Chairman Tom Wheeler didn’t say so directly, but he left little doubt that he and fellow Democrats on the FCC will stand up to cable and telco Internet providers next month by adopting net neutrality rules that redefine broadband as a regulated, communications service. ISPs have said that such a [...]
Posts Tagged ‘Business’
January 4th, 2015 - 11:35 pm § in The Ave Scene
Bill Gates Thinks He Is Too Exceptional to Pay Taxes
William Gates III on the left. Alfred E. Newman on the right. French economist Thomas Piketty says the world’s richest man loves everything about his 2014 book, Capital in the Twenty-First Century, except for the part about how the rich should pay more in taxes. According to the Huff Post: Bill to[...]
December 19th, 2014 - 12:35 pm § in Hypocrisy
European Union complains to WTO about Washington Boeing subsidies
The European Union has filed a formal complaint with the World Trade Organization objecting to the billions of dollars in state tax subsidies that Washington State has given to Boeing. The EU contends the subsidies are illegal because they discriminate against foreign suppliers by requiring Boeing t[...]
December 17th, 2014 - 9:47 am § in Uncategorized
Airbus Made a Bad Bet
The A380 was AIRBUS’ big bet. The Mega Jumbo Jet was countered by the smaller and more efficient Boeing 787 Dreamliner. Now the Jumbo is suffering from a lack of sales. Boeing was right, there is simply not enough demand for a 500-seater long haul airline. No airline has ordered A380s a[...]
Radical Republicans: GOP Senator opposes hand washing regulations
The free market, not government regulation, should compel food service employees wash their hands after using the bathroom. So says newly-elected U.S. Senator Thom Tillis (R-NC), who explained, “I don’t have any problem with Starbucks if they choose to opt out of this policy as long as t[...]