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The End of Adobe Flash

Funny, how having the ability to run flash programs on smart phones and tablets was a major consideration when purchasing gadgets. Today, the company Adobe announced it has given up and decided to lay off 750 employees instead. I think that is too bad because I do use flash programs online to play [...]

U-6 Jobless Rate Hits 16.5%

WSJ:
The U.S. jobless rate was flat at 9.1% in September, but the government’s broader measure of unemployment rose to 16.5%, the highest rate this year.
The comprehensive gauge of labor underutilization, known as the “U-6? for its data classification by the Labor Department, accounts for people who have stopped looking for work or who can’t find [...]

Ron Paul: Stop Wasting America’s Money on Pretend Make-Work Government Programs

This is a common theme in American government and how they waste money. Our government and politicians make promises and spend taxpayer money on frivolous plans and are not held accountable. Most of our politicians have no common sense. I think it is time to vote them all out again. Our we [...]

Bank Of America may cut 40000 jobs

This BofA news seems to get worse by the headline. I just blogged about BofA laying off up to 30,000 people recently and this update has 10,000 more people getting the axe.  Ironic, the executives are still raking record bonuses.  If my memory serves me correctly, BofA also did take taxpayer money.  I would have [...]