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Written by Paul Johnson
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Friday, 08 August 2008 22:39 |
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Probably known and understood less than the infield fly rule1 are the federal government’s bilateral tax arrangements with 21 other nations called “social security totalization agreements.” Totalization agreements are not new - the first between Italy and France was effective in 1919; the first for the US was effective in 1978. The 21 agreement partners2 - Canada, Chile and the industrialized nations of Western Europe and Asia - are economically well-developed, wealthy, and, except for Canada, distant nations with significant transfers of workers to and from the US and comparable social security schemes. Mexico, with whom an agreement was signed in mid-2004, would be the first with a nation that provides such economic disparity, proximity and 70 percent of the US’ illegal immigrants. |
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Written by Laurence Akiyoshi
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Friday, 08 August 2008 22:38 |
ImageRecently, in a two-week period, on seventeen separate occasions I have been asked this very question. Specifically, this question was asked about two individuals that I am working with, in two very different organizations. The frequency was so high that it caused me to keep track in my agenda notebook; it is a questioned that is often asked, but usually once or twice.
Let’s look a bit at these two situations. In one of the organizations the individual in question is the CEO. This privately held organization is small, yet highly sophisticated and enormously successful. This particular organization provides very a unique service and can save the companies that hire them millions of dollars, dramatically reduce time to market, and if executed well, can significantly beat the competition to the marketplace. The second individual is the senior officer managing a global business unit with just over two billion in revenues. This organization is highly structured, formalized, and staffed with senior executives of lengthy tenure.
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Written by Roger Entner
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Friday, 08 August 2008 22:28 |
As the wireless telecommunications industry has matured over the past two decades, the industry's contribution to the economic health of the United States has also grown and is now one of significant stature. Wireless provides millions of Americans jobs, contributes billions of dollars to the United States economy and is expected to become a larger part of the U.S. economy than the agriculture and automobile sectors within five years. The industry has unquestionably benefited from a light regulatory environment that has nurtured a climate of intense competition and, as a result, substantial consumer gains in productivity and surplus revenue. The industry is fulfilling its promise as a key sector of the economy with tremendous potential to not only infuse the economy with much-needed vitality, but to further increase its fiscal support of local, state, and federal government through the payment of corporate and personal income taxes.
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T. Boone Pickens at age 75 is still going strong and plowing new fields. Once noted as a corporate raider and advocate of shareholder rights, Pickens has recently made news by making billions in natural gas. Yet, he is also making a major investment in water rights. Pickens has also become a major philanthropist. In this interview Pickens talks about the future of energy and energy prices (higher), the growing power of energy wealthy Russia in today's world, and what he sees a clear gold: water. Pickens also shares his views of philanthropy and explains why he has never been happier in his life.
