l****z
发帖数: 29846 | 1 改了后现在的二季度GDP也不过1.7%而已.
Sure everything is great with the economy!
Why?
They revised how the GDP is figured last week!
The Government "Revises" 84 Years Of Economic History This Week
http://www.zerohedge.com/news/2013-07-29/government-revises-84-
'
Changes to the national income and product accounts data will be released at
the same time as the second quarter estimate of gross domestic product. The
revisions go back to 1929 and include the current business cycle. They will
probably show a deeper ... 阅读全帖 |
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发帖数: 29846 | 2 UPS to End Health Benefits for Some Working Spouses of Employees
Company Says Move Is Prompted in Part by Federal Health Overhaul.
By TIMOTHY W. MARTIN
, BETSY MORRIS
and SCOTT THURM
CONNECT
United Parcel Service Inc. UPS +0.99% plans to cut off health benefits to
working spouses of thousands of employees starting in 2014, a move it said
is prompted in part by higher costs related to the federal health overhaul.
The Atlanta-based package delivery giant said in an internal memo to
employees last ... 阅读全帖 |
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发帖数: 7126 | 3 http://fox8.com/2013/06/11/cash-only-doctors-abandon-the-insura
Cash-Only Doctors Abandon the Insurance System
Posted on: 8:51 am, June 11, 2013, by kaitlynsawyer, updated on: 08:53am,
June 11, 2013
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By Steve Hargreaves
NEW YORK (CNN) – Fed up with declining payments and rising red tape, a
small but growing number of doctors are opting out of the insurance system
completely. The... 阅读全帖 |
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发帖数: 29846 | 4 Dr. Hanson：美国总统已经变成了一个虚拟职位，半数美国人和大部分媒体不管怎么样
都维护，剩下的人靠自己奋斗
Is Obama Still President?
His cadences soar on, through scandal after fiasco after disaster.
By Victor Davis Hanson
We are currently learning whether the United States really needs a president
. Barack Obama has become a mere figurehead, who gives speeches few listen
to any more, issues threats that scare fewer, and makes promises that almost
no one believes he will keep. Yet America continues on, despite the fact
that the foreign ... 阅读全帖 |
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发帖数: 4002 | 5 很显然，如果民主党政府在此项目上的花费超过了预期，和保险覆盖率没有达到预期效
果，将导致整个项目的崩盘。
ObamaCare explained... - note the following:
** Page 50/section 152: The bill will provide insurance to all non-U.S.
residents, even if they are here illegally.
** Page 58 and 59: The government will have real-time access to an
individual's bank account and will have the authority to make electronic
fund transfers from those accounts.
** Page 65/section 164: The plan will be subsidized by the government (
taxpayers) for all union members, unio... 阅读全帖 |
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发帖数: 7933 | 6 ** Page 50/section 152: The bill will provide insurance to all non-U.S.
residents, even if they are here illegally.
** Page 58 and 59: The government will have real-time access to an
individual's bank account and will have the authority to make electronic
fund transfers from those accounts.
** Page 65/section 164: The plan will be subsidized by the government (
taxpayers) for all union members, union retirees and for community
organizations.
** Page 203/line 14-15: The tax imposed under this sec... 阅读全帖 |
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发帖数: 3656 | 7 please do enlighten me, pal. I really do not have the lawyer type brain
cells.
say a retiree having 50k in a savings account. making 3% in interest. a 3%
tax on asset would be equivalent to 100% on income. leaving him 0 income for
the year. After paying for food, he would have less assets at hand at the
year end.
say a hedge fund owner, having 100 million invested, making 10% return. a 3%
tax on asset would be equivalent to 30% on income. leaving him 7 million
net income for the year, advancing ... 阅读全帖 |
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发帖数: 29846 | 8 LT. COL. RALPH PETERS: What we have here is very, very clear, it's damnably
clear that the White House which doesn't understand why this is a big deal.
