In Jewish culture one of the highest ranking “mitzvahs” (good deeds) is to give someone a job. The old adage about “give a man a fish he eats for a day, teach him how to fish, he eats for a lifetime” is in the same vein. Yet, the most highly paid fishing instructors in this Read More
My father always told me: “You don’t own a house, a house owns you.” I never really understood it until I owned one. Gone is the ability to pick up and move. Gone is the ability to call “the super” or the landlord to deal with things like busted water heaters. Houses depreciate without constant Read More
A friend was having problems paying their mortgage and called Countrywide/Bank of America to see if they could qualify for the federal assistance plan. They have a name for it- the “home retention program.” Of course, Bank of America bought Countrywide, after it went bust- while Angelo Mozilo, the CEO was making millions (he’s now Read More
Ohio Attorney General Richard Cordray is playing favorites, handing a potentially lucrative class action lawsuit over to former Montgomery County Democratic Party Chairman Dennis Lieberman’s law firm. Lieberman is also the husband of Montgomery County Commissioner, Debbie Lieberman. Right now, Lieberman is facing $132,565 in federal tax liens. Which makes me go hmmm? Right now Read More
I’m having second thoughts about posturing legislation. Tony Capizzi did it when he proposed gun control legislation. Dean Lovelace did it when he pushed for anti-predatory lending laws. Mary Wiseman did it when she asked for equal opportunity protection for gays. All of these were pissing in the wind, since none were enforceable, or true Read More
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