New Orleans Logrolling is such a nice, archaic American expression that, excuse the pun, it just sort of rolls off of your tongue. Wikipedia looks at the expression as a mutual back scratch: Logrolling is the trading of favors, or quid pro quo, such as vote trading by legislative members to obtain passage of …
Month: November 2015
Popping the Bubble on Tech Utopians and the Law of Amplification
New Orleans Every once in a blue moon there is a piercing needle that bursts the bubble of hucksterism, no matter how well-intentioned, and brings its wild claims based on hope and hustle down to the hard ground of reality. In this case, the sound of the pop is louder because the sharp points are …
Loopholes on Employer Mandates of Obamacare Killing Low Wage Workers
Shreveport The devil is in the details, and lower waged employers, like large nursing home chains, have figured out a way to be the devil with the details when it comes to making a mockery out of the employer mandate to provide healthcare coverage. Bargaining a renewal contract for Local 100 United Labor Unions at …