State Taxpayers Eat $350K Loan for East Lansing Property Purchase [Mackinac Center]
"The East Lansing Downtown Development Authority bought the building from Brad Ballein.
At the time of the sale, Ballein's father, Howard Ballein, was serving on the DDA, the son said.
Today, Brad Ballein serves on the DDA."
Tuesday, May 25, 2010
Tax tricks: Michigan service tax defended by phantom facts
Tax tricks: Michigan service tax defended by phantom facts - The Oakland Press Opinion
"Indeed, enacting a service tax would make Michigan unusual.
According to the Washington, D.C.-based Tax Foundation, only five other states generally tax services: Hawaii, New Mexico, Mississippi, South Dakota and West Virginia (not all of them state this explicitly in their statutes).
These states make it possible to check whether a service tax would live up to its promises of stability and better reflect the changing economy.
As it stands, states with a service tax have actually experienced a relative decline in sales tax revenue."
"Indeed, enacting a service tax would make Michigan unusual.
According to the Washington, D.C.-based Tax Foundation, only five other states generally tax services: Hawaii, New Mexico, Mississippi, South Dakota and West Virginia (not all of them state this explicitly in their statutes).
These states make it possible to check whether a service tax would live up to its promises of stability and better reflect the changing economy.
As it stands, states with a service tax have actually experienced a relative decline in sales tax revenue."
Many not ready for college, costing Texas $200 million a year- Houston Chronicle
Many not ready for college, costing Texas $200 million a year Houston & Texas News Chron.com - Houston Chronicle
"It has been the dirty little secret of higher education for decades: Tens of thousands of college students can't do the work."
"Higher" education in America is about to be exposed as the scam it is.
"It has been the dirty little secret of higher education for decades: Tens of thousands of college students can't do the work."
"Higher" education in America is about to be exposed as the scam it is.
Monday, May 24, 2010
Rent Control Is a Vanishing New York Treasure
The Appraisal - Rent Control Is a Vanishing New York Treasure - NYTimes.com
"He is John Burke, a 65-year-old paying $288 a month for a studio at 218 East 84th Street"
Treasure for pirates does come at a cost.
"He is John Burke, a 65-year-old paying $288 a month for a studio at 218 East 84th Street"
Treasure for pirates does come at a cost.
British Airways cabin crew begin 5-day strike
My Way News - British Airways cabin crew begin 5-day strike
"British Airways cabin crews began a five-day strike Monday to protest cost-cutting changes at the loss-making airline, forcing it to scrap almost half its flights out of London's Heathrow Airport."
Unions...ya just gotta love 'em......
"British Airways cabin crews began a five-day strike Monday to protest cost-cutting changes at the loss-making airline, forcing it to scrap almost half its flights out of London's Heathrow Airport."
Unions...ya just gotta love 'em......
A thug too far, part 2
Power Line - A thug too far, part 2:
Nina Easton's account of the SEIU demonstration that terrorized the son of her next-door neighbor -- the deputy general counsel of Bank of America -- has drawn remarkably little attention.
That's the way that SEIU wanted it;"
Nina Easton's account of the SEIU demonstration that terrorized the son of her next-door neighbor -- the deputy general counsel of Bank of America -- has drawn remarkably little attention.
That's the way that SEIU wanted it;"
Teachers Seek $23b- Lifeline or Bailout?
Teachers Seek $23b- Lifeline or Bailout? « Liveshots
"Education Secretary Arne Duncan is asking lawmakers to put aside “politics and ideology” as they consider a request for $23 billion in “emergency” funding for public schools – a measure Republicans reject as a massive federal bailout for the teachers’ unions."
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"Education Secretary Arne Duncan is asking lawmakers to put aside “politics and ideology” as they consider a request for $23 billion in “emergency” funding for public schools – a measure Republicans reject as a massive federal bailout for the teachers’ unions."
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The 10 Best Graduation Speeches of All Time
"Woody Hayes, Former Football Coach, Ohio StateOhio State (1986)
Woody Hayes, who won three national titles and 13 Big Ten championships in 28 years as head coach at Ohio State, offered some sage advice from the field on toughening up – and facing your worst enemy.
“In football we always said that the other team couldn't beat us.
We had to be sure that we didn't beat ourselves. And that's what people have to do, too--make sure they don't beat themselves.
“... you'll find out that nothing that comes easy is worth a dime.
As a matter of fact, I never saw a football player make a tackle with a smile on his face.
Never.”
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Impatience with patients who won't die
HAGELIN: Impatience with patients who won't die - Washington Times
"Final goodbyes are just that — final.
I'll always be grateful that Dad's didn't come on someone else's schedule."
"Final goodbyes are just that — final.
I'll always be grateful that Dad's didn't come on someone else's schedule."
Listverse Top 50 Jokes
Listverse Top 50 Jokes - Top 10 Lists Listverse
4. Three kids come down to the kitchen and sit around the breakfast table.
The mother asks the oldest boy what he’d like to eat.
“I’ll have some fuckin’ French toast,” he says.
The mother is outraged at his language, hits him, and sends him upstairs.
She asks the middle child what he wants.
“Well, I guess that leaves more fuckin’ French toast for me,” he says.
She is livid, smacks him, and sends him away.
Finally she asks the youngest son what he wants for breakfast.
“I don’t know,” he says meekly, “but I definitely don’t want the fuckin’ French toast.”
4. Three kids come down to the kitchen and sit around the breakfast table.
The mother asks the oldest boy what he’d like to eat.
“I’ll have some fuckin’ French toast,” he says.
The mother is outraged at his language, hits him, and sends him upstairs.
She asks the middle child what he wants.
“Well, I guess that leaves more fuckin’ French toast for me,” he says.
She is livid, smacks him, and sends him away.
Finally she asks the youngest son what he wants for breakfast.
“I don’t know,” he says meekly, “but I definitely don’t want the fuckin’ French toast.”
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