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The Pendulum Swings Farther

2 days ago2 days ago Cement Optimized News

Back in the fall of 2022, I wrote a couple of columns about the employment challenges that existed before Covid, challenges that grew exponentially during and after the pandemic.

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The Coming Insurance State

1 year ago1 year ago Pierre G. Villere

Fifty billion dollars. That is 50,000 million dollars. I like to use that analogy so that readers can understand the magnitude of a billion dollars, which is 1,000 million dollars. That is the estimate for what the devastation in southern California’s recent fires will ultimately cost private and public property owners.

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The StrategistAllen-Villere Partners, Pierre G. Villere, The Strategist

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