Will, The State Auditors scathing report on Welfare Fraud yesterday confirms my and many others suspicions that the Welfare System is ripe with massive fraud. Taxpayers are outraged at the protectionism the Welfare System has been getting from lawmakers. There will be backlash from the citizenry/voters over this. If we are to give money out, …
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"Affordable" Housing-What's next?
I would like to find out what can be done to “save” “affordable” and (wheelchair accessible) housing. In the early 1970’s to 1980’s much of the nation’s “affordable” housing which now houses elderly, disabled and low-income families with children was built. Prospective developers got government subsidies from the tax payers (all of us) and many …
Vote to discuss noncompete reform with Gov. Patrick
The Mass Technology Leadership Council is hosting an online poll on ideas to discuss with Gov. Patrick at their annual meeting. Please vote for noncompete reform! As of today, it’s 5th on the list but only 25 votes behind the 2nd place topic. http://masstlc.ideascale.com/
Eliminate non-competes all together
Non-competes are an insult to our Massachusetts culture of freedom, innovation, and enterprise. These non-competes are a form of bondage that extend an unfair burden on ‘the little guy’ for long after the employer has stopped paying them or providing benefits. Getting rid of this is long overdue. (I almost hate to throw this rhetoric …
Thank you for the support for change!
Thanks for the great response — a number of very thoughtful posts in this forum. I have read them all (as of 2/10). Additionally, I received several dozen personal email responses on the issue, to which I have also responded. Many good stories, many useful arguments, some helpful specific suggestions. At a high level, I …
Re: Non-competition agreement in another profession
Dear Will, I am 100% in favor of getting rid of non-competition agreements. They even exist in other professions than the tech industry. I remember that a friend had to sign a non-competion agreement when she went to work at a beauty salon. She could not work for another salon or open a salon within …
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