883 articles on "government"

The Bitch and We the People!

Well Darlings, Lately we are hearing an awful lot about the public sector and cuts to services, which brings me to ask: why do so many people want to make their careers in the public sector? Are they actually needed? Is it really to serve we the peo...

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Real Estate and Social Responsibility

The recent Great Recession highlighted the interdependency of the U.S. social structure to the real estate industry. As the real estate market froze to a standing halt, so did the whole U.S. economy. Government officials and regulators should have ex...

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Canadian Immigration Alternatives

Every year, Canada welcomes thousands of new permanent residents from all over the world to start a new life. This fact represents an excellent opportunity but it is also a great challenge that requires effort and dedication in order to achieve the o...

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NAACP Decides to Symbolically Bury the "N" Word in a Major Move Forward

The NAACP put to rest a long-standing expression of racism Monday (7-9-07) by symbolically burying the "n" word in a ceremony. The timing for the burial ceremony could not have been better as the NAACP was having its annual convention at Detroit&apo...

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The Economy and Its Affect on America's Crime Rate: Past and Future

In the 1990s the crime rate in the U.S. dropped dramatically in all significant categories, including violent crime and property crime. Some experts attribute this drop to the strong economy that existed throughout most of the decade, when the per ca...

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It's Time for a Balanced Budget Amendment

I've long made a joke that credit cards are evil. But that's not true. When a person who is responsible with their money uses a credit card responsibly, credit cards are not evil at all. Try renting a car or making a hotel reservation witho...

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Subtle Slurs and Code Words - the New Face of Discrimination and Prejudice

Just about every employee knows that certain racial slurs and other derogatory words are off limits in the workplace. Utter the "N" word for blacks or the "C" word referring to women and many employers will administer discipline on the spot if not ou...

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The Bitch and Another Silly Season!

Well Darlings, Here we are again in the silly season - the party political conferences. Trying to commit suicide, the Lib Dems didn't need a change in the law for assistance to that end, the media was out there, hanging on their every word and ...

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Deceptive Arguments And Specious Reasoning - Political Debate Gone Wrong

There are a lot of ways to win an argument and a lot of ways to deceive others into thinking you've won an argument. There is one set of rules to follow when you have facts on your side and a different set of rules when the facts are not with yo...

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Nitwit Nation: Is America Too Dumb for Democracy?

Most Americans are enthusiastic supporters of their own civic rights, but few bother to meet any would-be democrat's (or any would-be republican's, if you prefer) number-one responsibility: that of keeping oneself sufficiently literate and ...

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