Posts Tagged ‘Pension’

The Clock is Ticking on Illinois Pension Reform

Tuesday, 14 May 2013 15:00 Written by Bob Adelmann 0 Comments

Neither of these bills is going to do anything about Illinois’ dreadfully underfunded pension plans. But they will take care of the unions.

The Modern German Economic Model is a Myth – revised and updated

Monday, 22 April 2013 06:16 Written by Bob Adelmann 2 Comments

This is a republishing of an article from last week which now includes some revisions and expansions and clarifications that my editor at The New American suggested before it is published in an upcoming print edition of that magazine.

The Modern German Economic Model is a Myth

Wednesday, 17 April 2013 19:00 Written by Bob Adelmann 0 Comments

The German model highly touted as the perfect solution to reviving economies has now been shown to be not only a myth but a fraud.

Cyprus daylight robbery puts the whole European Union at risk

Friday, 22 March 2013 11:00 Written by Bob Adelmann 0 Comments

I like this guy even if he writes for a liberal paper. Perhaps they keep him on as a token of common sense in a world gone crazy.

Illinois Pension Plan Fraud on a Massive Scale

Thursday, 21 March 2013 08:14 Written by Bob Adelmann 0 Comments

A fraud within a fraud. The SEC, ten years after the fact, has discovered a fraud. But didn’t punish it. And didn’t disclose all of it. Does that make the SEC itself fraudulent? Hmm.

Moody’s Downgrades Britain’s Credit, Expects Little Improvement for Years

Monday, 25 February 2013 19:00 Written by Bob Adelmann 0 Comments

Moody’s is more than a little late to this party. The UK’s spending on its welfare state programs continues apace, hastening the day when it ends altogether.

New York Times Attempts to Sell the Boston Globe, Again

Thursday, 21 February 2013 19:00 Written by Bob Adelmann 0 Comments

The jump to light speed for the Times is taking longer and costing them more than I’m sure they ever imagined. But they continue to have a loyal if misinformed audience willing to wait.