March 08, 2009
PART TWO OF TWO PARTS In the previous post I discussed the Ayn Rand novel ‘Atlas Shrugged’, and how the intent of that novel is most relevant right now. So, then how does something like this apply to the current situation we are in now? Is it just following something from a fiction novel...
7.62mm Justice
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TonyfromOz
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March 03, 2009
Why Is Her Paycheck Smaller? - Interactive Graphic - NYTimes.com - Nearly every occupation has the gap — the seemingly unbridgeable chasm between the size of the paycheck brought home by a woman and the larger one earned by a man doing the same job. Economists cite a few reasons: discriminatio...
Akkam's Razor
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rzklkng
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February 20, 2009
Louisiana’s radical right wing agenda to nowhere. In all, Jindal turned away nearly $100 million in federal aid for his state’s unemployed residents. Further, as the National Employment Law Project projected on Febuary 13, EUC extension alone would have benefited 24,981 Louisiana resid...
American Street
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Mark Adams
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February 18, 2009
The Green Party’s hippies have their sandals in a twist over the idea of 'boot camps' for youth offenders -- not because they don’t work or because there are more important lessons for youngsters to learn -- but because the idea, says the Greens’s Kevin Hague, “unfairly discriminates against...
Not PC
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PC
at 6:43 PM
February 15, 2009
This has been going on for so long, yet no one would do anything about it. It's about damned time: February 13, 2009 (Computerworld) Federal agents on Thursday said they arrested 11 people in six states in a crackdown on H-1B visa fraud and unsealed documents that detail how the visa process was use...
Crooks and Liars
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Susie Madrak
at 10:00 AM
February 13, 2009
In our last post, we talked about eight ways for an employer to lose a noncompete case. Today, we cover something much simpler: how to lose a wage-and-hour lawsuit. It's really quite easy to do: Just screw up an employee's pay. That's all! No fussing, no mussing. You see, unlike in most any other ki...
Gruntled Employees
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Jay Shepherd
at 5:56 AM
February 11, 2009
by Bruce Webb Politicians tasked with convincing democratic majorities that they should oppose minimum wage increases generally fall back on the economic argument that such increases simply lead to job losses. Often they go on to point out that these losses fall disproportionately on the young, the ...
Angry Bear
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Bruce Webb
at 11:19 AM
February 09, 2009
We’re in recession, moving inexorably into depression. Jobs are short, confidence is low, and prices and profits are falling. Yesterday’s announcement that “the minimum wage� is going to be raised is an indication, however, that economic recovery is what politicians are eager to avoid....
Not PC
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February 08, 2009
We must not take our personal woes out on each other! How we treat our families, neighbors, co-workers, pets and fellow drivers is critical. Aggression is not the solution and does not make our stress go away. If you are convinced this is the “Final Tribulation” from the bible, just leav...
American Street
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BossKitty
at 10:38 AM
February 07, 2009
As unfortunate as it might be, it looks like our scoop this past Tuesday was indeed spot-on and AT&T Mobility reps could be preparing to strike as early as today. While often necessary, strikes are never a good thing and in almost all instances everyone involved hopes a strike can be avoided. So...
Boy Genius Report
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Zach Epstein
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