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Billboards add novelty to the recession.

Billboards add novelty to the recession.

Billboards have been popping up around the country as part of a billboard campaign called “Recession 101.” They are funded by an anonymous East Coast donor who looked across the country and became very depressed about how people were reacting to the slumping economy. The …

Could California raise over a billion dollars by legalizing marijuana?

Could California raise over a billion dollars by legalizing marijuana?

Regulating and taxing marijuana in California could generate the state somewhere in the neighborhood of $1.4 billion in revenue, at least according to an analysis released yesterday by tax officials in the state. The State Board of Equalization report has estimated that, when a $50 …

Minimum wage in the UK also goes up.

Minimum wage in the UK also goes up.

A national report issued by the United Kingdom Government says that the country’s minimum wage is set to increase by 3.8% for all age groups.
A report from the Low Pay Commission has monitored the importance of a national minimum wage during a recession. It has …

More banks are deciding not to take California’s IOUs

More banks are deciding not to take California’s IOUs

A couple of weeks ago, California decided that it would start having to borrow money from banks using IOUs; since then, many banks have decided that they will not accept the worthless sheets of paper being issued by the nearly bankrupt state.
Now, thousands of California …

Look for an open source Google operating system to be released later this year

Look for an open source Google operating system to be released later this year

In an attempt to compete with Windows, Google announced an open source operating system for the PC that will be released later this year. The name will go along with the company’s already popular Chrome browser; Chrome OS.
It is intended to be a quick staring …