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BP: 'It's a start' turned out to be a false start

Everyone is so busy (justifiably) bashing BP for the horrendous oil spill that they tend to forget that, just five years ago, BP came close to positioning itself as an environmental darling. So I just want to remind everyone, so … Continue reading

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Tax breaks for bonuses? So what?

Once again, newspaper stories are brimming with oh-the-injustice-of-it-all: Those banks paying all that moolah in bonuses get to take it as a tax deduction. Well, of course they do. Here’s the telling sentence in the New York Times: The tax … Continue reading

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