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March 10, 2010
Posted by Genevieve in: Current Events, Economics, Education, Entertainment, Family, History, Life Experiences, Music, Personal Experiences
 2 comments I was never a history buff. I was the kid in high school who got caught napping instead of listening. “So?” I would ask. “Why does this matter?” Now my tweenage daughters ask the same question and I struggle to explain why. “Because,” I say. And it’s not one of those “Because I said so’s”. It’s [...] January 29, 2010
Posted by Muhammad Cohen in: Accountability, Business, Business Management, Commentary, Democracy, Economic Crisis, Economics, Finance, Governance, Legal, The Economy
Leave a comment Corporations behave irresponsibly because rigged elections prevent shareholders from supervising their investment. Until corporations fix their own elections, they shouldn’t meddle in others. [...] January 19, 2010
Posted by Alan Caruba in: Commentary, Current Events, Economics, Environment, Governance, Opinion
2 comments Deadly Earth, Deadly Humans By Alan Caruba The earthquake in Haiti is a perfect example of the arrogance of environmentalists who are always running around crying “Save the Earth” or making claims that any or all forms of life are going extinct. For three decades we have listened to these charlatans claim that the Earth was heating up [...] December 8, 2009
About six months ago we gave up plastic. Shock. Paralysis. Fear. No bottomless well of credit to cushion the stupid decision, the rash moment, the dinner that started out as a snack and ended up costing over a hundred dollars. We literally never had any cash in our pocket. We were debit card people who saw money [...] December 2, 2009
Posted by Minnette Coleman in: Advice, Attitude, Economics, Family, Finance, Freedom, Lifestyle
Leave a comment This time last year I was swimming in Christmas presents that I had purchased for my family and a few friends. I hadn’t spent that much since I am a careful shopper but I had more funds to do as I pleased. This year there is less money to spend all around and I am [...] November 17, 2009
How I Saved Or Created 4,730,400,003 Jobs
November 17, 2009
Posted by Alan Caruba in: Business, China, Commentary, Current Events, Economics, Energy, Foreign Affairs, Foreign Relations, Governance, Opinion
One comment China Will Surprise Obama By Alan Caruba President Obama loves to travel. He cannot wait to descend the steps from Airforce One to the sounds of welcoming bands, honor guards, and awaiting dignitaries. On his whirlwind November 13-19 trip to Asia, however, he is likely to be sternly lectured behind closed doors from Tokyo to Beijing and [...] November 8, 2009
Posted by Alan Caruba in: Commentary, Congress, Current Events, Democrat, Economic Crisis, Economics, Education, Energy, Environment, Global Warming, Opinion, Politics
Leave a comment Wrecking America By Alan Caruba I am always wary of conspiracy theories. Most can be explained away as shared ideologies which, in the case of the current and recently past Congresses and White Houses, can be described as socialism. It did not and does not matter which Party was or is in power. The other explanation for the [...] November 8, 2009
Posted by Bill Hazelgrove in: Economic Crisis, Economics, Healthcare, Opinion, Politics
Leave a comment I know a man whose job it is to call up doctors and hospitals and knock down their fees. He has a large home and shiny sports cars and acreage and stocks and bonds and his kids will go to Big Ten schools and he is very affable and is known as a man who [...] November 8, 2009
THE RECESSION IS OVER! So says President Barack Obama and government officials. Prosperity is right around the corner. REALLY? Now what corner is that prosperity lurking on? Herbert Hoover’s corner? The bankers corner? The auto manufacturers corner? AIG’s corner? The bail out execs with bonuses corner? Barack Obama’s corner? Geitner’s corner? I mean I must be [...] October 20, 2009
Posted by Alan Caruba in: Business, Cap and Trade, Commentary, Current Events, Economics, Energy, Environment, Environmental Issues, Global Warming, Opinion, Politics
Leave a comment The “Rent Seekers” – Green Corporations In economics, “rent seeking” is a term that describes the process by which corporations, unions, trade groups, and individuals try to gain unfair advantages through politics and lobbying rather than via competitive trade in the free marketplace. Going “Green” has proven to be one of the favorite ways by [...] October 13, 2009
Posted by seamus in: Attitude, Current Events, Democracy, Democrat, Economic Crisis, Economics, Foreign Affairs, Foreign Relations, General Topics, Republican, Social Issues, Uncategorized
Leave a comment Back from Italy and bummin’-caught a massive cold….funny, in March I was in the UK and they were really slurping Obama. Same in June in Germany although in July it changed when Merkel said he wasn’t going to ruin the German economy. Obama is not a happening thing now. Saw Obama voodoo dolls in Portofino and [...] October 9, 2009
