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Comment on Stop right there, professor … proof of citizenship, please ! by TK

TK — Mon, 20 May 2013 21:04:55 +0000

http://www.rollingstone.com/politics/news/st-louis-is-burning-20130510?link=mostpopular3

Comment on Nums: Scandals important, but O’s rating is up … say, what? by jg

jg — Mon, 20 May 2013 14:52:28 +0000

Has the word “accountability” completely disappeared in the past few weeks? Imagine if a CEO pleaded ignorance to countless corporate scandals within various depts under his watch.

Comment on Rx: How to start fixing the IRS … by Alexander S

Alexander S — Mon, 20 May 2013 14:36:08 +0000

Not wanting to sound conspiracy-inspired, but there are enough data points to suggest it is conceivable to imagine of the following:

Step 6: After Blue-chip consulting outfit completes a stem-to-stern review of the IRS’s organization and procedures, numerous Blue-chip consulting outfit alumni are hired to lead the IRS.

Wait a minute – haven’t I seen a similar scenario somewhere before?

McKinsey UK National Health Service
Monsanto EPA
McKinsey Enron
Agro-industry FDA
Wall Street SEC

Am I too cynical?

Comment on Nums: Will the scandal hurt the IRS’s image? by Alexander S

Alexander S — Sat, 18 May 2013 00:31:03 +0000

Hold your horses, Ken – forget the IRS, , SSA, Justice, or Education depts….

The % of people who have had a “very” or “mostly” favorable opinion of CONGRESS was waaaaaay lower than the % with those opinions of the IRS!

Fire them all! Right now!.

Comment on JCP CEO: “You’re fired for not making my dumb idea work” by Pam Hunley

Pam Hunley — Thu, 16 May 2013 23:46:06 +0000

Agree with everything said so far, tacky merchandise at a premium price. I rarely go in there anymore because there is nothing for me. Loyal Peeny’s shoppers said it over and over again and Pennys didn’t listen, the board said they supported all the hairbrain ideas. It’s a shame that they almost ran a good store in the ground before they saw the light

Comment on Stop right there, professor … proof of citizenship, please ! by Bort

Bort — Thu, 16 May 2013 11:54:37 +0000

Makes you wonder where all of the undocumented workers are throwing their trash.

I’ve always found it funny that Virginia (and many other states) has a sophisticated network infrastructure to prevent me from buying too much cold medication. I even have to sign a statement attesting that I am who I say I am, along with producing a photo ID.

No such thing at the polls on election day.

Comment on Nums: More on the rise of part-time work … by Bad_Brad

Bad_Brad — Thu, 16 May 2013 04:30:22 +0000

Another thing that may be driving some of the trend toward more part-time work … many companies (especially large companies) now have diversity goals (i.e. a certain % of female employees). In many cases, to meet those goals, they must take on more part-time workers. It’s happening in a big way in my employer right now.

Comment on Gotcha: IRS admits to targeting “Patriots” … turns attention to ObamaCare enforcement. by MVM

MVM — Thu, 16 May 2013 04:18:47 +0000

I liked this reaction … http://www.thedailyshow.com/watch/mon-may-13-2013/barack-trek–into-darkness?xrs=playershare_fb

Comment on Turning around the turnaround: JC Penney goes back to the future … by Deepak

Deepak — Wed, 15 May 2013 17:52:34 +0000

I think, changing JCP logo was the only thing Ron Johnson did well.

Comment on Turning around the turnaround: JC Penney goes back to the future … by Ivan

Ivan — Wed, 15 May 2013 13:20:36 +0000

re Logo: old logo looked more like a bank logo, which sure is not a plus these days