I mean, he just deserted, right?Wouldn't anybody do that? And they just want
to protect the president. And they are pressuring the Army, pressuring the
Army to whitewash this. And they don't understand that for the military,
those who went before, retirees like me, those on active duty, this is a
powerful matter, as you heard from the young soldi... 阅读全帖 |
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l****z
发帖数: 29846 | 9 A reader asked me if I ever hired someone for the minimum wage. He also
believes the minimum wage is really a maximum wage.
From Drew ...
Mish, I’m curious if you have ever had to actually pay someone minimum
wage to work for you week in, week out, year after year?
I’ve signed plenty of paychecks myself, and honestly, I could never
employ someone and pay the minimum wage knowing it was not enough for that
person to live on, regardless of whether or not the “market” says I could
hire them... 阅读全帖 |
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发帖数: 29846 | 10 Illinois Political Chickens Coming Home To Roost
David Robertson May 11, 2015
“Politicians are to blame for the state’s fiscal woes, but mainly because
they colluded with unions to promise unsustainable benefits in return for
political support.” – Wall Street Journal . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . .
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The above quote comes from a May 8, 2015 Wall Street Journa... 阅读全帖 |
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发帖数: 29846 | 11 Moody's Cuts Chicago Bond Rating to Junk; City Faces $2.2 Billion in Various
Termination Fees; Irresponsible to Tell the Truth
The shockingly bad fiscal health of Chicago just got a lot worse. Not only
were Chicago Teachers "Insulted by a 7% Pay Cut Offer", the Illinois Supreme
Court ruled Illinois' 2013 pension reform is unconstitutional.
Moody's Cuts Chicago Bond Rating to Junk
As a result of the Supreme Court ruling, Illinois' already horrendously
underfunded pension plans are even more under... 阅读全帖 |
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发帖数: 3656 | 12 其实希腊人不傻。基本上是屁股决定脑袋。青年，拿退休金的，拿福利的，投NO，中产
，小业主投YES。希腊积重难返，前者的比例显著超过了后者。
Wall Steet Journal reports:
The referendum appeared to have split Greece along lines of age, affluence
and ideology. The young, many pensioners, the poor and those with pronounced
left-wing or nationalist right-wing views were leaning toward a “no.”
Middle-class, middle-aged and politically centrist voters were more likely
to have voted “yes” to protect Greece’s place in the eurozone.
“Any person who is able to think for thems... 阅读全帖 |
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发帖数: 29846 | 13 Meddling Renewable Energy Standards Distort Energy Markets, Raise Prices
By Joe Nichols | August 10, 2015 | 3:06 PM EDT
Environmental groups scorn state leaders who dare question the sanctity of
renewable energy mandates, commonly known as “renewables portfolio
standards” or RPS. Such scorn is misplaced and state leaders should
continue to reconsider the wisdom and value of these mandates.
RPS laws typically require electric utilities to purchase specific
quantities of electricity from renewabl... 阅读全帖 |
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l****z
发帖数: 29846 | 14 欧洲大部medical system 都不能sustain的,时间稍微一长就完蛋了.
http://www.bloomberg.com/bw/articles/2013-01-03/frances-health-
Anita Manfredi got nine massages and 18 mud baths at a luxury spa in
November. The French government paid two-thirds of the $1,022 bill. “The
treatment has done me a lot of good,” says Manfredi, a French retiree who
suffers from arthritis and enjoys a three-week retreat at the southern spa
town of Dax every year. “I no longer have flare-ups.”
For decades, France has held up its health-care ... 阅读全帖 |
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l****z
发帖数: 29846 | 15 Progressive “Thought-Blockers”: Income Inequality
An ideological construct that exploits envy and resentment for political
advantage.
February 10, 2016
Bruce Thornton
Bruce Thornton is a Shillman Journalism Fellow at the David Horowitz Freedom
Center.
Throughout this primary season, Hillary Clinton and self-proclaimed
socialist Bernie Sanders have both been flogging the “crisis” of “income
inequality,” which is “at the center of their campaigns,” according to
CNN. Both have scourged the “greed” ... 阅读全帖 |
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发帖数: 61690 | 16 The long-threatened effort to destroy Donald Trump is arriving in force.
