Lawmakers who don't live under their own laws Ethel C. Fenig
Further proof, not that it is needed, that lawmakers believe that the laws and regulations they pass are for the little people; the lawmakers themselves are above the law.
From Jordy Yager of The Hill we learn that More than 70 percent of congressional offices have violated worker safety standards over the past year.
While the majority of all lawmaker offices on Capitol Hill have at least one health or safety hazard violation, this year's inspection data from the Office of Compliance inspections is an improvement over last year's.
Even more reassuring news about our lawmakers:
The type of violations is also shifting, from what used to be gross safety risks to what are now relatively minor infractions, like lengths of electric cord strung together or a blocked electrical outlet.
Whew, that's a relief. Now of course the offending lawmakers will pay the fines for these violations they wrote into the law from their own pockets rather than the taxpayers'.
OMAHA, Neb. (AP) - Berkshire Hathaway Inc. delivered a fourth-quarter profit more than 25 times higher than the previous year thanks largely to an unrealized $1 billion gain on derivative contracts and investments.
Warren Buffett's company said Saturday that its insurance and utility divisions also performed well and helped offset weakness in subsidiaries tied to the economy, such as NetJets, Acme Brick and other manufacturing and retail businesses.
Berkshire generated $3.056 billion in net income, or $1,969 per Class A share, during the quarter. That's up from $117 million net income, or $76 per share, a year ago.
The three analysts surveyed by Thomson Reuters had expected Berkshire to report fourth-quarter earnings per share of $1,208.33 on average.
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