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Aztecs Will "Battle for the Oil Can"
Mountain West is a joke conference.— November 30, 2011 4:38 p.m.
Let the Awards Season Begin!
!!!!!!!!!!!!1— November 30, 2011 1:19 p.m.
How Sempra used cash-balance plans
OK, there it is. A pretty good plan. It took me 10 minutes to think it out, type it up and post it. Why can't our local, state and federal gov match, or even top, this? It aint rocket science. Oppssss......$$$$ and special interests control our gov today, not commn sense or morality. My bad.— November 30, 2011 8:31 a.m.
How Sempra used cash-balance plans
What's the most effective easiest route to solvency and efficiency? == #1- CUT DEFENSE SPENDING, way over budget, we spend more on defense than all the other major countries combined. #2- Cut all gov employee comp, progressively. They are grossly over compensated, especially on the local level. We have gotten to the point that rank and file, entry level, public safety jobs now have compensation in the top 5% nationwide, more than professionals like doctors, CP, lawyer and dentist. At least in CA #3- This pains me to say, but we need to RAISE the age SS kicks in to 73, 74 or 75. When SS was started in 1935 the retirment age was 65, but he average mortailty age was 59. That was a 6 year spread in favor of SS. Today the retirement age is 67 (for those born after 1960), and the mortality age is roughly 80 when you average the 78 for men and 82-85 for women. That is a spread of 12 in favor of the people. Add the 6 year SS surplus in 1935 to the 12 year deficit in 2011 and the change is a whopping 18 years that was not indexed. We simply cannot support that as a country. #4- CAP the growth of the budget at no more than 5% of the previous year. CA needs to do this also. Any surplus goes to retiring the $15 trillion national debt. Those first 3 would be a great start- no brainers, and more than likely a great finish that would totally cure the problems.— November 30, 2011 8:27 a.m.
How Sempra used cash-balance plans
The early 1990's was- for the most part- aerospace R&D and production-which has been long gone. We don't have any defense industry left to lose really. General Dynamics is long gone. We do have General Atomics and SAIC, but SAIC is not expanding in San Diego, haven't for a long time.,— November 30, 2011 8:17 a.m.
How Sempra used cash-balance plans
Apples comeback is the most amazing comeback in America, (and probably world) history. But Apple was also the fastest company to go from start up to Fortune 500 status, in 3 years. So they have set many high marks in business.— November 30, 2011 8:14 a.m.
How Sempra used cash-balance plans
Funny how this state actually had CAR MANUFACTURING, bigtime, just 30- 35 years ago. GM, Ford, even Toyota had a plant in San Ramon until a few years ago. Remember the Ford Mustang was made at the So Cal Ford plant-they cusomized some Mustangs with side scoops and a rear spolier on the trunk deck and that was the super cool "California Special"........that was when the top 1% didn't try destroy the country and it's people by off shoring to save a few cents.That was when this country was great and put OUR people to work, instead of Chinese, Korean or Indian Citizens .....— November 29, 2011 9:25 p.m.
Occupy San Diego Activist Arrested Over Voter Registration Table
It is a public place, I wonder if voter registration is considered some type of commercial activity????? I agree that the SDPD are your typical dork gov employees with no clue. What did that accomplish? Besdies wasting pub;lic resources on something so inconsequential that it is ridiculous.— November 29, 2011 8:19 p.m.
More and More Californians Leaving the State
At least they have a job, Walmart is better than nothing, which is hwat we have here. And there is no income tax in Texas, so that Walmart job will go 25% further than here. I am ALL FOR open carry, and conceled carry. More guns= less crime.— November 29, 2011 8:15 p.m.
How Sempra used cash-balance plans
When they got broken up in '84, == I thought they broke up in 82 and 83??? Or maybe they STARTED in 82 or 83 and finished in 84, although that seems like a long time to split Pac Bell up.— November 29, 2011 5:11 p.m.