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FCC Power Grab

May 16, 2014 • Top Story • 1667

The fine folks at the FCC have seized on the opportunity created by the hype over ‘net neutrality.’ Yesterday the FCC moved to incorporate a whole mess of new regulations concerning the internet and it’s bad for business. Not only does the FCC regulators in DC get to oversee what providers are charging, but every state has the same power too. This didn’t really help anyone when they did the same thing to phone industry, why would it work better with the world wide web?

Links

-> The Internet’s 51 New Regulators

-> 10 Things You Need To Know Before The Opening Bell

-> Climate Change Scientist Claims He Has Been Forced From New Job In ‘McCarthy’-Style Witch-Hunt

-> Scientific Authoritarians

-> Detroit Bankruptcy: Bondholders Balk At Plan For City’s Artworks

-> Why Daydreaming And Downtime Can Be Secrets To Innovation

-> When Experience Is Your Biggest Weakness

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You cannot help the poor by destroying the rich. … You cannot lift the wage earner up by pulling the wage payer down … you cannot build character and courage by taking away people’s initiative and independence. You cannot help people permanently by doing for them, what they could and should do for themselves.

” Rev. William J. H. Boetcker ”
No Where To Go But Right (How Mass Transit Has Driven Into Liberal Wall)

May 15, 2014 • Top Story • 1220

Innovation is a good thing, right? New ideas, fresh blood, thinking outside the box, all things that move the world forward. Then why do we shun new concepts of transportation? For decades, light rail has been the been a ruse used by liberal types to appease the masses. Fix a bus stop here, install an elevator there, and the votes roll in, but why are most of our commuter rails owned & operated by the government? They suck up huge chunks of tax dollars and show zero ROI, most losing money, tanking credit ratings along the way. Maybe it’s time to let capitalism have a crack at moving people from ‘A’ to ‘B’.

Links

-> The Left’s War On Transit Innovation

-> 10 Things You Need To Know Before The Opening Bell

-> Jill Abramson and The Worst Workplace Question: ‘How Much Do You Make?’

-> America’s Most Reputable Companies, 2014

-> Sallie Mae, Justice Department In $60M Settlement Over Loans To Vets

-> Did You Notice These 15 Companies Changed Their Logos This Year?

-> 8 Simple Ways to Get Great Media Exposure

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Obamacare Burns Through Cash Faster Than V. Stiviano….

May 14, 2014 • Top Story • 1476

The numbers are in and it they paint a sad picture of Obamacare. Less than a year into the roll out of nationwide healthcare exchanges and the total number of tax dollars spent on websites alone is $5 billion. When you factor in the number of exchanges that have already collapsed under mismanagement and disinterest, plus the number of ‘Navigators’ being paid a hefty wage, the ROI of this endeavor is miserable. But hey, at least Joe Biden is gung-ho for the cross country pipeline that could spur millions of dollars in economic growth, too bad it’s in Ukraine.

Links

-> Over $5 Billion and Counting for Obamacare Websites

-> 10 Things You Need To Know Before The Opening Bell

-> Federal Tax Revenues Set Record Through April

-> Why the Left Doesn’t Care About Bad Economic News

-> Biden Supports Building Cross-Border Gas Pipeline – in Eastern Europe

-> Son of U.S. Vice President Biden Joins Ukraine Gas Company

-> 7 Great Ways to Build Customer Loyalty

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“The very design of neoliberal principles is a direct attack on democracy.”

” Noam Chomsky ”
First Class On Your Dime, Must Be Nice

May 13, 2014 • Top Story • 1434

Pending legislation in Congress would make it illegal for politicians to spend tax dollars on first class plane tickets. The fact that this was a best practice to begin with is appalling. Where do politicians get off thinking they’re better than US? Why do we get the privilege of subsiding their elite status? Any politician using our tax dollars to exclude themselves from the masses is not a true champion of democracy, but an asshole that should get slapped in the teeth.

