Top 25 CEOs earn more than their company's tax bills

Top 25 CEOs earn more than their company's tax bills


And yet they have the nerve to complain about fair regulations.

Look, I'm all in for anyone making a decent buck, and a comfortable living. Yet, when you screw over your employees by slashing the workforce, paying meager wages, and polluting the environment, all for that almighty dollar, you just can't honestly have that proverbial cake, and eat it also. You just have to pay your fair share, and stop bitching.

Just remember that famous quote about a "camel going through the eye of a needle...".

Peace!

Roskam, business leaders bash Obama’s new regulations - Chicago Sun-Times

Roskam, business leaders bash Obama’s new regulations - Chicago Sun-Times


Aw poor babies.

Here's an idea for the less regulation gang. How about we let your waste water, and pollution be done next to your homes? Naturally they would have a major hissy-fit if that should ever happen. So why should we let them do it to us? This is what I would call "Fair".

They want less regulations to foul the waters, and pollute the air? Let them, no, make them, live right next to their dumpsters, sewage runoffs, and blast furnaces. A move like that will truly shut them the hell up. Remember greed merchants, there are times when you really get what you wish for.

Hard times prompts cash-strapped consumers to turn to pawn shops - Chicago Sun-Times

Hard times prompts cash-strapped consumers to turn to pawn shops - Chicago Sun-Times


Well this article should not come as a shock to anyone on the front-lines around the country.

Remember when they told us that people will not get "cost of living adjustments" because the last administration did so much "Off the Books" slight of hand accounting? Ever since that announcement, people on fixed incomes have been getting reamed, along with those making minimum wage. Yet, you can't help but scratch your head, when you thumb through any paper in the nation, and see these strange headlines claiming, "consumer spending up" a percent here, or there. Yeah, it's up, because as this other headline informs you, people need money for FOOD!

I don't know about you, but I think those people that announced that no "Cost Of Living Adjustment" was needed, should go back and redo the math. I'm betting those jaws will hit tables galore when they find out how much, prices have shot past the average working, and fixed income families in this country.

Chicago gang rivals band together to control neighborhood drug trade - Chicago Sun-Times

Chicago gang rivals band together to control neighborhood drug trade - Chicago Sun-Times



I love stories of this nature. It gives the reader so much information on the failed "War on Drugs", and the criminal mentality in taking advantage of such a failure.

But, the best part about this article is, if this newspaper can gather so much information on theses activities, just imagine what law enforcement from local, state, and federal sources have on these gangs? And then again, if they have been in operation for so long, what are they paying the cops? Well, think about it. This article wasn't written overnight. This took planning, research, interviews, and surveillance among most things. So if your local newspaper, has so much access to information of this illegal activity, shouldn't the elected representatives have the same knowledge? And what exactly are they doing about it?

This area has always been a "Known" drug spot for decades. Let me repeat that last word, DECADES. What does that tell you about the "War On Drugs"? What does it tell you about the elected representatives serving this area on the local, county, state, and federal level? What does it tell you about law enforcement at the same levels, since this is a "KNOWN AREA" with a multiple decades history?

This is the reason I love articles of this nature. They demand that you think, ask questions, demand answers/solutions, and put the onus on elected officials, and law enforcement to "Earn Their Keep" of our taxpayer dollars.

‘Recurrent’ open records requesters could face delays under new law - Chicago Sun-Times

‘Recurrent’ open records requesters could face delays under new law - Chicago Sun-Times


Sounds like some people have things, many things to hide.

Well guess what folks? Times have changed. Technology has taken off with almost instant access to all kinds of information. So when you of the "Not too Bright Class" sign legislation of this nature, you only just arose more suspicion. The people of The State of Illinois have every right to know who, or what is writing legislation we pay you people to do, fill your campaign coffers, pay to play, and hire unqualified friends, relatives, and lobbyist.

This certainly doesn't look good Governor. Attempting to stigmatize ordinary, concerned citizens as "Recurrent Requester's" is a tad bit, defaming if I must say. What's the matter? Got something to hide? There is good legislation, and then there is bad legislation. This one Governor, just stinks.

