Atlanta Flipping through pages in The Economist I passed by an advertisement that caught my eye for a not-for-profit in the UK based in either London or Manchester. The positions were paying a hearty 55-80,000 pounds and that is serious money, my friends, in these days of the declining dollar. Anyway, the group …
Category: Ideas and Issues
Hardball at Carrington
Atlanta In the foreclosure meltdown being experienced by borrowers all over the country who were fortunate enough to get subprime loans, but did so often based on spurious stories from brokers are now facing a resetting of their interest rates that will make the loans unaffordable and therefore possible foreclosure, ACORN has worked with …
Better Wal-Mart Health
New Orleans Watch the sky! Pigs are flying! Wal-Mart announced actual improvements in its health care offering for its associates. The improvements included a grant of $100-500 to lower health costs while reducing premiums in some cases as low as $5 per month. The company claimed they would also get rid of hospital deductibles …