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We love Whole Foods but shop at Wal-Mart
Wed Apr 4, 2012
- You get what you pay for - Krogers, the nest largest grocery chain, has net margin of 0.66% on sales - that's 33 pennies on a $50 sale. Whole foods, has a net margin of 3.55% - that's $0.89 on a $25.00 sale.
Swiss reject 6-week vacation plan; Zurich says yes to 'sex boxes'
Mon Mar 12, 2012
- Needaplan - the United States has NO LAW that guarantees minimum vacation time. I've known many people who have worked DECADES WITH NO VACATION. We still treat the least among us as our semi-slaves.
In Greece, the crisis is making people ill (literally)
Wed Feb 8, 2012
- If the Bush Tax Cuts had never gone through, and we kept Revenue the same as under Clinton, we would have a sustainable DEBT AND DEFICIT.
Job openings hit nearly 3-year high at end of 2011
Tue Feb 7, 2012
- About "Labor Participation Rate" - heard of something called the BABY BOOMERS??? My father decided to "leave the workforce" last year at 57, my Mother retired last year at the age of 61. 1 Couple, 100% decrease in Labor Participation last year alone.
Romney latest pol to join wait-let-me-explain club
Mon Feb 6, 2012
- Ron, it's not hateful and negative to point out that Romney is a cynical, hateful person so poisoned by his politics that he cant realize the hypocrisy of his own words. If Obama isn't responsible for helping the economy recover, then he MOST certainly isn't responsible for its condition.
Home buying could soon beat renting
Mon Jan 23, 2012
- Your math is fuzzy. When my mortgage broker told me when I bought my house that I'd pay DOUBLE in principal and interest, I replied, YOU MEAN I GET A FREE HOUSE????
Vote: How would you improve the tax code?
Tue Jan 24, 2012
- The FairTax with a Prebate (EIC) ombined with an increase in minimum wage, this would be the MOST PROGRESSIVE tax reform! www.FairTax.org
Q & A: What Romney's tax returns reveal - and omit
Tue Jan 24, 2012
- Actually, what this article belies is the fact that our income tax code is obscenely complex, costing our economy $400 BILLION a year in compliance costs.
Jobless claims drop to near four-year low
Thu Jan 19, 2012
- Capitalism = Economic Cycles of Expansion and then Contraction (Recession) We are now transitioning into the expansion phase, so this news was already expected, just a question of how soon.
As home prices fall, more borrowers walk away
Mon Jan 9, 2012
- You have to manage your business the way a business manages itself. If the numbers work, and the pros outweigh the cons, DO IT!!!

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We love Whole Foods but shop at Wal-Mart
When it comes to grocery shopping, people say they value customer service and fast checkout lanes. But these days shoppers often choose their grocer based on two things, experts say: Price and convenience. That may be why Wal-Mart is the nation's No. 1 grocer, eve …
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Swiss reject 6-week vacation plan; Zurich says yes to 'sex boxes'
Swiss voters rejected a proposal to increase employees' annual minimum paid vacation entitlement to six from four weeks on Sunday after firms warned it might hurt competitiveness and threaten jobs. The initiative was put forward by trade union Travail.Suisse, which argued that f …
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In Greece, the crisis is making people ill (literally)
Reporter's Notebook ATHENS – When you touch down in Athens, the signs of an economic slump are immediately evident. The arrivals hall in the domestic terminal is almost deserted, with flights within Greece having been cut back by about 25 percent.
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Job openings hit nearly 3-year high at end of 2011
The number of jobs waiting to be filled rose in December as employers tried to ramp up hiring in factories, retail and business services, the government said on Tuesday. It was nearly a three-year high, according to The Associated Press, and offers another hopeful sign …
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Romney latest pol to join wait-let-me-explain club
Updated at 10:58a.m. ET: Mitt Romney's remark that he's not worried about the very poor, the latest gaffe in a campaign rich with blunders, joins a long list of wait-let-me-explain episodes in presidential election history.
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