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Would You Outsource Alzheimers Care to India?

A friend of mine has been making a case that we should be lowering the cost of care for Alzheimer’s folks by setting up facilities in India.    Quality of care and facilities would be the same or better than in the USA, but at a fraction of the cost.

Here’s an article about a guy who did this

Question:  Would you consider this option?     If your spouse had Alzheimer’s and it looked like you’d lose everything paying for care, would you move to India to preserve your standard of living?

July 14, 2008 Posted by JoeDuck | health, india | , , | 3 Comments

No VC for you! Zero IPOs in Q2 2008

The New York Times is noting that there have been no VC funded IPOs in this second quarter of 2008, which appears to be the first time that has happened since 1978. I haven’t done enough research to suggest this is a huge anomaly but I think it is another mildly ominous happening in the world of US business economics. Last night on Charlie Rose a key guy a Llyods of London Insurance was suggesting that in his view the mortgage crisis here in the USA is not at all over, and also noted how business things are blooming and booming in Asia and India while they appear to be wilting here in the USA and Europe.

In my opinion the best we an hope for is a fairly soft landing as China, India, Vietnam, and other parts of the developing world take their (rightful) place as players in the global economy. We’ve had it pretty easy for the past 60 years after WWII reconstruction rescued many economies from post-war ruin. Unfortunately that beneficence has been long forgotten (and it helped our economy along anyway).

So tighten up that belt and start spending less, because business isn’t what it used to be and it’s not going to be back anytime soon - perhaps forever.

June 28, 2008 Posted by JoeDuck | Globalization, Venture Capital, Web 2.0, china, india, techmeme | , | 2 Comments