So I'm reading two stories (here and here) about a new law that will effectively outlaw Roll-Your-Own tobacco stores. It's something I kinda follow because I always thought it was a decent business model (until the government outlaws your business) and another fine...
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More And More Americans Are Leaving
Last year, nearly 1,800 Americans surrendered their citizenship. In a nation of 300 million folks, 1,800 émigrés is hardly a rush for the exits. But the recent trend is, nevertheless, intriguing. ... Who knows the exact reason why 1,800 Americans chose to leave last...
Bankrupt Stockton Chicago
Yesterday's news: Officials in Stockton said Tuesday that mediation with creditors has failed, meaning the Central California city is set to become the largest American city ever to declare bankruptcy. ... The river port city of 290,000 in Central California has seen...
More Bad News on the Pension Crisis
If I was Rahm I would so totally throw Daley under the bus on this issue. The debt from 10 Chicago-area pension plans swelled more than 600 percent to $27.4 billion between 2001 and 2010, according to a study released Monday by the nonpartisan Civic Federation. That's...