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i think America's conflicted over it's ideology of capitalism. Capitalism,like communism, or socialism is a means to an end, and as the ends keep changing, so should the US approach be.
US is a great nation with many strengths, and it has done loads of good for its' citizens as also the world. But unbridled corporate greed has crept into people and now ANY governments' legitimate actions (defense, social welfare and investment directions) are to be trimmed, so corporates can continue to enrich themselves even as the US citizens suffer - this cannot be an acceptable outcome to anyone with an iota of sense.
At a time when US HDI (healthcare and education are especially shocking) is near the bottom of OECD, corporates and the rich should be patriotic enough to chip in and save America, not demand their pound of flesh even more noisily.
Something quite not right about the way different interest groups are floating new theories to muddy the waters.
Well Communism and Socialism had an "end" which was a classless, wealthy society. Socialism was a more evoluationary and pragmatic path, that possibly didn't see the complete disappperance of class.
I am not so sure capitalism does, other than eventually providing the greatest good for the greatest number of people (so maybe an utilitarian end). Of course Adam Smith wasn't against all goverment plans or programs, because he wasn't an anarchist.
As for human development, according to the UN the US was a surprising fourth in 2011 (see http://hdr.undp.org/en/statistics/ ):
4.United States
5.New Zealand
For the OECD "Better Life INdex" the US comes in third when all are criteria are weighted equally (I believe).
Here is access the wild flower graph chart - http://www.oecdbetterlifeindex.org/ - you have to make a few selections possibly (like sort by ranking).
The PISA scores for education give the US a pretty mediocre rating, aside for language maybe.
The GOP/House, the Senate & the Congress all appear to be swarming with arrogant, hubris-riddled imbeciles & brain-dead, egotistical morons, who don't give a damn for their country. Where did you guys find these cretins & maggots??
Aren't Europe, the US and the rest of us all in the same boat? For years we've borrowed to spent more than we earned, and now that we've run out of credit we don't like it. So we scream and squirm and try to get someone else to foot the bill. Cliff hanging, whether in the US congress, Greece,Spain, Italy or in our own households is part of the deal. We and our creditors will only give in when it's clear that the alternative is worse.
No. Borrowing capacity is still different between countries.
Maybe Greece got caught in that situation (too much debt, insufficient resources to pay it off or restructrure).
Actually Spain and Ireland had surpluses before their repsective housing bubbles burst. Ireland took the hit and assumed the obligations of the banks.
The US debt is still largely held by US entities.
error post.
Obama is a terrible negotiator. He's gonna get creamed when this comes up again in two months. This is the approach he should have taken with the Republicans: http://youtu.be/wHse0rLlOvw
The US cannot continue to run a deficit of $1 trillion per year. Its total debt is already at 100% of GNP, the level at which European countries find the debt servicing cost to be unbearable, particularly if interest rates raise, for example to 5-7% on 10-year debt.
Its taxation, though lower than in Western European countries, is already at a substantial level, particularly if one adds in state and local taxes. Politically, it is exceedingly difficult to to raise the bar further, and our European examples would suggest that this is likely counter-productive anyway.
There remains only spending, and it is inconceivable that the giant US expenditures on defense or agricultural subsidies are truly indispensable in their entirety. If the cost of empire is ruinous, and you insist that you have no designs on empire, then act accordingly. At some point, finances will have to be brought in order anyway. Ask the Eurozone members. They know.
I posted the following comment on "Talking crap in Holland v America "(Sep 1 2012),
"『List up all the existing tax-exemptions and known loop-holes, including, emphatically, the use of off-shore tax-havens, with the lost revenues attributable to each item (rough estimates will do). Publish the list and ask Paul Ryan (Oh! Do not forget Mitt Romney, too. Or, he would resent the neglect.) what exemptions he plans to abolish and what loop-holes he intends to close.
It will be the simplest litmus-test for his or their characters. If they evades the question, as did Romney with regards to his tax-returns, they are charlatans out to con the Americans into more debt. (Remember what George W Bush did with his tax-cut?)
If they do not evade, then let us see how their supporters and super-PAC-donors react. 』
As expected, they did evade, and nothing came out. Now that the election is over, why do not American tax-payers, especially Republicans, demand the Administration to provide such items and figures? And demand congressmen and senators to declare their position regarding elimination or cuts of each item?
Reagan was thematic and short on the details, factors which worked well for him and I believe the nation. Let the paper pushers take care of the fine points. Surely, there are enough of them.
I think that more is expected from Republicans. Compared to LBJ, Nixon was a saint. I notice that Democrats are less inclined to focus on their virtues. Did Lyndon Johnson or Bill Clinton ever claim to be good?
The Tax Code,loop-holes, pointing at Republicans.
Some has actually looked at the subject:
U.S. Representative Rob Portman (R-OH)
"The income tax code and its associated regulations contain almost 5.6 million words -- seven times as many words as the Bible. Taxpayers now spend about 5.4 billion hours a year trying to comply with 2,500 pages of tax laws...."
U.S. Representative J.C. Watts, Jr. (R-OK)
"The heart of IRS abuse lies in the existing tax code. Most of the folks who work for the IRS are good people just trying to do their job, but they are caught in a bad, overextended tax system. At 3,458 pages, twice the length of the Bible, it's impossible for the average taxpayer to know, understand, and accurately apply its provisions. The length is twice that of the Bible! Even tax experts cannot do so reliably."
U.S. Representative Spencer Bachus (R-AL)
"With its 6,000 pages and 500 million words, the complexity of our tax code is the prime source of frustration and anger felt by millions of Americans toward their government."
Still confused; more citations can befound at www.house.gov
The free world has since WWII looked upon US for leadership.
Will this respect dwindle with its inability to govern itself?
I think that every conscientious-minded American knew that Boehner with his myopic,dogmatic and self-centered approach is unable to honor even his own commitment. However hardly a few would have expected Obama to reconcile on half of his revised demand of $ 1.2 Trillion through revised tax structure with permanent extension of Bush 's tax cut on family income up to $450,000 that too without revision of debt ceiling. Shifting Financial cliff just for two months was not worth all this rigmarole.