Illinois Medicaid's managed care effort stumbles

Illinois Medicaid's managed care effort stumbles


I think the State should scrap this nightmare, and simply focus on graft and fraud.

Forcing people into something that just isn't working, is never a good idea. Go back to what works, and improve on it. Or, we could always give the people of the State of Illinois, the same health care plan you get at our expense.

Next time, get some "Feedback" from the doctors, and hospitals. And as always, focus on waste, fraud, and abuse. You'd be surprised at the huge amounts of money you would really save.

DUMP TOM MILLER NOW!

In a nutshell, it is Tom Miller that should be "REMOVED". WEDNESDAY, AUGUST 24, 2011 1:29:00 PM story date Schneiderman removed from mortgage deal committee BY JESSICA M. KARMASEK ericschneiderman.jpg Schneiderman NEW YORK (Legal Newsline) -- New York Attorney General Eric Schneiderman has been removed from an executive committee negotiating a nationwide foreclosure settlement with the country's top lenders. Iowa Attorney General Tom Miller, who is leading the committee, said Schneiderman has "actively worked to undermine" its effort. State attorneys general, the U.S. Justice Department, Treasury Department and the new Consumer Financial Protection Bureau are in the midst of negotiating a deal with the five mortgage servicers -- Bank of America Corp., Wells Fargo & Co., JPMorgan Chase & Co., Citigroup Inc. and Ally Financial Inc. Miller, in a statement Tuesday, pointed to Schneiderman's refusal to join a negotiation committee in June. "Since that time, New York has actively worked to undermine the very same multistate group that it had spent the previous nine months working very closely with," the Iowa attorney general said, according to The Washington Post. "While we certainly respect the right of any state to choose to no longer participate in a multistate and to pursue another path, working to actively undermine a multistate while still a member of the executive committee simply doesn't make sense, is unprecedented and is unacceptable." Schneiderman is currently doing his own comprehensive investigation into the mortgage industry. In May, he sought records from Bank of America and two other Wall Street banking giants, Morgan Stanley and Goldman Sachs. In June, he requested documents from a handful of financial institutions -- including Bank of New York Mellon Corp. and Deutsche Bank AG -- that act as trustees for mortgage bond trusts. And earlier this month he filed a lawsuit against a proposed $8.5 billion settlement between Bank of New York Mellon Corp. and Bank of America. The deal covers more than 500 troubled mortgage pools issued by Countrywide Financial. Bank of America bought Countrywide in 2008. According to the lawsuit, Schneiderman alleges that Bank of New York misled and breached its duties to investors. He has asked a judge to reject the settlement and says Bank of New York should pay penalties and restitution. Delaware Attorney General Beau Biden also has joined the fight against the proposed deal. On top of his own investigation, Schneiderman has come out against the ongoing settlement negotiations, particularly the issue of liability releases. The nation's top lenders say they want protection from additional claims over and investigations into their mortgage practices. Servicing, Schneiderman contends, is at the center of the proposed $20 billion deal with the banks. And he's not the only attorney general to argue the point. Nevada's Catherine Cortez Masto last week said she was going to be "cautious" about whether to sign a settlement with the five banks, especially if it could impact her state's own litigation. Like Schneiderman, Masto is conducting her own foreclosure investigations. And she's not the only one to be wary of the settlement. Biden and Massachusetts Attorney General Martha Coakley both have said they would hesitate signing a deal that could protect the banks from continuing mortgage investigations. But when will the deal get done? The probe began in October with inquiries into so-called "robosigning" practices by several mortgage companies, and has since broadened into identifying and addressing additional alleged improper foreclosure practices. A spokesman for Miller told Radio Iowa Tuesday that it is still unclear how long it will take to reach a settlement with the banks. "It's a very complicated case. There are a lot of moving parts and there are a lot of people involved," Geoff Greenwood said. From Legal Newsline: Reach Jessica Karmasek by email at jessica@legalnewsline.com.