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• Unfair Competition

  
  Organizational Transformation by Asif J. Mir — Authority: 127
  Where government-owned companies compete with privately owned companies, the private companies sometimes complain that the government companies have unfair advantages. Some of the complaints are 1) government-owned companies can cut prices unfairly because they do not have to make profits; 2) they get cheaper ...
  5 hours ago

• Reform or Reveal

  
  IRS Tax Problem Solver Blog - IRS Help — Authority: 128
  The governments proposed healthcare reform bill contains a lot of issues that you should be very concerned about. For one thing, your tax details will no longer be private if the bill is passed. If you are clueless as to what tax details have to do with healthcare, listen up. Under the 1,000+ pages of legislation ...
  2 days ago

• Health Insurance Plans May Drop Abortion Coverage

  
  VitalOne Health Insurance Blog — Authority: 135
  The reform bill passed in the House has the potential to change what all health insurance plans cover. An amendment proposed by Bart Stupak, which passed in the House of Representatives, prevents federal funding from being used to buy any health insurance plan that offers coverage of elective abortions. In exchange ...
  2 days ago

• Part D Low Income Subsidy

  
  Elder Care ABC — Authority: 425
  by Mary Jane Stern Medicare Part D offers a L ow I ncome S ubsidy ( LIS ) or extra help to pay for part of the costs associated with the plan.  The Part D costs include your deductible, premium and copayments.  Some beneficiaries may qualify for all or a partial subsidy. Of course this isn’t easy ...
  2 days ago

• Is Verizons New Early-Termination Fee Anti-Consumer?

  
  Digital Daily — Authority: 682
  Beginning Nov. 15, Verizon subscribers looking to get out of their smart-phone contracts early will pay $350 for the privilege. That early-termination fee is double the current one, but Verizon insists it’s justified because of the higher prices of today’s phones. “The cost of smart phones is considerably ...
  5 days ago

• Housing Multiplier Effect

  
  City Lakes Real Estate Blog — Authority: 137
  "Revenue-Positive" Fiscal StimulusGive a too-big-to-fail financial institution $1 of taxpayer money, and what do they do with it?As best I can tell, one of two things: 1) lend it back to the government for (risk-free) interest; or 2) borrow $10 more against it, then bet all $11 in the credit derivatives market.(Youll ...
  6 days ago

• Verizon Termination Fee Increase Necessary

  
  Communications and Technology Blog - Tehrani.com — Authority: 475
  I just came across an article by Glenn Hall on the TheStreet.com which details outrage at the fact that Verizon charges $350 for their early termination fee - essentially this fee just doubled . His point is that as devices get more and more powerful and device envy increases, we should encourage upgrades. And ...
  6 days ago

• Uncertainty over Broadview’s future doesn’t bother Wichita

  
  Voice For Liberty in Wichita — Authority: 475
  Yesterday the Wichita City Council approved plans for riverbank improvements that would benefit the Broadview Hotel in downtown Wichita. The cost is $2,200,000. One of the problems with this action is that the renovation of the hotel is on hold, according to recent reporting. The reason given by the hotel’s ...
  1 week ago

• Confirmed: Verizon Wireless to charge up to $350 early termination on “advanced devices”

  
  Boy Genius Report — Authority: 804
  Here’s what Big Red is working with: they’ve offered up a BOGO sale on all new BlackBerrys for the holiday buying season, and where some see a great deal, others see a great opportunity. Why not play a game of Flip My BlackBerry ? Why not open a second line, get a brand new Tour or Storm 2, pay the cancellation ...
  1 week ago

• Was the iPhone’s Launch in China Really a Bust?

