Comments on: The Rand Corporation: The Think Tank That Controls America http://www.mentalfloss.com/blogs/archives/27657 Feel Smart Again Sun, 22 Nov 2009 02:40:13 -0500 http://wordpress.org/?v=2.8.5 hourly 1 By: Mike http://www.mentalfloss.com/blogs/archives/27657/comment-page-1#comment-172522 Mike Tue, 11 Aug 2009 11:16:29 +0000 http://www.mentalfloss.com/blogs/?p=27657#comment-172522 Mrs. Annis, RAND has already offered some provocative analysis on the the health care debate. It seems no one wants to listen the though. http://westernexperience.wordpress.com/2009/08/07/health-care-reform-part-iv-the-solutions/ Mrs. Annis,

RAND has already offered some provocative analysis on the the health care debate. It seems no one wants to listen the though.

http://westernexperience.wordpress.com/2009/08/07/health-care-reform-part-iv-the-solutions/

]]> By: Mrs. Annis http://www.mentalfloss.com/blogs/archives/27657/comment-page-1#comment-164242 Mrs. Annis Wed, 29 Jul 2009 22:30:50 +0000 http://www.mentalfloss.com/blogs/?p=27657#comment-164242 7/29/09 Maybe the Rand Corporation could come up with some decent solutions for our healthcare concerns. And why hasnt anyone asked them? And why cant individual states come up with their own plans, like Oregon has? And why is the federal government trying to take over banks, insurance companies, and car companies? And why cant Medicare be expanded rather than all the money to start a new program? 7/29/09

Maybe the Rand Corporation could come up with some decent solutions for our healthcare concerns. And why hasnt anyone asked them? And why cant individual states come up with their own plans, like Oregon has? And why is the federal government trying to take over banks, insurance companies, and car companies? And why cant Medicare be expanded rather than all the money to start a new program?

]]> By: Carolyn http://www.mentalfloss.com/blogs/archives/27657/comment-page-1#comment-152492 Carolyn Thu, 02 Jul 2009 02:28:42 +0000 http://www.mentalfloss.com/blogs/?p=27657#comment-152492 I interviewed for a job at the Rand Corporation in Santa Monica a few years ago. During the day-long interview, I found out that people either work there for about 6 months or forever. It felt like an all or nothing proposition, you loved the place or hated it, depending on your temperament. The main things I remember besides the tenure observation were the delicious Caesar salad I had for lunch, the awesome contemporary art collection the building had which was on long-term loan from Peter Norton (of the Norton Anti-Virus software fame) including a giant snowflake that covered an entire wall of a hallway and the amazing number of clubs and other social activities that the company had, which existed, I believe, to serve as an outlet for all of the incredibly intense and possibly life-altering research conducted and recommendations made by the think tank. Needless to say, I actually felt a bit relieved when I wasn't offered the job. Guess it wasn't in sync with my own temperament! I interviewed for a job at the Rand Corporation in Santa Monica a few years ago. During the day-long interview, I found out that people either work there for about 6 months or forever. It felt like an all or nothing proposition, you loved the place or hated it, depending on your temperament. The main things I remember besides the tenure observation were the delicious Caesar salad I had for lunch, the awesome contemporary art collection the building had which was on long-term loan from Peter Norton (of the Norton Anti-Virus software fame) including a giant snowflake that covered an entire wall of a hallway and the amazing number of clubs and other social activities that the company had, which existed, I believe, to serve as an outlet for all of the incredibly intense and possibly life-altering research conducted and recommendations made by the think tank. Needless to say, I actually felt a bit relieved when I wasn’t offered the job. Guess it wasn’t in sync with my own temperament!

]]> By: Will http://www.mentalfloss.com/blogs/archives/27657/comment-page-1#comment-152199 Will Wed, 01 Jul 2009 13:39:16 +0000 http://www.mentalfloss.com/blogs/?p=27657#comment-152199 While RAND may have elaborated on the satellite, the concept, including it's usage in communication, originated with Arthur C. Clarke. While RAND may have elaborated on the satellite, the concept, including it’s usage in communication, originated with Arthur C. Clarke.

]]> By: Sean http://www.mentalfloss.com/blogs/archives/27657/comment-page-1#comment-152087 Sean Wed, 01 Jul 2009 06:26:36 +0000 http://www.mentalfloss.com/blogs/?p=27657#comment-152087 Yep. The technology responsible for the internet started here in the US. And thanks to government bureaucracy and corporate back-scratching, Europe and Japan now have access to better cell networks, high speed internet, transportation, health care, etc, etc.... Yep. The technology responsible for the internet started here in the US. And thanks to government bureaucracy and corporate back-scratching, Europe and Japan now have access to better cell networks, high speed internet, transportation, health care, etc, etc….

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