Criticism

Free Market Economics or Racism? Pottery Barn “Dark-Skin” Doll Cheaper Than White

January 21, 2012

My wife was checking out Christmas stockings today at Pottery Barn to buy them at a discount after the season and couldn’t help but notice the exact same stocking with a “dark-skinned doll” and a “light-skinned doll” at dramatically different prices. Evidently, you can buy $16.99 for the light skin doll but get a whopping […]

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How the Ratings Agencies Complicit in the Housing Collapse Are Actually Saving the World

January 16, 2012

This is not a theme you’ll see in the mainstream press, but it’s the truth.  Unfortunately, you can’t prove what “might have been” if it doesn’t come to be, but read on and tell me where I’m wrong.  The same ratings agencies that are fodder for everyone from Obama to European leaders for their utter […]

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I Was Fired for Confronting a Sexual Predator. Why Did Penn State “Leaders” Turn a Blind Eye?

November 15, 2011

The first (and hopefully only) job I was fired from was when I was 17. It wasn’t because I was a lousy worker, stole merchandise or I called out sick a lot. It was because I confronted a sexual predator on store grounds. My manager and the store owner have to live with their actions, […]

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6 Shocking Reasons Companies Announce HUGE Layoffs Years in Advance

November 13, 2011

It seems like every day, even in this “recovery”, there’s a new headline with a large company touting their latest round of layoffs.  While the headlines and the numbers announced are widely publicized, I haven’t seen any news articles on WHY companies make these announcements the way they do. Why do companies make these enormous […]

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43% Increase in Healthcare Premium for Me in 2012. How Bad Is Yours?

October 30, 2011

If I didn’t have side income from blogging I’d be pretty pissed each year when we get our new benefits options for the next year.  I guess it’s downgraded to just being annoyed and not “pissed”.  I understand that healthcare costs continue to exceed the rate of inflation.  So, inflation’s 3%, healthcare rises 6%.  That’s […]

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When Faith Kills – Life, Death and Your Finances

October 27, 2011

I watched with surprise the 60 Minutes interview this weekend with the Steve Jobs biographer Walter Isaacson on how Jobs’ “faith” in himself and how special he was allowed him to accomplish incredible things, but also likely accelerated his demise. Some key points of the interview which are outlined in detail in his #1 Best-Selling […]

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