Senior-level people in conservative organizations across Washington are
firing with both barrels in an attempt to stop Trump’s march to the GOP
presidential nomination, multiple sources tell The Hill.
One conservative nonprofit is launching a multimillion-dollar campaign of
raw attack ads against the front-running candidate ahead of next week’s
Super Tuesday contests.
The group, American Future Fund, is buying ads that feat... 阅读全帖 |
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发帖数: 61690 | 17 CHICAGO — Leaders of more than 20 leading liberal groups supporting both
Hillary Clinton and Bernie Sanders are set to release a scathing letter on
Tuesday that serves as a progressive call to arms against Donald Trump,
imploring Americans to undertake a unified set of concrete steps to oppose
the Republican front-runner — from protesting to organizing large-scale
voter turnout efforts.
“This is a five-alarm fire for our democracy. A hate-peddling bigot who
openly incites violence is the likely ... 阅读全帖 |
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发帖数: 9493 | 18 用不着辣么激动吧。
话说2012年，罗姆尼有500个“顶级军方人士”支持呢。
结果怎样，我们大家也都知道了。
Compare Trump’s haul of 88 to the 500 retired generals and admirals who
took out a full-page ad in support of Mitt Romney on the eve of the 2012
presidential election. Romney had some big names, too. The group of 500
included Army General Hugh Shelton, who served as chairman of the Joint
Chiefs of Staff under Bill Clinton, as well as a former commandant of the
Marine Corps and an Air Force chief of staff. In total, five ex-members of
the Joi... 阅读全帖 |
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发帖数: 12853 | 19 (转载）
What’s the Matter With Connecticut?
By Annie Lowrey
A funny-sad back-and-forth appeared in the pages of the Hartford Courant
last month.
It started when one Christopher Edge wrote into the letters section to say
he had had it and was moving out in a brief tirade entitled “Farewell,
Connecticut.” More positive residents then chimed in with their support for
the Nutmeg State. “Running away is not the solution,” chided one Patricia
Karwoski.
But what problems could Edge possibly be trying to d... 阅读全帖 |
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发帖数: 2974 | 21 那个女的确实在编造故事，Trump是个讲实话的真爷们！证人作证，当时反倒是这女的
一直挑逗Trump，目的想和Trump结婚，当然Trump没看上她。LOL！
今天下午听NPR采访那女的，问有没有可能找到在场证人，那女的竟然说：这个事情那
么久了，除了她和Trump，怎么可能找到证人？我纳闷这TMD受害人反而不想找证人，真
稀罕。。。
http://nypost.com/2016/10/14/trump-camp-puts-forward-witness-to-refute-sex-assault-claim/
Gilberthorpe, 54, said he was sitting across the first class aisle from the
couple and saw nothing inappropriate. Leeds was wearing a white pantsuit, he
said, while Trump was wearing a suit and cuff-links, which he gave to his
British flight... 阅读全帖 |
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发帖数: 26355 | 22 AZ becoming a blue state is not hard to understand.
Too many immigrants and retirees from California. |
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发帖数: 8906 | 23 这届没可能 等az fl 变蓝的时候 北方也差不多要变红了
: AZ becoming a blue state is not hard to understand.
: Too many immigrants and retirees from California.
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发帖数: 701 | 24 尼玛，没看到下面全是骂的嘛？猪党是用最后的权利给自己作弊保驾护航~
为毛作弊的都是投给希拉里，怎么没听说机器投给川普的？？
对了，下面有很长的300个回复要组织革命了，所以别以为拿法律过来吓唬人~现在理是
占在绝对大多数人的手里面
In 2016
Bruce Jenner is considered a woman.
Miley Cyrus is considered a feminist role model.Generals go to jail for 1/10
of the crimes Hillary was investigated for.Retirees don't get a cost of
living adjustment,but Refugees get up to 40,000$ per household. Russia is
considered an enemy,yet our government still sold them uranium. Politicians
who have never served a day take credit f... 阅读全帖 |
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发帖数: 6571 | 25 Clinton Could Make Your 401(k) Plan Worse
...
