Maggie's Farm

On climate change honesty: the problem, of course, is that honesty on climate change reduces belief in climate change as a human-caused problem (or even a problem) because it is neither a problem nor caused by humans.
On "best practices": this is supposed to shape toward controlling costs by paying for "outcomes" instead of "services." I pay my garage for maintenance or repairs, not for an overall excellent car experience. That ain't their job. I pay the grocery store for the products I buy, not an overall excellent food experience or bath experience. That ain't their job. We may use service contracts, but even those are based on an expectation of services and goods that we will need. Why health care is so very different is beyond me. Also, I have no plans to comply with Orszag's "best practices" for patients. I prefer to manage my own health, with a provider's advice or assistance when I need it.

BTW, an overall excellent bath experience is worth having.

Yes, Marianne, that's what I mean by an excellent bath experience.. I'm about a fifteen-minute soaker, my sweetheart an hour or so. I always make her bubble baths.
For reasons of time and costs of natural gas, I only bathe a couple of times a week, shower most times.
"Old folks..." I've enjoyed the full bath experience since I got my own apartment at age 24. Barracks never have tubs.