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Income Inequality Hits a High
http://www.huffingtonpost.com/2009/08/14/income-inequality-is-at-a_n_259516.html :
Income inequality in the United States is at an all-time high, surpassing even levels seen during the Great Depression, according to a recently updated paper by University of California, Berkeley Professor Emmanuel Saez. The paper, which covers data through 2007, points to a staggering, unprecedented disparity in American incomes. On his blog, Nobel prize-winning economist and New York Times columnist Paul Krugman called the numbers "truly amazing."
Caught Caring: Victoria Beckham and Save the Children USA
Although she made her name as Posh Spice in the Spice Girls, Victoria Beckham was in anything but posh surroundings earlier this month during a two-day trip to Clay County, Kentucky. Visiting on behalf of Save the Children USA and accompanied by her 10 ½-year-old son Brooklyn Joseph, Victoria was on hand to gain a better understanding of childhood poverty in the United States.
By her own account, the trip was both eye-opening and inspirational.
Wedded to Work, and in Dire Need of a Wife
Oh the conflict of a woman's responsibilities.
Granted I am not at the age of marriage or raising a family yet, I will soon be in only a matter of a couple of years. So when I told my female cousins (who are all married with children) how I would want to head back to work after having a child, they laughed and said "that's what we all said before we got pregnant."
Home start-ups face extra risks without small business insurance
Fresh data collected by online small business insurer Insurantz.com shows that an increasing number of entrepreneurs face extra risk of litigation, loss, etc.
The insurer’s research reveals that nearly one million entrepreneurs who are starting their own small businesses from home are unwittingly placing themselves at severe financial risk because of the wrong impression that their businesses are covered by existing home-contents policies.
The study revealed a serious gap between what is needed and the commercial reality.
Why small business insurance is needed even if working from home
In these recessionary times, being a small business owner is not a bed of roses. New business owners are often tempted to reduce costs by not insuring their businesses just because they work from home.
In the short term this might save some money, but it the long run, it could seriously affect future business plans.
Home-start-ups unaware of insurable risks
New data from online small business insurer Insurantz.com demonstrates an increasing number of entrepreneurs who are at risk to litigation, loss and other potential risks.
The research from the insurer, which is exhibiting at Business Start-up 2009, shows nearly 1 million entrepreneurs who are starting their own business from home are unwittingly putting themselves at severe financial risk by wrongly believing their businesses are covered by existing home-contents policies.
The research demonstates a real gap between what is necessary and the commercial reality.
Insurance Company: No arm for 12-year-old Boy
Benjamin French was born with his right arm missing below the elbow. In his 12 years, he has been fitted with seven prostheses. His most recent replacement will cost nearly $30,000 and his doctor says he will soon grow out of it.
Beijing Farm Tour
Tour Code: BJ-PO-16Tour Name: Beijing Farm Tour to Hancunhe Village and Jinxiu Dadi Agriculture ParkDeparture: dailyDuration: 1 dayPackage includes: Vehicle, Guide, Meal, Admission Fee... Highlights: Hancunhe Village-Jinxiu Dadi Agriculture Park Beijing Farm TourBeijing-Hancunhe Village-Jinxiu Dadi Agriculture Park Day Trip This trip we will learn something about modern farming in Beijing suburb. Detail ItineraryPick-up from your hotel around 8:00 AM.Another broken promise.
WASHINGTON (AP) - One of President Barack Obama's campaign pledges on taxes went up in puffs of smoke Wednesday. The largest increase in tobacco taxes took effect despite Obama's promise not to raise taxes of any kind on families earning under $250,000 or individuals under $200,000. This is one tax that disproportionately affects the poor, who are more likely to smoke than the rich.Tools on dealing with reduced or eliminated income.
Conspicuous consumption penetrated United States post-WWII as an outcome of modernity. Mass consumption of houses, automobiles and manufactured goods infused Middle America. Captivation with materialism exhibited itself in the purchases of houses.
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