So what does this have to do with our 401(k) accounts? Incredibly, Clinton’
s pension adviser, Teresa Ghilarducci, a professor at the New School, is
teaming up with Tony James to revamp our current 401(k) system.
Their proposal, called the Retirement Savings Plan, would require workers
and their employers to contribute at least 3 percent of the employee’s
salary each year into a “Guaranteed Retirement Account” that “could be
invested in opportunities... 阅读全帖 |
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发帖数: 1 | 26 号称世界最强大的美国发射核武器的系统还在用floppy disk?!美国每年浪费几百亿美
元在过时的电脑系统上
美国联邦政府比如Social security administration还在用1950 年代的电脑和计算机
语言，比如COBOL？美国联邦政府每年浪费几百亿美元维护可以进博物馆的上个世纪的
电脑硬件和软件
美国政府真心不行啊，都怀疑下达命令，核武器能发射出去不？靠floppy disk？
Among the vintage computing platforms highlighted in the report:
The Defense Department’s Strategic Automated Command and Control System,
which is used to send and receive emergency action messages to U.S. nuclear
forces. The system is running on a 1970s IBM computing platform, and still
uses 8-i... 阅读全帖 |
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发帖数: 20965 | 27 (CNN)A retiree in Houston was unhappy with the length of time the city was
taking to build a flight of stairs on a precarious slope.
And so he did it himself -- at a fraction of the cost.
Adi Astl, with the help of a homeless man he hired, built eight steps for $
550, more than 100 times cheaper than the $65,000-$150,000 the city had
estimated for the job.
from toronto |
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s*******u
发帖数: 2249 | 29 左逼傻大姐又激动来站街了。401K额度要真改，Roth401k额度难道不会改？你傻大姐脑
子都是屎？
弱智拿个假新闻激动半天被打脸了不，你这老左逼有脸嘛？要脸嘛？
来，你这个贱左逼来评评你们主党要没收401k的本事
Democrats in the U.S. House have been conducting hearings on proposals to
confiscate workers’ personal retirement accounts — including 401(k)s and
IRAs — and convert them to accounts managed by the Social Security
Administration.
Triggered by the financial crisis the past two months, the hearings
reportedly were meant to stem losses incurred by many workers and retirees
whose 401(k) and IR... 阅读全帖 |
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发帖数: 1170 | 30 Must be true, including retirees and minors. lol |
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发帖数: 1 | 31 Apple’s Biggest Problem? My Mom
By Kevin Roose
When Apple lost more than $75 billion in market value this past week after a
surprise announcement that it is expecting lower iPhone sales than
originally projected, the company put most of the blame for its troubles on
China, where a slowing economy and the trade war with the United States have
hurt sales.
But a bigger issue for Apple might exist much closer to home, in a small,
leafy town in Ohio.
That’s where my mom lives. She’s a relatively tech... 阅读全帖 |
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发帖数: 1 | 32 本来好好的garden state被左笔猪党祸害成屎特厚了。
A personal finance website rates New Jersey as one of the worst states for
retirement.
'Wallet Hub' has ranked the Garden State at number 45, with only Kentucky,
Rhode Island, Vermont and West Virginia ranking lower.
The group looked into each state's affordability, health care and overall
quality of life for retirees.
It recommends Florida as the top spot for retirement. |
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发帖数: 29 | 33 NEW YORK (Reuters) – The U.S. Equal Employment Opportunity Commission sued
AT&T Inc on Thursday, accusing the nation's largest phone company of
discriminating against workers over 40.
In a lawsuit filed in U.S. District Court in Manhattan, the EEOC said Dallas
-based AT&T had "no legitimate business or reason" for its nationwide policy
not to rehire employees who had retired under various retirement and
severance programs.