So we 'cut' taxes the middle class, but there are all kinds of tax loop holes for Hollywood and other pet projects. Obama gets lauded while he inserted the paybacks at the last minute. The pain is put off for two months- when dems wanted to put it off till 2015. Republicans wanted a balanced deal and a simplified tax code for revenue, but the MSM painted this as the ultimate in craziness. Who the hell are the adults in the room? Pure sugar from Obama and no medicine, except Obama care taxes are now going to hit....
Obama says that there is more to come, that we can't cut our way to prosperity. To quote Barry, "Yes we can!". No one ever taxed their way to prosperity, and more efficient govt is the only way to grow our way out of this Obama depression of the American dream. Raising taxes on the most successful while expanding spending, not even holding it steady, is going to take us to the point where only trully drastic changes will fix things. And maybe that is what Barry wants.
Though everyone is not happy with the outcome of the fiscal deal,at least the process of bipartisanship has been started and the nation wants continuation of this process in solving remainder of the problems concerning the economy and other defects if any with the other laws like obamacare.It is absolutely essential for the new congress to act on these problems expressly.
The Potomac infected think they have won again - taking more money in taxes from every citizen - 3.8% Health care [new tax] 2% Social Security holiday ended so even the poor and middle class taxes will increase at least by 5.8%. Watch when the people get their checks and go you LIED TO ME - well we are going to use the Article V State amendment process to repeal the 14th, 16th and 17th and restore the Original Constitution that gave the Central few and enumerated [limited powers] and the States many and unlimited powers not given to the Federal Government.
Here is how it is done - join the fight for right -
Sorry, but I like to vote for my senator.
Don't think disenfrancisement is a winning program.
Read the problems the Senate has now caused your State . . . the Founders knew that the State Independent Republic needed a seat at the Federal Government Table so tyranny would not be forced on the States. This is how each State got UNFUNDED mandates - Land taking without payments [ended property rights - EPA/Spices act. No, sir voting for Senators has not worked out well for the States and/or the citizens.
The people elect the State Legislators and they then elect two Senators that represent the PEOPLE of their State. Do you think that health care with the Louisiana purchase $ 250 billion and the Ben Nelson waiver would have passed congress - I think not - it is a States right and power [see the 10th amendment].
Have no idea what you mean by "State Independent Republic".
Not all founders liked the US constitution, its one reason there is a bill of rights (to kill momentum towards anti-Federalism).
And an amendment processes was institutionalized, and utilized pretty quickly following the election of 1800, to clarify candidates for President and Vice President.
As for the senate, a sufficiently large number of Americans found states as corrupt, ineffective electors of senators.
10th amendment references the people too, not just the states ("reserved to the states respectively or to the people.".
Regardless, arguing that I shouldn't be able to vote for my senator based on a theory of state rights is a losing proposition.
Yes, each State is promised a Republic form of government.
Article 4 - The States
Section 4 - Republican Government
The United States shall guarantee to every State in this Union a Republican Form of Government, and shall protect each of them against Invasion; and on Application of the Legislature, or of the Executive (when the Legislature cannot be convened) against domestic Violence.
As for the rest let me just say - how have we done with a ELECTED SENATE - has your State not been given many unfunded mandates for them to pay the bill to enact? The Founders designed the Senate to be the STATES SEAT AT THE FEDERAL GOVENEMENT TABLE TO STOP STATES FROM BEING RUN OVER.
Familiar with section 4 of Article IV of the constitution.
Still don't see any reference to "state independent republic."
Living standards for Americans has risen tremendously since there was an elected Senate. Also the government successfully prosecuted two world wars in the process.
The prior hundred years convey necessarily an appearance of superior performance.
What is your definition of a REPUBLICAN FORM OF GOVERNMENT?
Of concern is the sentiment of entrepreneurs towards the fiscal mismanagement in DC. Prior to final fiscal cliff agreement, my model projected the Deficit/GDP ratio would rise to 8% by 2023. Many will be anxious to see if Congress is serious about addressing that issue. With these Greece-scale metrics looming, only a sea change in political leadership will prevent a treasuries yield (7% bonds) crisis in 2025.
Debt Wall chart: http://trendlines.ca/free/economics/DebtWallUSA/DebtWallUSA.htm
I'm still surprised no one has mentioned what the change in tax rates will do to people's behavior.
The instinct of everyone is to avoid taxation. When taxes are lower, the drive to avoid taxation is diminished. When taxes are higher, people try harder to avoid then.
The best way for a business (and to a smaller extent individuals) to avoid taxes is by spending money. You don't pay income tax when you have no taxable income.
Higher marginal rates should encourage more businesses to spend a greater percentage of their pre-tax income on the business. Raising income tax rates encourages businesses to invest 100% of their profits in themselves, lest Uncle Sam come in and take and extra 5%.
As many free market thinkers are quick to point out, private investment is more efficient than public investment. An uptick in income taxes should encourage businesses to invest in themselves, and get the economy moving again. The benefit to raising taxes isn't in the government directly getting more revenue. It comes from the behavior changes it encourages in business owners.
It seems incredibly counter intuitive, but it remains true.
Higher tax rates encourage long-term investments.
"Higher tax rates encourage long-term investments."
Indeed, the extremely high rate of corporate tax in Japan is one of the elements that led Japanese corporations to reinvest bulk of their profits, since investments are tax deductible but dividends are not. (Dividends have to be paid from post-tax profits).
Ah, the tail wagging the dog... if that were really true, all that was needed to have long term investments would be a punitive divendend tax rate.
The very first lesson of corporate finance is that the investment decision and the financing decisions are (largely) separate. Investments are good by themselves or not at all. Companies will not make more investments just because the financing equation has changed somewhat. If there is some cash saurplus because dividends are more expensive, companies are just as likely to park the cash in speculative and/or financial assets.
In fact. higher rates might make it more difficult for them to raise their capital stock and will force them into debt financing. Ironic, isn't it?
