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Christmas Cards 2012 24 Dec 2012 | 02:43 am
* * * Martini 19.75″ x 27.5″, 2005 * * * Pinwheels 19″ x 24″, 2006 * * * Mandala 18″ x 18″, 2007 * * * Octopus 12″ x 12″, 2008 * * * Backgammon 19″ x 19″, 2009 * * * ...
Defending Defined Benefits 8 Dec 2012 | 11:27 am
Among pension reformers there is a spirited ongoing debate regarding what might constitute a financially sustainable yet equitable solution. On one side there is a call to do away with defined benefit...
Solutions for California 2 Jul 2012 | 05:46 am
When Governor Jerry Brown, back in the 1970′s, suggested that California should have its own aerospace program, he was dubbed “Governor Moonbeam,” and the moniker has stuck to this day. That’s too bad...
What Unions Should Be in 21st Century America 1 Jul 2012 | 04:36 am
The role of unions in the United States has historically been to pool the collective power of workers to negotiate an end to exploitative work conditions and elevate rates of compensation. During the ...
China’s Economy is About to Crash 26 May 2012 | 03:10 am
Close attention has been paid to the fragmenting Eurozone, where social benefits funded by debt accumulation are bankrupting the entire aging continent. Less attention has been paid to China, where de...
California’s Government Worker Pensions Are Bankrupt 19 May 2012 | 12:53 pm
As reported today in Capitol Weekly, in a post entitled “CalPERS ignores Brown, delays pension payment” by Ed Mendel, the amount taxpayers will have to fork over to CalPERS next year will rise by $213...
How Construction Worker Unions Can Save California 5 May 2012 | 11:20 am
The California Labor Federation has a membership of more than 1,200 unions, representing over two million workers. And the first of seven key issues they list on their legislative agenda for 2012 is s...
Social Security Isn’t Insolvent, Public Pensions Are 18 Mar 2012 | 06:28 am
In the March 19th, 2012 issue of the New Yorker magazine, as part of a full-page advertisement for MSNBC, there is a quote from Rachel Maddow that I couldn’t agree with more. She says: “Social securi...
Senator DeLeon’s Universal Retirement Security Act 3 Mar 2012 | 07:31 pm
The challenge of providing retirement security to all citizens is the broader issue behind the debate over what level of public sector pension benefits are both equitable and financially sustainable. ...
Government Workers vs. Self-Employed: A Financial Comparison 25 Feb 2012 | 03:21 pm
When discussing what level of compensation is appropriate and affordable for government workers, it is helpful to make apples-to-apples comparisons between public and private sector workers. In this a...
