Archive for the ‘regulation’ Category

Information Tech and the Future of Government

Interesting talk about the technology revolution’s ability to remake government, from the leader of Britain’s Conservative Party.
What really strikes me looking around the world today is that information technology has remade retail and remade media consumption, but there are still huge industries it hasn’t begun to touch – Finance, Health Care, Energy, Education, and Government. [...]

Age of Responsibility

I am getting sick of hearing this sort of thing:
Legislation passed this year will require that when banks issue a credit card to someone under 21, a parent or guardian must co-sign and have joint liability.
via The ‘Democratization of Credit’ Is Over — Now It’s Payback Time – WSJ.com.
As a society, we are expecting less [...]