It's not dividends that need to have higher tax rates, it's net income. From the corpotate perspective, income is taxed whether it is distibuted or not. Taxing dividends alone would just discourage dividends, it wouldn't necessarily encourage reinvestment as companies could just let cash build up on their balance sheet.
Income tax rates need to be set at a level that causes the default financing decision to be to reinvest in the company, not distribute the income as a dividend or let cash pile up.
Of course for this idea to work long term capital gain tax rates should be lower than income tax rates. This also encourages long term investing. However, we probably need to revise long term investments to mean investments held for five years or more, instead of just one year.
Having lower long term capital gain tax rates also solves the problem you mentioned about making it more difficult to finance by issuing stock. If the stock can be sold 5 years down the line at a preferential tax rate, a company should have no real problems finding investors.
Cliff no cliff… this is just a game. This country is bankrupt
as we talk. But decomposition will be rather slow, unless
a few ruptures here or there will happen. The power of the
world reserve currency has lots of meaning…
The problem is structural. That's why the well paid explainers,
sometimes called "economists" are running of options.
Debt spiral cannot be contained by any means, and it will not be.
Still, it is the option: complete control of money issuance
by the Treasury (WE THE PEOPLE), not a private for profit
entity, hiding behind a fancy name of Federal Reserve.
Think about this… Remember what JFK said?!
All words are matters of perception, including the ones you just wrote. Words are abstract and somewhat subjective. This is not a new revelation. To me, if you're causing harm to lots of people and allowing others to suffer for the sake of your own personal benefit, that's evil. And I think lots of people would agree.
Before Obama was elected he promised to "fundamentally change" this country. He believes in a more socialized nation. This is not what this country was founded on or what has made it the most free nation in the world. In the last 4 years we have seen high unemployment, economy stagnation and a new all time high of half the nation on some kind of government support. He added 6 trillion dollars to the debt and now asks a struggling population for higher taxes to pay for his ineffective spending. Pork, like more dollars for wind projects stuffed into the agreement and grandstanding during sensitive negotiations about raising even more taxes in the future made a lot of people angry. Republicans are trying to hold him accountable with cuts and he doesn't like it. We are now looking at 4 more years of wrangling as they try to keep him in check and sadly with higher taxes we will see our economy slow even more. Income redistribution does not work but getting the economy going by lowering business taxes and capital gains would but no, this president is again going in the wrong direction, mindlessly punishing the very people he needs to get us out of the ditch he has put us in.
Let's not forget the ridiculous pork in this bill:
It's sad that we elected these people.
Once President Bush and President Obama gave the financial communities trillions of dollars in bail out money while ignoring the suffering of workers, we have a whole new ball game as we wait for the next financial bubble to burst. Free trade remains the core of our economic crisis because it is not really trade as historically practiced and defined. It more about making production portable ready to be moved again and again for the sake of cheaper labor. All the supporting services are affected too with the trade deficit representing trillions of dollars lost in value forever. As long as the value of workers and labor keeps being deflated and degraded, there is no hope. There are more than a billion people in the world ready and willing to work for practically nothing to survive. With the value of workers and labor being a money standard, it affects the value of paper money too. When the balance is out of whack, there is no way out of our debt crisis. In essence, President Obama has taken tariffs off products and put them on workers for future generations to come. Corporations are held as persons while workers have been "commoditized." It is an endless race to the bottom.
And what will happen when China finds out they are holding worthless paper as security for the the money they loaned us.
What we are getting is double talk with our leaders telling us to look over here at the "financial cliff" while they do their own thing in a "Bewildered New World."
"And what will happen when China finds out they are holding
worthless paper as security for the money they loaned us."
Nothing will happen. They know very well that they will get nothing
in the future. They play our game... and are buying as much real assets
around the world as possible. It will stop sometime quite soon.
But they will accumulate in the meantime a real value, not a garbage
currency. They will accept this loss...
They are buying the time, they may lose those 2 or so, US$ Trillions,
but they bought our complacency and peace for now.
Think about this...
The fiscical cliff crises is a political one and needs a political will to resolve it. Country's credit rating is at stake. Got to bring the expenses under control.
I have been believing that the American political system is not designed to solve these types of large, pressing issues. Hate to say it, but this issue requires a wise dictator (oxymoron) who would say, "Do this, don't do that. It is done."
The American political system seems somewhat broken. Has the system in its current form has outlived its usefulness? It was a good system when communication was poor and distance was a issue in a new developing land. In the age of Google/ Twitter/ Facebook the well informed and educated public are looking for greater influence and appropriate action by their elected public servants. The current structure of the system promotes stalemate, political dogma and party led decisions by faceless players. People are looking for statesmen/ women and not people who believe they have a mandate to govern. People are looking for an improved "by the people, for the people" government model. The current crisis merely serves to illustrate these issues but clearly has not been recognised as a sufficient catalyst to initiate change. One might ask how bad does it have to get?!
The usual expression is "benevolent" dictator. One with wisdom as well would be a definite improvement. Although an intellectually attractive solution this has hairs on it in terms of making sure the "right" person is appointed.
Regardless, this leads us back to the structural issue. Unfortunately, introducing governmental structural reform is highly problematic as persuading turkeys to vote for Thanksgiving or Christmas is somewhat challenging.
There is no such thing as a wise dictator, because no one is perfect, and power corrupts.
Roman dictators were empowered by the Senate to deal with national emergencies ("barbarians at the border" kind of things, not "I don't like tht party"). Greek tyrants were somewhat similar.
Unfortunately, the era of philosopher-kings has passed. Tempting as they seem, those are not solutions for the present day.
Agreed in principle. Although your analogy seems quite relevant to the current situation. My point is history tells us if evolutionary change is not initiated, inevitably step change options will be considered by the electorate.
Traditionally Roman dictators were given a year. Then opportunists/warlords of sorts got extended time periods (Sulla stands out), and consolidated a number of powers.
That is why Caesar got assassinated.
Greek tyrants were often real problems, with their states as unstable as pure democracy ones (some shifted between the two).
