l****z
发帖数: 29846 | 1 Frivolity and short-sightedness threaten our ability to keep this republic.
The media have recently been so preoccupied with a congressman’s photograph
of himself in his underwear that scant attention has been paid to the fact
that Iran continues advancing toward creating a nuclear bomb, and nobody is
doing anything that is likely to stop them.
Nuclear weapons in the hands of the world’s leading sponsor of
international terrorism might seem to be something that would sober up even
the most giddy... 阅读全帖 |
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发帖数: 29846 | 2 Seven of the Top Ten Wealthiest Members of Congress Are Democrats
Yes America, there is a wealth gap. Seven of the top ten wealthiest members
in Congress are Democrats.
The results are based on a new study released today by the non-partisan
Center for Responsive Politics. The Center did an analysis of the financial
statements filed by members of Congress for 2010 income and net worth.
This revelation of extreme wealth by Democratic politicians is completely
contrary to the public image of the De... 阅读全帖 |
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发帖数: 29846 | 3 http://insidetv.ew.com/2011/12/06/republican-vs-democrat-tv/
Republicans vs. Democrats TV survey results: Lefties want comedy, right
wingers like work
by James Hibberd
Republicans don’t watch MTV’s Jersey Shore. But they dig ABC’s Castle.
Democrats don’t like Discovery’s Deadliest Catch. But they swoon for NBC’
s Parks and Recreation.
Those are a few of the findings from an annual research survey by Experian-
Simmons that measures the consumer preferences of various political
ideologies. In a re... 阅读全帖 |
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发帖数: 29846 | 4 By ROBIN SIDEL
Jason Scherr had a lot on his mind the day after he opened his fifth Think
Coffee shop in Manhattan last week. The fan was blowing too hard, the
classical music was playing a little too loudly—and he was trying to figure
out how to get more customers to pay with cash.
Manhattan coffee-shop owner Jason Scherr says his debit-card fees are higher
since the Dodd-Frank law.
A new law that was supposed to reduce costs for merchants that accept debit
cards has instead sent Mr. Scherr's m... 阅读全帖 |
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发帖数: 2047 | 5 http://gossiponthis.com/2012/01/09/papa-johns-apologizes-callin
Next time Call a 泥哥 Nigxx, We mean no harm
__________________________________________________
An assistant manager at the store told New York City based website Gothamist
, “We’re all of different races here in this store. So she didn’t mean
any harm, didn’t mean to stereotype against her, to discriminate against
her, but that’s how she took it.”
Franchise owner Ronald Johnson, who runs five Papa John’s locations,
including the one ... 阅读全帖 |
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发帖数: 29846 | 6 By GINA CHON And SHIRA OVIDE
Microsoft Corp. MSFT +0.11% is investing at least $605 million in Barnes &
Noble Inc.'s BKS +51.75% Nook digital-book business, as the software giant
pushes deeper into the e-books business and props up a rival to the iPad and
Amazon's Kindle.
Barnes & Noble's stock jumped around 100% in pretrading on news that
Microsoft was investing $300 million in their Nook e-reader. Gina Chon
reports on Markets Hub.
From humble beginnings to a bookselling behemoth, Barnes & Nob... 阅读全帖 |
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发帖数: 29846 | 7 by Chris Ford
…and they get served.
Sorry if you were expecting a joke or some twist of discrimination but for
the life of me I had a hell-of-a-time searching the Internet for any case of
discrimination or Chick-fil-a policy that says they would get turned away.
Actually, what I did find was humorous at best and hypocritical in its worst.
