“Liberal that I am, I support health-care reform on its merits alone. My liberal blood boils, for example, when I read that half of the personal bankruptcies in this country are brought on, in part, by medical expenses.” CountryCareHalfSupportBloodExampleMedicalReformHealth CareMeritExpensesBankruptcyHealth Care Reform Author:Thomas Frank
“The example alone of a vicious prince will corrupt an age; but that of a good one will not reform it.” AgeExampleKingsReformVicious Author:Jonathan Swift
“Many state governments have launched innovative steps such as Ladli Laxmi scheme of Madhya Pradesh, PDS reform scheme of Chattisgarh, computerization of land records in Karnataka, free computers to students passing 10th standard exams, pollution control efforts in Himachal, power sector reforms in Rajasthan and Mumbai - Pune Expressway in Maharashta. These excellent innovative schemes are examples of good governance.” StatesGovernmentEffortStepsRecordsLandExampleStudentsComputerStandardsIndiaPassingPassingsReformExcellentPollutionSchemesGovernanceInnovativeExamState GovernmentMumbaiGood GovernancePollution ControlPune Author:Narendra Modi
“One current reaction to change in families, for example, is the proposal for more "education for parenthood," on the theory that this training will not only teach specific skills such as how to change diapers or how to play responsively with toddlers, but will raise parents' self-confidence at the same time. The proposed cure, in short, is to reform and educate the people with the problem.” PeopleSelfPlayProblemParentTeachExampleTheorySkillsTrainingRaisesCurrentsSelf ConfidenceReactionsCuresReformParenthoodEducateProposalDiapersToddler Author:Kenneth Keniston
“Creative accounting is an absolute curse to a civilization. One could argue that double-entry bookkeeping was one of history's great advances. Using accounting for fraud and folly is a disgrace. In a democracy, it often takes a scandal to trigger reform. Enron was the most obvious example of a business culture gone wrong in a long, long time.” LongCultureGoneCreativeDemocracyExampleCivilizationLong TimeAbsolutesObviousArguingReformCurseFollyFraudScandalTriggersDisgraceEntryAccountingEnronBookkeepingEnron Scandal Author:Charlie Munger
“We are very frustrated because we have a Supreme Court that seems determined to say that the wealthier have more right to free speech than the rest of us. For example, they say you couldn't stop me from spending all the money I've saved over the last five years on Hillary's campaign if I wanted to, even though it would clearly violate the spirit of campaign finance reform.” IfsYearsSeemsWantedLastsSpiritFiveExampleSpeechCourtDeterminedSpendingSavedCampaignsSupremeFinanceReformFive YearsFree SpeechFrustratedSupreme CourtLast Five YearsCampaign FinanceCampaign Finance Reform Author:William J. Clinton
“It will take hard work, but doing nothing on Social Security, for example, simply makes sure the system will go broke. It's time to make some reforms.” HardSocialSecurityExampleHard WorkReformBrokeSocial SecurityDoing Nothing Author:Joni Ernst