How is lowering the corporate tax rate going to change that exactly? Uh, it’s not. What it would do, is create a wider budget gap and send more politicians scratching their heads over why. So, it’s really just a super-bad and dumb idea.
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Peter Mehit is co-founder and Managing Partner of Custom Business Planning and Solutions, a business consulting firm that provides problem solving, planning and process help. He has worked from private equity to the Fortune 100 at all stages.
He can be reached at pmehit@wbpllc.com or at 800-741-8444.
China Proposes To Cut Two Thirds Of Its $3 Trillion In USD Holdings | zero hedge
Anyone who thinks that China would never pull out of U.S. Treasuries MUST read this article.
China should reduce its excessive foreign exchange reserves and further diversify its holdings, Tang Shuangning, chairman of China Everbright Group, said on Saturday.
The amount of foreign exchange reserves should be restricted to between 800 billion to 1.3 trillion U.S. dollars, Tang told a forum in Beijing, saying that the current reserve amount is too high.
Social Media Demystified | Remarx Media
Cara Stewart and Theresa Drieke of Remarx Media made a killer presentation about what social media is and also what it isn’t to our bi-monthly brown bag group. While this presentation isn’t quite as powerful without the voice over, it does give you some good grounding in the basics.
One of the things the presenters said that stuck with me was this: “With the speed that the social networking environment is changing, anyone who tells you there are an expert in field doesn’t get it, or is not being truthful.” With my experience with so called experts, all I can say is ‘Amen’.
Two More Free and Almost Free Marketing Ideas | Barry Davis
Which small business wouldn’t like to increase their client base? The question is how do I do it and how much will it cost me? Below you will find two great marketing ideas…one that will cost you nothing but time and the second is almost free.
We’ve all received e-mails that contain jokes or political opinions. We may or may not know the senders, but that doesn’t matter. In the ‘send to’ header there are usually a lot of people’s e-mail addresses (in fact, if the message has been forwarded, there may be hundreds of them). These people may be your next clients!
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Weekly Economic Update | LAEDC
THIS WEEK’S HEADLINES:
- March State/Local Area Employment Reports
- California’s Unemployment Rate Falls to 12.0%
- SoCal Home Sales and Prices Take a Hit in March
- February U.S. Trade Deficit Narrows as Both Imports and Exports Fall
- California Exports Continue to Fall
- February California Imports
- March Port Figures – Sixteen Consecutive Months of Growth
- Consumer Prices in March
- March PPI Climbs on Steep Rise in Wholesale Energy Prices
Dilbert Creator Pretends to Be His Own Biggest Fan on Message Boards | Gawker
Scott Adams, creator of the great comic strip Dilbert, is sort of a prick. He is a horrible boss, and recently penned a charming misogynist rant comparing women to children begging for candy. Now we learn he likes to bash critics on message boards under a pseudonym.
Anyone who could conceive of a character as soulless as Wally must have some nastiness tucked away somewhere. – Ed
THIS JUST IN – Results from the Dilbert Quote Contest | Happy Wednesday
My buddy Mona Ismail ran this in her ‘Happy Wednesday’ column:
‘As of tomorrow, employees will only be able to access the building using individual security cards. Pictures will be taken next Wednesday, and employees will receive their cards in two weeks.’
Fred Dales, Microsoft Corp in Redmond WA
‘What I need is an exact list of specific unknown problems we might encounter.’
Lykes Lines Shipping
‘E-mail is not to be used to pass on information or data. It should be used only for company business.’
Accounting manager, Electric Boat Company
‘This project is so important we can’t let things that are more important interfere with it.’
Advertising/ Marketing manager, United Parcel Service
‘Doing it right is no excuse for not meeting the schedule.’
Plant Manager, Delco Corporation
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Taxes reach historic low | The Orange County Register
For the past two years, a family of four earning the median income has paid less in federal income taxes than at any time since at least 1955, according to the Tax Policy Center. All federal, state and local taxes combined are a lower percentage of per-capita income than at any time since the 1960s, according to the Tax Foundation. The highest income-tax bracket is its lowest since 1992. At 35 percent, it’s well below the 50 percent mark of much of the 1980s and the 70 percent bracket of the 1970s.
Complaining About the TSA Will Get You Targeted by the TSA | New York News
“arrogant complaining about airport security is one indicator Transportation Security Administration officers consider when looking for possible criminals and terrorists,”
Microsoft’s Iconic Group Photo Members Tracked Through the Years | Seattle News
The ragtag group of bearded longhairs assembled in front of a gray backdrop looks like they might be a lost splinter of the Manson family. In fact, they’re Bill Gates, Paul Allen, and the rest of the founding members of Microsoft in 1978, not long before they moved to Seattle and turned the technology world on its head. So what happened to them?
Dispatches From The Front 