Plato's ideas about philosohers kings were, well, probably dumb ones (except for those deemed philosophers maybe, or came out on top in his proto-eugenics scheme).
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Low morale? You're not alone, new federal survey shows
Thursday - 2/28/2013, 6:18am EST
As Congress and the White House duke it out over sequestration and the possibility of agency furloughs, morale in the federal workforce is understandably low.
In January, Federal News Radio conducted an anonymous online survey on federal morale and leadership. The survey asked managers and employees what morale levels were like in their offices and what factors had the greatest impact on office morale.
The response was loud and clear — the majority of the 2,880 who responded to the survey said their own morale level was low, and they rated the morale level in their offices even lower.
The top three "morale killers," according to federal employees, were, in order, pay freezes, ineffective leadership and fed bashing from Congress and the public.
"I like my job but hate the anti-gov worker attitude," one federal employee wrote. "We work hard. Very few slackers here."
Another employee agreed. "The public does not perceive my job or my contributions as valuable. Congress views us as expendable."
While federal managers picked the same three morale killers, they ranked them in a slightly different order, naming ineffective leadership as the worst offender, followed by pay freezes and fed bashing.
"Listening to employees who are discouraged because they are bringing home less money is very disturbing and affects the morale of the entire workforce," wrote one federal manager. "If my morale is low then it will reflect on the employees, so as managers we have to try to boost morale."
Another federal manager said work was no longer as enjoyable due to low office morale.
"Now I keep wondering if I will be furloughed tomorrow or be able to meet my house payment," he wrote. "For some reason, the public seems to think all feds get paid like the ones in D.C. Some of us make from $26,000 to $60,000 a year. This is going in reverse with the increase in insurance, taxes and whatever Congress thinks we owe the world."
Breaking down the numbers
The survey asked federal employees to rank their morale level, on a scale from 1 to 10, with 10 being extremely high and 1 being extremely low. Of those who responded, 47.8 percent said their own morale was at a 3 or below.
Using the same scale, 46.1 percent said the overall morale level of their colleagues in the federal workforce was 3 or below.
Of the 2,880 who took the survey, 22.6 percent (652) were federal managers and 75.1 percent (2,162) were federal employees. Also, 58.2 percent (1,667) were male and 41.8 percent (1,195) were female. Their years in federal service broke down as follows:
In their responses to the morale questions, federal managers rated their morale and that of the overall workforce slightly higher than their employees did.
On the same 1 to 10 scale, 41.4 percent of federal managers said their own morale was at a 3 or below.
In addition, 45.3 percent of managers said the overall morale level of the federal workforce was 3 or below.
Managers rated morale in their own offices a little better, with just 39.8 percent saying levels were at a 3 or below.
Numbers have changed little since January 2012
The results of the latest survey mirror those of a similar survey Federal News Radio conducted in January 2012. In that survey, managers and employees identified the same three issues — the pay freeze, fed bashing and ineffective managers — as the top three morale killers.
"I think clearly living in the Beltway area we have a lot of federal bashing certainly, and the federal employees have been a target from the Congress over the past couple of years in terms of the pay freeze and other restrictions," said Miriam Cohen, chief human capital officer at the Nuclear Regulatory Commission, in an interview with Federal News Radio after the survey was completed. "It certainly doesn't help when we have other agencies that maybe have run afoul of some regulations in terms of conferences and those types of activities. So, I think that has just put a general damper on the federal employee environment."
Cohen added the results of the two surveys shouldn't surprise anyone familiar with human capital matters in the federal workplace.
"If you look at the Federal Employment Survey results and what the Partnership for Public Service (PPS) has done with the [Office of Personnel Management] results when they have put out their Best Places to Work and looked at the trends over the past couple of years, they're fairly consistent," she said. "I think in some cases, scores have gone down because the general environment has also declined over the past couple of years, so I don't think anyone who looks at those results should be surprised."
"From 2002 to 2012, the single most important factor leading to an increase in employee engagement is leadership in every single organization in the federal government," said Bob Tobias, director of Key Executive Programs at American University. "Better leadership means more engagement and more engagement means more productivity. Lack of leadership means decreased productivity. It's incredibly important. It has been important in the past and my prediction is that it's going to be important in the future.
Effect of leadership on employee morale
Federal News Radio included several questions in the 2013 survey on the topic of leadership, to coincide with the release of our special report, Top Leaders in Federal Service.
The survey asked employees and managers how important good leadership was to office morale on a 1 to 10 scale, with 1 being extremely unimportant and 10 being extremely important. The majority of respondents (37.5 percent) gave it a 10 rating.
"I can't imagine what our office would be like if we did not have the leadership encouraging the employees to hold their heads high and keep up the good work," wrote one respondent.
Cohen called leadership a key factor in maintaining high morale levels among employees. "You have to have people at the top who are committed to what the organization is doing," she said.
Max Stier, president of PPS, agreed that nothing was more important to the quality of government than good leadership.
"Where you have weak leadership, you have employees that are suffering and less satisfied and committed to their work," Stier said. "It's the most important driver of employee satisfaction and commitment and represents close to 60 percent of the factors that drive that satisfaction and commitment. It's a big deal."
Low marks for promoting good leaders
While good leadership may be extremely important to maintaining morale and the quality of government, survey respondents gave the government low ratings when it came to promoting good leaders within their organizations.
When the survey asked employees and managers whether they agreed with the statement, "Government agencies have the the tools they need to grow good leaders," the results were mixed. The majority (49.4 percent) said they either "somewhat agreed" or "strongly agreed" with the statement, while 34.9 percent said they either "somewhat disagreed" or "strongly disagreed"
"Current leaders, if they have the skill, generally lack the time to train rising leaders," one respondent wrote in comment to this question. "Our agency lacks adequate funding and organization to train rising leaders."
The survey also asked federal employees and managers whether they agreed with the statement, "Good leaders are being promoted within my agency." Of those responding, 67 percent either "strongly disagreed" or "somewhat disagreed" with the statement.
One respondent wrote promotions were "inconsistent and not always based on merit," and another said, "No opportunities for promotion. Must apply to other organizations."
