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Taxpayers are NOT bailing out Ford Motor, or are we?

Taxpayers are NOT bailing out Ford Motor, or are we?Not quite the sameSo, Ford presents a plan to develop and implement new technology in their vehicles to improve efficiency and competitiveness, thereby securing a loan from the DOE.GM goes to Washington, along with the UAW, and begs for money to...

Tags: Government, Personal finance, taxpayer, Socialists, TAXPAYERS, Ford Motor Co., General Motors Corp.

Discussion threads 2009-06-23

Ontario: The new frontier for alternative energy

Ontario: The new frontier for alternative energyTranslationTaxpayers are propping up an inefficient industry that pretends it can ignore the laws of physics and got a bunch of politicians on board to suck the taxpayers dry in consequence, and everyone is running to the trough to grab some before the house...

Tags: Leadership, Quality, Vertical industries, TAXPAYERS, alternative energy, LEED, Chartwell

Discussion threads 2007-06-21

Tax and Revenue Solutions for Government Agencies

Taxpayers are increasing their demands for more functionality over the Internet, while new advancements have been made to improve the process of gathering, sharing, and using taxpayer information. Prudent, effective technology investments are essential to keep pace with this changing face of revenue management. However, to justify significant investments, a...

Tags: Revenue, Agency, Government, CGI Group Inc., Taxpayers, Operational Accounting, Taxes, Finance, Financial Planning

White papers 2005-07-01

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Washington: lots of talk about global warming

Fuller: Too many blogs about the LIE of global warming.Global warming b*llshit demolished:http://www.telegraph.co.uk/news/uknews/1533290/Climate-chaos-Dont-believe-it.htmlGuys (or should I say - Fuller), stop LYING.Also, stop saying there's a problem and then coming up with burdening 'solutions' to non-existent problems. The latest FASCIST idea: Blame Children for 'global warming'. Yeah right.http://unitedfamiliesinternational.wordpress.com/2009/11/02/children-to-blame-for-climate-change/Fuller, why are you...

Tags: global warming, carbon dioxide

Discussion threads 2009-11-03

GOP will present a health care bill

Good startGood work Dana. This blog is not biased to the left (we'll see how you fare in the talkbacks though).There's of course still the question why you put politics on this IT tech site."ZDNet: Tech News, Blogs and White Papers for IT Professionals. Where Technology Means Business: ZDNet delivers...

Tags: Vertical industries, Benefits, HEALTHCARE, Insurance, IT Pros, health care, No., Pelosi, GOP

Discussion threads 2009-11-03

Bailout Wars for iPhone 1.1.4 (Mobile)

With Bailout Wars for iPhone take revenge on bankers in this fast-paced castle defense game. Defend the White House and save the US taxpayers money before it gets stolen, It is time for you to give them what they deserve. It features the most topical and humorous castle defense concept...

Tags: Apple iPhone, Mobile, Banker, Bailout, Gameloft, Smart Phones, Consumer Electronics, Personal Technology

Software downloads 2009-11-02

No such thing as a free school lunch

For the sake of nutrition, or just to get by, lunch ladies want taxpayers to fork over more dough. The health of our kids is at stake, they say. As the twig is bent the tree is inclined, and kids who don't eat right now will become overweight and stupid...

Tags: Vertical Industries, Benefits, Healthcare, Human Resources, Dana Blankenhorn

Blog posts 2009-10-20

Kivalina lawsuit died but spawned similar claim

A federal court has upheld the right of Hurricane Katrina victims to sue air polluters over rising sea levels. Earlier the Inuit residents of Alaskan village, Kivalina, had won the same right. I have confirmed with the U.S. District Court in Oakland, California: The Kivalina...

Tags: Lawsuit, Exxon Mobil Corp., Litigation, Business Operations, Harry Fuller

Blog posts 2009-10-19

Success or failure equals government intervention

Property Rights...I think the Government is just ignoring the idea of property and sticking thier nose where is doesn't always belong.Take Goldman Sachs - they made a mint this year because the market is very volitile and they are GOOD at their jobs (which is reading market swings and buying...

Tags: Government, Vertical industries, Recruitment & Selection, Insurance, government intervention, disarray

Discussion threads 2009-10-19

VA now loves its VistA software

In a VA hospital recently and watched VistA at workThe VA hospital in Omaha Nebraska handles about ten times the load of a normal hospital and every single bit of the load is possible because of their software. My sister had a big glitch show up in her medical...

