Insight: GM's Volt - The ugly math of low sales, high costs | Reuters
Cheap Volt lease offers meant to drive more customers to Chevy showrooms this summer may have pushed that loss even higher.
There are some Americans paying just $5,050 to drive around for two years in a vehicle that cost as much as $89,000 to produce.
Monday, September 10, 2012
The Disappearing DUI: MLive finds wide disparities in drunk driving arrests; see how your police rank
The Disappearing DUI: MLive finds wide disparities in drunk driving arrests; see how your police rank | MLive.com
The totals do not include additional arrests by campus police at Michigan State University and the University of Michigan, though the trend there was similar.
MSU police arrested three times as many drunken drivers as Michigan’s.
Ann Arbor Deputy Police Chief Gregory Bazick said he could not explain the differences, or why his department ranks so low overall.
Muskegon seems to be a great county to drive drunk!
The totals do not include additional arrests by campus police at Michigan State University and the University of Michigan, though the trend there was similar.
MSU police arrested three times as many drunken drivers as Michigan’s.
Ann Arbor Deputy Police Chief Gregory Bazick said he could not explain the differences, or why his department ranks so low overall.
Muskegon seems to be a great county to drive drunk!
Obama's Communist Party Endorsement
Articles: Obama's Communist Party Endorsement
Nevertheless, we must not allow the extreme rhetoric in which the endorsement is couched to distract us from a more fundamental issue, which is this: the CPUSA endorses Barack Obama on the very same grounds -- even in the same words -- that Obama uses in defense of himself.
If a communist were operating under the official umbrella of the Democratic Party, and were thus forced to use Democrat talking points rather than speak his own radical mind, we would interpret this as typical leftist cynicism and subterfuge.
But this time the words appear on the CPUSA's own website.
Nevertheless, we must not allow the extreme rhetoric in which the endorsement is couched to distract us from a more fundamental issue, which is this: the CPUSA endorses Barack Obama on the very same grounds -- even in the same words -- that Obama uses in defense of himself.
If a communist were operating under the official umbrella of the Democratic Party, and were thus forced to use Democrat talking points rather than speak his own radical mind, we would interpret this as typical leftist cynicism and subterfuge.
But this time the words appear on the CPUSA's own website.
Sunday, September 09, 2012
CARPE DIEM: There's One Place with Jobs, Jobs, and More Jobs
CARPE DIEM: There's One Place with Jobs, Jobs, and More Jobs
The jobs report today was pretty grim even though the jobless rate fell to 8.1%.
But there's at least one place where the job market is booming like never before, where the state jobless rate is only 3%, where there are ten counties with jobless rates below 2% and where one county with a jaw-dropping 0.7% unemployment rate: North Dakota.
The jobs report today was pretty grim even though the jobless rate fell to 8.1%.
But there's at least one place where the job market is booming like never before, where the state jobless rate is only 3%, where there are ten counties with jobless rates below 2% and where one county with a jaw-dropping 0.7% unemployment rate: North Dakota.
At Top Business Schools, an MBA Application Drought
At Top Business Schools, an MBA Application Drought - Businessweek
A handful of schools reported even steeper drops, including Michigan State University’s Broad College of Business, where applications fell 18 percent
A handful of schools reported even steeper drops, including Michigan State University’s Broad College of Business, where applications fell 18 percent
Debt collectors cash in on student loan roundup
NYT: Debt collectors cash in on student loan roundup - Business - US business - The New York Times - NBCNews.com
In all, nearly one in every six borrowers with a loan balance is in default.
The amount of defaulted loans — $76 billion — is greater than the yearly tuition bill for all students at public two- and four-year colleges and universities
In all, nearly one in every six borrowers with a loan balance is in default.
The amount of defaulted loans — $76 billion — is greater than the yearly tuition bill for all students at public two- and four-year colleges and universities
Jeff Bezos And The End of PowerPoint As We Know It
Jeff Bezos And The End of PowerPoint As We Know It - Forbes
I know what some of you are thinking—it works for Bezos because he’s revealing products that people can see and touch.
Let me be clear—picture superiority works in any presentation, even for the most complex ideas.
I know what some of you are thinking—it works for Bezos because he’s revealing products that people can see and touch.
Let me be clear—picture superiority works in any presentation, even for the most complex ideas.
