Contract Tid Bit
Nov 14, 2011 No Comments ›› AlexAt the root of all contractual agreements is a promise. A promise, in terms of contract law, is defined as a manifestation of intention to act or refrain from acting, in a specified way, so made as to justify in the understanding of the promisee, that a commitment has been made. The person making ...
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$3.2 Billion Tax Benefit for General Electric. What a Shame!
Apr 14, 2011 1 Comment ›› AlexIn 2010, General Electric reported $14.2 billion in profit with $5.1 billion coming from the United States alone. Nevertheless, G.E. paid nothing in taxes and in fact, reported a $3.2 billion tax benefit. How can this be!?!? Perhaps if G.E. threw the United States a few dollars we would be able to pay off some ...
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Mitt!
Apr 12, 2011 1 Comment ›› AlexToday, former Governor of Massachusetts, Mitt Romney announced that he has issued a Presidential exploratory committee. Do you think he can do it the second time around? Main stream media has it with Romney, Huckabee, and Trump leading the GOP pack. Honestly, it is way too early to tell anything for certain. But it will ...
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What is Conservatism?
Apr 5, 2011 No Comments ›› AlexWhat does being a conservative mean in today's world? In his book, The Conservative Soul, Andrew Sullivan defines the essence of conservatism as "a political philosophy based on doubt, skepticism, disdain for all attempts to remake the world and suspicion of most ambitious bids to make it better." I believe Mr. Sullivan is correct. All ...
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Israel’s Defense Minister Expects Continued Israeli-Egyptian Peace
Feb 28, 2011 No Comments ›› AlexUnderlying the jubilation of Egypt’s peaceful revolution is the fear that the overthrow of Hosni Mubarak brings great danger to the state of Israel. One Israeli leader, Defense Minister Ehud Barak, went a long way yesterday to dispelling those fears. Egypt has maintained a historic peace accord with the neighboring Jewish ...
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Protest in Wisconsin!
Feb 21, 2011 2 Comments ›› AlexThis week tens of thousands of angry union workers stormed through the streets of Madison Wisconsin demanding that the Governor put an end to legislation that would reduce collective bargaining rights of Wisconsin state employees. Every state employee had a story to tell. Some were going to lose their house if this bill passes. Other ...
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Health Care or Socialism?
Feb 13, 2011 2 Comments ›› AlexGovernment mandated health care. Is this what our country needs? In our past, health care policy has been molded in a number of different ways and now is changing once again. President Obama’s national health care policy takes aim at a valiant goal, providing the country with healthcare. But does this worthy goal come with ...
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A Difference of Degree
Jan 30, 2011 1 Comment ›› AlexTwo headlines on the front page of the Globe today: The first, "Furor forces Mubarak's hand," refers of course to the ongoing uprising in Egypt, and President Mubarak's efforts to contain an eruption of protest against his thirty years of autocratic rule. The second, "DeLeo, facing fire, tightens grip on power," sits atop ...
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Copyright Confusions
Jan 19, 2011 1 Comment ›› AlexI ran across this thread on LinkedIn about questions regarding the use of trademarks in a self-published book. It was hilarious to watch about a dozen different attorneys give radically different advice. At its most basic, the question revolves around the fair use of a trademarked logo in a self-published book for sale. Is it ...
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Senators Try To Reform the Filibuster and Fix the Senate
Jan 19, 2011 No Comments ›› AlexIn the movie Mr. Smith Goes to Washington, Jimmy Stewart plays a naive newly appointed Senator whose idealistic plan for a national boys camp runs afoul of a dirty graft-ridden scheme hidden in a Public Works bill. When the bad guys produce fraudulent evidence suggesting that Jimmy Stewart is corrupt, he takes to the Senate ...
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