May 03
The California High Speed Rail Commission has approved a new 2012 Business Plan that sets a revised and more realistic plan for the nation’s first genuine high speed rail line. The revised plan did little to placate the most ardent critics of the rail measure. There is a segment in American politics that holds as …
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Oct 03
Mortgage rates are low. Absurdly low. They are lower today than at any time during the 1970’s, 1980’s, and 1990’s. In fact, they’re lower today than they were at any time during the huge run up in housing prices — fueled by historically low mortgage rates — that ended in 2006. Today many borrowers are …
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Sep 20
In the film “O Brother Where Art Thou?”, one memorable scene has the smooth-talking, escaped convict Everette (George Clooney) offer circular justification for stealing a pocket watch. Everette’s fellow-escapee, Pete, hears out the reasoning before declaring with annoyance and disgust, “That don’t make no sense!” I had a reaction similar to Pete’s upon reading the …
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Sep 12
There is significant and valid concern over the government’s ongoing ability to maintain Social Security payment commitments. Given these issues, one might reasonably expect the Social Security Administration to safeguard the existing assets. Guess again. The Social Security inspector general estimates that $40 million was paid out to deceased beneficiaries. These erroneous payments did not …
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Jun 20
In Campbell vs. PricewaterhouseCoopers LLP, Case No. 09–16370 (June 15, 2011), the Ninth Circuit interpreted California law affecting whether unlicensed employees could be exempt (meaning salaried). The Ninth Circuit overturned a District Court ruling that held that unlicensed workers must be paid as an hourly worker under California law. The opinion has importance to a …
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Feb 28
In today’s economy, many high profile and high paying jobs are facing a unpleasant outlook. In many scenarios, this occurs because technological advances render the position obsolete or there is an opportunity to outsource the work to lower cost labor overseas. These are the costs of progress and international trade. However, there are also some …
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