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Paulson's socialistic plan to bail out Wall Street is election year fraud
#1 Nobody knows how much risk is out there right now. How many of these high risk morts are there? How many are going to fail? How much will the treasury pay for them? (I'm guessing .30-.40 on the dollar.) How long will they have to hold them before they can be sold at a profit? In the end the government will make a profit off of them, but how long will it take. As for the derivitives, who the hell knows. I doubt there is a single person out there who completely understands them. So do you let this drag out and drag down or do you bite the bullet and chop things off now? In essence the treasurey is now running the world's largest hedge fund.— September 19, 2008 10:36 a.m.
Chargers and Referees
Reviewable plays: Sideline, Goal Line, End Zone, and End-Line plays. Field goal attempts that bounce off the goal post are now reviewable under instant replay. Passing Plays. Other detectable infractions, such as a runner ruled down not by defensive contact, and the number of players on the field.— September 16, 2008 12:29 p.m.
Seasons Go
Dylan played last night in Temecula. The show got some pretty good reviews. He plays tomorrow night at Concerts on the Green. I think he's done about 75 or so shows this year, mostly in Europe and some in South America. We saw him last summer and it was one of the better shows I've seen him do.— September 5, 2008 4:42 p.m.
Port of San Diego makes wild proposal for Tenth Avenue terminal
Isn't kind of an unspoken rule that for a woman to be refered to as stacked, she must be displaying her own natural attributes ala Edie Williams? So I guess that would make Pam "restacked"???— September 4, 2008 4:17 p.m.
Maritime Terminals Create Good Jobs, Says Research Institute; Idea to "Double-Deck" 10th Ave. Terminal Would Hurt Economy
http://www.pmanet.org/?cmd=main.category&id_categ…— August 22, 2008 7:35 p.m.
Maritime Terminals Create Good Jobs, Says Research Institute; Idea to "Double-Deck" 10th Ave. Terminal Would Hurt Economy
Again moron, it was 300k not 500k and 3000 jobs not 1500. That came straight from the PMA and the ILWU. There was a 50% CHANCE they would be drawn just as their was a 50% CHANCE of cards from the general public being drawn. In other words EVEN ODDS for the public once the made it to the drawing. This was an agreement between the union and the PMA. And exactly why shouldn't they have a say in who is being hired. By the way here is the link for you again from the PMA website 3000 jobsnot 1500. Face it johhny you are not right all the time. http://www.pmanet.org/cmd=main.category&id_catego…— August 22, 2008 6:26 p.m.
State Lands Commission Approves Lease of State Property for Poseidon's Carlsbad Desalination Plant
Poseidon claims "When complete, the Carlsbad facility will provide 50 million gallons per day of safe, sustainable, environmentally benign, drought-proof drinking water without additional cost or risk to ratepayers". Time will tell.— August 22, 2008 5:39 p.m.
Maritime Terminals Create Good Jobs, Says Research Institute; Idea to "Double-Deck" 10th Ave. Terminal Would Hurt Economy
#31 I remember reading earlier this year during the Vallejo debacle of those type of wages in San Fran. I also remember that a couple of law enforcement unions up there have minimum staffing guarantees in their contracts, virtually assuring the senior members who want it huge amounts of overtime. As long as the city can afford it, I don't see that as a problem. It seems OT is a cheaper alternative than a than hiring more people, as long as understaffing doesn't creat safety issues. I can see why so many people left the smaller dartments.— August 22, 2008 5:27 p.m.
Maritime Terminals Create Good Jobs, Says Research Institute; Idea to "Double-Deck" 10th Ave. Terminal Would Hurt Economy
Not really much of a battle, Don. Everyone, well almost everyone, agrees that San Diego is one of the most expensive places to live in the country, and wages have not come close to keeping pace the the cost of living. That's why San Diego is such a great tourist destination. It's a great place to visit and drop some dollars but way out of reach for most people to make the move full time.— August 22, 2008 5:20 p.m.
Maritime Terminals Create Good Jobs, Says Research Institute; Idea to "Double-Deck" 10th Ave. Terminal Would Hurt Economy
JF According to the LAFD web page, the starting wage ranges from 46,729 to 64,686. Acccording to the UFLAC local 112 web page, LA firefighters receive the following benefits based on member only enrollment Medical: choose between HMO, $429.00 per month with no member cost and PPO, $529.00 per month with no mwmber cost. Dental: Choose between DRD $71.00 per month with no member cost. Concordia Flex PPO Plan $56.00 per month with no member cost. Concordia DH plan $55.00 with no member cost. A new hire can also purchase supplemental voluntary life and add coverage, example $200,000 of each for $9.00 per month. Not bad. UFLAC provides ltd insurance through the California Association of Professional Firefighters. The premium for this plan is currently $10.25 bi-weekly. It's a little tough to compare pension benefits since LAFFP lists those on their website and apparently San Diego doesn't. I did notice however that LA voted to to remove a definitive ending date for their DROP. So if I was going to start a career as a firefighter, I could go to LA and start at $46,729 and receive at a minimum of $5800 in health benefits at no cost and not live in a city whose cost of living is 50% above the national average. And if I am an experienced firefighter and have a family it's even better. Or I could go to San Diego and get paid less, pay my own insurance and spend alot more to live. Gee, let me think about it. I realize it's a bit over simplified, but I can see your point. The same thing has been happening around the bay area for a couple of years. Firefighters and law enforcement have bee leaving some smaller departments to for jobs in San Francisco. Higher pay and better benefits is the reason.— August 22, 2008 1:53 p.m.