Sunday, March 01, 2009 - Posts
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If you see a banker with a vacuum cleaner, watch out: A friend took me to a fancy West L.A. fundraising event recently. Lots of very, very affluent people--mainly youngish couples, mainly investment bankers. There was some whispering about one particular glittering husband and wife team. "They have no help. ... Can you believe it?" Yes, I can believe it. Ask Nancy Killifer! It's not easy to employ "help" both a) efficiently and b) completely correctly, from a legal and tax standpoint--i.e., in a way that couldn't surface at an unfortunate time (say a Senate confirmation hearing). I tried it once, in D.C.. After paying Social Security taxes and Unemployment Comp and Workers Comp, I'm sure I left a few things out.
Is "having no help" the new sign of political ambition? Democracy works to produce social equality in mysterious ways. ... 12:35 P.M.
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Italian carmaker FIAT tests to make sure its latest compact will uphold the company's North American reputation! ... See also. ... [via Autoblog] 12:23 A.M.
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