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Find a home builder in california
by reklicomToday’s California hurricane building codes do provide buyers of all new homes more protection from hurricanes than many homes built before the building code reforms of the early 1990’s. However, these new codes do not provide as much protection as some consumers have been led to believe. Only a few California counties have adopted the strict standards that are currently in place in Dade county (areas of which were devastated by Hurricane Andrew in 1992). In fact, the current building Continue reading
Oslo: Misconceptions and Fallacies
In the many conversations and debates I’ve had about Oslo recently–in person, on the phone, through email, on blogs, and in the Oslo forum–I’ve encountered a good amount of resistance to the goals of Oslo. Some of this is due to misconception and general confusion, some is due to an attachment to one’s current methodology, and some I believe is simply due to a fear of anything new and unknown. In the course of these conversations, I’ve run across a common set of thoughts or themes which I have Continue reading
Joe-the-Plumber Demonstrates Business and Tax Ignorance in America
I am not picking on “Joe the Plumber”, though I need to start with this very current and in-your-face example that both candidates used in yesterday’s presidential debate (quote from Fox news article link above):Joe Wurzelbacher, 34, told Obama that he was preparing to buy the plumbing company he works for, and that its revenues come to more than $250,000 a year.Does everyone realize how sad it is that people do not understand the difference between REVENUE and INCOME?! There is no income Continue reading