Gravy Train News

 
Will Regulation Derail the Prepaid Debit Card Gravy Train?
DailyFinance
By Amanda Alix, The Motley Fool There's no doubt about it: Prepaid, reloadable debit cards are darned popular. So popular, in fact, that the brand-spanking-new Consumer Financial Protection Bureau wants to regulate them, after hearing complaints about ...

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Newsday
10 tossed from LIRR gravy train
New York Post
“The LIRR is a commuter railroad, not a gravy train,” charged Manhattan US Attorney Preet Bharara as he announced the arrests of the men, who he said “planned padded retirements built on lies and greed.” The accused pension scammers — like seven other ...
More LIRR Retirees Charged in Disability FraudNew York Times
Ten Charged in Long Island Rail Road Pension FraudBloomberg
Feds offer amnesty to hundreds of LIRR pension disability scammersNew York Daily News
Insurance News Net (press release) -CBS Local -Metro.us
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Gravy train comes to an end, so Duddon Valley to lose broadband
thinkbroadband.com
Just how much is broadband worth to people living in rural areas? Back in 2008 Cable and Wireless won a contract to provide a service to some 50 people in the Duddon Valley and Branthwaite area of Cumbria, but it appears that now the Government ...

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Gravy train on the move
The Australian
PHARMACEUTICAL companies have been forced to curb their extravagant entertainment of doctors, but e-health is emerging as the latest gravy train in the health sector and this time it's the taxpayer footing the bill. A crackdown on telehealth incentives ...


 
Letter: Recall attempts to keep 'gravy train' rolling for unions
Pierce County Herald
This recall election is going to cost us taxpayers millions of dollars so that a privileged few can attempt to stay on the gravy train while the rest of us suffer. The majority has already spoken. Are you SEIU folks going to cry foul every time you ...


 
Total Telecom
Small telcos call for end to 'copper gravy train'
ZDNet UK (blog)
This will not deliver more investment in broadband and will have a negative impact on the services and prices consumers receive," Ruhan warned, adding that "it is time the copper gravy train ended". ECTA public affairs chief Federico Poggi told ZDNet ...
Altnets urge EU to tackle incumbents' wholesale pricesTotal Telecom
Alternative operators call for EU intervention on incumbents' wholesale ratesTeleGeography

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Creative Loafing Atlanta (blog)
Gravy Train: Antica Posta, Antico Pizza both plan expansions
Creative Loafing Atlanta (blog)
Antica Posta is expanding, adding a 1000 square foot addition to the rear of the building. Owner Marco Betti says that they will be adding woodfire pizza, served late night. They are also building out a chef's table in the kitchen.

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