Tobias said these results mirrored the findings of other surveys and studies. One possible cause he pointed to was the tendency of the government to promote "subject matter experts" rather than individuals with the capacity to lead.
"So, those who are promoted continue being subject matter experts," he said. "They don't have the time or the interest in creating relationships with those they lead. As a result, there's less engagement and less productivity."
In order to promote better leaders, the government needs to focus more closely on who it is selecting to lead and, more importantly, supporting them once they have been promoted, Tobias said.
"If I have a conversation with you about whether or not you want to lead and I say, 'You ought to apply for the job because it's going to pay you more money,' that's one approach," he said. "If I have a conversation with you and say, 'You know, if you choose to lead, you're going to have to give up being a subject matter expert. You're going to have to redefine yourself in terms of the success that you achieve working with other people, as opposed to the success that you have working alone.' You're giving someone an idea of what it means to lead. Those conversations rarely occur."
Training better leaders
"It has been noted well a lot of times leaders are selected for promotion based on their technical abilities versus their supervisory abilities, and we've called on federal agencies to try to evaluate what they require out of leaders and select people based on those leadership qualities versus the technical skills," said Dr. Peter Leeds, a research psychologist in the Merit Systems Protection Board's Office of Policy & Evaluation."So, we have a challenge with that and we're trying to address it by improving selection through that method."
Leeds said agencies already have some tools at their disposal to foster better leadership. Agencies should start by holding managers accountable for how they lead.
"Leaders and supervisors need to be held accountable for demonstrating good leadership and good supervision," he said.
Although leadership training is available, Leeds admitted that in times of tight budgets, agencies may have less to spend on such training.
"Leadership training remains a challenge, but it is something agencies can do to grow leaders," he said.
Another option is giving leaders structured developmental opportunities as they take on more responsibilities. Coaching others can also help leaders to hone their leadership skills.
"The tools exist," said James Tsugawa, acting director of MSPB's Office of Policy & Evaluation. "Whether agencies invest in them or use them is a different matter. Certainly, a few years back, there was legislation to require training for supervisors and that's consistent with a need that our research identified to not only improve how supervisors are selected but to improve the coaching, support, as well as the accountability after they're put in the job. We have the tools, but we need to make better use of them to cultivate leaders."
Tsugawa said he suspects that hasn't been a priority for the federal government.
"It's going to be particularly tough now because there are fewer resources available, and time for supervisors and leaders is stretched," he said. "Agencies are really going to have to try to make the time to do things like coaching, providing feedback, sharing information. It's especially critical now with so much uncertainty. But it's also going to be tough to do."
Leaders doing it for themselves
Bill Spencer, MSPB clerk, said that given the austere times agencies are facing, it may be up to the supervisors and managers themselves to take the reins on their development and training.
"Training is often one of those things that's first on the chopping block," he said. "However, there are numerous free, available opportunities for folks to network, to become associated with professional associations, to do self-directed training, book reading, developmental assignments and other ways in which an individual can take it upon themselves to become the kind of leader that they aspire to be and that, frankly, agencies need."
One resource available to managers looking to up their leadership expertise is to participate in today's online chat with Center for Leadership Development and Federal Executive Institute. The chat runs from 11-11:30 a.m.
Ask your questions live. Or, leave them now in by emailing Federal News Radio's Executive Editor Jason Miller.
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Usability Tip: Intuitive Design Clears Confusion
One of the best ways to learn what works and what doesn't work when it comes to UI and usability is to look at as many samples as possible and test out pages, comparing and evaluating how certain elements are being treated.
After the unfortunate dropping and breaking of my new iPhone, I was hoping for an easy process filing an insurance claim online with Asurion. Instead, I was faced with a process that was unintuitive.
The first set of general instructions directed me to write down the claim ID for future reference. However, only after reading the small copy underneath these instructions did I realize that the number was located in the "upper hand corner of this web page."
Looking to the top right hand corner (where I would normally expect to find navigation buttons or log in/out functions) I did not see my number at first because the actual claim ID is neither centered nor aligned to the top right. Instead, it is placed as a white title far removed from the actual set of instructions. Why couldn't they have simply given me the number next to the instruction copy?
Screen shot of the first screen in the Asurion claim insurance process.
The second set of instructions said to print and complete the form by clicking the "Continue" button below. This was also confusing, as most continue buttons lead to the next step of a process not to pages for printing forms.
There are as many design solutions to one problem as there are designers, but all solutions need to follow some common usability conventions. Here are a couple of usability tips that tackle the issues above:
- Don't hide important information. If the claim ID is important to have for future reference, place it next to the instructed copy to keep it and make it visibly heavier in weight so it stands out.
- Intuitive buttons help users know what to click on. A continue button should lead to the next page or step of a process. It should not be used to print forms. Intuitive language helps users identify available actions immediately without confusion.
Here is my attempt at a redesign that displays a concise set of instructions with clear label buttons that will lessen the confusion and ease the claim insurance process.
Try your hand at redesigning this page to make the process more clear and intuitive and share a screengrab on Twitter, Facebook, or Google+ using the hashtag #clearlyintuitive. We'll add our favorite submissions to this article as part of a gallery. (Image of child using smartphone courtesy Shutterstock)
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Hi Tammy,
You might want to remove the continue button from your example as I don't think there's anything to continue to, at least not until the outcome of the form submission is known. Although it's hard to tell from the process whether you can still continue and complete the other details. So there's another issue :)
You've also constrained yourself to thinking within a broken process. It's not beyond the wit of man to automatically add the claim number into the form the user downloads to print, so that step can be eliminated. In fact, why is a form required at all, the rest of the process is online, why not this step?
An even broader question is what constitutes intuitiveness? I agree that your example solution is far superior to the current one. However, I'm not totally sure what you mean by your title "One of the best ways to learn what works and what doesn't work when it comes to UI and usability is to look at as many samples as possible and test out pages, comparing and evaluating how certain elements are being treated." How does this get us to an intuitive design? Is this not just an infinite monkeys, infinite typewriters approach to design. I think rapid iterative testing and redesign might be a better approach (perhaps that's what you meant).
