companies will now push for more H1-B visa. Their goal being to flood the market with programmers creating an over supply and thereby lead to depress wages.Meanwhile tech companies CEO's get multi-million dollar pay packages without getting...

Tags: Outsourcing, Leadership, Benefits, indirect subsidy, Free Market, cheap labor, subsidy, Companies, innovation, offshore outsourcing

Discussion threads 2007-07-12

Ban on monthly Net access taxes faces obstacles

Ban on monthly Net access taxes faces obstaclesPowerful LobbyistsSenator Wyden blames the possible demise of a no-tax solution on powerful allies (or lobbyists.) That is unfortunately very far from the truth. The real truth is the demise will come from the powerful apathy-ists.There's enough citizens out there that...

Tags: Taxes, Free trade, Sales strategy, Vertical industries, Internet shopping, tax, subsidy, government, sales tax, sales, Internet access

Discussion threads 2007-04-17

Home wind turbines turn fashionable in Britain

Home wind turbines turn fashionable in BritainWonderfulThis is a wonderful concept, and needs to be adoped by more countries.http://one.revver.com/watch/79286/format/flv/affiliate/23672Nice Britain but ....In my country, Cyprus, things are even better. You get a subsidy of 55% of the cost and in the case of solar panels you get a 15 year...

Tags: Taxes, Free trade, Telecom & Utilities, Benefits, good cause, tax, renewable energy, subsidy, turbine

Discussion threads 2006-10-14

New taxes could run rural broadband

New taxes could run rural broadbandWhy should I pay twice for having VOIPWouldn't that double tax most people that have VOIP service. I don't mind paying my share, but since to have VOIP service I must also have a broadbannd connection I get hit twice. Not really fair,...

Tags: Network technology, Taxes, TELECOMMUNICATIONS, Broadband Internet, broadband, cable, rural broadband, USF, phone, tax, rural area, subsidy

Discussion threads 2005-11-17

Dell's N.C. plant the target of a lawsuit

Dell's N.C. plant the target of a lawsuitAnd next time?Good job, NC. Wonder what the next company will think when you promise them a few incentives to come in and build.Think they'll look kindly on a state that makes big promises, then pulls the rug out from under you once...

Tags: Thin clients, Taxes, Dell Computer Corp., subsidy, network computer

Discussion threads 2005-06-22

Solar-cell makers fear silicon shortage

Solar-cell makers fear silicon shortageSubsidies says it all...Whenever there is some sort supply squeeze, you can usually bet a government somewhere had something to do with it. So Japan and Germany make solar panels more attractive via subsidies -- is it any wonder that demand is outstripping supply? ...

Tags: Telecom & Utilities, subsidy, silicon shortage, government subsidy, market-force, solar energy

Discussion threads 2005-04-14

Streamlining the Distribution of EU Agricultural Subsidies

Farmers in any new European Union EU member state can expect big changes. One of the most important is the availability of a range of agricultural subsidies. In Hungary, the Agricultural and Rural Development Agency ARDA was set up in 2003 to manage and distribute these subsidies at a national...

Tags: Hewlett-Packard Co., Subsidy, Servers, Databases, Hardware, Enterprise Software, Software, Data Management

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Government, markets and regulation

Government, markets and regulationJust Another Gov't Program Gone BadFannie Mae was created in the Depression to create liquidity in the mortgage market. Lequidity had been wiped out by the stock market collapse and bank runs.As with all government programs, it just grew and grew and never went away. ...

Tags: Mortgages, Vertical industries, Fannie Mae, Freddie Mac, mortgage, government

Discussion threads 2008-07-24

Is this the New Apple?

Is this the New Apple?The joys of the subsidyBring the cost of the iPhone down to $199 also brought with it the corporate overload from ATT that would be paying out the money to Apple.if the iPhone had only been available in ATT stores the problems would probably have been...

Tags: New Apple, Apple Inc., AT&T Corp., ATT, Apple iPhone

Discussion threads 2008-07-22