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How to Keep Your Job While Unemployment is on the Rise

Posted on Tue, 30th December, 2008 by Jeremy (13) Comments

5 Tips to Help You Increase the Chances of Keeping Your Job
Unemployment continues to rise, and jobs are getting harder to come by. The national average is approaching 7% while many areas are being hit with unemployment rates of about 10% already. Think about that for a minute. One out of every ten people [...]

Two-Thirds of Corporations Don’t Pay Taxes – Nothing More Than Political Hogwash

Posted on Wed, 20th August, 2008 by Jeremy (23) Comments

Are Businesses Getting Out of Paying Taxes or is it Just a Good Story for the Media and Politicians?
One of the big stories last week was from the Government Accountability Office study that reported that two-thirds of American corporations didn’t pay any taxes in 2005. Of course, a statement like this is sure to [...]

Stupid Woman Sues Over Apple’s iPhone Price Cut

Posted on Tue, 2nd October, 2007 by Jeremy (18) Comments

According to the Associated Press, a woman is suing Apple for $1 million over a $200 price cut. The article doesn’t call her stupid, but I gladly will. If you recall, only a few months after Apple’s mega-hyped iPhone release, they decided to cut the price of the new product by $200 in addition [...]

GM and the UAW Tentatively Agree on New Contract

Posted on Wed, 26th September, 2007 by Jeremy (14) Comments

Earlier this week the United Auto Workers called for a nationwide strike against General Motors, and just two days later a new contract seems to be agreed upon. Details are still a bit sketchy, but for the sake of my friends and family who rely on a paycheck from GM, it is great that [...]

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