Icahn: 'I've never seen worse governance than eBay'Silicon Valley Business JournalIn an open letter to eBay last month, Icahn accused eBay board member and venture capitalist Marc Andreessen of investing in direct competitors of eBay and illegally profiting off gains he made from eBay's sale of Skype in 2009. He …
Read More »Is Buying Seafood With Food Stamps the Worst?
In the decades since President Ronald Regan introduced the Welfare Queen to the world, privileged living has taken on different trappings from driving a Cadillac and eating steak and lobster. So to raise fears over people misusing food stamps, outlets like Fox News have gone far beyond the Old Gipper’s …
Read More »Pa. makes heating-aid change to save food stamps – Youngstown Vindicator
Pa. makes heating-aid change to save food stampsYoungstown VindicatorA federal farm bill enacted last month halted a practice referred to as “heat and eat” that provided more food stamps to families that received even minimal heating assistance. The farm bill required at least $20 in heating aid before higher food …
Read More »Nibbled to Death by Duck Stamps – The Weekly Standard (blog)
Nibbled to Death by Duck StampsThe Weekly Standard (blog)President Obama's budget released Tuesday would hike duck stamp fees by $140 million over the next decade … the proposal seeks to raise an additional $14 million a year from hunters. The White House Office of Management and Budget projected that …Obama budget …
Read More »Family traveled country to steal millions in toys to sell on eBay, feds say – Chicago Sun-Times
ABC7Chicago.com Family traveled country to steal millions in toys to sell on eBay, feds sayChicago Sun-TimesJulia, 34, to steal and sell on eBay, federal authorities say. They were arrested by Secret Service agents Tuesday at their home on Weller Lane in Northbrook. A federal complaint alleges the family sold toys …
Read More »Third man arrested over Roscommon post office robbery
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Read More »Charges: Group Used Others’ Food Stamps To Buy, Sell Groceries – CBS Local
Charges: Group Used Others' Food Stamps To Buy, Sell GroceriesCBS LocalST. PAUL, Minn. (WCCO) – Three people have been charged with using other people's food stamps to purchase groceries and ship them to Africa at a profit. According to the criminal complaints, the group operating the scheme bought up EBT …
Read More »Icahn says eBay corporate governance worst ever: CNBC
Billionaire activist investor Carl Icahn said Wednesday that corporate governance at e-commerce giant eBay Inc. was the worst he had ever seen. "I've never seen worse corporate governance than eBay," Icahn told CNBC television. Icahn, who has a 2.15 percent stake in eBay, is known for taking large stakes in …
Read More »Icahn: eBay Has the Worst Corporate Governance—Ever
Activist investor Carl Icahn says eBay is the worst-run company he’s ever seen. The billionaire who regularly clashes with tech’s biggest CEOs told CNBC’s Squawk Box that eBay’s corporate governance leaves a lot to be desired. “Corporate governance, with exceptions, is completely dysfunctional,” he said in a phone interview on …
Read More »Report: Minimum wage hike would cut food stamp spending by $4.6 billion a year – Washington Post
Report: Minimum wage hike would cut food stamp spending by $4.6 billion a yearWashington PostRaising the minimum wage from $7.25 to $10.10 an hour would reduce federal food stamp spending by $4.6 billion a year, according to a report to be released Wednesday by the liberal-leaning Center for American Progress. …
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