In Business, You Can't Say You're Honest Anymore

Wed Jul 20, 2011 6:34 PM EDT

Have you ever come across a statement about a business that immediately says to you, "they're hiding something"? Such is the case in this day and age with businesses that include the words "honesty", "integrity", or "honor" in their slogan.

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honor, not-news, honesty, integrity

Why We Love Junk Food

Seeded on Wed Jul 6, 2011 2:25 PM EDT (diet-blog.com)

junk-food, fat, recipes, not-news

Manshop vs. Womanshop: Two Verbs Missing from the English Language

Fri Jun 24, 2011 9:49 AM EDT

Yesterday evening, my wife was not feeling well. Someone needed to go to the grocery store to get some of the essentials of life. So, after most of the kids and my wife were in bed, my 9-month old and I set out to the store.

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not-news

Running Red Lights - a Symptom of a Far Greater Problem

Tue Jun 14, 2011 1:27 PM EDT

A few weeks back I sat at an intersection close to my home, waiting patiently for the light to turn green. I was right at the line with a very clear view of traffic flowing across the intersection in front of me.

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decisions, downfall, morality, not-news, red-light, degradation

Banking and low interest rates: what a racket!

Seeded on Wed Jun 8, 2011 9:01 AM EDT (Newsday.com)

Mr. Akst writes a clever article about starting a bank in this depressed economy. As he states: With the Federal Reserve keeping interest rates near zero, after all, any bozo with a bank charter can get money by the carload essentially for free."

business, bank, federal-reserve, ponzi-scheme

Time Warner Takes a Shot at Netflix - NYTimes.com

Seeded on Mon Dec 13, 2010 2:17 PM EST (The New York Times)

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netflix, entertainment, time-warner, starz

The Solution to Jobless Claims

Thu Aug 12, 2010 12:01 PM EDT

A couple of months ago, I wrote an article about the demise of our society. (http://hoserman.newsvine.com/_news/2010/05/11/4269065-the-three-facets-of-our-demise). I'd like to continue discusssing one facet of that article: Greed.

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business, recovery, jobless-claims

The Three Facets of Our Demise

Tue May 11, 2010 3:10 PM EDT

On July 4, 1776 a group of representatives from 13 colonies declared those colonies an independent nation. On September 17, 1787, Gouverneur Morris penned these immortal words:

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