Today I finally got a response in regard to my complaint about the positively disgusting pomegranate Orbit Gum that I sent to the Wrigley Gum Company. The letter, printed below, was full of corporate doublespeak, vague promises, and NO coupon for free gum!
What is the world coming to? Is the recession taking that big [...]
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Positively Pomegranate UPDATE!
Way to go Bush Administration
Here is an article on TPM about some shenanigans at the federal pension guarantor.
One good thing about having a competent/Democratic administration, is that I have a lot more faith in the mid- and hight-level appointments. While I think it is doubtful Bush was very hands on in this decision, he appointed the guy that [...]
Positively Pomegranate, Positively Disgusting!
This gum is absolutely gross. I bought it today at the capitol snack bar, mainly on a whim because I was feeling sick of mint gum and I had never noticed this flavor of gum before (apparently it is a limited edition flavor, which is probably for the best). It tasted like some sort of [...]
Stimulus
Here is an interesting article about economic stimulus efforts in Japan. Much of the spending has been for “bridges to nowhere” — projects which increase the national debt, but have relatively little economic value after the construction is complete.
My favorite (well…actually least favorite…) examples of wasteful construction in Japan are tetrapods, the eye sores [...]
Bush, Obama, the Financial Rescue, and Housing Prices
Ya, that sums it up pretty well. Of course, maybe not all the blame should go to Bush regarding management of the financial crisis. He was pretty much checked out at that point and Hank Paulson screwed the pooch on that one.
Hopefully Obama will do something with the rest of the bailout money to actually [...]
The Taxman Cometh
Now that 2008 is over, I started to do what I always do…gather up my paycheck stubs and other documents to do a rough estimate of what my taxes are for the year and how much of a refund to expect. I logged into the free H&R Block TaxCut online and started putting in some [...]
Daily Beast: Americans Driving Less isn’t Good News!
I was just checking out The Daily Beast for the first time. The site looks ok, but I’m not sure it’ll become a staple of my daily news binge. While reading their Cheat Sheet, I stumbled upon their summary of a story about lower gas prices:
One bright spot for struggling Americans this holiday: gas prices hit [...]
GG SEIU & UAW
Between the SEIU being involved in the Blagoyjevich Senate Seat Auction and the United Auto Workers getting blamed by many for driving their employers into bankruptcy, it hasn’t been a very good week for labor groups. Sure the UAW isn’t the only problem, since it takes two to tango and the Big Three management agreed [...]
Big 3 Need Some Creative Destruction
It looks like Congress has come up with a bailout plan for the Big 3 automakers. I’m in favor of some assistance to the companies, but only if it will result in meaningful changes in the car companies that will cut their labor and benefit costs (thanks for the link Heritage Foundation!), reduce the number [...]
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