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[Beveridge] was a driven man, right to the end; his last words, enunciated clearly from his death bed at the age of eighty-four, showed that the aging social reformer was still haunted by the memory o...

T.R. Reid

[Beveridge] was a driven man, right to the end; his last words, enunciated clearly from his death bed at the age of eighty-four, showed that the aging social reformer was still haunted by the memory o...

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But out of twenty-three wealthy countries, the American health care system ranks dead last when it comes to keeping newborns alive.

T.R. Reid

But out of twenty-three wealthy countries, the American health care system ranks dead last when it comes to keeping newborns alive.

About Author
T. R. Reid (born Thomas Roy Reid III in 1944) is an American reporter, documentary film correspondent, and author. He has also been a frequent guest on National Public Radio (NPR)'s Morning Edition. Reid currently lives in Denver, Colorado.

It’s one of the finest highway networks in the world—and nobody seems to care that the basic idea was copied from the Nazis.6     EISENHOWER,

T.R. Reid

It’s one of the finest highway networks in the world—and nobody seems to care that the basic idea was copied from the Nazis.6     EISENHOWER,

Recently, there has been considerable public concern about the fact that 47% of Americans pay no income tax; the presidential candidate Mitt Romney opined that these are people who are dependent upon...

T.R. Reid

Recently, there has been considerable public concern about the fact that 47% of Americans pay no income tax; the presidential candidate Mitt Romney opined that these are people who are dependent upon...

One reason (though not the main one) is that American health care providers—doctors, nurses, hospitals, drug companies—make more money for what they do than their counterparts overseas do.

T.R. Reid

One reason (though not the main one) is that American health care providers—doctors, nurses, hospitals, drug companies—make more money for what they do than their counterparts overseas do.

Von Köckritz’s entire higher education was free. She considers that perfectly normal—and in Europe, it is.

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Von Köckritz’s entire higher education was free. She considers that perfectly normal—and in Europe, it is.

The Universal Laws of Health Care Systems:1. No matter how good the health care in a particular country, people will complain about it2. No matter how much money is spent on health care, the doctors a...

T.R. Reid

The Universal Laws of Health Care Systems:1. No matter how good the health care in a particular country, people will complain about it2. No matter how much money is spent on health care, the doctors a...

Would ancient Tibetan medicine recognize the value of X-rays? Absolutely! the doctor said. When patients bring me their X-rays from the clinic up at Khunde, this is extremely helpful in my treatment....

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Would ancient Tibetan medicine recognize the value of X-rays? Absolutely! the doctor said. When patients bring me their X-rays from the clinic up at Khunde, this is extremely helpful in my treatment....

The number one most serious problem facing American taxpayers. That problem is the complexity of the tax code.

T.R. Reid

The number one most serious problem facing American taxpayers. That problem is the complexity of the tax code.

The shortcomings of our system can be grouped into three basic problems: coverage, quality, and cost.

T.R. Reid

The shortcomings of our system can be grouped into three basic problems: coverage, quality, and cost.

Some are rich and some are poor. Some are beautiful, some aren’t. Some are brilliant, some aren’t. But when we get sick—then, everybody is equal. Everybody must have equal right to the best medical tr...

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Some are rich and some are poor. Some are beautiful, some aren’t. Some are brilliant, some aren’t. But when we get sick—then, everybody is equal. Everybody must have equal right to the best medical tr...

By routing its manufacturing through a tiny factory in Puerto Rico, Microsoft saved over $4.5 billion in taxes on goods sold in the United States over a three-year period.

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By routing its manufacturing through a tiny factory in Puerto Rico, Microsoft saved over $4.5 billion in taxes on goods sold in the United States over a three-year period.

2012 tax-reform act stipulated that members of the national parliament and the prime minister’s cabinet would pay 5% higher rates than anybody else in the country. We did it as a gesture of solidarity...

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2012 tax-reform act stipulated that members of the national parliament and the prime minister’s cabinet would pay 5% higher rates than anybody else in the country. We did it as a gesture of solidarity...

Only the richest smidgen of the population had to file a return, and even for them the top tax rate was just 7%.

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Only the richest smidgen of the population had to file a return, and even for them the top tax rate was just 7%.

We’ve wasted our shining medical assets because of a health care payment system—or, more precisely, a crazy quilt of several overlapping and often conflicting systems—that prevents millions from recei...

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We’ve wasted our shining medical assets because of a health care payment system—or, more precisely, a crazy quilt of several overlapping and often conflicting systems—that prevents millions from recei...

All the watchmaker needs is a mechanism to count the back-and-forth oscillations—and counting is one of the simple tasks that binary logic gates can perform. In the digital watch a logic gate called a...

T.R. Reid

All the watchmaker needs is a mechanism to count the back-and-forth oscillations—and counting is one of the simple tasks that binary logic gates can perform. In the digital watch a logic gate called a...

We pour more money into national defense than anybody else; our defense budgets, in fact, are bigger than those in the next eleven countries combined

T.R. Reid

We pour more money into national defense than anybody else; our defense budgets, in fact, are bigger than those in the next eleven countries combined

A lot of what we know about other nations' approach to health care is simply myth.

T.R. Reid

A lot of what we know about other nations' approach to health care is simply myth.

Seventy-three thousand pages of IRS regulations, he laughed at the very suggestion.

T.R. Reid

Seventy-three thousand pages of IRS regulations, he laughed at the very suggestion.

Broker or banker who invests other people’s money can count his own salary as capital gains and thus pay tax on it at the reduced, capital gains rate.

T.R. Reid

Broker or banker who invests other people’s money can count his own salary as capital gains and thus pay tax on it at the reduced, capital gains rate.