Week 16
ByDerek
Definitely showing!
Definitely showing!
Turns out, New York State’s STAR program failed in it’s primary goal – to reduce the property tax burden. It actually had the opposite of it’s intended effect – it accelerated spending by local school districts, which in turn raises the homeowner’s taxes. I really don’t understand how politicians think. If a whole bunch of…
Count me among the people that are underimpressed by the iPhone. For those of us that have been using smartphones already, the iPhone is a bit of a let down. Sure, it’s got that sleek, spiffy look that Apple has become synonomous with, and I can honestly say it’s probably one of the best looking…
The Zednik throat slash was a horrible incident, but what a fantastic photograph by Bill Wippert. Not all moments captured are good, and this one so clearly shows the shock and horror of the people sitting near where it happened.
Ok Buffalo Sports fans, I need some help. My most memorable Aud experience was going to the game where they honored Gil Perreault’s 500 goals. I remember getting a pennant and the Sabres driving a car out on the ice to give him as a gift. What I can’t remember is whether or not this…
I rail on Governor-elect Spitzer a lot for only doing half his job as Attorney General. But even I have to give him props for cleaning up some of the bad stuff that went on in Wall Street. The New York Stock Exchange was a management mess for a long time. Recently, Ex-NYSE CEO Richard…
Good news from the pages of USA Today… fourteen states now require high school grads to have some basic personal finance training. States are recognizing that financial literacy is an important “skill for the 21st century,” says Joseph Peri of NCEE. “We don’t wait until college to teach students how to read. Why would we…