Looking forward to seeing what people come up with...
Thanks Alex - already taking care of the typos...
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Similar to the Eiffel Tower, this move involves tag teaming a girl on opposite ends. Instead of open handed slaps(resembling the Eiffel Tower), you double-fist bump your buddy over the tramps back, resembling an arch. This takes the possibility of interlocking fingers with another dude away, removing 1 part of this quasi gay act out the equation. This is America, so double team appropriatley. And fuck the French.
Hey Ben, remember when we St. Louis Arched Magda the other night? Thanks for not making eye contact either, thats way too bromantic.
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when 2 males with curved wangs double penitarate a chick and the curve makes the figure of the st louis arch.
my buddy and i tag teamed this chick and our curved cocks made the st louis arch
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When a male jerks off while laying on his back only to catch his own load in his mouth. This should only be done for at least $20,000.00 and under the supervision of Professionals.
Dude, last night David was so high I got him to do the St. Louis Arch for a dime bag. I got it recorded on my cell. Shit is going on youtube.
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Well some things can make you go ARGGGHHHHH but overall, I AM SO LOVING THIS!!!
I still love it!!Couldn't be happier.
I'm a bit put off by some issues, but it's still worth the trouble
Feeling kinda meh, but overall the toys keep me in
Getting sick of how things are being handled. I am seriously considering bailing
I'm out. Not worth the trouble/expense/other issues
It's been a few years, the honeymoon phase is over, what are your thoughts on MOTUC?
Strictly the toy line NOT the comic, not the brand itself, just the toy line.
I voted 4. It feels like we are being lied to more, Scott makes some WEIRD decisions, and the cost is too much with international shipping, I LOVE MOTU as a brand and the horsemen generally deliver the goods way past what I expected and hoped, but management and expense have soured me on the toy line and collecting in a BIG way.
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I've got everything that I need, right in front of me! Life's a happy song people!
Fear is faith in failure
Well some things can make you go ARGGGHHHHH but overall, I AM SO LOVING THIS!!!
'Tis the wind and nothing more.....
Scott has said things that are pure BS, and in very insulting ways, but I don't have to live with Scott, and all I read are just words, I don't know the guy, don't really want to, but that being said, I can avoid his posts should I choose to, therefore his words don't bother me. But the past QC of the line has taken much of the joy away, having to fix your own figures just to get them to stand, has made me wish I never opened them (I had to, for storage reasons, I thought, but turns out, I really didn't have to anyway). Paint issues, such as sloppy paint and the Blastic figures have also taken it's toll for me, but the line has turned a little better as far as QC goes, as far as the Male figures go, I have noticed that the female figures have not....my Netossa has loose lower joints, Frosta did too. As well as ever increasing prices, I only subbed to keep the figures at my cap of $25, anything over that for a month to month thing, and I am out.
All that aside with the improvements in QC, and finally the anticipation of waiting for my last few figures, plus a few of my most wanted that have been revealed for later this year....have me still in the line for the figures, and my love of He-Man, nothing more. But in the long run, there are still figures I want to keep from the sub outside of my personal wants from childhood, so at the moment, the line is still worth it.
Recent.... Lizard Man
Wanted.... NA She-Ra, Jitsu....
Needed.... Dragstor
Oh man, did I forget to use these [sarcasm][/sarcasm] again? Sorry....
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the expense plus those issues make it harder to collect, esp with the shipping rates and customs.
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My feelings are somewhere between #1 and #2 actually. I do wish some of the lines' issues would be handled (fixes for past bad quality figs and DR), but that can be said for every toyline. I still love MOTUC and it's still worth it. Comparing it to any other action figure line out there, I'd be fooling myself by saying it was anything less than the best.
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i chose #1..im super happy,,.. ya cant please everyone... and yes the line has the occasional QC issue..but not much more than other IMO...
Love figures and couldn't be happier with the selection figures. I dont let all the internet BS get to me.. i just dig figures man...
Man lives in the sunlit world of what he believes to be reality.
But...there is, unseen by most, an underworld, a place that is just as real,
but not as brightly lit... a DARKSIDE.
Overall quite happy. I'm a cherry picker though so I've missed out on some of the more frustrating issues (but have gotten hit by secondary market prices)
i'm affraid not being objective at all here.
i'm mean, 4H touch is just so addictive.
#2. I don't like the CG debacle and I really wish they would do something to make the over $100 figures available again. I just signed up for the sub-lite and immediately discovered how incompetent Digital River is. But really otherwise I'm amazed at how nice these figures are!
MOTUC is the best!!!
Skeleton-Warriors, Ra-Jar, Spinwit, Rock Golem, Evil Seed, Lord Masque, Prahvus, General Tartaran, Hawke, Slob-Boar, King Agho, Hunga the Harpy, Sh'gora, Masks of Power Demons, Nocturna, Lizzor, Horde Wraiths, Sagitar, Crimson Fury, Lodar, Vizar, Angast, Negator, Melaktha, ABC Giants, Stridor
Overall i'm happy and content with the line in itself. I'm happy with how far we've come figure-wise and excited about the figures that are yet to be released as well. Without getting ahead of myself, i genuinely (and badly) hope that we can get the numbers for the CE sub in 2014.
Touch wood, i haven't had any issues re: shipping and am very happy i don't have to wait 5-6+ weeks anymore. With the figures themselves, i rarely have issues (touch wood) and am happy with them. I just feel that some decisions should have been different ~ for example, in my opinion, i'd rather Stonedar & Rokkon have the thigh-bands(?) instead of a second head being issued with Ram Man.
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Still lovin it.
This may read kind of selfish but to be completely honest i'm upset that my very favourite characters are yet to be announced\produced. I have been collecting this since day 0 and i find it incredible that only about 1 or 2 (out of 10) of my must haves have been released yet. It has become a desperate wait and it's getting worse now that the line is narrowing so much to it's end (of vintage figures)
Kinda meh. Some figures I like, some figures I don't. The ones I like are what keep me in though.