According to the Huffington Post “Gay Voices” section:
“The media firestorm over Chick-fil-A’s financial contributions to
anti-gay organizations seems to h... 阅读全帖 |
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发帖数: 29846 | 8 by Alli Bachmann
Let’s talk about some facts and history. The Cathys began their journey
towards the “American Dream” in the 1940′s by opening up a small grill in
Georgia. After years of experimenting with cooking techniques, the infamous
chicken sandwich was born. Nearly two decades later, Chick-Fil-A as we know
it, opened in an Atlanta mall. Truett Cathy, the founder, expanded their
restaurant from mall to mall until their first free-standing restaurant
opened in 1986. To date, there are 1,ooo... 阅读全帖 |
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发帖数: 2071 | 9 LZ, 你对‘资本家'的理解存在偏差啊。
来回来去说麦当劳。你有没有稍微琢磨一下麦当劳是怎么“拥有”的啊？
这种是franchise, 从加盟到培训到管理和利润分配都有它的成熟的运行模式。
加盟方并不是可以暴富的。是可以雇几个莫莫没错，但是一年挣几十万基本没戏啊。
还要承担很多风险。其实这种比码工两口子一年几十万来钱要难的多。
你吧，既不是创业的，打工又没有CS挣的多，搞到自己心理阴暗了都。
其实别老跟别人比，心情可能会好很多。 |
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发帖数: 6130 | 10
这根本不用你有1.5mil在银行里, 贷款就可以了. I know someone who opened up a
DQ franchise and he certainly did not have 1.5 mil in the bank (I doubt he
even had 0.5 mil). |
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发帖数: 272 | 11 By Jeff Greenfield
As the momentous day approaches, with epochal consequences for an anxiously
awaiting world, I take pen in hand—make that apply fingertips to keypad—to
renew a traditional plea I first made more than 30 years ago. It’s a plea
I’ve made in print, on the air and, now, through the miracle of digital
technology. But its message never changes.
It’s a plea directed to those of you who are still uncertain about which
way to vote. And it’s as simple as it is heartfelt: Stay home.
The c... 阅读全帖 |
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发帖数: 43471 | 12 麦当劳是franchise的,08 care对这种小企业的保费影响太大，本来就是最低工资线，
员工流动性很大，他来干3天你也买保险，保费开销都要超过工资了 |
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发帖数: 2324 | 13 I actually still want to stay in CA most of the time. So I need to maintain
an address of CA.
However, I need to talk to my lawyer/CPA about this. Not sure if it's
possible. Don't want to get into any trouble with IRS.
I probably will continue to pay a couple thousands dollars to CA state
franchise board, just to buy the privilege to enjoy the weather. Besides, It
's my definition of fair share. Not the outrageous amount demanded by the CA
state government.
year, |
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l****z
发帖数: 29846 | 14 Wage Debate Takes the Stage
By MELANIE TROTTMAN
A dozen states and cities will raise their minimum wages on Jan. 1, and
efforts are afoot in Congress and several state legislatures to push through
increases next year, spurring fresh debate about whether such efforts would
help or hurt the already sluggish economic recovery.
The minimum wage will increase in 10 states—including Florida, Ohio and
Colorado—as well as San Francisco and Albuquerque, N.M., on Jan. 1. San
Jose, Calif., will raise its m... 阅读全帖 |
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l****z
发帖数: 29846 | 15 每个有家庭的都有麻烦了
主要就是几点:
一个,疤蟆care允许公司不cover你的spouse.
第二,疤蟆care cover你的小孩但是employer不用subsidize,那么意味着你的孩子就是
要under cobra那样的医疗保险,那个费用是高得吓人. (employers won't be
required to subsidize insurance plans for dependents the same way they will
for employees.)
第三: 如果公司不提供疤蟆care的话,罚金只有一年2000美元.这笔钱给你自己用的话,
估计就是一个月的医疗费. 大公司估计还会继续替你买医疗保险,但小一点规模的公司
肯定愿意支付罚金.
大家只能自求多福了,多锻炼身体,希望自己别生病.
Under Health Law, Employers Must Insure Workers' Dependents
By JANET ADAMY
Large employers who are subject to the health overhaul law'... 阅读全帖 |
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发帖数: 29846 | 16 by Patrick Ryan
Add Virginia to the list of states that are cutting work hours to avoid
offering health insurance to part-time employees.
Per The Washington Examiner:
About 10,000 Virginia public employees are poised to see their hours cut
back as Gov. Bob McDonnell continues to find ways around what he said were
President Obama’s costly health care reforms.
