August 30, 2019

Leaked memorandum from the Department of Veterans Affairs!

Breaking update directly from the Department of Veterans Affairs! The National Defense Authorization Act of 2019, Section 621, provides expanded access to military installations for specific Veterans and caregivers so they may utilize certain morale, welfare and recreation privileges (MWR) to include base exchanges and commissaries beginning January 1, 2020. Specifically, Veterans who are former prisoners of war, recipients of …

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August 26, 2018

Tax-credits To Resolve Consumer Privacy Protection

Posted by Mark Reed on August 16, 2014 Repeated violations of financial privacy via retail and online commerce seems to be the news item of 2014. Efforts to remedy and restore the security of transactions by Albertson’s for their patrons is exactly the responsibility the store should take. I am not a proponent of the Federal Government using situations, such as …

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August 26, 2018

All American Candidate Challenges 2% Political Article Accuracy

SEPTEMBER 05, 2014 The latest article from Katie McDonough, Salon’s Political writer, concerning the Demographics of candidates, cites stats from Seth Motel of Pew Research, and the result is a titillating title. Only 2 percent of the population has ever run for political office, and it’s mostly white men. First, let’s make sure it is noted that the long-term incumbent …

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August 26, 2018

Employ Marketing Skills To Distort Manufacturing Stats

POSTED BY MARK REED ON SEPTEMBER 02, 2014 A flash Labor Day Weekend headline by the LA Times is sure to cause encouragement for the unemployed, the recent college graduate, or the underemployed. HOWEVER, careful readers should question the validity of the interpretation of data: “Los Angeles is largest manufacturing center in U.S., government says.” While the article details the …

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