Grow Up Clueless Lawyers in the Office
A legal assistant describes a hostile divide between county funded support staff and state paid attorneys in pay and benefits. The piece advises organizing peers to confront the issue, then approaching management if needed, to address morale problems caused by hostile remarks about salaries.
Personal finance stress test to gauge recession resilience
Dallas Morning News reports a consumer financial stress test to measure how long income would last after job loss or illness. Experts advise calculating months to replace salary by dividing annual gross pay by 10,000 and testing emergency savings against unemployment duration.
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Financial stress test scoring guide overview
This article outlines a four factor method to compute a personal financial stress test score. It defines disposable income ratio, months of savings, total spend-down, and debt to income, with scoring bands and overall health conclusions.
Small Minnesota hog farm sells 1700 hogs as costs rise
Marty Malecek and his family plans to auction land and divest from hog production after costs outpace revenue. Soaring feed, energy costs, ethanol competition, weak demand, and H1N1 hit small operations. industry experts fear many family farms may not survive, while larger farms endure.
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