Both the Virginia House and Senate passed budget amendments that will
cap part-time state workers at 29 hours a week to avoi... 阅读全帖 |
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发帖数: 21627 | 17 Excellent article
英文原文：
Barron's Cover | MONDAY, JANUARY 28, 2013
The Next Boom
By KOPIN TAN
Cheap natural gas and increasingly competitive labor costs are bringing
factories and jobs back to the U.S. Eight ways to win.
As the only industrialized superpower not decimated by World War II, the
United States once made nearly 40% of the planet's goods. These days, that
number has shrunk to 18%. We make American Girl dolls in China, Levi's jeans
in Mexico, and enough movies in Vancouver to nickname ... 阅读全帖 |
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l****z
发帖数: 29846 | 18 Campbell Soup ready to take bids on Sacramento land
Dennis McCoy | Sacramento Business Journal
By the end of the month, Campbell Soup Co. plans to seek sealed bids for the
Sacramento plant it is closing for good this summer. The South Sacramento
site encompasses 128 acres.
The Campbell Soup Co. expects by the end of the month to begin seeking bids
from potential buyers for the Sacramento plant it is closing this summer.
At least one of the bidders is a familiar name in Sacramento’s business
comm... 阅读全帖 |
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发帖数: 3322 | 19 资本主义与官僚共产主义的巧妙结合，多么的讽刺。
现在的中国，说白了就是那党中央元老们几百家控制的中国。在这儿生活，是帮资本家
打工，做得好当个小资本家；回国发展，那是帮二代们打工，有什么意义？
HONG KONG (Reuters) - A U.S. banking regulator's probe into JPMorgan's
hiring practices in China will have rival banks scrambling to review their
own records, lawyers say, in a market where ties to political and business
leaders can be key to winning big deals.
Banks around the world commonly hire people with government connections, but
this is especially prevalent in China due to the role the ruling... 阅读全帖 |
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发帖数: 6804 | 20 仅仅因为特斯拉不愿意发展Dealer而搞直销而已。这就是老右的所谓“freedom”，呵
呵。
http://www.teslamotors.com/advocacy_texas
Under the current Texas Occupations Code (TEX OC. CODE ANN. § 2301.476),
Tesla is unable to sell its vehicles directly to the public because it has
no franchised dealer relationships in Texas (or anywhere else in the U.S.).
This regulation not only affects Sales, but also Service of Tesla vehicles
for existing customers.
HOW DOES THIS AFFECT YOU?
Sales
We currently operate two Tesla galleries in Houston and... 阅读全帖 |
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l****z
发帖数: 29846 | 22 President Barack Obama is refusing to visit the turbulent U.S.-Mexican
border, where a flood of illegal immigrants continues to overwhelm the
region.
Instead, Obama will visit the home of Austin-based filmmaker Robert
Rodriguez this week as part of a trio of Texas fundraisers. The Austin visit
features tickets ranging in price from $5,000 to $32,400. The July 9
fundraiser also will feature actors Rosario Dawson, Danny Trejo and Jessica
Alba.
Both Trejo and Alba star in Rodriguez's ultra-violent ... 阅读全帖 |
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l****z
发帖数: 29846 | 23 http://online.wsj.com/articles/shire-gets-revised-abbvie-takeov
AbbVie Nears $54 Billion Shire Deal
Deal Would Be Latest 'Inversion' Play
By Hester Plumridge
connect
Updated July 14, 2014 2:13 p.m. ET
LONDON—U.S. drug maker AbbVie Inc. ABBV -0.02% is close to clinching
a deal to buy Dublin-based Shire SHPG +2.23% PLC for more than £
31 billion ($53.6 billion), in what would be one of the largest so-called
inversion deals through which U.S. companies are seeking a lower corpo... 阅读全帖 |
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发帖数: 29846 | 24 Minimum Wage, Maximum Politics
A mandated 40% increase in labor costs will put people out of work. But, hey
, anything to help get out the vote.
