We took a look at some of the budget numbers in California at www.scabee.com/statepay
where you can find the salary of most any state employee. We don't know of anyone there except Arnold and he's probably working for one dollar anyway. But we got to thinking if Calfornia was similar to some of the east coast states that have budget problems. So we picked a department like "Industrial Relations" and asked to see who made over $100k annually. 347 names popped up. We went to a bunch of other departments and each one had pages of people pulling down in excess of $100k. Now think about this. Each one of these people will retire early and get a hefty benefit filled pension for years after they leave their job so hard working stiffs like you and I that aren't so lucky support that gravy train for the rest of our breathing days. Something is wrong here and it only seems to be getting worse. The town I live at near the beach just decided that it wouldn't be nice to lay off any government workers or cut back on the budget (they are having fun building new everything) so they just announced a their completion of a new revaluation of homes proposing that our house receive a 42% increase in property taxes from $5,578 to $7,908 per year. Now don't think that we had a low assessment previously, we didn't. Everyone in the neighborhood is getting stiffed and our house is only a 1000 sq ft built some 50 years ago. Something wrong here. This reminds us of the decline of the former USSR. Are we on our way?
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Waiting for morning newspaper
March 18, 2009
Oracle's shares surged in after-hours trading after the company posted fiscal third-quarter profit that was stronger than expected and unveiled its first-ever dividend.
Profit eased 0.8% as the stronger dollar continued to drag on growth, but the business-software company decided to start paying a five-cent-a-share quarterly dividend in light of its strong cash flow and operating margins.
It is a proven fact! While all the great thinkers have been screwing up this planet, us members of the barking class have been putting some real brain power into pondering what really makes sense. Sitting around the house or yard we hear the TV, we hear the radio, we scan (even digest) the newspaper. Didn’t you ever wonder what is that dog thinking about? Amongst all the poop out there it is The Smarter Dog who can provide meaningful commentary on day-to-day life.
Raggs & Riley
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Good Business News
March 18, 2009
Oracle's shares surged in after-hours trading after the company posted fiscal third-quarter profit that was stronger than expected and unveiled its first-ever dividend.
Profit eased 0.8% as the stronger dollar continued to drag on growth, but the business-software company decided to start paying a five-cent-a-share quarterly dividend in light of its strong cash flow and operating margins.
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- Not having any meanigful job we spend a lot of time hanging around the house. Sleeping takes up a good amount of time as does sniffing around the yard. But unlike everyone else who are constantly multi-tasking, we have a lot of time to focus. Ever notice how your dog hears the mailman when he is way down the street? That's Focus! Ever see how we can smell a rabbit that was in the yard yesterday. Yep, once again Focus! When MSNBC is on we listen instead of reading the paper, working on the computer or helping the kids with homework. If you want someting done right FOCUS all your attenntion on it. When the radio is on, we hear everything and more than the average Joe. And, don't even talk about whether some news story can pass our smell test. We can smell news before anyone else even sees it.
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