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Have you ever noticed you are governed by a ruling class? This is an elite group. You might liken them to the aristocrats of olde
Will Your HR Department Withstand a Government Audit?
Woody Allen once quipped “confidence is what you have before you understand the problem.” The 10 words sum up what many businesses, including middle-market and
Robin Hood is a heroic, English outlaw known for robbing from the rich and giving to the poor. He and his merry band of rogues
The Politicians are Poking for Blood — Your Tax Dollars
Keep on the lookout for a big tax. A really big tax. I suggest that because a California official recently proposed a tax on emails.
Raymour & Flanigan says yes to education
On March 5, at a New York City gala, Raymour & Flanigan announced a pledge of $500,000 to the Say Yes to Education Endowment Fund.
Are the better economic numbers another head fake?
What’s up with the U.S. economy? After practically no GDP growth in the fourth quarter of last year and tax increases implemented at the start
Change. Get used to it at a much greater rate than you ever have had to before. The United States can no longer sit back
After the Newtown tragedy: Shooting from the hip
On the morning of Dec. 14, 2012, 20-year-old Adam Lanza fired four bullets into his mother’s head. Nancy Lanza was at home in her Newtown,
Head Start: history’s most expensive baby-sitting program
“It’s not whether an idea is liberal or conservative, but whether it works.”— President Barack Obama on funding education: On the weekend before this past
We need to start thinking of the future of our country
To the Publisher: Hi Norm, I thoroughly enjoyed your recent article (Jan. 4 issue, Norm Poltenson editorial, entitled “Uncle Sam’s Ponzi finance”) on the federal
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