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Government contractors are part of the excess
Smaller government means fewer contracted workers. There is nothing wrong with contracting work as an alternative to hiring. However, the government combined workforce is too large and unsustainable.
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Buying less, buying smarter with a lot more room to get smarter This article discusses the effect of contractors on the cost of government. Here is a basic choice government executives must make as well as... Get a high-quality remodel for less
Some ways of saving money on home improvements are false economies. Not these. " (MONEY Magazine) -- Ask any homeowner who has done an improvement on the cheap: You get what you pay for. Second-rate materials don't last and contractors who make low-ball bids rarely deliver... Blackwater Contractor Saw Killing Iraqis as 9/11 Payback
In September of 2003, a Washington Post poll revealed that 69% of Americans actually believed that Saddam Hussein played some role in the 9/11 attack, and this was after the Bush White House denied any Iraqi involvement. In a 2006 poll, 85% of US servicemen in Iraq...
created by TheCameraObscura | 2 years ago | updated 2 years ago
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186 views | 8 recommendations | 5 comments
UK hostages 'likely to be dead'
" Two more of the British hostages held in Iraq are now thought "very likely" to be dead, the BBC has learned. Security guards Alan McMenemy, from Glasgow, and Alec Maclachlan, from south Wales, were kidnapped in... 356 views | 54 recommendations | 4 comments
Prisons + Tshirts = Jobs
Michael Norburyhttp://bringhomethepoliticians.comThe following is a comment I posted to a California newspaper's online Op-Ed complaining that the idea being considered to release 27,000 low risk and elderly prisoners was being unfairly opposed citing that just because the... 189 views | 0 recommendations | 1 comment
Whistleblowers to get paid under New Minnesota "false claims" Law
" People with inside knowledge about fraud perpetrated against the state of Minnesota have a new incentive to speak up: cash. Under a new law establishing a "false claims" civil action, whistleblowers who help the... 277 views | 0 recommendations | 0 comments
Mounting Damage From Southern California Storm
Fire is a real problem, especially if it rains right after wards. Read about the mounting fire damage in California."December 15, 2008 (by Otto Smyth) According to reports the powerful storm that struck the area is responsible for vehicle accidents in which two people have...
created by panzerlawyer | 3 years ago | updated 3 years ago
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225 views | 4 recommendations | 0 comments
Orange County Evacuated Residents In Fire Areas—40 Houses Were Damaged
I used to live in the area where these homes burned and my father actually helped rebuild. I could never understand why all these people would move somewhere where all these fires could happen. History...
created by panzerlawyer | 3 years ago | updated 3 years ago
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392 views | 21 recommendations | 6 comments
What the Palin Pick Says
Here's a different look at the Palin Pick from New York Times columnist, David Brooks:"Op-Ed Columnist, By DAVID BROOKS, ST. PAUL John McCain is not a normal conservative. He has instincts, but few abstract convictions about the proper size of government. He’s a... Unintelligence in Federal Intelligence Agencies
The Bush administration has found yet another way to waste taxpayer money while providing huge sums to private contractors. According to a survey of activities in 2007 by the Office of the Director of... 173 views | 11 recommendations | 4 comments
Work at Home? Your Employer May Be Watching
"The clipboard toting, clock-watching, quota-setting productivity expert, peering nosily over your shoulder at work, has been out of fashion in business schools for decades.Now he's back, in electronic form -- in the home office.In a budding trend some employment experts say... Blackwater: the Coca-Cola of Security Contractors, But Not For Long
Remember Blackwater? They're kind of hard to forget for obvious reasons, but not necessarily as well-known for others. But, take it from them, security was never "part of the master plan." Or the brand.Publicly,...
created by Jarrett Martineau | 3 years ago | updated 3 years ago
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544 views | 14 recommendations | 7 comments
The “I”- “Me”, uh, Barack, uh, Oba, uh, ma :: MAXINE
"Barack Obama sits down to speak with the editorial board of The Military Times. Image Credit: YouTube Account, pe11201 - Video by M. Scott Mahaskey / Military Times StaffThe “I”- “Me” (monopolistic...
created by Edmund Jenks | 3 years ago | updated 3 years ago
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1691 views | 17 recommendations | 10 comments
Rescue raises question: Will Uribe run again?
"President Alvaro Uribe was master of ceremonies the night Colombian military intelligence agents disguised as humanitarian workers airlifted Ingrid Betancourt and 14 other hostages to freedom.Elated former captives of the Revolutionary Armed Forces of Colombia sat to his... NowPublic on Facebook
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