Archive of entries posted on March 2011

Union Membership in the U.S.: Public vs. Private Sector

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The majority of the states in the U.S. are running deficits and hence are cutting government services when they are desperately needed by the middle and the lower classes in this sluggish economy. While the causes for the budget shortfalls are many, one of the main reason is that public workers at the state and …

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CIBC: Canadian Stocks To Offer Best Returns This Year

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Canada offers unique advantages over other developed countries. For example, unlike most European countries the country is blessed with many natural resources that emerging markets like China need,  a stable banking system, democratic political system and proximity to the U.S., the world’s largest consumer market. An article in the Financial Times notes that the Canadian …

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