A view of what has happened to the purchasing power of the dollar in our lifetime I ran across this graph at http://www.campaignforliberty.com/blog.php?view=17796 which I think every American should view. A picture is worth a thousand words and this one illustrates what the Federal Reserve System, aided and abetted by the Federal Government’s deficit [...] October 3, 2009
Posted by cmusico in: Advice, Attitude, Biography & Memoir, Economic Crisis, Economics, Faith, Family, Finance, Habit Change, Health & Fitness, Humor, Inspiration & Motivation, Journalism, Life Experiences, Motivation, Nutrition, Personal Experiences, Recovery, Relationships, Weight loss
Leave a comment This month marks a rather large milestone in my life — it’s the official one-year anniversary of my real-world independence. This time last year, I moved into my apartment in Jersey City. Sure, I stayed in the dorms at Seton Hall University, but I always went home for the summer. This was different, though. This [...] September 27, 2009
Your trip to the grocery store once a week, two weeks, or whenever all you have left is moldy bread and a container of mustard, can end up being one of two experiences: quick and painless, or a time and money suck. It’s as simple as that. This post won’t be about clipping coupons or going [...] September 26, 2009
Posted by Tantra in: Congress, Current Events, Democracy, Economic Crisis, Economics, Heroes, Medical, Uncategorized
2 comments The facts about the Bird Flu, 911 and beyond reprinted in this article, which was in ConspiraZine magazine, and read on their radio show. are very relevant to the Swine Flu Vaccine scheme of today. The official plans currently are for vaccines to be ready Oct. 15th or sometime in December, depending on what they [...] September 24, 2009
Posted by cmusico in: Attitude, Economic Crisis, Economics, Family, Finance, Habit Change, Recovery, The Economy
Leave a comment We haven’t heard much about it lately in the media, but the idea of a golden parachute came from the tremendous severance packages chief executive officers of large companies would get upon leaving their respective companies. We’re talking about millions of dollars in cash, stock options, and anything else of any real value that they [...] September 20, 2009
Everyone is getting all up in arms about credit card use nowadays, how they can entrap you with high interest rates and a never-ending cycle of paying off bits and pieces — to no avail. Honestly, if you use credit cards to finance a life that is way beyond your means, then yes, that will [...] September 19, 2009
Posted by cmusico in: Advice, Attitude, Creative Writing, Current Events, Economic Crisis, Economics, Habit Change, Inspiration & Motivation, Motivation, Opinion, Recovery, The Economy
Leave a comment There is a plethora of information about how bad the job market is — now more than ever. Workplace suicides have hit an all-time record in the United States, according to the Bureau of Labor Statistics. In 2008, workplace suicides rose 28 percent to 251 from 196. U.S. hiring outlook also took a dive, as employers [...] September 17, 2009
Posted by cmusico in: Economic Crisis, Economics, Family, Finance, Habit Change, Inspiration & Motivation, Journalism, Opinion, Recovery, The Economy
Leave a comment Wednesday’s are generally good days. You’re halfway through the week, “hump day” if you will. (I know, I know. Today’s Thursday. This is a postmortem.) We’re almost to the weekend. Furthermore, when I used to live at home, it was the day of the “Good Breakfast” — a sausage and egg sandwich on a bagel, [...] September 15, 2009
Posted by cmusico in: Advice, Attitude, Current Events, Diet, Economic Crisis, Economics, Habit Change, Health & Fitness, Lifestyle, Motivation, Nutrition, Recovery, The Economy
Leave a comment I have a confession to make: I really do enjoy watching television. So imagine my happiness that NBC’s The Biggest Loser is premiering another season tonight at 8 p.m. EDT. Say what you will about the show — that it exploits overweight people, etc. — but I choose to look at it more optimistically. Essentially, [...] September 15, 2009
Posted by psuedowriter in: Accountability, Current Events, Democracy, Economic Crisis, Economics, Education, Environmental Issues, Family, Finance, Geopolitical Events, Latino & Hispanic, Opinion, Recovery, Social Aspects, The Economy
2 comments In the greater scheme of global brotherhood and advancement, all of the aims of these “special schools” are wonderful things. In the meanwhile, the taxpayers of today are suffering, and I don’t think most of us like [...] September 14, 2009
Posted by cmusico in: Computers, Economic Crisis, Economics, Family, Finance, Habit Change, Inspiration & Motivation, Motivation, Recovery, The Economy
Leave a comment I’ve taken the lessons my mother has taught me about planning and budgeting and broken it down into six steps. Follow these to establish your personal finance plan, and you will have the foundation in place for success — no matter what small obstacles or larger life events may come your way. Here are the six [...] September 11, 2009
