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Retired CPA and Attorney living in Seattle. Home town Wenatchee.
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Donald Trump and Elon Musk's attack on the penny show a serious lack of understanding economic understanding. The value of a penny is not based on its cost but it's value as a medium of exchange. You can get a very good explanation of this but googling "A Penny's Worth by Raymond E. Owens."

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Great point.

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To all my American friends: We Canadians are well aware that there is only one person to blame for the trade war against our country - the Felon In Chief. We will fight because that is what we do, but our anger is not against you. Our bond will endure. 🇨🇦🫶🇺🇸

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What do #OPM’s “Fork in the Road” memo and other changes to the civil service mean for probationary employees? Suzanne Summerlin, an experienced labor and employment attorney specializing in federal workforce issues, addresses some commonly asked questions. www.justsecurity.org/107230/feder...

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Excellent post

submitted 27 days ago • 2082 comments

Woah. Sheryl Sandberg, former COO of Facebook, just sanctioned by Delaware judge for deleting emails ahead of trial this spring. This is the state pension shareholder case alleging the company overpaid the FTC and SEC in $5B+ settlements in order to protect Zuckerberg. /1

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Trump just signed an executive order to rename the Gulf of Mexico to the Gulf of America, and egg prices dropped by 50%. Crazy!

submitted 34 days ago • 51 comments

I need one more Economist to advise Zuckerberg that Meta stock may be close to worthless at year end so I can truthfully post on Facebook that economists are warning Zuckerberg that Meta stock may be worthless at year end.

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@godlyblue.bsky.social I hear the Democrats are close to giving in on DOGE. They are only demanding the name be changed to the Department Of Projected Efficiency Savings or DOPES.

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@godlyblue.bsky.social I hear the Democrats are close to giving in on DOGE. They are only demanding the name be changed to the Department Of Projected Efficiency Savings or DOPES.

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Elon Musk is having trouble getting smart high tech workers to work for him and the Cleveland Browns are having trouble recruiting help too. I wonder why?

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Seattle was progressive from the start. David Denny grants land for a cemetery open to all.

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