tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-4549570844246420522.post6023251287936644425..comments2024-01-28T09:52:33.515-05:00Comments on al Sahwa: Social WelfarePat Ryanhttp://www.blogger.com/profile/13937507399915070637noreply@blogger.comBlogger2125tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-4549570844246420522.post-15205257407433035842011-09-06T16:37:24.871-04:002011-09-06T16:37:24.871-04:00The DoD human capital development strategy is just...The DoD human capital development strategy is just like the outcome based education now in progress at your local public schools- we don't need to improve the smart ones, we need to make sure the dumb ones don't do too much harm.Anonymousnoreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-4549570844246420522.post-87619679328514566852011-06-22T14:20:50.526-04:002011-06-22T14:20:50.526-04:00Josh,
I think your main criticisms are echoed wel...Josh,<br /><br />I think your main criticisms are echoed well in the reader comments of that article. I also agree with the point that Kristof isn't prescribing a way doing things as much as pointing out a model worth examining. I have to disagree, however, that looking at DoD welfare programs as a model would necessarily result in the same problems. <br /><br />TriCare is a perfect example. In my Army career I had TriCare Standard, Prime, and PrimeRemote. And I was able to eventually get a top physician to do a rare ortho surgery at a top hospital. But that happened only after years of trying through the Mil system. At the end of the day, all of the options were there, I just didn't know. TriCare does a crappy job of educating Soldiers and their families and then floods limited resources with patients. But Kristof's point taken on principle is a valid one. The question that is unresolved is the how.Sparapethttps://www.blogger.com/profile/15145022421958154919noreply@blogger.com