Actually, the reason for the increase in price for gas is that the oil companies can do it anytime they want to do it.   The Free Market System at work again, maximize profits until the people paying the prices change how they do things or quit doing things.  Free Market System is working in the making of medicine, t...more

By having the Post Office cut service to save a few bucks will only lead to its demise.  The value of the Postal Service is not generally well understood and the loss will be far greater than anyone expects.    We could be one of the few countries in the world who will not have a postal service.  I think I would pre...more

From my own experience there are too many 1099 forms that are impossible to read and understand.  Wait until you get your 1099 for sale of stock from 2011, they come in more varieties than Howard Johnson has flavors.

What bothers me is that the Republicans want American workers to get the same pay, benefits and working conditions of China while guaranteeing that American companies can keep all their gains for themselves.   If you expect American workers to work for minimum wages and under lousy conditions why bother living in Ame...more

I managed to get jobs until I was 62 and lasted only nine months working for the government.  I felt that my manager did not want an older person like me and made things really tough for me.  I was give special attention during my training aimed at getting me written up.  I left the government job since there seemed no...more

Seems kind of a big number owed by government employees.  The report is not specific enough to really tell the whole story.  If you are an IRS employee and do not pay your taxes, you are fired.  IRS employees have their returns reviewed every year.  If an IRS employee fails and audit, they are either fired or reprimand...more

Best Buy seems to be heading the way of the DODO bird.  If you cannot deliver, then do not sell it.  If it breaks, replace it.  If you cannot fix it, admit it and do something positive.   Circuit City did the same crap and all that is left is a bunch of empty stores and unemployed workers.   Wake up or the roses yo...more

I do not understand how Best Buy has been sacrificing its margins when damned near every product is being sold at list price and the few items that are really on sale are very limited in stock.   I feel that Best Buy has limited choices and unless a person wants a TV, there is little reason to visit a Best Buy store....more

I know the pain of looking for work when over 55.  I could almost feel the bad vibes during an interview that the employer wanted someone younger.  I did manage to actually find a job when I was 62 but during the training period, I felt singled out and eventually forced to resign.   All you can do is keep looking and...more