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SCHOOL SPENDING

We hear the comments every time a new coach is hired and fired at UT. Look how much money the athletic program spends on coaches.

Maybe we were on to something according to a new study that highlights spending gaps in the NCAA.

The study looked at public universities in six big-time conferences like the SEC and Big 12.

The report does not provide information about ratios at individual institutions.

Here are the numbers:

Walmart is really stepping up!  They’re putting their “military where their mouth is!”

They have just announced one of the biggest job commitments ever made by a company.  Walmart plans to hire almost any military veteran who wants a job.  It all starts on Memorial Day and they expect to hire 100,000 veterans over the next 5 years.  The program is being offered to any vet who received an honorable discharge from the military within a year of apply for a job. 

This past weekend a news story was picking up popularity on the internet with the title, “will longer school year help or hurt US students?”

There are some educators and the Education Secretary are discussing proposals catching on around the country to lengthen the school year.

The downside, a much shorter summer vacation.

So by now most of us have gotten ours and OUCH!  The paycheck.  

I think most of us are beginning to feel the pinch from Washington's decision to embrace austerity measures aimed at bringing down the nation's budget deficit.

Paychecks across the country have shrunk over the last week due to higher federal tax rates, and workers are already cutting back on spending, which will drag on the economy this year.

Many analysts said that the 2% hit would be about $30.00.  But mine was nearly $60.00