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Will Chargers leave for LA? Which newspaper d'ya read?
Well at least the current owners are willing to spend some money on getting decent players - unlike Moores and Moorad.— March 18, 2013 2:02 p.m.
Will Chargers leave for LA? Which newspaper d'ya read?
I still think Magic Johnson is a good businessman but I think his group overpaid for the LAD by at least 500M - maybe by 1B.— March 18, 2013 9:14 a.m.
Will Chargers leave for LA? Which newspaper d'ya read?
I think the McCourt debacle may have been good for the Padres in the long run. MLB seemed to learn the lesson that you should only allow sales of franchises to groups that actually have the money to buy the team - not some guy with a creative highly leveraged scam which ultimately just sucks the money from the team to the owners. Moorad would have done the same thing to the Padres.— March 18, 2013 7:40 a.m.
Will Chargers leave for LA? Which newspaper d'ya read?
"I think the NFL likes to keep Los Angeles vacant because then they can play blackmail with the other teams and tell them, 'Oh, if you don't give us a stadium we're going to move the team to L.A.'" Jimmy Kimmel said it half in jest but I honestly think it's true. It is NOT in the NFL's best interest to have a stadium in L.A. The leverage over other cities is more valuable to the NFL.— March 17, 2013 6:51 p.m.
The unmaking and making of Roger Hedgecock
Rush (the radio host not the great Canadian rock band) made a ton of money with a fairly simple formula that he executed to perfection. 1. Our side is always right. 2. Your side is always wrong. 3. Have enough facts and data to support 1 & 2. Ignore all contrary evidence to 1 & 2 - even when it is totally obvious. 4. When 3 fails weave together a long logical syllogism that doesn't completely makes sense but sounds good for a quick radio segmen. 5. When 3 and 4 fail then maybe stretch the truth just a little but do it in a way that can't be completely disproven. Results - 1. Immense weatlh for Rush (the radio host not the Canadian rock band). 2. A lot of wealth for Rush wannabe's like Roger Hedgecock 3. Tremendous damage to the GOP by creating a caricature of the GOP's ideals which moderates are appalled by.— March 16, 2013 6:45 p.m.
San Diegans in their 20s don't make enough for rent
Most jobs which were available to teenagers and young adults in the past (fast food, manual labor, etc) are now primarily done by illegal immigrants. Therefore it is almost impossible for many young people to get a job - especially while juggling school and activities. Sorry if you think that's pointless.— March 1, 2013 4:04 p.m.
San Diegans in their 20s don't make enough for rent
My theory: I think checks and balances work best. Government and the free market should balance each other out. Free enterprise does a lot of great things - encouraging hard work, innovation, and efficiency. But free enterprise can also be prone to wild investment swings and a wide distribution of wealth from richest to poorest. I think ideally the government should tend to limit the excesses of business - wild speculation, vast range in income. When government and business work together - LOOK OUT!— February 28, 2013 8:03 p.m.
San Diegans in their 20s don't make enough for rent
Excellent article as usual Don. There are two root causes that come to mind (not the only causes of course, just 2 that seem fairly obvious to me) for the high unemployment / low pay of young people: 1. Illegal immigration. Large labor supply of low skilled labor obviously brings down the cost of that labor (i.e. pay). 2. Over-emphasis on college degrees funded by student loans. Like the stupid idea that everyone should own a house, just because - there has been a stupid idea that everyone should get a college degree, just because. Both these notions were sold by data which ignored the distinction between cause and correlation. The push for everyone to take out student loans and go to college has led to several problems for young people. Skyrocketing tuition rates. There has been degree inflation to the point where one has to have a college degree to compete for administrative assistant jobs. There seems to be very little training in skilled trades at high school level (auto repair, plumbing, etc).— February 28, 2013 9:33 a.m.
San Diego hotels: labor in revolt
But then you get fired for writing a bad review of Mr. Kane's wife.— February 25, 2013 9:04 p.m.
San Diego hotels: labor in revolt
Maybe union workers really can be fired and the anecdotes are the exception. But there sure do seem to be a lot of anecdotes about how difficult it is to fire union workers. I thought about posting some of the public sector anecdotes - like how CTA fought against SB1530 because CTA apparently doesn't think even pedophiles should be fired as it would violate union workers' God-given right to keep their job regardless of job performance. But I thought this private sector anecdote was a little funnier - 13 Chrysler workers were fired for drinking and smoking pot on the job. But of course, the union intervened and they all got their jobs back. http://www.theblaze.com/stories/2012/12/10/chrysl…— February 24, 2013 8:22 p.m.