It’s no longer bailout. Now it’s investment! And folks are lining up to be picked as the best infrastructure for the federal government to invest in. Is government worst when it tries to pick favorites? The telecommunications industry might just prove that to be true.
I can see the logic. Just as [...]
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I posted a comment over at NewWest about why business owners should pay for the health insurance costs of their employees. But I don’t think the owner, Jonathan Weber, quite understood my point. Bottom line is that it is best for the business.
Many employees of small businesses can’t afford to get [...]
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Tipping waiters and waitresses is supposed to be about rewarding good service. Unfortunately, in these tough economic times they also illustrate the injustice of piece work. Through no fault of their own, servers are today taking home fewer dollars for the same work.
You’ve probably been there. Sitting in your favorite restaurant, that is. Wondering [...]
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Time was this country was proud of its workers. We were proud of the grit and determination, the ethos of pulling yourself up by the bootlaces. They built this country and they saved it in its time of greatest need.
Now, it seems the Republicans are going to take every opportunity to drag [...]
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Looks like I’ll be paying University of Montana tuition again next semester. I’ll be one of the lucky ones. Because one of the saddest ironies is that in this time of economic crisis we are going to see higher education price itself out of the range of a large chunk of the public.
There will [...]
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What should we do with the auto industry? On the one hand, they employ millions of people directly and support businesses that employ millions more. Can ourcountry handle the collapse of this industry in these already disastrous economic times?
On the other hand, I can’t really deny that they cars they make aren’t as good as [...]
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