A letter arrived from a doctor telling me it was time to make an appointment for a check-up. The problem was that the last time I saw the doctor he told me “come back in five years time” . That was exactly a year before. But when I called I was told to hang on….and …
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Over the last several years, thousands of businesses across the country — from big corporations to storefront shops— have used arbitration to create an alternative system of justice. In arbitration rules tend to favor businesses, and judges and juries have been replaced by arbitrators who commonly consider the companies their clients. The change has been …
“Give me your tired, your poor, your huddled masses yearning to breathe free, the wretched refuse of your teeming shore. Send these, the homeless, tempest- tossed to me, I will lift my lamp beside the golden door!” And compare the above fine words with the un-poetic sentiments and actions of the new US Administration and …
The wealthiest households are paying tax at the lowest rate in 50 years, some paying just half of the Federal income tax that top earners paid in 1960. They are, of course, still complaining. Trump is very concerned for them. On the other end of the scale we were approached for help and advice some …
President Trump’s chief strategist, Stephen Bannon, is recruiting from Breitbart News to staff the White House, raising Breitbart’s profile and power. One of Breitbart’s biggest stars, Julia Hahn, is expected to join the White House as an aide to Bannon. Breitbart’s national security editor, Sebastian Gorka, will also relocate to the White House, likely with …
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