Newsweek article, April 18, 2011. continued...summary and excerpts. (couldn't find online copy)
more on #1: Eric Schmidt, former CEO, Google: "Neutralize frivolous patent claims" "...infringement claim damages should be tied to the actual value added by a patented feature - not the entire product, which might have thousands of parts". ... #2 Bill Bradley - Introduce health courts. [covered before]. #3 Mitch Daniels - Merit-based civil service #4 Alice Waters - Healthier kids' lunches #5 Mark Cuban, Owner, Dallas Mavericks; - Streamline entrepreneurial paperwork. "Today, it's impossible to start a business without professional help". "Paperwork strangles small businesses before they start - this country's greatest inhibitor to job growth". ... #6 Mike Bloomberg - eliminate seniority hierarchy in eduction. "Last in, first out" would jeopardize that progress - and harm our kids" #7 Peter Orszag - Modernize shipping requirements. "The Jones Act of 1920 requires all shipping between American pots to occur on US - flagged, built, owned, and manned ships, unlike other forms of transportation.". "...even a quarter-century ago, this rule cost America more than $250,000 for each job it saved". ... to be continued