By
Andy Puzder
Oct. 5, 2014 5:14 p.m. ET
As the midterm elections approach, President Obama is calling on Congress to
increase the federal minimum wage to $10.10 an hour from $7.25. “Let’s
give America a raise, and make our economy stronger,” he said on Thursday
at Northwestern University. That sounds nice, and the hike would give a
raise to Americans w... 阅读全帖 |
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发帖数: 10729 | 25 Liam Neeson
Number of guns in U.S. 'a disgrace'; guns in 'Taken 3' okay
Action star Liam Neeson thinks its okay to have lots of guns in his movies,
but not okay for U.S. citizens to have lots of guns.
While promoting "Taken 3" in Dubai, Neeson told Gulf News “there’s too
many [expletive] guns out there. Especially in America. I think the
population is like, 320 million? There’s over 300 million guns. Privately
owned, in America. I think it’s a [expletive] disgrace.”
Neeson, however, does a 180 w... 阅读全帖 |
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发帖数: 29846 | 26 NEW YORK — Fifteen months ago John Oliver, Stephen Colbert and Jon Stewart
were all massive stars on Comedy Central.Now Oliver is at HBO, Colbert is on
the way to CBS and Stewart is preparing to sign off from “The Daily Show.”
What the heck happened?
It would seem that Comedy Central let talent slip through its fingers,
although the channel may have had few options to stop them from leaving.
Now Comedy Central finds itself in rebuilding mode, having just launched a
new talk show, Larry Wilmore’s... 阅读全帖 |
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发帖数: 29846 | 27 Déjà Vu Weather? No, It's a Recession!
New Seasonal Pattern?
Yesterday Fed Governor Stanley Fischer proclaimed U.S. Economy Should
Rebound After ‘Poor’ First Quarter.
“There’s definitely a rebound on the way already, and we’ll see at
what speed it proceeds,” Mr. Fischer said during an interview on CNBC. “
The first quarter was poor. That seems to be a new seasonal pattern. It’s
been that way for about four of the last five years.
Richmond Fed President Jeffrey Lacker said Wednesday that ... 阅读全帖 |
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发帖数: 5329 | 28 不懂，麦当劳不是都franchising的么？门面店都是各有小老板吧，我以为要关店也是
他们自己的决定？ |
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发帖数: 29846 | 29 A reader asked me if I ever hired someone for the minimum wage. He also
believes the minimum wage is really a maximum wage.
From Drew ...
Mish, I’m curious if you have ever had to actually pay someone minimum
wage to work for you week in, week out, year after year?
I’ve signed plenty of paychecks myself, and honestly, I could never
employ someone and pay the minimum wage knowing it was not enough for that
person to live on, regardless of whether or not the “market” says I could
hire them... 阅读全帖 |
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发帖数: 3656 | 30 不是永久关吧。CVS难道不是franchise？哪个店开还是关，总舵和franchisee都有发言
权吧。 |
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发帖数: 29846 | 31 A Florida Police Department had a beef with Arby’s after a cop was denied
service Tuesday evening by a worker at the fast food franchise – simply
because the customer was a police officer.
Top corporate officials at roast beef mecca Arby’s quickly apologized after
the Pembroke Pines Police Department tweeted on Wednesday about the
incident, which Chief Dan Giustino called “unacceptable.”
“I am offended and appalled that an individual within our community would
treat a police officer in such a ma... 阅读全帖 |
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l****z
发帖数: 29846 | 32 Astros great Berkman riles Houston mayor after making ad blasting LGBT law
Published October 13, 2015FoxNews.com
Former MLB star Lance Berkman filmed an ad for a group opposed to a proposed
Houston anti-discrimination law. (Campaign for Houston PAC)
Just as the Houston Astros are making their first post-season appearance in
a decade, one of the franchise's all-time top players has made an ad
blasting the city's mayor over a proposal headed for the November ballot
that would allow transgender peo... 阅读全帖 |
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发帖数: 3756 | 33 Cruz’s four super PACs are:
1.Keep The Promise I: $11 million; funded almost entirely by New York hedge
fund magnate Robert Mercer.
2.Keep the Promise II: a single $10 million donation from Toby Neugebauer, a
Puerto Rico-based investor who is the son of Texas GOP Rep. Randy
Neugebauer.
