Monthly Archives: October 2016

Mylan Executives’ Pay Will Not Be Affected by EpiPen Debacle

Mylan had some steep price increases on its EpiPen treatment, an effective device for treatment of severe allergic reactions. Mylan settled a case with Medicaid for overcharging for the device by paying $465 million, an amount that is twice its pretax earnings … Continue reading

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Some Thoughts on Mrs. Clinton’s Mess

The Barometer became an independent years ago because there was not a dead-cat-swing’s worth of difference between the two political parties in the United States.  Lest animal rights readers take offense, the Barometer has never swung a cat, dead or … Continue reading

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“At first, even a little lie provokes a big response in brain regions associated with emotion, such as the amygdala and insula. The tenth time you lie, even if you lie the same amount, the response is not that high. So while lying goes up over time, the response in your brain goes down.”

Dr. Tali Sharot, a cognitive neuroscientist at the University College of London, as reported by Melissa Dahl in New York Magazine. The Barometer would not know an amygdala from an insula, although if memory serves, there was an Amy Gdala … Continue reading

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“Maybe I deserve everything I get; they don’t. I am not going to ask for your mercy because I don’t care about me anymore.”

Former Pennsylvania Attorney General, Kathleen Kane at her sentencing hearing, asking the judge to consider her teenage sons.  Her 15-year-old son, Chris, testified on her behalf, “My mom is like my rock.  We just know we can’t lose our mom.”  … Continue reading

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“The very first thing” is to remove incentives.

Wells Fargo Head of community banking  on the bank’s plan to restore trust.  Do you think so?  Where was Ms. Mack, during her 32 years at the bank, when the incentives were put in place? Also, she may have to adjust … Continue reading

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“. . . it was like lions hunting zebras.”

Former Wells Fargo employee on how he and others worked to target the least resistant, i.e, college students with their first accounts, the elderly who could not remember, Mexican immigrants who could speak little English, and small business owners with … Continue reading

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