NYS BASIC STAR: The Time Bomb Under The Table
Region: New York
In New York State’s infinitely complex tax regime, STAR is perhaps its most confusing element. STAR stands for School Tax Relief rebate program. It was enacted in 1997 during the Republican Pataki adminis... more
Views: 4142Practical Advice From Hydrofracking's Ground Zero
Region: New York
The oil industry has known about the Marcellus shale formation in New York State for close to 100 years but has never had the technology to extract the gas it contains until recently. The gas is located 5,000 to 10,0... more
Views: 2530Public Employees Price Themselves Out of A Job
Region: New York
“April is the cruelest month”, it being budget time again in the Rivertowns of Westchester County, New York. And the theme this year is that public employees have priced themselves out of a job. &nb... more
Views: 1942Healthcare Reform Joy in Tarrytown Deli
Region: New York
Unusual joy was observed today at the Tarrytown Deli Inc. The countermen and woman were smiling and high-fiving each other announcing to the long line of customers "It is signed." One middle class m... more
Views: 1286Jerry York Remembered
Region: Michigan
Jerry York made a huge impression of everyone he met. You either trusted him or feared him. I only worked for him for nine months in 1994/5 at IBM and yet he left a deep impression on me prof... more
Views: 1845Plug in Electric Cars Won't Change the Energy Mix
Region: New York
Plug-in hybrid electric vehicles or PHEVs and plug-in electric vehicles or PEVs go into mass production later this year. The Nissan Leaf will lead the PEV way and the Chevrolet Volt will usher in the Age of PHE... more
Views: 5056China Beware: Anger is Stronger than Greed
Region: New York
"Threats spawn anger that morphs into enmity and overwhelms greed.", Modern American Proverb. This is the emotional slippery slope that the Chinese leadership needs to worry about. Americans are greedy, no do... more
Views: 3636Rare Platonics Track Discovered in New York Basement
Region: New York
A new track from the legendary New Wave band, The Platonics, has been uncovered in the old tape collection by an anonymous Westchester, New York collector. The Platonics made a sensation in 1984 when they... more
Views: 1592No Surprise Here in Republican Upset in Massachusetts
Region: New York
As reported on Groundreport last November, the Republicans crushed the Democrats in local elections in Westchester County, New York, a supposed safe liberal county in a Deep Blue state. So I was not surprised at all ... more
Views: 1145Labor Contract Arbitration: As Broken As Executive Comp
Region: New York
Some of the real villains of the current financial malaise are unrecognized by the general public: executive compensation consultants like Hewlett Associates and certified New York State labor contract arbitrators. ... more
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