3.Keep the Promise III: $15 million — all from Texas billionaire brothers,
Farris and Dan Wilks, who made their fortunes in fracking, and their wives,
JoAnn and Staci.
4.Keep the Promise PAC: $1.8 million, nearly ... 阅读全帖 |
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h******y
发帖数: 351 | 34 坚定不移的反对现有的system。恰到好处的揭露Lyin` Ted的虚伪。把这次CO的选举作
弊狠狠敲打一下。
http://www.wsj.com/articles/let-me-ask-america-a-question-14606
On Saturday, April 9, Colorado had an “election” without voters. Delegates
were chosen on behalf of a presidential nominee, yet the people of Colorado
were not able to cast their ballots to say which nominee they preferred.
A planned vote had been canceled. And one million Republicans in Colorado
were sidelined.
In recent days, something all too predictable has happened: Politi... 阅读全帖 |
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h******y
发帖数: 351 | 35 TRUMP DOES RESET ON DELEGATES
Donald Trump’s ability to reset the media narrative at his will has been
tested the past few weeks. While he once was able to jump from one brash
statement to the next, the New York businessman has had a difficult time
lately changing his campaign’s characterization as one that doesn’t really
understand the party’s delegate selection process and can’t navigate its
way to an outright win.
But his op-ed in the WSJ looks like the first sign that he might just be
able t... 阅读全帖 |
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发帖数: 10416 | 37 13 Hours: The Secret Soldiers of Benghazi (producer)
film-maker behind “Pearl Harbour,” “Armageddon,” “T
;he Rock,” and “Transformers” franchise |
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发帖数: 6571 | 38 Why is everyone distorting or outright lying about Donald Trump’s record?
Why does no one compare Trump’s record with Hillary Clinton or Obama’s
record?
Remember when Hillary held a press conference in front of Trump’s “failed
” Atlantic City casinos?
Well it’s time for Trump to run TV ads standing in front of the entire
Middle East. Stand in front of the ruins of Syria, Libya and even Egypt.
Hillary presided over all of it. But her bad decisions didn’t lose her a
dime. Her failures burned OPM- ... 阅读全帖 |
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发帖数: 1 | 39 她是利用了 citizen 这个字的另一个意思，看底下 2或3：
1.
a native or naturalized member of a state or nation who owes allegiance to
its government and is entitled to its protection (distinguished from alien ).
2.
an inhabitant of a city or town, especially one entitled to its privileges
or franchises.
3.
an inhabitant, or denizen:
The deer is a citizen of our woods.
4.
a civilian, as distinguished from a soldier, police officer, etc.
公民，不一定是指具有*国籍*与相对应权利的国民。比如说，我们讲公民意识，公民道
德，这里的公民指的更接近上面英文2或3的意思，指居住在一个地方的人。对此，奥巴
马当然... 阅读全帖 |
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t******r
发帖数: 8600 | 40 【 以下文字转载自 Military 讨论区 】
发信人: beijingren (to thine own self be true), 信区: Military
标 题: 床铺任命Mnuchin为财政部长
发信站: BBS 未名空间站 (Wed Nov 30 09:37:08 2016, 美东)
Mnuchin, 53, was the national finance chairman for Mr. Trump’s campaign. He
began his career at Goldman Sachs, where he became a partner, before
creating his own hedge fund, moving to the West Coast and entering the first
rank of movie financiers by bankrolling hits like the “X-Men” franchise
and “Avatar.”
As Treasury secretary, Mr. Mnuchin would... 阅读全帖 |
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发帖数: 8800 | 41 加州 highest 10% contributed 79%, according to the state Franchise Tax Board.
亚裔，起码马宫们 基本上都在这个10%里吧？ |
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发帖数: 3817 | 42 自己去看美国宪法
United States Constitution
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United States Constitution
Constitution of the United States, page 1.jpg
Page one of the original copy of the Constitution
Created
September 17, 1787
Ratified
June 21, 1788
Date effective
March 4, 1789; 227 years ago
Location
National Archives,
Washington, D.C.
