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California Prison Budget, Musharraf and Karzai, Bush and Schwarzenegger, the Balkans in 08 |
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In California, prison costs soar, partly because prisons need to give better healthcare, but partly because of “tough on crime” policies. Here’s an idea: keep monitoring the rapists, keep locking up the violent criminals, but stop incarcerating nonviolent criminals. And drop the “Three Strikes” stuff; instead take the time to review each case on its own merits.
Pakistan’s Musharraf and Afghanistan’s Karzai pledge closer cooperation. This is probably just talk, but apparently is a step forward over the hostility that has characterized past relations.
Bush and Schwarzenegger butt heads over who gets to regulate vehicle emissions. Ron Paul fans, care to tell us who’s right here?
The BBC speculates on what 2008 holds for the Balkans.
Ethanol? A “mixed bag”? No, couldn’t be…
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That’s a very sobering and accurate statement. The future of labor, if it lies anywhere, will be in unionizing internationally, and as the article points out, working with employers. It shouldn’t come as a surprise that happy, well compensated employees are more productive and tend to make a company more successful. Unions need companies and vice-versa. They aren’t mortal enemies.
but dont forgit the 19 00s to 30s..the unions had clout or died for it..even back to the hay market strike..you ever see a dem. tell you what you wanna hear..and vote the excate opposite!..most people have to sign a will to work paper to be imployed to work..what that puts us back is the 80s & 90s and im talking 18″..where yor boss can tell you to work 12 hours with no over time..oh well if this is what the born agian bushites want for there kids..fine with me but i can see a few bricks being thrown in the future for this anti- people folly..who are these loons running this shit…?????lets vote gobs more in office..i see there kids gitting lucative contracts selling million year old melt water from greenland to afraca..big short term bucks..thats what there fools think tanks are the for…hey it dont make sence to us but hey…were not “one of them”.
I wouldn’t be surprised to see some pretty serious unrest in America if there was a real economic downturn, and the housing crisis just might be it.