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More along these lines is heading our way. The Administration hopes to harness our inertia with its automatic pension plan, a major step toward universal savings accounts, and by dramatically simplifying applications for federal tuition aid. Its push to computerize health-care records - another big-ticket stimulus item - could make generic drugs and cost-effective procedures our default treatments. And seniors who don't select health-care or drug plans could be automatically enrolled in low-cost options. "It would be nice if we all behaved like supercomputers, but that's not how we are," Orszag says...
...formal plan included shuttles between Lev and the Hub, an ultra-elegant food spread, and, of course, a jaw-dropping view of the Boston skyline. The catch? The Hub formal ticket price was set to cost $30, twice as much as an in-house formal. Not to mention, there would be no open bar…yikes...
...flight to New York for a job interview. When I asked the company’s human-resources representative if I should take the Acela train to New York, she laughed, told me I would never get to the office in time for the interview, and booked me a ticket on the Delta shuttle. I saw her point—the “high-speed” Acela can only travel an average of 85 miles per hour. Meanwhile, on the other side of the world, a close friend of mine from high school was landing at Shanghai Pudong...
Value may be the sweet spot for WPS. Women's soccer is a cheap ticket - the average price is in $15-to-$19 range, and some deals let fans grab a seat for as little as $10. "We're an attractive and affordable alternative," says Antonucci. "Whereas in a good economy, we might have been perceived as, well, a lower priority among sports fans. We might actually have some sports fans sample us who wouldn't have otherwise...
Multiple Miles. Delta Air Lines is offering SkyMiles members, and members of its merger partner, Northwest's WorldPerks, up to triple miles toward elite Silver Medallion status on select fares. Purchase an economy class ticket and earn double miles toward free upgrades, priority boarding, preferred seating and more; throw down for a first, business or premium economy fare and earn triple miles. To participate, enroll at Delta or Northwest. Earn multiple miles through June 15, but not on deeply discounted tickets...