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If you have to disclaimer your like, then you don't really like it.
Love the figures, love the selection, love the future we know of and all that it might hold. Woohoo!
Not to sound like a creepy cheerleader for Uki, but it's nice to know there is at least one person on this forum who is extremely positive & friendly all the time. I don't think I could be that nice even if you paid me. If we ever give out awards for "forum member of the month", Uki gets my vote. -Mr. Shokoti
Couldn't be happier! Especially now that Club FILMation is coming!!!
I feel a little left out in the cold, 'cause they're not doing toy line POP versions.
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Still excited about MOTUC!! More vintage please.
I voted 2 and I will not stop buying MOTUC but i think there is room for improvement and every POP and NA fan knows what i am talking about!
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MOST WANTED MOTUC figures: Ice Armor He-Man, Sagitar, Fang-Or, Major Header, Granita, Great Black Wizard, Despara, Quakke, Master Sebrian, Tuvar, Bahdrah, Stridor, & Snake Mountain.
MOST WANTED PCS statues: Mer-Man, Whiplash, Buzz-Off, Sy-Klone, Ram Man, Tri-Klops, & Two-Bad.
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I still love the line but some things annoy me. Still hope it continues on for some time though.
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We give you guys a theme, we give you some basic guidelines, and at the end of it all a bunch of button-eyed rabbits and penguins (penguin is the new bunny) win it all. And that's fine, really; after all, the voters are the ones buying the shirts. But sometimes, darn it, WE want to buy a shirt. That's why we're dipping into the Honorable Mention shirt designs from Derbies 133 - 145 for your voting pleasure. Designers: if in the meantime you've opted out of including your design in the Double-Take Derby, or sold/submitted your Honorable Mention design somewhere else, email us at email@example.com by noon tomorrow and let us know. Any design found submitted for voting to another site, sold on another site, or for sale on another site will not be eligible for the Double-Take Derby and will be removed from consideration. Because we're jealous like that. BUT WAIT! THERE'S MORE! We're giving you a full extra week to brainstorm on our NEXT Derby, which will start up May 21: Derby #148: Déjà vu We've all had those moments that make you feel like the Matrix is reconfiguring: did that cat just walk by twice? Have I been in this gas station bathroom before? Didn't I already design a shirt for this theme? Pick your favorite Derby theme from the past and come up with your best new design! Be sure to check out the list at Shirt.What? to make sure you know your options. Obviously you'll want to follow the design restrictions, but each Derby has its own individual rules and regulations, so for the contest just follow these simple rules: No resubmissions. Not even "significantly altered" ones. Your design has to be brand-spanking new. No using Derby #55c: Freestyle. Nice try, though. No copyrighted material. Keep it classy. No racism, no religious mockery, no drug use or paraphernalia, you know the drill. Title Your Design with the Derby You've Chosen. We've got to be able to tell somehow. For early discussion of Derby #148: Déjà vu, head to this forum thread.
My one and only HM for this derby.
zOmelets made great, I have a feeling next week entries will be epic.. time to get planning
cool! this will give me a chance to explore some derby themes that were around on woot before I was.
Go Tgentry Raggon!! I have waited for the double-take specifically for this one ;_; I dont think I have anything in this one, so I will be rooting for everyone else . Good luck all! There's tons of great shirts that will be in this one. But seriously...I want the Raggon sooo much!
Wow the new theme IS AWESOME! Also, yay a week to think and plan! THANK YOU SOOOO MUCH WOOT! Here are my two shirts for the double take!
Lots of good past HM's. Good luck everyone
Ok, quick question- can we just be inspired by a derby theme, or do we need to follow the full rules of that particular derby? (ie, adhere to whatever subject matter, text, or shirt color restrictions there may have been at the time)
geekfactor12 wrote:Ok, quick question- can we just be inspired by a derby theme, or do we need to follow the full rules of that particular derby? (ie, adhere to whatever subject matter, text, or shirt color restrictions there may have been at the time)
i think you need to follow the rules
Rules of the derby you select.
any derby? damm a lot to choose this time
question: how about the derbys without rules?
From what I gather we just need to follow their "new" rules. I think this should get a better response in the other thread though.
I think I have 2 HMs this round... This one was a late entry... And Monkey VS Robot!
Well my first ever inclusion in a Double-Take.
Hrrmmm, I don't think I have any HMs this round. Not sure I can work on the Deja Vu theme either My PC will be packed, I'm so sad right now.
I got a couple here. Some I'm quite fond of.
capedcrusader514 wrote:Rules of the derby you select.
My interpretation of the new derby rules was that the old derbies had rules, but you needed to follow THESE rules, not that you needed to follow them necessarily. But I could be wrong.
I have five this time around: "Can You Hear Me Now?" "The White Stripes" "Vinyl Is Dead" "Nurturing Nature" "Pinkerton"
Here's my HM's for the Double Take!
WooooOOOOoooo! Double-Take! And the next derby sounds interesting as well. ^_^
capedcrusader514 wrote:I got a couple here. Some I'm quite fond of.
that dunk needs to print.
It will be really interesting to see who wins. My sister and I were hoping we'd get into this with our Turtle design, but oh well, I'm looking forward to it anyway.
My entry: (clickable)
Super sweet! I was hoping for a week off. Might actually get to my "to do" list today, yay! I think these are all of mine...
kwilder wrote:My interpretation of the new derby rules was that the old derbies had rules, but you needed to follow THESE rules, not that you needed to follow them necessarily. But I could be wrong.
Actually I think you're right.
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So many to choose from in this double-take but I think this one might be my favorite! Just look at that tomato! Excited to see everyone's entries.
Here's my entry for this week: Got me a sweet Victorian Velociraptor for it. Not a bad deal
jewelwing wrote:Super sweet! I was hoping for a week off. Might actually get to my "to do" list today, yay! I think these are all of mine...
You forgot your Madness entry! Loved that one.
Can't wait to see many of my favorite HM's back!!! SO many I've wanted have ended up in the fog, but not in the top 3. YEAH! Edited to add the word favorite! LOL
This is going to be a heck of a show. Some brilliant HMs coming back tomorrow. (And also 3 designs from me. :p) I already have some favorites that I can't wait to vote on. The very best of luck to everyone!
