Follow-up comments to a couple of recent posts:
- Regarding Massachusetts being the most expensive state: When I was in Columbus, Ohio, I chatted with the OSU bus driver who shuttled us between the hotel and the Billy Ireland Cartooning building. He asked where I was from, and he said he used to live in Central Square Cambridge. When his rent went up he moved to a cheaper apartment in Somerville. Living there also became too expensive. He heard the cost of living was lower in Ohio, so he moved the Columbus, where he now proudly owns a house.
- Regarding the FTC looking into the business practices of Epic Systems: If the investigation has something to do with Judy Faulkner’s past support for Obama, it probably has just as much to do with Epic competitor Cerner now being owned by Trump friend Larry Ellison. Which has me thinking it’s good that Judy has kept Epic a privately-held company.