“Social Security’s attackers claim that they’re concerned about the program’s financial future. But their math doesn’t add up, and their hostility isn’t really about dollars and cents. Instead, it’s about ideology and posturing. And underneath it all is ignorance of or indifference to the realities of life for many Americans.” To Read the...
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“BPP, a private company that possesses 14 sites around the UK providing law and business degrees, was granted “university college” status in July, creating the first private university in the UK for 30 years. The decision signals the coalition government’s drive to privatise...
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Indian Call Centre Firms hiring US Workers
“… we’re a commodity like soybeans and oil, and the price of commodities go up and down… He said there are thousands of people in this area out of jobs, and they could hire any one of them for $14 an hour.” Call...
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Bank of Ireland has reported a pre-tax loss of almost €1.25 billion for the first six months of this year, compared with a loss of €668m in the same...
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THE Government has spent €600 million on the M50 west link toll contract. The West-Link is a toll bridge on the M50 motorway operated by BetEire Flow Limited (trading...
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Cuts of €800 Million for 2011 – Irish Times
The Department of Health has instructed the Health Service Executive (HSE) to draw up plans for cutting spending by up to €800 million next year. “In a confidential letter...
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