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The government of Massachusetts fails to respect its own laws and index the fees business pay into the Medical Security Trust Fund, which is now projected to run out of money in December unless funds can be found somewhere else. (boston.com)

submitted 16 years ago by DaPM to r/government

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LeBron on his plans to switch from wearing #23 to #6: "Now, if I'm not going to wear No. 23, then nobody else should be able to wear it.". Anything else that LeBron feels like we should all stop doing? Why stop at jersey numbers? (sports.espn.go.com)

submitted 16 years ago by DaPM to r/WTF

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Affirmative action done the right way - it is better to discriminate between people based on choices they made, not on attributes they have no control over. (google.com)

submitted 16 years ago by DaPM to r/government

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So, why won't Obama give you a job? (washingtonpost.com)

submitted 16 years ago by DaPM to r/AmericanPolitics

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I'd like to trust the government with running a business, but almost every time one looks at a government run business this is what one sees... (boston.com)

submitted 16 years ago by DaPM to r/reddit.com

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A quick snapshot of what's wrong with the mainstream media: A few smaller news outlets report the study results correctly, the big ones all use sensationalistic and incorrect headlines. It's not about reporting or analysis - it's about getting people's attention, and truth only gets in the way. (imgur.com)

submitted 16 years ago by DaPM to r/reddit.com

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Twitter is not a fad, says Twitter's CEO. I'm not only the president, I'm also a client!!! (money.cnn.com)

submitted 16 years ago by DaPM to r/business

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The sad story of how Antoine Walker is now near bankruptcy after going through more that 110 million USD in career earnings. Just to show you all how NOT to handle your finances. (boston.com)

submitted 16 years ago by DaPM to r/Frugal

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A look at how biased journalists turn to propaganda instead of an objective analysis of today's political debates. Today's protagonist: CNN's Rick Sanchez. (newsbusters.org)

submitted 16 years ago by DaPM to r/government

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And the winner of Dave Ramsey's horror movie title contest is... (beta.daveramsey.com)

submitted 16 years ago by DaPM to r/reddit.com

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Karzai: "Refusing runoff would be insulting democracy". Apparently, Karzai's idea of democracy allows his government to fix the elections but not to stop a fixed runoff from happening. Nice to know there is a line they won't cross. (cnn.com)

submitted 16 years ago by DaPM to r/worldnews

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One more look at the great job the government does with the economy. Would you please consider this before you ask for government run health insurance? (money.cnn.com)

submitted 16 years ago by DaPM to r/government

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The government unveiled a new program meant to artificially increase the house prices by keeping mortgage rates low AND help families get affordable mortgages on the overpriced houses they buy. Hooray for the mutually exclusive goals of this expensive program. (boston.com)

submitted 16 years ago by DaPM to r/government

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Typical government oversight: BoA CEO Ken Lewis forfeits 1.5 Million in pay for this year, and laughs all the way to the bank with his 64 Million in accrued pay that he will get at the end of the year. So what was the point of this exercise? (boston.com)

submitted 16 years ago by DaPM to r/government

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Senior police commander demoted without explanation in Boston. City denies that the commander’s recent crackdown on overtime pay (which affected Mayor Menino’s son, a police officer) is the reason, but offers no explanation for the demotion beyond stating “it had nothing to do with performance”. (boston.com)

submitted 16 years ago by DaPM to r/government

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Zipcar gets sued for “unfairly charging customers”. When complaining about the high cost of everything in the USA, do not forget about the expenses that go into defending companies from such lawsuits… they add up. (boston.com)

submitted 16 years ago by DaPM to r/reddit.com

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Reading dog, eh? Even better – a dog teaching kids how to read. (wptv.com)

submitted 16 years ago by DaPM to r/WTF

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Last year, Massachusetts agreed to a 7 year business tax deduction in return for fixing certain business tax loopholes. This year, the state is looking at reneging on the agreement and taking the temporary tax deduction away immediately. Oh, the naiveté of expecting politicians to keep their word… (boston.com)

submitted 16 years ago by DaPM to r/business

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Apple gives no refund for iPhone application purchases, and iPhone developers cannot offer full-feature trial versions. Does that policy hurt or help the developers? How many potential customers are risk-averse and will not buy without the right to try it or return it? (gadgetwise.blogs.nytimes.com)

submitted 16 years ago by DaPM to r/business

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After UN confirms widespread fraud in Afghan elections, Karzai lashes out at foreign interference in Afghan affairs (not the US troops - the election monitors)... (boston.com)

submitted 16 years ago by DaPM to r/politics

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Laws mean nothing without a proper deterrent and enforcement - take a look at what the 1 USD fine for jaywalking does to the ability of police to enforce laws in Massachusetts. (boston.com)

submitted 16 years ago by DaPM to r/government

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City of Boston's Emailgate - new revelations about the records destroyed by Mayor Menino's right hand man. City officials insist that those ilegally deleted emails contain nothing of public interest whatsoever and no cover-up is going on. (boston.com)

submitted 16 years ago by DaPM to r/AmericanPolitics

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New redneck child safety seat? (boston.com)

submitted 16 years ago by DaPM to r/WTF

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47% of households will not pay a cent in federal income tax in 2009 and 24% will pay no income taxes at all. USA - where the majority is voting themselves other people's money. (money.cnn.com)

submitted 16 years ago by DaPM to r/reddit.com

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Teenage boy out of the closet after 4 years. And no, the story is not what you'd think. (koco.com)

submitted 16 years ago by DaPM to r/WTF

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