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Dec 3rd 2008
News of the economy is inescapable these days and most of it is bad news The economy dominates the headlines the evening news and our daily conversations Sorting out what all the terms mean and what they have to do with your individual bottom line can be difficult Here is a quick rundown of some of those ubiquitous economic terms Recession - The National Bureau of Economic Research NBER defines a recession as a significant...read more Nov 17th 2008
After a nail-biting emotionally-draining year of watching what some people call the most gripping election campaign of modern times the election now comes down to the opinion of the much-touted undecided voter Who is this stubbornly indecisive population and why are they taking so long to make up their minds Untold millions have been spent by the candidates in trying to woo this elusive electoral subset who now stand poised as the true deciders in...read more Nov 12th 2008
Early voting began on Monday October th and ran until Friday October st Travis County alone is expected to see nearly people take advantage of casting their ballot early In the last presidential election about of registered voters in Travis County voted early At the time this was a near record turnout since early voting began in Travis County in The expectation is that this years numbers will be much higher than Why The primary...read more Oct 31st 2008
I decided to write this article because after watching this presidential campaign since before it started I truly believe that most people really don t understand how the outcome of this campaign is going affect them Many people are voting based on appearance rather than substance This reminds me of a Winston cigarette commercial long time ago with their slogan What do you want Good grammar or good taste As of this writing Senator Obama...read more Oct 25th 2008
Recently the news has been dominated by developments with the billion dollar bailout package and rightfully so billion is an astronomical sum of money The first problem is that the billion dollar bailout adds a huge amount of money to the national debt Not only that some have hinted that the bailout is so large it could actually lower the US Credit Rating The second problem is just as serious There is no guarantee that...read more Oct 19th 2008
Traditional Bingo halls are still enjoyed by many however online Bingo has caught on and is reaching younger people in more creative ways Bingo has always been an extremely popular game but has what was once seen as an innocent game now entered the political arena Democrats will be happy to hear they now have something to keep them occupied during a speck by Alaska Governor Sarah Palin On the Internet a Palin Bingo game...read more Oct 10th 2008
The general arguments concerning the bailout have gone something along the lines of Anti Bailout The taxpayers should not have to foot a billion dollar bill to bail out Wall Street Pro Bailout But if taxpayers do not bail out Wall Street the economy will fall apart and those same taxpayers will be hurt If we could be sure the bailout would work the second argument has some merit While the bailout will certainly help...read more Sep 29th 2008
Without knowing the facts you could be seriously damaging your financial health because you might not be paying enough into your pension There might be other loopholes as well and the only way to ensure that you're doing everything right where your pension plan is concerned is to get the facts Money matters can be very confusing and it's not just the money that you can spend now It's also the money that you can't...read more Sep 29th 2008
Recently there have been some changes made to the state pension that not everyone will know about They are important though because they affect a lot of people and they can cause difficulties if they aren't addressed properly One of the biggest problems that most people see with the state pension is that it doesn't actually pay enough to live on In addition a man must pay into it for years and a woman for...read more Sep 20th 2008
So it has been a week since the feds came in and took over Freddie Mac and Fannie Mae While it will obviously take some time to know the long term repercussions I wanted to look at some of the immediate reactions to the move First let's look at the reaction from the media and the general public One would expect there to be some political fallout from the largest takeover in government history But...read more Sep 9th 2008
The surviving members of the Grateful Dead have fleshed out the details regarding their upcoming benefit for the Presidential campaign of Senator Barack Obama As previously reported Bob Weir Phil Lesh Bill Kreutzmann and Mickey Hart will perform together for the first time since on October The group has now confirmed that the benefit will take place at State College PA s Bryce Jordan Center with the Allman Brothers Band and an undetermined opening act...read more Jul 18th 2008
Life if full of ethical dilemmas and many of the decisions we make in life contradict themselves I've realised as I've got older not to be worried about these contradictions It would be lovely to live a totally consistent life but I've met very few people who manage to attain these dizzy heights One of the major ethical dilemmas I face is over how green I am I try to be green I believe it's...read more Jul 7th 2008
The investor's eye view of politics is a simplistic practical dot-connecting approach to sorting things out so that win win change can be considered Real world politics is not concerned with such things and that is one of the most serious problems facing investors today There are at least ten issues that require government action if we are to maintain our competitive position in the world economy Most of these are interrelated and need to...read more Jul 2nd 2008
John McCain is out of touch with the American public At a time when nearly of Americans use text messaging how does the McCain campaign not have a text message element His competitors Barrack Obama and Hillary Clinton sure seem to be more in touch with the American public especially younger adults who must find the McCain campaign to be so yesterday Text messaging today is as important to the American public as the fireside...read more Jun 24th 2008
Common news reports in the United States so far The average gasoline price will approach per gallon this summer Americans face increasing energy bills Power outages are becoming more common in cities all across America Food prices are at an all time high For what people around the world consider the U S as the richest most powerful and most efficient country on the globe how did we get to face these dilemmas Surely most...read more |
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