Sunday, October 12, 2014

Ebola

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Well, the first patient to come down with Ebola in America has now led to the first person to contract Ebola in America.   Meanwhile, anoth...
Saturday, August 2, 2014

The NLRB and McDonald's

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This week the general council of the National Labor Relations Board, the NLRB, issued a ruling on a case involving McDonald’s.   The ruling...
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Sunday, June 8, 2014

Seattle's Minimum Wage Hike

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Last week the Seattle City Council passed a massive increase in the minimum wage.   Washington State’s minimum wage was already $9.97, and ...
Saturday, May 31, 2014

The VA Waiting List Scandal

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Eric Shinseki, the retired general who was the head of the Veterans Administration, resigned this week over the scandal regarding waiting ti...
Saturday, May 10, 2014

Climate Change Today

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This week the White House released a new report on anthropomorphic climate change, AKA global warming.  Unlike previous reports, this one st...
Friday, February 7, 2014

Tales from Tax Season: Part 1

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The tax season is in full swing.  There has been a steady stream of clients for the last few weeks, including a number who came in during Ja...
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Monday, January 20, 2014

IRS Schedule H

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For the last few weeks I've been preparing to take  the IRS tests to achieve Enrolled Agent status.  This has sucked up most of my spare...
Saturday, December 21, 2013

Obamacare (continued)

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A couple of weeks ago my company renewed our insurance policy with Blue Cross Blue Shield.  Part of this process was all of the employees h...
Monday, December 9, 2013

The Minimum Wage: $15 or $10

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I'm really not one for conspiracy theories, but I'm starting to wonder if there isn't a grand design at work behind the current ...
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Sunday, November 24, 2013

Boeing Makes a Move

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The labor market news coming out of Washington State continues to be interesting.  After voters in the airport district passed a $15 minimum...
Saturday, November 16, 2013

Obamacare II

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What a difference a month can make.  This time last month the Republican party appeared to be self destructing, having taken the blame for ...
Saturday, November 9, 2013

Increasing the Minimum Wage

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The off year elections are over. Chris Christie of New Jersey stokes his Presidential prospects by cruising to a win as Governor of New Je...