Tags: Microsoft Windows Vista (Longhorn), HEALTHCARE, Vista Software, Yes Vista, VA Hospital, MUMPS, hospital, Microsoft Windows Vista

Discussion threads 2009-10-15

(NASA spacecraft crashes into the moon)

Total Waste of MaterialLets see, we explode a bomb and crash a satellite into the moon to try and confirm whether or not water is on it. And for what purpose? To make another return trip to the moon? To build space colonies? We don't have...

Tags: spacecraft, NASA, Darwin

Discussion threads 2009-10-09

Behind the GOP revolt on health care

ZDNET is not a LIBERAL soap box...Treat it like the TECH blog its supposed to be.You want to talk the merits of tech in medicine - I'm there.If you just use your position as a writer to spout your liberal views, you're doing the site a disservice.that's FUDThere is no...

Tags: Taxes, Free trade, Blogging, NOW IT, Dems, GOP, tax, health care, blog

Discussion threads 2009-10-06

Democrats threaten to grow backbones over health reform

Good analysis.ntthis bill is DOA!Thanks to the efforts of real Americans in Congress and townhalls, the road to socialism in America has been blocked for now.The liberal plan to take over our healthcare and turn it into an expensive third world healthcare has been foiled, but the real test comes...

Tags: Vertical industries, Benefits, HEALTHCARE, Insurance, Reform, health care

Discussion threads 2009-09-30

Global warnings. Will China dominate green tech as world melts down?

Ah yesAh yes, a few Op-Ed pieces, none with links.Time to teach the Times some basic HTML?And and article ending with:"Researchers said they weren't sure why the animal is struggling more in Minnesota than elsewhere and more study is needed."Well, the researchers aren't clear, but we'll blame climate change for...

Tags: green technology, global warming

Discussion threads 2009-09-28

Washington finally embraces tech; the benefits will be here soon

It's about time.. Maybe they'll even learn about tech.Now if only Washington would start protecting our digital media rights. We should be able to use media we purchase on any device we own. Washington has done everything it can to screw us out of that right for the past decade....

Tags: Government, Benefits, Vertical industries, cloud computing, Data Ownership, Google Inc., benefit, Federal Reserve Board

Discussion threads 2009-09-16

Amazon knocks Google Book Settlement; Opposition (and some support) lines up

All partisan and self-interestedI've read several of the briefs as well as Google's proposal, and all of them are filled with self-serving doubletalk. The challenge for the courts will be to decide if one way or the other is less harmful than the other.The "Open Book Alliance" is truly an...

Tags: Google Inc., Amazon.com Inc.

Discussion threads 2009-09-03

Aussies give open source golden crumbs from Microsoft table

Swine Flu...And now this!Swine flu, Windows 7...What other diseases are kids picking up in school?Maybe home schooling with low cost FLOSS systems ain't so bad after all!Dana, just to set the record straight,[b]FreeMind[/b], just like [b]Audacity[/b] is also available for [b]Linux[/b] ; I have it installed on my 64-bit [b]Ubuntu...

Tags: Recruitment & Selection, learning curve, MuseScore, job, Microsoft Corp., computer skill, Linux, open source

Discussion threads 2009-08-28

Health insurance is an oxymoron

Meaningful reformOne. Allow insurance companies to offer any kind of plan they want ranging from catastrophic to "we'll pay for pimples," and price them accordingly. Eliminate the requirement that insurance companies have to cover pre-existing conditions without being able to charge higher rates.Two. Lower the costs of being in the...

Tags: Financial Planning, Vertical industries, Benefits, HEALTHCARE, health insurance, insurance, health care, insurance company, personal responsibility

Discussion threads 2009-08-25

Use H-1B or L-1 workers? Prepare for a Federal audit!

About timeThere are employers who have > 50% of their workforce as foreign workers. I can't imagine all of them are doing things according to the letter of the law.RE: Use H-1B or L-1 workers? Prepare for a Federal audit!this is probably the only good thing to come...

Tags: Financial accounting, H1B, audit, Use H-1B, L-1 worker, Federal audit, L-1, H-1B

Discussion threads 2009-08-12

Opt Me Out! The United States Postal Service Needs an Overhaul

They Can't Change ItThe ONLY people using the Postal System today are Direct Marketers, Billers and Magazines. That's why the only mail in your post box is catalogs, bills and magazines. 85% of current USPS revenue is from bulk mailers of which Direct Marketers are the largest share....

Tags: U.S. Postal Service, mailer, revenue

Discussion threads 2009-08-10