The EEOC said tens of thousands of retirees covered by the programs,
incl |
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发帖数: 11067 | 34 不知道有没有人发过，公司HR发的，感觉写的比较清楚。发这儿，有兴趣的筒子们可以看看。
2010
New Programs:
Temporary retiree reinsurance program is established
National risk pool is created, small business tax credit is established
$250 rebate for Medicare members who reach the ”doughnut hole”
Insurance Reforms:
Prohibits lifetime benefit limits – based on dollar amounts
Allows restricted annual limits on the dollar value of certain benefits
Coverage rescissions/cancellations are prohibited (except for fraud or
intentional misrepresentati |
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发帖数: 7469 | 35 【 以下文字转载自 USANews 讨论区 】
发信人: quovadis (my shit is your gourmet), 信区: USANews
标 题: 2007年统计:新州commute去纽约工作的年薪平均$207，000
发信站: BBS 未名空间站 (Wed Nov 3 14:43:52 2010, 美东)
板上好像是有几个住新州的吧，比如说那个姓L的大水车，你拿到平均了吗？
Christie Killing Tunnel Erases Wages, Risks Montclair (Update1)
2010-11-03 17:03:49.454 GMT
(Adds Christie spokesman’s comments beginning in 11th paragraph)
By Dunstan McNichol and Terrence Dopp
Nov. 3 (Bloomberg) -- Governor Chris Christie cut New Jersey off from $
5 billion in New York-based ... 阅读全帖 |
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发帖数: 26222 | 36 【 以下文字转载自 Military 讨论区 】
发信人: smokinggun (硝烟), 信区: Military
标 题: 美国统计局编造通货膨胀数据
发信站: BBS 未名空间站 (Sat Jun 18 00:12:26 2011, 美东)
Williams points out that one of Greenspan's manipulations of the CPI
involved the consideration that when steak got too expensive, the consumer
would substitute hamburger for the steak. So, Greenspan argued, the
inflation measure should reflect the costs of buying hamburger, not steak.
NEWS ANALYSIS
What's America's real inflation rate?
If rate is so low, how come food an... 阅读全帖 |
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发帖数: 543 | 37 其实还有有一大堆rebate
$500 Military Rebate, $500 Walmart or UPS employee/retiree Rebate, $1500
Returning Lessee Loyalty Rebat
可惜都不符合，不然可以$18k OTD了 |
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发帖数: 5697 | 38 November 14, 2011
In China, Car Brands Evoke an Unexpected Set of Stereotypes
By ANDREW JACOBS and ADAM CENTURY
BEIJING — Cars in the United States tend to come fully equipped with
stereotypes. Ford Crown Victoria: law enforcement professional. Toyota Prius
In China, where the market for imported passenger cars dates back only about
three decades, an entirely alternate set of stereotypes is taking root —
and the stakes have never been higher for foreign carmakers.
Take, for example, Mercedes-Ben... 阅读全帖 |
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发帖数: 623 | 39 Unless you are retiree and like to stay in mobile home whole year (strickly
it is not a RV) and you have a flat parking area in your property. Besides,
pulling a mobile home over rocky mountain cross is big task for an SUV
unless you have a diesel puller. You auto transmission will over worked and
heated for extended period of time. The auto tranny will need service or
rebuilt sooner. No matter what you do, it will cost more to you. If you
really enjoy pulling a mobile home, do rent near your de... 阅读全帖 |
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发帖数: 1842 | 40 刚看到公司的折扣网站上有这个A-Plan by Volvo. 不知道这个有没有价值，到底能不
能比自己谈便宜一些。
http://www.aplanbyvolvo.com/index.php/users/login
About the A-Plan By Volvo Partnership Program
A-Plan by Volvo partner benefits include:
?Paying the same price as Volvo employees
?Getting a price equal to the vehicle invoice (6% below MSRP)
?Still being eligible for all applicable retail sales incentives
?Vehicle can be custom ordered or purchased from dealer stock
The "A-Plan by Volvo" purchase program is a benefit provided by Volvo Car... 阅读全帖 |
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发帖数: 7385 | 41
xjl99
mazda3贷款有额外的rebate。
比如如你付现金2万才同意卖的车，如果你贷款就可以1万7千5。
honda也有这种功能，叫flex cash，不过一般最多是500。
比如说现金价如果2万开走，你要是贷款还能再优惠500，即1万9千5。
明白了？
mazda现在有如下rebate
比较常用到的
1.$2,000 Customer Retail Cash may not be combined with 0.00 % APR and
vehicle must be financed.
