Archive for the 'Commentary' Category
You have GOT to be kidding me………
I.R.S. Letting Tax Lawyers Write Rules – New York Times
“The Internal Revenue Service
is asking tax lawyers and accountants who create tax shelters and
exploit loopholes to take the lead in writing some of its new tax rules.
The
pilot project represents a further expansion of the increasingly common
federal government practice of asking [...]
Oil industry denies control over gas prices : The Morning Call Online
This morning I was greeted with the above headline on the front page of the local fishwrap. Why people continue to believe anything this industry has to say is beyond me-I’m sure making a $10 billion profit in one quarter is no doubt attributable [...]
Catalogs, Catalogs, Everywhere
From the December 4th Business Week:
Thanks to e-commerce, as well as rising printing and mailing costs,
catalogs were supposed to be dead by now. But a quick visit to the
mailbox will confirm that predictions of their death have been vastly
exaggerated. Catalogs are, in fact, more popular than ever—and thriving
because of the limitations of shopping [...]
Texas Universities Battle Each Other To Nab Bush Library – WSJ.com
DALLAS — The biggest college rivalry in Texas these
days isn’t only over football. It is the battle to score President
Bush’s presidential library.
Southern Methodist University, the University of
Dallas and Baylor University are the three finalists to house Mr.
Bush’s presidential library. In efforts to snag the prize, [...]
From the current AOL homepage:
Realizing that you have a problem is the first step towards recovery.
I believe that Styx said it best: “Too much time on their hands”
May 9, 2007 in Commentary, Research Stuff
According to the front page of today’s Wall Street Journal, “You’re a nobody unless your name Googles well”-I introduce you to Abigail Wilson, a woman apparently so traumatized by the fact that her new married name cannot be found in Google, she is planning on inflicting the following on her soon-to-be born child:
So when Ms. [...]