financial engineers.
Ralph Kratz wrote:
> Apropos of nothing:
>
> "To top it off, we've fallen into a trend of diverting and rewarding
> the best of our collective I.Q.
> to people doing financial engineering rather than real engineering.
> These rocket scientists and engineers were designing complex
> financial instruments to make money out of money -- rather than
> designing cars, phones, computers, teaching tools, Internet programs
> and medical equipment that could improve the lives and productivity of
> millions."
>
> Column "Time To Reboot America" by Thomas L. Friedman, New York Times,
> 12-24-09
>
> Happy Holidays!
>
> Ralph Hueston Kratz, S.E.
> Richmond CA USA
>
> Sent from my iPhone 3G
>
> On Dec 24, 2008, at 3:28 PM, "David Topete" <d.topete73@gmail.com
> <mailto:d.topete73@gmail.com>> wrote:
>
>> EVERYBODY- GO HOME!!!!
>>
>> Spend time with the ones who rarely see you! Happy Holidays and
>> wishes for a better 2009!
>>
>> On Wed, Dec 24, 2008 at 7:12 AM, <Tom.Hunt@fluor.com
>> <mailto:Tom.Hunt@fluor.com>> wrote:
>>
>>
>> Happy Holidays and the best of the New Year to all of our unique
>> Engineering Community.
>>
>> Thomas Hunt, S.E.
>> Fluor
>>
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