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Will Leap Leap into Arms of Rejected Suitor?
Both Leap and MetroPCS sell discount wireless phone service, and Wall Street has long thought they should merge to fend off competitors, according to the Journal. ======== These mergers never work. Both Leap and MetroPCS should shut down their operations without delay and liquidate. If either company remains in business, they will shaft their shareholders and run up hundreds of millions in debt that in the end will never be repaid. Ultimately both companies are going to go out of business, regardless of whether there is a merger. Put these two horses out of their misery: liquidate and go out of business now.— February 2, 2010 10:45 p.m.
Body, Heal Thyself
When I awoke with that pain in my leg, and it didn’t go away after a few weeks, and there was no good reason for having it that I could think of, ======== You likely had a blood clot in your leg. You're lucky it dissolved on its own without treatment. Had the clot traveled, you could have suffered an embolism or a stroke and died. If you have a clot once, you will certainly have one again.— January 30, 2010 9:58 p.m.
Copley Sold U-T at Bottom, Whether or Not iPad Rescues Newspapers
David's financial affairs probably went to hell when he discharged his former lawyer, Karl ZoBell.— January 28, 2010 6:49 p.m.
Qualcomm Lowers Forecast; Stock Plunges 9%
The FCC should regulate wireless and force US wireless providers to use the Qualcomm CDMA standard and allow no other. Since the feds financed the development of CDMA technology, I believe the feds have the legal ability to allow US wireless providers to use this technology for free, without paying royalties to Qualcomm or the foreign patent holders who siphon hundreds of billions from the US economy. Federalizing CDMA would result in a substantial reduction in cell phone rates.— January 27, 2010 7:50 p.m.
Copley Sold U-T at Bottom, Whether or Not iPad Rescues Newspapers
Response to post #1: When I wrote for the U-T, I figured that my column was a cure for canary constipation. ========== I've always believed that Bauder's intensive coverage of the Mustang Ranch should have garnered a Pulitzer. Unfortunately the Pulitzer folks did not share my opinion. They definitely sleighted him. He was not the only columnist at the San Diego Union who was cheated out of a Pulitzer. Dr. Richmond Barbour should have received one for his column. No Copley columnist ever achieved the popularity that Dr. Barbour had. With Karen Winner on the Pulitzer committee Bauder will likely never receive the recognition he has earned.— January 27, 2010 7:21 p.m.
Wall Street is feasting off Main Street’s pain
It is not extreme or uncommon to see small student loans of $5K, $$8K, $10K be manipulated to over $100K with fraudulent schemes put into place by the lenders. ========= Most of the borrowers who find themselves in this situation are educational sociopaths, professional college degree collectors with an aptitude for "learning" who attend college year after year mainly because they enjoy the college experience and are too lazy to work. These sociopaths expect society to foot the bill for what amounts to an extended vacation at college. SDSU is crammed with these losers, student loan recipients who come here from other states to enjoy the beaches, hang out in bars, and party. These SDSU students could have lived at home and attended college in their own states at no cost to the taxpayer. When they graduate they feel screwed for life because they owe $60,000 and can't buy a new BMW. The New York State Bar recently denied admission to a student loan recipient who ran up a $500,000 student loan tab during his 30 year college career. http://www.nytimes.com/2009/07/02/business/02lawy…— January 23, 2010 10:25 a.m.
Where a University of San Diego degree leads
Second am I "F--- Up", as you put it so eloquently...YES I AM. But I have my moments as well. ============ Join the Marines. They'll straighten you out in short order.— January 22, 2010 1:19 p.m.
Pension Costs Reach 69% of City Payroll, Says DeMaio
JW can attack SP all he wants. His pension is going to be slashed, it's just a matter of time. And there's not a damn thing he can do to stop it.— January 21, 2010 7:34 p.m.
Pension Costs Reach 69% of City Payroll, Says DeMaio
The city should also start contracting out firefighting services on a test basis. The city should replace firefighters at 5 fire stations with outside contractors on a test basis, to see if private contractors can provide the same service at a lower cost. A private contractor could likely hire three qualified firefighters for the cost of a single city firefighter.— January 21, 2010 7:30 p.m.
Pension Costs Reach 69% of City Payroll, Says DeMaio
The city should layoff thousands of employees and then rehire these employees through temporary agencies at reduced wages. The city would then pay the temporary agencies enough to fund the cost of each employee's 401-K contributions and health insurance. Once the employees are shifted from the city payroll to the temporary agencies' payroll the massive pension deficit would disappear.— January 21, 2010 7:24 p.m.