2.$500 Customer Bonus Cash is available towards retail purchases. Must
finance through Mazda Capital Services. Only available on APR terms of 60
months or less.
3.$500 •Owner Loyalty Bonus Cash is available towards leasing or
retail purchase... 阅读全帖 |
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发帖数: 94 | 42 老新闻了，提个醒。
http://www.wtsp.com/news/topstories/article/316418/250/10-News-
TAMPA BAY, Fla. -- A subtle, but significant tweak to Florida's rules
regarding traffic signals has allowed local cities and counties to shorten
yellow light intervals, resulting in millions of dollars in additional red
light camera fines.
The 10 News Investigators discovered the Florida Department of
Transportation (FDOT) quietly changed the state's policy on yellow intervals
in 2011, reducing the minimum below federal re... 阅读全帖 |
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发帖数: 17565 | 43 底特律破产在即，为保护底特律艺术博物馆展品不被出售抵债，丰田捐赠一米。
不过，20个月前福特和通用已经各捐出十米，克莱斯勒捐出六米。
Detroit — The city’s bankruptcy judge Wednesday refused to delay an Aug.
21 trial that will determine the feasibility of Detroit’s debt-cutting plan.
U.S. Bankruptcy Judge Steven Rhodes, who earlier delayed the trial from last
month, said he would keep an open mind but wants to start a trial in two
weeks that will determine whether Detroit can dump about $7 billion in debt.
Bond insurer Syncora Guarantee Inc., one of the city’s l... 阅读全帖 |
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发帖数: 3965 | 44 DuPont is building a network of independent Chinese Professionals with
Operational Experience and is reaching out:
We welcome:
· Local and return Chinese with the flexibility to work part-time
· Retirees and independent consultants
· Professionals who worked with DuPont before
And offer an opportunity to:
· Work on mega-projects that make a difference in China
· Support Chinese companies to perform in a more sustainable way
Part-time consulting project assignments include:
· Analyze business, fo... 阅读全帖 |
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发帖数: 3109 | 46 we are talking about a "possible" 2-2.5% raise for 2010-2011, effective July
1, but even that is not guaranteed yet. no idea about coming years.
the salary offered this year will probably also reflect the fact that no
raise was given universitywide last year. so ultimately there probably isn't
too much difference.
the university is changing the retiree health care benefits for new hires
after 1/1/2010. make sure you understand that one. |
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发帖数: 434 | 47 Retiree benefits, not employee benefits, right?
Then I don't worry for the moment.
July
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c********g
发帖数: 107 | 48 CA and IL state univs are on pension. Your pay immediately goes into the
retirees' pocket. The pension hole is so big. When you retire 30 years later
, who will pay you?
The pension and SS systems won't even survive up to 2020. |
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c**i
发帖数: 6973 | 49 (continued)
(1) 郁从周, 美国人退休后能拿多少钱？
http://www.bbc.co.uk/zhongwen/simp/world/2010/09/100914_us_pension_caihong.shtml
("原来，还就是因为这个经理头衔，让里卡尔多决意跳槽。按照美国联邦的工会法，管
理人员不能参加工会，一线工人才可以组织、参加工会。工会会员的最大好处，就是有
退休金可拿。")
My comment:
(a) 里卡尔多 Ricardo (first name of a Spanish speaking man)
(b) The quote somehow suggests a manager can not receive a pension but that
a union member can. I am uncertain about the former. But the latter refers
to multiemployer plans.
Introduction to multiemployer plans. Pension Benefit G... 阅读全帖 |
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发帖数: 1063 | 50 why roth is good?
the only real factor can make it good: after the 30 years, the tax rate may
be higher. Even this is true, for most retirees, the income would be less,
and therefore, the actual tax rate may be less. |
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