Links

-> Bill Would Ban Lawmakers From Flying First Class Using Taxpayer Dollars

-> 10 Things You Need To Know Before The Opening Bell

-> Here’s A 10-Second Guide To What Traders Are Chatting About Today

-> Brain Science Fires Up The Neurons Of Managers

-> Increasing Portion of Broadcast and Cable Ad Budgets Follow Younger Audience Online

-> Beyond Traditional And Emotional Intelligence: The Secret Weapon Of Great Innovators

-> What It Takes to Be a Great CEO

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“Economic power is exercised by means of a positive, by offering men a reward, an incentive, a payment, a value; political power is exercised by means of a negative, by the threat of punishment, injury, imprisonment, destruction. The businessman’s tool is values; the bureaucrat’s tool is fear.”

” Ayn Rand ”
Lie To Me And Telling Me Everything Is Going To Be OK

May 12, 2014 • Top Story • 1445

Former secretary of the Treasury Department, Timothy Geithner is polishing up his memoir and it has come to light that the White House asked him to lie. That may come as no surprise, which is a very sad thing in its own right, but Geithner asserts in his book that he was instructed Dan Pfeiffer to not say that Social Security does not contribute to the national deficit. Where was he supposed to say this? On the Sunday morning talk shows, just like a future White House pal, Susan Rice.

Links

-> Geithner: White House Wanted Me to Lie on Sunday Shows

-> 10 Things You Need To Know Before The Opening Bell

-> What Subway Teaches Us About the Minimum Wage

-> China Can Expropriate Alibaba’s Business — And It Just Might

-> Research In India Suggests Google Search Results Can Influence An Election

-> Awesome Tech Can’t Buy Yet, But You Can Invest

-> How A Toddler Playing With An iPhone Led To An Education Revolution

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Why Food Stamps Should Be Used To Guns, And Everything Else

May 9, 2014 • Top Story • 1407

A New Hampshire politicians is making a strong case for food stamp use, but it’s not what it seems. New Hampshire Representative Timothy Horrigan (D) took to the state’s house floor to argue that EBT (Electronic Benefit Transfer) monies should not have any restrictions on them, including restrictions against use for buying ammo & guns. Horrigan claims it’s a violation of the second amendment, he also thinks you should be able to buy porn (lucky you EPA) and gamble with EBT dollars. But Horrigan is being coy, he’s never seen a gun regulation he didn’t like and is pushing this line of thought to mock those that support an open interpretation of the 2nd Amendment. Another pol wasting our time, just to stroke their own ego.

Links

-> New Hampshire Rep: Food Stamp Recipients Should Be Able To Buy Guns With EBT Cards

-> 10 Things You Need To Know Before The Opening Bell

-> Fed Chair Unsure If Capitalism or Oligarchy Describes the U.S.

-> Overseas Private Investment Corporation Gave A $20 Million Loan To Ukrainian Porsche Dealership Owned By Biden ‘Friend’ And Donor

-> All-Cash Deals Hit 43% Of Total Home Sales In 1Q

-> Apple To Throw Down A Reported $3.2 Billion For Beats Electronics

-> 6 Easy Ways to Turn Customers Into Brand Fanatics

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EPA Is Now The Ministry Of Porn

May 8, 2014 • Top Story • 1461

Who will protect US from the EPA? Not the EPA itself, that’s for sure. During a recent hearing about the mismanagement of the power hungry EPA, it came to light that there has been an ongoing investigation into one EPA agent who was caught with thousands of porn files their government issued computer. Plus, this worker was also averaging 2-6hrs a day watching porn and when an administrator came to question them about their practices, they were watching porn. But surely the EPA fired this person on the spot, HA! This creep has been collecting salary while on leave. If the EPA wants to clean up the world, it should start with the dirt in its own backyard.

Links

-> EPA Official Caught With More Than 7,000 Porn Files On Government Computer

-> 10 Things You Need To Know Before The Opening Bell

-> FEC Chair Warns That Conservative Media Like Drudge Report And Sean Hannity Face Regulation — Like PACs

-> The Power Grab That Could Be – Student Debt

-> Administration To Pledge Equal Education For Illegal Immigrants

-> Skype Co-Founder on the Perils of Going International

-> The Delicate Art Of Managing Both Your Boss And Your Employees

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