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...were to abolish Medicare, tax rates would plummet, the Canadian government would run absurd surpluses and the level of care for some would definitely rise. Individuals would feel like they're benefiting until they had to pay hospital bills; the economy would certainly conform more to that of a capitalist democracy. Yet Canadians tend to agree that the society would suffer as a whole if Medicare were abolished. For us, the benefits of universal free health care aren't entirely measurable by analyzing only the individual and the economy. Our collective vision of Canada as a society requires...
...relentless setbacks have left normally ebullient Silicon Valley dazed and chastened. Among the phrases that venture capitalist Danny Rimer no longer wants to see in business plans are "losses for the next five years" and "recent business school graduates"--which now look suspiciously like the preamble to failure...
...American economic boom of the '90s and beyond. What drives people up the wall is the issue of walls themselves, or the lack of them. In the early '90s, when flat organization structures, low salaries and the dream of an IPO captivated everybody, one symbol of the democratic capitalist revolution was the wall-less office, which brought together CEOS and corporate grunts in one big, happy, synergistic family. Andy Grove had--and still has--a cubicle; Jay Chiat didn't even have that. The wall-less office ruled...
...Watson, a venture capitalist, says he and his family "start looking forward to our annual Christmas trip to this gorgeous ranch around August." They first went there 10 years ago and have returned ever since, making many friends they can't wait to see again...
...Domini is a capitalist tool from a different mold. "Making money," says the mutual-fund mogul, "is different from stealing money." Companies that manufacture cigarettes, pollute rivers or sell sweatshop goods are robbing from the public welfare, as she sees it. Capital is the tool Domini uses to knock them over the head...