I hope Edgar submits "Awesomer" ... I believe it got an HM. I want - nay, I NEED - that shirt!
odysseyroc wrote:My one and only HM for this derby.
This was the comic derby? This was one of only 2 that I cared for - YEAH!
cmdixon2 wrote:You forgot your Madness entry! Loved that one.
Thanks! I didn't know that got one. Your White Stripes HAS to print now - it's genius and ridiculous it didn't make it already. And if Vinyl Is Dead prints I'm buying it. I have some skinny jeans and boots that neeeeed it
and will be my 2 in the derby
I have 3!
vzfamily wrote:This was the comic derby? This was one of only 2 that I cared for - YEAH!
yep, classic comics derby.
I want the dastardly villain chalkboard one so badly.
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Yes, please! One of my favorites of yours.
In an effort to make my entire life Woot, could you guys offer shirts with a pocket? My whole wardrobe would be Woot (except my pants) if you could just offer shirts with a pocket? Please?
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Some of you that have had experience with supplements, I'd like to hear(or read) what you think and what is best and what not to fool with. Thanks.
Deer antler spray. Fixed Ray Lewis's tricep in 2 months (career ending injury), and he won a Super Bowl... Even though he was caught and it's illegal
Supplement your life with consistent lifting. Sorry. :wink: I will tell you that the one supplement that even the skeptics don't talk bad about is creatine. That is to say they acknowledge that it may be of modest value.
Its actually very legal but it's also a joke of a supplement. Whatever Ray took and he must have taken something had to be illegal and very effective.
Most supplements are a waste of money but there are some worth taking if you aren't getting enough in your diet or can't get it through dieting. What those are for you depends on your training, goals and diet.
We've been doing some training as we could during his basketball season. Now that it is over he wants us to get back to it on a more consistent basis. The coaches want him to get bigger and stronger for next season. He is just one of those kids that has a hard time putting on weight. His position coach mentioned protein but he already drinks a lot of milk and eats a lot of peanut butter. I hear that one kid on the team has put on 19 pounds since about December 1. Now, I don't know what he is doing other than working out hard but that seems like a lot of weight for a 16 year old to put on in 2 months. Anyway, he eats well, takes his multivitamin and works hard in the weightroom. I have been doing some research but just wondered what people on here thought about this subject. He would like to gain some weight too but he is just a hardgainer.
16 year olds can make big gains really quick. I made the majority of my strength and muscle gains from 16-18, then had another spurt from 18-22. Those seem to be the prime years. After that you are usually just making tiny improvements or constantly trying to regain the muscle you made in those early years. Now, your sons coach is right, protein is important but I wouldnt consider it a supplement. You can get all you need from your diet, your son just might not be though because milk and peanut butter are not the best ways to get a lot of protein in. Lots of calories, decent amount of protein. Before you go looking to buy supplements try tracking his diet for a day to see how many calories he eats, how many carbs, fats and protein. It is possible that he is a hardgainer but you gotta know if he is eating surplus calories to be sure.
This. There are lots of apps that make this easy. Even a couple days of vigilance may reveal a lot. Have him eat what he normally does, track it and see what he's getting.
Yesterday: Breakfast-English Muffin covered in peanut butter and a glass of chocolate milk and his multi-vitamin. Lunch was at school so I don't know what he had. On the way to golf practice he had a Snickers and a Powerade. Supper-Large grilled chicken sandwich and some french fries. Before going to bed he had a peanut butter and jelly sandwich and a large glass of chocolate milk.
Kids tend to automatically eat enough food for their growth needs. Also, my kid has a skinny dad and a skinny mom (or maybe it was the milkman). He did not consciously increase food intake. He simply adhered consistently to a (and this may be key) a basic BODYBUILDING split. Aside for deadlifting, which he limited to sets of five reps, reps were generally in the 8-10 range. On average, he hit each bodypart twice a week. Started at age 17. One year later and he had dropped four belt holes while losing only about five pounds. This suggests that he packed on an appreciable amount of muscle. To review ... Skinny-fat child of skinny parents does not consciously increase food intake, hits bodyparts twice of week with moderately high reps, increasing weight as comfortable ... effects fairly spectacular transformation.
Depending on what his lunch was he could be eating between 2000 and 3000 calories with a decent amount of protein in there. Probably between 100 and 150 grams. Now he sounds pretty active and may still be burning as many or more calories than he is eating. Find out what he is doing for lunch and maybe see if he is consistent over a few days or a week. If you buy anything in the way of supplements I would just look at protein shakes which are more convenient food imo than supplement.
Protein is more what we were thinking. But there are so many different things out there I really did not know the best to get. And others say Muscle Milk.
I have personally never used muscle milk but I haven't heard bad things about it. It will get him extra protein and calories fairly easily. I currently have cellucor whey, dymatize and optimum nutrition protein shakes. Any of those will be solid choices. If you go to the websites of these companies a lot of times you can get a sample pack so you can try out different types and flavors. Adding a shake or two may help but don't expect miracles or anything.
It is miraculous. It's called "Juvenile Muscle Growth." Basically, it happens once, to kids, and is generally fairly spectacular. enjoy it, as my son did.
I have gone through periods where I put on lots of muscle in my adult years fairly quickly. The most safest and natural is with diet, protein and creatine. Always had great results as long as I made sure to get plenty of creatine and protein. Also another key in working out is drinking recovery drinks after your workouts. It eliminates soreness and I believe increases results. With just that, I have seen tremendous results in short periods of time.
Since I am leaving work to pick him up from PE, after they finish their workout, to take him to golf we are trying to find some flavor of protein bar that he can eat. We bought 4 different flavors over the weekend. Today was number 3. He takes a bite to see what he thinks and then I get a bite. The first one was so chocolatey that it curled our toes. 2 of these were GNC bars and the other 2 were Clif bars. If any of you know a protein bar that tastes good I will very much appreciate it.


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