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TWO WEEK NOTICES WENT OUT WITH NICKEL BEERS

Posted on May 27, 2013 by James Carlini | 1 comment

By James Carlini

Do you still use a rotary telephone (do you even know what that is?)? Can you buy gas at 20 cents a gallon where you live? Times have changed, companies have changed, and giving a two-week notice went out with nickel beers. Continue reading →

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ILLINOIS PENSION REFORM: ROAD TO NOWHERE

Posted on May 10, 2013 by James Carlini | Leave a comment

By James Carlini

The latest attempts at putting Illinois back on the right road to fiscal solvency and promote a more enticing image to attract businesses should be accompanied by the song by the Talking Heads’ “We’re On a Road to Nowhere”
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We’re on a road to nowhere….. After a 66% tax increase in state income tax, we are still billions of dollars behind in Continue reading →

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