Alaska Quarter
Posted in Uncategorized on 09/19/2005 02:24 am by admin
Alaska Quarter
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 State Quarter Silver Proof 2008 S Alaska  US $7.95
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 2008 AK Alaska PD Quarter Set BU Free Ship US $1.80
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 2008 P BU Alaska State Quarter US $1.00
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 2008 Uncirculated Alaska P Quarter Roll US $14.50
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Imagine this: You live somewhere, anywhere in the U.S. and on Saturday morning, you and your partner went shopping.
First, you stop at an Exxon gas station and your car. Once again, your partner complains of high cost of gas and the exorbitant profits oil companies. But do you explain that public employees in California, and among millions of other Americans who work in each state, appreciate your business. The California Public Employees Retirement System (CalPERS) owns million shares ExxonMobil and Exxon profits companies to help them pay their pensions.
Next. you're out of Wal-Mart to pick up a few things for the garden and home. As you swipe your credit card to pay, California public employees thank you again. Their pension fund holds millions of shares of Wal-Mart and whenever the company makes a profit on the sale to a customer, a portion of this stream for them.
Of course, part of the benefit they derive from your purchase $ 20-dollar would be miniscule. But the California Public officials are getting a little bit of each of these billions of purchases Wal-Mart, and they have millions of shares, so they end up with a significant infusion of profits from Wal-Mart in their retirement fund.
Then you visit the travel agent to finalize your vacation plans. After booking flights on Alaska Airlines, public sector employees California thank you. They hold shares in Alaska Air Group, which operates Alaska Airlines and share corporate profits.
At Now you're feeling hungry, your partner offers burgers at McDonald's. Would you be surprised to learn that the California public employees hold Shares of McDonald's as well, and share the profits of McDonald's? Search in a recent annual report and you will see that CalPERS had shares in American companies exactly 4656 on June 30, 2007. The fund also owns millions of shares in other companies country bonds (mainly loans to businesses and governments), and other investments.
Another point is that recently become a public issue. At June 30, 2007, our friends at the California Public owned almost one billion dollars of American actions International Group, or AIG, the company that in the news so much these days. If you asked these people who supposedly greedy AIG did a lot of money, now you know - employees of the California public, with millions and millions of other government and private sector members of pension plans and mutual funds. Assuming they still have thousands of AIG shares, all working Californians have to hope AIG survive - Otherwise, it will mean a blow to their pension funds.
Now you can not work for the State of California, you can not even live there. But you're probably in the same boat, for better or for worse. Whether you live in the United States, Australia, Chile, or a hundred other countries around the world, your retirement income nongovernmental depends largely on corporate profits.
If you live in Canada, both your government pension and your retirement income non-governmental organizations may be affected by corporate profits. A few years ago, the government agency that manages the government pension plan began to invest in companies to help fund the Canada Pension Plan and Old Age Security. So basically, all the Canadians now depend, to a greater or lesser degree, on corporate profits for retirement money.
Maybe you do not belong to a pension, maybe you have to invest in funds Mutual. Well, you're in the same boat. Few countries, your retirement income depends on corporate profits, for two reasons. First, companies that make profits may pay dividends to owners, including those of us who contribute to pension funds and mutual funds. Secondly, shares in profitable companies may be sold for more than they cost, allowing pension funds and mutual funds to sell shares for a capital gain (capital gain is the difference between the price at which you buy a stock and the prices at which you sell it - if you sell at a lower price, then you have a capital loss).
If you try to make sense of modern, middle-class capitalism begin by recognizing that most societies most of the people who work through their pension funds and mutual funds. Forget the old slogans of class struggle, and the bumper sticker on the left wing logic. We, the workers are also owners in the world of modern capitalism, and addicted in corporate profits for much of our retirement income.
Robert F. Abbott is the author of the forthcoming book, People, Profits, & Pensions: Making Sense of Modern Capitalism. At his website, you can discover the relationship between a Wall Street bailout and a Main Street bailout. You will also find out how working people are buying up big business through their pension funds and mutual funds, and using corporate profits to fund their retirement.
