The following press release from Citizens for Responsible Government explains how the Milwaukee County DA’s office investigated political blogger Christopher Liebenthal, and found he was doing his political blogging on taxpayer time. I believe Liebenthal should lose his job and […]
Let me start out this post by saying that I don’t like it when anyone is taken advantage of. Any individual, any group. I don’t like scammers who prey on the elderly, or those who speak English as a second […]
Robert Kiyosaki is a best-selling author, but his advice is controversial. I’ve always thought he was heavy on hype, light on substance. Nonetheless, Kiyosaki’s “Rich Dad” brand is recognized by many and therefore worth a lot of money. CBC’s Marketplace […]
Guest Post by Ronald Kral, MBA, CPA, CMA Managing Partner of Candela Solutions LLC Sound data, information and intelligence are clearly critical business success factors; however, is it getting to the right people? Too often we think of C-level decision […]
Recently, Representative Anthony Weiner (D-New York) issued a report on Goldline International to the SEC and FTC, claiming that Goldline is guilty of misrepresenting itself to buyers and charging astronomical prices for its precious metals. The reason Goldline is being […]
I have spent plenty of time ranting about the employee costs at Milwaukee Public Schools. The bulk of the problem is teacher salaries and benefits, which average $100,000 per teacher per school year. In order to make things work financially […]
Today Daily Finance has published an article by me about the current state of the Facebook privacy drama. Simply put, it’s completely overblown. I don’t like the fact that Facebook seems to make huge changes just when I’ve finally figured […]
No one is really solving the money problems at Milwaukee Public Schools, but finally the school board is at least talking sense about some of the costs. Last night the school board made it clear that if MPS teachers want […]
Yesterday it was reported that Milwaukee Public Schools is cutting 684 jobs, which includes 260 teachers. The reason? Out-of-control employee costs, thanks to the teachers’ union. The first thing you’ll hear is how the district doesn’t have money, and more […]
On January 7, 2009, Barry Minkow and the Fraud Discovery Institute issued an initial report on Lennar Corporation (NYSE:LEN), citing 10 Red Flags of Fraud. Lennar immediately came forward and called FDI and its investigators liars, saying in one press […]