  
  Digital Daily — Authority: 682
  Apple’s internationally coveted iPhone finally arrived at market in China last week and by most accounts, it’s debut was uncharacteristically muted . There is “no sign of the sort of sellout reception that greeted the smart phone at its introduction in other countries,” The Wall Street Journal reported, ...
  1 week ago

• A Healthy Body

  
  Mom.Dad.Chat — Authority: 124
  Losing weight is not an easy goal to achieve for some as it requires discipline and determination apart from eating right. While some will rely on weight loss pills to achieve an ideal weight, there is also a need to exercise and maintain a healthy lifestyle to stay within an acceptable weight range. Moreover, ...
  1 week ago

• Pelosi Weighs In

  
  ChrisWeigant.com — Authority: 465
  The phrase "weighing in" has changed over time to mean something along the lines of "adding the weight of your opinion to the discussion." But its really more apt to look at it from the perspective of boxing, in this case. The weighing-in before a big fight is literally where the two fighters step on the scales so ...
  1 week ago

• Study shows that Amtrak loses $38 per passenger. How much do highways cost?

  
  DailyFinance — Authority: 792
  Filed under: Technology , Economy , Green On Tuesday, Subsidy Scope, a subsidiary of the Pew Charitable Trust, reported that Amtrak, Americas passenger rail company, "lost" an average of $38 per passenger. Citing a new metric for train depreciation, the report suggested that the train line has been less than ...
  1 week ago

• How to unlock HTC O2 XDA Ignito – Free IMEI unlocking Code for O2 XDA Ignito

  
  smartphones video-reviews and info — Authority: 144
  mobileunlockingcode.com How to unlock HTC O2 XDA Ignito Free IMEI unlock code for HTC O2 XDA Ignito. Remote Unlocking Code for O2 XDA Ignito Related posts: How to unlock HTC O2 XDA Serra TechCast Reviews – O2 xda Ignito Unlock Motorola Z6w
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• Extending The Tax Credit To Buy A Home

  
  Refinance Home Mortgages — Authority: 431
  Both Republican and Democratic senators want to continue a government subsidy to encourage new home buying.It looks like senators will vote to extend the credit until April of next year. (...)
  1 week ago

• Double Glazing Subsidy Scheme launched (in Holland)

  
  Renegade Conservatory Guy — Authority: 129
  I found the following article on a Dutch Ministry of Housing website : The temporary scheme to subsidise the installation of double glazing will begin on 1 October 2009 and will be retroactive to 1 July 2009. Owner-occupiers and homeowners associations (vereniging van eigenaren, VvE) can apply for a voucher giving a ...
  2 weeks ago

• A Verizon-iPhone Deal? Analyst Says "Chances High"

  
  Digital Daily — Authority: 682
  Apple has a lot to gain by ending iPhone carrier exclusivity in the U.S. and signing up Verizon as a second carrier partner. As I’ve noted here before , such a deal could more than double U.S. iPhone sales in the near term. That said, it does have some noteworthy downsides, top among them, the end of the estimated ...
  2 weeks ago

• Passenger Rail Just Isn’t Popular

  
  BuckeyeBlog — Authority: 113
  In the push to reintroduce passenger rail in Ohio, it is often claimed that passenger rail has strong support from the public. As recent data by the Pew Charitable Trust shows, where passenger rail already exists it isn’t all that popular:Forty-one of Amtrak’s 44 routes lost money in 2008 with losses ranging from ...
  2 weeks ago

• AMTRAK’s Per-Passenger Subsidy Higher Than Cost of Airline Ticket from New Orleans to LA

  
  Bob McCarty Writes — Authority: 556
  This morning, I went online and found I could purchase a one-way adult-fare airline ticket on Southwest Airlines that would allow me to fly from New Orleans to Los Angeles today for $405.  Similarly, I found I could purchase a ticket on Amtrak for $439 (morning departure) or $133 (afternoon departure).  The ...
  2 weeks ago

• How government money can corrupt the press: The story from Argentina

  
  Nieman Journalism Lab — Authority: 734
  The element of the Downie/Schudson report that’s triggered the most fuss is its call for a larger role for the government in funding journalism — the creation of a “Fund for Local News,” supported by taxes or fees, that would support news organizations. And it’s true that the United States is a global ...
  2 weeks ago

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