Criticism

Beware: Investing Newsletters Tend to Be Scammy, Lying, Useless Money Pits

January 22, 2012

Let’s imagine the easiest way to make a bunch of money for providing virtually no actual value, having very little accountability, and having the capability to scale your scam as much as you could ever imagine.  Here are a few common “business ventures” that come to mind: a) Virtually any of the top selling affiliate […]

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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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Income Disparity Is Good. Seriously.

November 20, 2011

Is income disparity good?  I guess it depends who you ask.  I like it.  I mean, I always knew I wanted to make more than the next guy. That notion of wanting something better for myself and my family has always driven me to push myself to continue to excel, learn more, take risks, work […]

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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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