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Forum: USA
Aug 25th 2013, 6:03 pm
Replies: 224
Views: 14,548
Posted By Michael

Re: Leave entitlement from work

Especially if you live around Lake Merritt or in the east hills. To me, both are just beautiful areas.
Forum: USA
Aug 25th 2013, 2:33 am
Replies: 224
Views: 14,548
Posted By Michael

Re: Leave entitlement from work

You are correct. Expedia gives the total taxes and fees and the taxes and fees for a roundtrip from San Francisco to Vancouver is $93 and the taxes and fees from San Francisco to Seattle is $31. So I...
Forum: USA
Aug 25th 2013, 1:19 am
Replies: 224
Views: 14,548
Posted By Michael

Re: Leave entitlement from work

Generally during the last month, the prices drop significantly except for Southwest and Jet Blue so book flights on those airlines 1-3 months in advance but not less than about 1 month and not more...
Forum: USA
Aug 25th 2013, 1:06 am
Replies: 224
Views: 14,548
Posted By Michael

Re: Leave entitlement from work

I suspect you are trying to book too early. I just checked September flights from San Francisco to Vancouver and there are about 10 direct flights between $272-$297 roundtrip.
Forum: USA
Aug 25th 2013, 12:50 am
Replies: 224
Views: 14,548
Posted By Michael

Re: Leave entitlement from work

If you think those fees are high, check the fees for international flights to Europe which are around $400-$700 per passenger depending on the airport and size of the plane. I've seen airline ticket...
Forum: USA
Aug 25th 2013, 12:17 am
Replies: 224
Views: 14,548
Posted By Michael

Re: Leave entitlement from work

That is because it flies the polar route to Seattle, San Francisco, and/or LA. Theoretically transatlantic airlines that fly through Vancouver should be able to give you a decent price but they won't...
Forum: USA
Aug 25th 2013, 12:07 am
Replies: 224
Views: 14,548
Posted By Michael

Re: Leave entitlement from work

There should be very good deals in November and December as long as it isn't around Thanksgiving or Christmas but it also depends on where you are going. Winter is generally high season for cruises,...
Forum: USA
Aug 24th 2013, 11:32 pm
Replies: 224
Views: 14,548
Posted By Michael

Re: Leave entitlement from work

I don't understand why you would think that is unusual then. Most people in France take vacations in August when prices are at their highest. Also if I want to take a trip to Europe during the...
Forum: USA
Aug 24th 2013, 7:15 pm
Replies: 224
Views: 14,548
Posted By Michael

Re: Leave entitlement from work

You always seem to pick the worst possible scenario and base everything on that. First I suspect you are trying to book flights during one of the busiest weekends for air travel in the US (Labor...
Forum: USA
Aug 20th 2013, 9:51 pm
Replies: 224
Views: 14,548
Posted By Michael

Re: Leave entitlement from work

The subsidy for expanded Medicaid will drop to 90% after 3 years and then slowly fall to 70%. The other part that subsidizes premiums is scheduled to be paid 100% by the federal government with no...
Forum: USA
Aug 20th 2013, 5:59 pm
Replies: 224
Views: 14,548
Posted By Michael

Re: Leave entitlement from work

Although I agree that medical debt is a cause bankruptcies, less than 50% of people that file for bankruptcy list any medical bills as part of the bankruptcy filing. The average bankruptcy contains...
Forum: USA
Aug 20th 2013, 8:56 am
Replies: 224
Views: 14,548
Posted By Michael

Re: Leave entitlement from work

You only seem to believe what you want to believe.

I don't know where you got that information except from your imagination since there is nothing to back up your statement. The life expectancy in...
Forum: USA
Aug 20th 2013, 2:01 am
Replies: 224
Views: 14,548
Posted By Michael

Re: Leave entitlement from work

What is interesting is that income in developed countries is typically about 66% of gdp. Therefore high tax countries need to have high VAT, gasoline, and other direct levied taxes to pay for social...
Forum: USA
Aug 19th 2013, 10:24 pm
Replies: 224
Views: 14,548
Posted By Michael

Re: Leave entitlement from work

It's not quite as simple as that. In the US, UK, Switzerland, Denmark, and Sweden, the top 5% own 50%-60% of the wealth of the country. Two of those countries have an extremely strong social safety...
Forum: USA
Aug 15th 2013, 1:53 am
Replies: 224
Views: 14,548
Posted By Michael

Re: Leave entitlement from work

That is one of the variations between states. In California, you are covered by STD from day 1 but that is probably one of the reasons why it costs 1% of your salary. It used to cost 1/2% but as they...
Forum: USA
Aug 15th 2013, 12:39 am
Replies: 224
Views: 14,548
Posted By Michael

Re: Leave entitlement from work

I think some of that has to do with state laws. In California, employees are required to have short term disability insurance either through the state or through the employer (can't cost more than...
Forum: USA
Aug 14th 2013, 3:59 am
Replies: 224
Views: 14,548
Posted By Michael

Re: Leave entitlement from work

I always got 8 plus two floating holidays. Although they were floating, they were assigned by the company to create 4 day weekends.
Forum: USA
Aug 14th 2013, 2:45 am
Replies: 224
Views: 14,548
Posted By Michael

Re: Leave entitlement from work

The latest CBO budget deficit estimate for this fiscal year (ending in September) for the US is now $670 billion (down from $870 billion a few months ago) which is less than 4.5% of gdp...
Forum: USA
Aug 13th 2013, 2:00 am
Replies: 224
Views: 14,548
Posted By Michael

Re: Leave entitlement from work

Also with a minimum wage that is so high in relation to it's gdp per capita, 25% of the French workforce works for minimum wage (compare to less than 1% in the US). Then there is the mandated 35 hour...
Forum: USA
Aug 8th 2013, 1:01 am
Replies: 224
Views: 14,548
Posted By Michael

Re: Leave entitlement from work

She doesn't work in California but Arizona. However it is legal in California since every company that I worked for in the Silicon Valley had similar policies.

From your link.

An employer can...
Forum: USA
Aug 7th 2013, 8:13 am
Replies: 224
Views: 14,548
Posted By Michael

Re: Leave entitlement from work

Vacation is going to depend a lot on the industry and/or area. In the Silicon Valley, typical is 10-25 days vacation per year after the first year depending on the company. The following is a list of...
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