Typically, eminent domain has been used to clear property for infrastructure projects like highways, schools and sewage plants. In this case, supporters say, the public purpose is served because communities battered by foreclosures have seen tax rolls decimated and services gutted and have suffered economic blight.
Weekly Economic Report | LAEDC
THIS WEEK’S HEADLINES:
- U.S. June Labor Market Report
- U.S. Light Vehicle Sales in June
- May Hotel Figures Show Los Angeles is Busy
- Events of Interest
- July 25: 2012 LAEDC Mid-Year Economic Forecast
- July 28: 8th Annual Access to Capital Business Expo
Five Tips for Email Marketing | Joel Goldstein.com
Many companies are utilizing email marketing to drive traffic to their websites because it is much cheaper than the traditional mail campaigns. You will find that by being creative in your email marketing campaign that you will drive traffic to your website. In order to keep your customers returning to your website you need to keep in constant contact with them with email marketing.
10 Phrases You Should Ban From Your Resume
Avoid these clichés, because they’re umbrella terms everyone uses, so your resume gets lost in the shuffle. In this competitive job market, your resume really needs to stand out and be memorable for you to get that interview.
Article Marketing | Getentrepreneurial.com
Article marketing is one of the oldest and most reliable ways to drive traffic to your site and increase your profile on the web. These days, there are countless places to submit your articles, but not all of them are equal. Here’s a list of six different places where you can get published and effectively drive new visitors to your website.
1. Blogs:
– Try to find industry-specific blogs that are very relevant to your product or service. You can use Google for this, or ask your clients and associates what they like to read online. Once you find blogs, contact their owners to find out if they’re interested in free content in exchange for a backlink. This is a great way to build online marketing relationships.
– Try BloggerLinkUp.com, a newsletter that connects bloggers with one another.
Must See TV: America on the Edge! | Peter Mehit
During the 2008 campaign, Fast Company magazine called Obama a brand. Sadly, it turns out that they were right. Like most brand advertising, Obama identified with people and projected the things people wanted for their country, without having the will or ability to deliver. He lifted up a new ideal of government, creating at the same time a great height to fall from. He had a huge job that required Lyndon Johnson or FDR or Truman levels of courage and skill to pull off. But he hasn’t displayed that talent, the ability to push for common ground while being simultaneously willing to smack the opposition.
When Republicans campaign, they’re nasty bastards. They will do ANYTHING to win. If you want to sell a war, talk about mushroom clouds over American cities. If you want to boost the debt to sky high levels, suggest that gays getting married will cause the collapse of the civilization. If you’re opposed by a war hero, make him look like a total pussy. Mitt Romney’s multiple positions on everything tells you everything you need to know. They just put their heads down and charge.
Democrats on the other hand need to look like they’re fair. They want to be seen as standing on the moral high ground and knowing what’s best for all of us. They say they want everyone to get along when in reality they just want everyone to think like them or shut up. They want to be superior, but are inept at using power. They act like a brand new manager who believes the title should give them respect and action from subordinates. As most of us know, those managers get smoked, usually by one of their underlings. The next job you see them at they’re the boss from hell.
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Soak Wealth, Not Income? | ZeroHedge
The only alternative is a wealth tax. Anyone who has a net worth over $5m (or $20m, or chose a number) has to pay 1% (or 2%) of that amount, every year. It would be like a death tax, except you paid it while you were alive. Think – pre-paid estate taxes.
Warren Buffett is always complaining that he doesn’t pay enough in taxes. The guy has a net worth of about $40b. If there was a 2% wealth tax he would have to cough up an extra $800m a year. That would shut him up quick; it would also solve all the fiscal problems.
Bill Gates would be forced to come up with an extra $1.2B. The Walton family would have to pony up $1.6B. And the good old Koch brothers would toss in a $1b.
If a 2% wealth tax was applied to everyone who had a net worth in excess of $5m it would add up to about $700B a year. That’s just about the right amount to get the budget to where it starts to make sense. This tax increase would not come out of current income, therefore the consequences to the economy would be muted versus a similar sized income tax increase.
Doesn’t Obama have that same expression that Princess Liea had at the end of ‘Star Wars’? – Ed.
Coca-Cola Bag | CoolBusinessIdeas.com
Apparently in many parts of Central America, expensive soda drinks like Coca-Cola are served up in plastic Ziploc bags—instead of glass or plastic bottles—so they’re more affordable. And so the iconic and highly recognizable shape of the Coke bottle isn’t lost, the sugar water maker has created these Coca-Cola bags as a low-cost alternative to its traditional packaging.
Shorter Flights at Lower Heights: The Right Way To Angel Invest | OnStartups.com
A more effective model for Angel investing is long overdue. If Angels want to win — they want to lower their risk, create better returns, and help entrepreneurs more they’ll do the following: fly lower heights (avoid trying to fund the next 5 Facebooks) and take shorter flights (avoid riding each investment out all the way to the end).
Divorce Gift Card: Mexican Law Firm Markets New Service With Gift Card
“We want to remove the label stuck on divorce as being complicated, bureaucratic and costly, and to make it as easy as going to a supermarket and buying a card,”
