Median Net Worth of Single Black Women in Prime Working Years: $5

11-03-2010 07:28 - Source: www.nakedcapitalism.com
In case you somehow harbored the notion that the other half doesn’t live differently than the rest of us, an eye-opening report released by the Insight Center for Community Economic Development, ... Continue

"We Need to Recognize the Difference"

11-03-2010 07:05 - Source: economistsview.typepad.com
We are all very lucky that David Broder is not in charge of fiscal policy, he thinks it's a good idea to balance the budget in a recession: What the states could teach Washington about budgets, by ... Continue

Miami-Dade Hospital in "Death Spiral"; County on the Hook for Union Salaries

11-03-2010 06:47 - Source: globaleconomicanalysis.blogspot.com
Inquiring minds are reading Miami-Dade hospital system nears insolvency. The major hospital network Miami relies on for trauma care is close to insolvency and could be cut off by suppliers. Executives ... Continue

Congressional Oversight Panel criticizes handling of GMAC

11-03-2010 05:59 - Source: calculatedrisk.blogspot.com
The Congressional Oversight Panel (COP) released a new report: The Unique Treatment of GMAC Under the TARP [T]he Panel remains unconvinced that bankruptcy was not a viable option in 2008. In connection ... Continue

Union Backlash

11-03-2010 05:28 - Source: mjperry.blogspot.com
Exhibit A: A Gallup Poll finds that for the first time in polling history going back to the 1930s, fewer than half of Americans (48%) approve of labor unions (see chart above). Exhibit B: Township officials ... Continue

A Tsunami of Special Interest Spending; Maybe This Helps Explain The "Unionocracy" of California

11-03-2010 05:04 - Source: mjperry.blogspot.com
Sacramento Bee -- "The California Teachers Association (CTA) has spent more than $200 million on campaign contributions and lobbying efforts in the last decade, leading what the Fair Political Practices ... Continue

More Needed When It Comes To The Head Shot Proposal

11-03-2010 04:56 - Source: www.kuklaskorner.com
from Scott Burnside of ESPN, Here’s hoping the competition committee—which will assess the proposal at its next meeting in June and decide whether to send it to the board of governors for ... Continue

Boeing offers 3D camera

11-03-2010 04:46 - Source: www.ubergizmo.com
Even Boeing is getting on with the 3D program, where they will be offering a new, compact, energy-efficient camera which is capable of providing three-dimensional images for both military and commercial ... Continue