[PEN-L:11571] Re: Re: Re: overblown rhetoric

1997-08-01 Thread Wojtek Sokolowski
Jim: At 09:37 PM 7/30/97 -0700, you wrote: I don't see why the "populist" explanation and the social-structural explanation (Moore, et al) have to be contradictory. It seems to me that the two are _complementary_. I've always liked Moore's theory, but there's a lot of evidence for the populist

[PEN-L:11575] Re: time to sell...maybe, but: FROP or not?

1997-08-01 Thread JayHecht
Jim, Abbey J Cohen (Goldman's Stock Guru) justifies these differentials by noting that the pre-tax profits of the SP 500 have increased at an annual average compound growth rate of +20% from 1991 through 1997:1. Read' em and weep jason

[PEN-L:11576] time to sell?

1997-08-01 Thread James Devine
Jay writes: Abbey J Cohen (Goldman's Stock Guru) justifies these differentials by noting that the pre-tax profits of the SP 500 have increased at an annual average compound growth rate of +20% from 1991 through 1997:1. I would agree with that: high rising profit rates of the sort seen lately

[PEN-L:11574] Re: Info request re new tax accord

1997-08-01 Thread JayHecht
In a message dated 97-07-31 04:48:25 EDT, you write: 1) What percentage of new investment in productive capacity is financed by retained earnings? I think Doug claims between 80-90% What percentage is financed by borrowing from financial institutions? What percentage is financed by

[PEN-L:11573] Living Wage Victory in Boston!

1997-08-01 Thread Nathan Henderson-James
This is for list members interested in the national movement for living wages and corporate accountability. Boston City Council Passes Strongest Living Wage Ordinance In USA Boston gets a Living Wage! The Boston Jobs and Living Wage Coalition, a consortium of labor, religious and community

[PEN-L:11572] (XPN) IGC/Basque Censorship Issue

1997-08-01 Thread Wojtek Sokolowski
Return-path: [EMAIL PROTECTED] Date: Thu, 31 Jul 1997 18:59:38 -0700 (PDT) From: Raleigh Myers [EMAIL PROTECTED] Subject: (XPN) IGC/Basque Censorship Issue Sender: [EMAIL PROTECTED] X-Sender: [EMAIL PROTECTED] To: [EMAIL PROTECTED] Computer underground DigestWed July 23, 1997 Volume 9 :

[PEN-L:11570] July 31, 1997, Teamsters UPS Update

1997-08-01 Thread Michael Eisenscher
Teamsters UPS Update July 31, 1997 UPS BACKTRACKS IN CONTRACT TALKS; STRIKE SET FOR MIDNIGHT THURSDAY UNLESS SITUATION CHANGES UPS management negotiators backtracked on key issues in contract talks with the Teamsters Union on