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Alaska $13.29 Alaska |
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No Quarter $7.49 No Quarter |
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2008 Alaska State Quarter Alaska Long Sleeve T-Shirt by CafePress $32.5 The most comfortable t-shirt ever Our 100% cotton, Hanes Beefy-T is preshrunk, durable and guaranteed. 6.1 oz. 100% luxuriously soft ring spun cotton Standard fitRibbed sleeve cuffs Alaska Long Sleeve T-Shirt Tee, TShirt, Shirt The most comfortable t-shirt ever Our 100% cotton, Hanes Beefy-T is preshrunk, durable and guaranteed. 6.1 oz. 100% luxuriously soft ring spun cotton . Standard fit. Ribbed sleeve cuffs. |
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Travels in Alaska $9.99 In the late 1800s, John Muir made several trips to the pristine, relatively unexplored territory of Alaska, irresistibly drawn to its awe-inspiring glaciers and its wild menagerie of bears, bald eagles, wolves, and whales. Half-poet and half-geologist, he recorded his experiences and reflections in Travels in Alaska , a work he was in the process of completing at the time of his death in 1914. As Edward Hoagland writes in his Introduction, “A century and a quarter later, we are reading [Muir’s] account because there in the glorious fiords . . . he is at our elbow, nudging us along, prompting us to understand that heaven is on earth—is the Earth—and rapture is the sensible response wherever a clear line of sight remains.” This Modern Library Paperback Classic includes photographs from the original 1915 edition. From the Trade Paperback edition. |
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Alaska Two Tone Statehood Quarter Bolo Tie $53.29 This coin is in new brilliant, uncirculated mint condition and is first layered in pure bright silver. Then, by hand, the figure is highlighted and brought to life with rich, pure 24KT gold. This breathtaking work, done exclusively by J & J Jewelers, turns the coin into a stunning and true work of art. Each coin is hermetically sealed against wear in a clear, hard acrylic coating. Each coin comes on a soft bolo cord in a regular bolo box. You have your choice of either a black or brown cord. Please Note: The gold and silver is much brighter and distinct than what the photograph shows. |
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This is Alaska $64.99 This is Alaska - Giclee Print |
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Alaska Two Tone Statehood Quarter Hinged Money Clip $55.19 This coin is in new brilliant, uncirculated mint condition and is first layered in pure bright silver. Then, by hand, the figure is highlighted and brought to life with rich, pure 24KT gold. This breathtaking and exclusive work turns the obverse of each gleaming commemorative coin into a stunning and true work of art. Each coin is hermetically sealed against wear in clear, hard acrylic coating. It is mounted in a hinge type money clip and placed in a jewelry box. |
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Alaska Two Tone Statehood Quarter Spring Loaded Money Clip $80.9 This coin is in new brilliant, uncirculated mint condition and is first layered in pure bright silver. Then, by hand, the figure is highlighted and brought to life with rich, pure 24K gold. This breathtaking and exclusive work turns the obverse of each gleaming commemorative coin into a stunning and true work of art. Each coin is hermetically sealed against wear in clear, hard acrylic coating and mounted in a quality spring type money clip. It comes in a jewelry box. |
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Quarter $87.62 High Quality Content by WIKIPEDIA articles Quarter is one fourth,, or 25. Quarter may also refer to: Quarter (academic), a division of an academic year lasting from 8 to 12 weeks Quarter (United States coin), valued at onefourth of a U.S. dollar Quarter (Canadian coin), valued at onefourth of a Canadian dollar Quarter day, in British and Irish tradition, one of four dates in each year on which rents, etc. were due Quartering (heraldry), joining several coats of arms on one shield partitioned in four Quarters, a drinking game Academic quarter, term used by universities in various European countries for the 15 minutes between the defined start time for a lecture and the actual time it will start Fiscal quarter, three months of a fiscal year An imperial measure of weight, equal to 28 pounds. (See hundredweight) Author: Surhone, Lambert M./ Timpledon, Miriam T./ Marseken, Susan F. Binding Type: Paperback Number of Pages: 132 Publication Date: 2010/06/12 Language: English Dimensions: 5.98 x 9.01 x 0.30 inches |
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Mystery, Alaska $4.99 Mystery, Alaska |
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North To Alaska $6.99 North To Alaska |
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Alaska - Alaska Highway Scene $19.99 Alaska - Alaska Highway Scene - Premium Poster |
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Alaska Railroad and Fireweed, Alaska $19.99 Alaska Railroad and Fireweed, Alaska - Premium Poster |
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Alaska Cool Dark T-Shirt by CafePress $26 Alaska State Quarter Cool Dark T-Shirt Tee, TShirt, Shirt Don't waste time deciding on which shirt to put on each morning. This dark shirt t-shirt will never go out of style and hides stains better too. This high-quality t-shirt is pre-shrunk and 100% cotton, which makes it both comfortable and durable. |