Decision on Muskegon County jail, juvenile facilities still weeks away following planning event
Decision on Muskegon County jail, juvenile facilities still weeks away following planning event | MLive.com
However, the final decision by the County Board of Commissioners is likely still several weeks away, perhaps coming after the Nov. 6 general election.
However, the final decision by the County Board of Commissioners is likely still several weeks away, perhaps coming after the Nov. 6 general election.
Muskegon County commissioner, township trustee candidates maintain primary wins after recounts
Muskegon County commissioner, township trustee candidates maintain primary wins after recounts | MLive.com
Based on the recount, Hughes gained three votes and finished with a 772-748 edge over Plummer, who is completing his first two-year term as a county commissioner.
Based on the recount, Hughes gained three votes and finished with a 772-748 edge over Plummer, who is completing his first two-year term as a county commissioner.
Congressman Huizenga facing Muskegon Democratic challenger who received 1,800-plus write-in votes
Congressman Huizenga facing Muskegon Democratic challenger who received 1,800-plus write-in votes | MLive.com
Muskegon City Commissioner Willie German Jr. received nearly 2,000 write-in votes in the Aug. 7 primary election
Muskegon City Commissioner Willie German Jr. received nearly 2,000 write-in votes in the Aug. 7 primary election
Saturday, September 08, 2012
The Terrifying Line in Obama's Speech That Everyone Missed
The Terrifying Line in Obama's Speech That Everyone Missed - Investors.com
Instead of stirring rhetoric filled with hope and promise, Obama pledged that under his leadership, "our path is harder" and "our road is longer."
Seriously?
After four years of the worst economic recovery since the Depression, falling incomes, lower-paying jobs, increased hopelessness and exploding debt, all Obama has to offer is that he'll make this nightmare last even longer?
Instead of stirring rhetoric filled with hope and promise, Obama pledged that under his leadership, "our path is harder" and "our road is longer."
Seriously?
After four years of the worst economic recovery since the Depression, falling incomes, lower-paying jobs, increased hopelessness and exploding debt, all Obama has to offer is that he'll make this nightmare last even longer?
Canada cuts ties with Iran, closes embassy, orders Iranian diplomats home
Canada cuts ties with Iran, closes embassy, orders Iranian diplomats home http://www.montrealgazette.com/news/Canada+cuts+ties+with+Iran+closes+embassy+orders+Iranian+diplomats+home/7206256/story.html#ixzz25tapdxGi
Foreign Affairs Minister John Baird has severed Canadian ties with Iran over its sponsorship of terrorism and amid fears about the safety of diplomats in the country.
Baird says the Canadian embassy in Tehran will close immediately and Iranian diplomats in Canada have been given five days to leave.
Foreign Affairs Minister John Baird has severed Canadian ties with Iran over its sponsorship of terrorism and amid fears about the safety of diplomats in the country.
Baird says the Canadian embassy in Tehran will close immediately and Iranian diplomats in Canada have been given five days to leave.
No talk of auto bailouts' ugly side
No talk of auto bailouts' ugly side | The Detroit News | detroitnews.com
In moving to get GM through bankruptcy, the task force and its bosses at Treasury effectively shafted 22,000 salaried retirees of the former Delphi Corp., the long-time GM parts supplier the automaker spun off in 1999.
Despite an 85 percent funding level in its pension fund, Treasury urged the Pension Benefit Guaranty Corp. to seize the Delphi pension plan.
The net effect: Many retirees saw their annual payouts cut by as much as two thirds, even as union members were "topped up" with taxpayer dollars from the Troubled Asset Relief Program; their former colleagues at GM saw comparatively minor cuts to their pensions; and key members of the auto task force still won't tell congressional investigators who made the call to treat Delphi's salaried retirees differently than everyone else.
In moving to get GM through bankruptcy, the task force and its bosses at Treasury effectively shafted 22,000 salaried retirees of the former Delphi Corp., the long-time GM parts supplier the automaker spun off in 1999.
Despite an 85 percent funding level in its pension fund, Treasury urged the Pension Benefit Guaranty Corp. to seize the Delphi pension plan.
The net effect: Many retirees saw their annual payouts cut by as much as two thirds, even as union members were "topped up" with taxpayer dollars from the Troubled Asset Relief Program; their former colleagues at GM saw comparatively minor cuts to their pensions; and key members of the auto task force still won't tell congressional investigators who made the call to treat Delphi's salaried retirees differently than everyone else.
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