Outsourcing aids many data thefts, Verizon says

" NEW YORK (AP) -- The reliance of restaurant chains and retail stores on outside companies to handle credit-card processing and other information-technology functions is partly to blame for a rash of...

Veterans Affairs Buying Spree on your Dime

Veterans Affairs Buying Spree on your DimeNote: Politisite is a former employee of the VA Medical Center (pictured) in Augusta, Georgia.  The motto was, "Putting Veterans First".  It appears that some...

British govt wants personal details of every traveller

Bad idea:"Passengers travelling between European Union countries or taking domestic flights would have to hand over a mass of personal information, including their cellphone numbers and credit-card details, as...

Globalisation: sleepwalking to disaster

"Globalisation: sleepwalking to disaster Ann Pettifor The scale of global debt reflects a broken financial and commercial system that is doing immense damage to the planet and to public life, says Ann Pettifor. 11 - 12 - 2007 On 9 August 2007, globalisation's rickety...

Gee, Thanks: Donations with a Stolen Credit Card

A thief who nicks your card may dash right out and make a donation  to a popular charity... if only to make sure that the card is still active. Even amongst identity-theft circles, verification and trust...

Homeland Security revives supersnoop

"Homeland Security officials are testing a supersnoop computer system that sifts through personal information on U.S. citizens to detect possible terrorist attacks, prompting concerns from lawmakers who have...

The Automatic Millionaire - Getting Your Financial Life Sorted

"Even in this era of Internet banking and easy-to-use financial software, you probably have a jumble of bills, various piles of credit-card statements, and a variety of financial accounts. Don't worry; you're not alone. But until you get your finances organized, you can't...

Capitalists Fail To Invest In Canada

"Canada as a country is failing to equip its workers as well as counterparts elsewhere in the world, and Ontario is a major reason for that failure."

Corporate Profits at 50 Year High

"And your salary is still on par with thirty years ago. Corporate profits are at 50-year highs, the unemployment rate is at a 30-year low, and Canada is sporting the best government finances in all of the G7, "

America: Economic Basket Case

"Perhaps we're all living in a fool's paradise Big trouble if U.S. economy falters"

The Key To Canada's Success

"Work more for less pay."

Boom and Bust

"Yep that's the prediction being made by some chicken little economists. History shows boom could turn into a bust Economist: Rate hikes key"

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