Author(s)
Philadelphia Convention
Signatories
39 of the 55 delegates
Purpose
To replace the Articles of Confederation (177... 阅读全帖 |
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a*****1
发帖数: 3817 | 43 自己去看美国宪法
United States Constitution
From Wikipedia, the free encyclopedia
Jump to: navigation, search
United States Constitution
Constitution of the United States, page 1.jpg
Page one of the original copy of the Constitution
Created
September 17, 1787
Ratified
June 21, 1788
Date effective
March 4, 1789; 227 years ago
Location
National Archives,
Washington, D.C.
Author(s)
Philadelphia Convention
Signatories
39 of the 55 delegates
Purpose
To replace the Articles of Confederation (177... 阅读全帖 |
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a*****1
发帖数: 3817 | 44 自己去看美国宪法
United States Constitution
From Wikipedia, the free encyclopedia
Jump to: navigation, search
United States Constitution
Constitution of the United States, page 1.jpg
Page one of the original copy of the Constitution
Created
September 17, 1787
Ratified
June 21, 1788
Date effective
March 4, 1789; 227 years ago
Location
National Archives,
Washington, D.C.
Author(s)
Philadelphia Convention
Signatories
39 of the 55 delegates
Purpose
To replace the Articles of Confederation (1777)
This articl... 阅读全帖 |
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发帖数: 29576 | 45 给NLRB安了俩anti-union律师。
Trump to Nominate Big Law and Government Lawyer for Labor Board Spots
The Trump Administration has submitted attorneys Marvin Kaplan and William
Emanuel for FBI background checks, and it plans to nominate them by June to
fill the two vacant slots on the National Labor Relations Board, sources
briefed on White House plans confirmed to Bloomberg today.
The administration hopes to have the new members confirmed by the Senate
before the August recess, the sources said.
Business... 阅读全帖 |
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发帖数: 24733 | 46 New study of Seattle's $15 minimum wage says it costs jobs
SEATTLE – Seattle's $15-an-hour minimum wage law has cost the city jobs,
according to a study released Monday that contradicted another new study
published last week.
A University of Washington team studying the law's effects found that the
law has boosted pay in low-wage jobs since it took effect in 2015, but that
it also caused a 9 percent reduction in hours worked, The Seattle Times
reported . For an average low-wage Seattle worker, ... 阅读全帖 |
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发帖数: 1 | 47 加州趋势是搞franchise。
以后生老病死要么交给Kaiser，要么交给Stanford |
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发帖数: 5818 | 48 2. Ashton Kutcher - 160 （这个真高！）
He may be known more for his chiseled jawline, poor acting abilities, and
marriage to Mila Kunis, but before the actor made it big in Hollywood, he
was studying biochemical engineering at the University of Iowa.
3. Nicole Kidman - 132
The Australian beauty's high IQ should come as little surprise once you
discover Kidman comes from a family of doctors and biochemists.
4. Arnold Schwarzenegger - 135
The actor and former Governor of California first made a name for... 阅读全帖 |
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发帖数: 2836 | 49 谁告诉你当年没有人支持diversity/equality/tolerance？
Hannibal Hamlin, 林肯的第一个副总统，当时的参议员，在辩论排华法案时的发言：
"I am willing to admit them to naturalization. I think all persons who come
here to make their permanent home ought to participate in our Government,
ought to be citizens, and ought to have the right of franchise conferred
upon them. I voted for it once I will vote for it again and I believe, Mr.
President, that if you will treat these people upon the Pacific slope with
common humanity, they will assimilate,... 阅读全帖 |
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发帖数: 1 | 50 OK，或者川普在下一盘很大的棋，他放长线钓大鱼。只要把金家老三弄上谈判桌了，以
后的事情可以慢慢来。
不过平实来说，this is not like him. He is not a visionary, he tends to set
his eyes on short-term gains and 15-minute attention. Well, but then on the
other hand, maybe his family will open a new vacation resort on some remote
island in DPRK. Other than golf courses, swimming pools, beach bungalows,
they will also license it out for the next James Bond franchise. lol |
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