Thursday, May 3, 2007

Money Talks

Taxes and tax credits are a powerful tool/weapon to wield in the global health arena. Taxes can deter smoking, while tax credits can uphold a one-child policy. While it requires a very intricate fine tuned and balanced approach to optimize results, it can be implemented across an entire gamut of global health to promote alternative fuel and energy usage, deter overutilization of non-renewable resources, and promote healthy behavior and corporate responsibility. Here's to many paradigm shifts to come.