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Amazon Closed My Associates Account, Now What? Help for Affiliates in California

Posted on July 1, 2011 by Andrew

Californians can use VigLink to keep participating in Amazon Associates Gov. Brown signed the Internet Sales tax law and Amazon promptly dropped tens of thousands of Associates in a heartbeat. The state still doesn’t get their sales tax and now … Continue reading →

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2010 California Primary Elections

Posted on June 7, 2010 by Andrew

My quick rundown of the Republican Primary ballot: Prop 13 – Yes Prop 14 – No Prop 15 – No Prop 16 – Yes Prop 17 – Yes Governer – Whitman or Poizner (favoring Poizner for 2nd Amendment) Lt. Governer … Continue reading →

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What the housing bubble looked like up close and personal

Posted on November 5, 2009 by Andrew

I thought it would be interesting to look at the sale prices of condos in the condo complex where we rent in Downey, CA. The graph speaks for itself. Prices in Southern California were completely out of touch with reality. … Continue reading →

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Arnold has a knife, let’s see if he stabs us in the back

Posted on October 9, 2009 by Andrew

Right now Arnold has AB 962 sitting on his desk. He has until Sunday to veto AB 962 before it automatically becomes law. AB 962 does 3 things in the name of helping law enforcement efforts: Require dealers to obtain … Continue reading →

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California 2009 Special Election: Propositions 1A-1F

Posted on May 6, 2009 by Andrew

Kurtis and Nathan both gave their thoughts on the Propositions so I’ll throw in mine. Last time the propositions warranted a look because it was such a mixed bag, not so this time. Quick run down: 1A – Extend tax … Continue reading →

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