During the 19th century and (in some cases) for a few centuries before, the Great Powers (as they were known then) raped Africa – seized the land, seized the mineral wealth, seized the people, and had a fair go with any women left standing as well. Can we agree on that? No? It was all subject to [...] September 8, 2009
Posted by Prentiss Gray in: Accountability, Attitude, Congress, Current Events, Democracy, Democrat, Economics, Geopolitical Events, Politics, Republican, Women's Rights
7 comments That’s it. I’m done. This once staunch Republican, is out of the party. Frankly, I’m just too embarrassed to stay associated with what has swiftly become a party of low life, low brow, say anything to get votes, jerks. We lost the election. Aren’t we supposed to be at our noblest in loss? Aren’t we supposed [...] September 6, 2009
Basic Economics We All Need To Understand By Ben Cerruti – 2/22/2009
Reading what follows may be of help if you are one who would like to have [...] August 31, 2009
Posted by Bob Grant - Editor in: Accountability, Business, Congress, Current Events, Democracy, Economics, Foreign Affairs, Governance, Marriage, Medical, Opinion, Politics, Relationships, Religion, Social Issues
12 comments Whether it is in personal, or business matters, I have always tried to conduct myself where “My Word” matters. If I say something – promise something – commit to something – I give “My Word” and try to follow through with my commitments. I bothers me tremendously, when for one reason or another, I can’t [...] August 28, 2009
Posted by Ben Cerruti in: Current Events, Economic Crisis, Economics, Opinion, Recovery
Leave a comment THE FED AND DEFICIT SPENDING ARE TO BLAME
By Ben Cerruti August 21, 2009
Posted by James BlueWolf in: Accountability, Attitude, Children, Current Events, Economic Crisis, Economics, Education, General Topics, Habit Change, Native American, Opinion, Social Classes, Social Issues, Television, The Economy, Uncategorized
Leave a comment It’s soccer season and suddenly the circle has come round and my wife and I are re-creating our lives from the early 1980’s. Instead of five children, it’s three children and five grandchildren. But times have changed and where we originally had to scrape and scurry to come up with money to sign them up [...] August 17, 2009
Posted by seamus in: Accountability, Attitude, Congress, Current Events, Democracy, Economics, Foreign Affairs, Foreign Relations, General Topics, Geopolitical Events, Homeland Security, Military, Morality, Opinion, Social Aspects, Social Classes, Social Issues, The Writer's Corner
3 comments With double navy crosses, a distinguished flying cross, a bronze star and three purple hearts, I was singled out by a long haired professor my first week back in college as a baby killer. Welcome home, right? [...] August 6, 2009
Posted by Alan Caruba in: Accountability, Congress, Current Events, Democrat, Economics, Opinion, Politics
Leave a comment Lots of Taxes, Lots of Spending We sometimes forget that the primary reason we live in the United States of America and not some British Commonwealth nation is that the people who fought our Revolution got fed up with all the taxes that King George and Parliament kept imposing on them. No taxation without [...] August 4, 2009
Posted by Congressman Billybob in: Books, Business, Economics, Opinion, Politics, Recovery
One comment Cash for Clunkers, Gatesgate, Plus A Special Treat by John Armor Let’s begin with the easiest subject to understand – economics. Last week two important events happened. The Cash for Clunkers program shut down when it burned through money planned for four months, in four days. And based on a previously passed federal law, the minimum [...] July 17, 2009
Posted by Bill Hazelgrove in: Current Events, Economic Crisis, Economics, Governance, Social Classes, Sociology, The Economy, The Pundit's Corner
Leave a comment Ya gotta love the banks. Chase just make a killing. Brilliant! They took TARP money and bought treasuries and rode them up and made billions off of billions. Imagine if someone gave you a millions dollars and then told you what games to play at the casino because they knew the effect of millions of [...] July 15, 2009
Posted by Alan Caruba in: Accountability, Congress, Current Events, Economics, Finance, Opinion, Politics
Leave a comment Borrowing, Spending and Regulating, Oh my! It sometimes seems to me that the Congress and the White House are determined to put an end to the nation through a combination of exorbitant borrowing and insane spending. At the end of May, an article in USA Today reported that “The government took on $6.8 trillion in [...] July 14, 2009
Posted by Bill Hazelgrove in: Democracy, Economic Crisis, Economics, Governance, Recovery, Sociology, The Economy, The Pundit's Corner
Leave a comment We need amnesty for the middle class. We are going through the closest thing we have to the Great Depression and it has torched middle class credit. Forget the millions who have lost their homes or the people who have declared bankruptcy. They will be effectively shut out of the credit market for years. But [...] July 12, 2009
Posted by Lloyd Lofthouse in: China, Congress, Current Events, Democracy, Economics, Environment, Foreign Affairs, Foreign Relations, Freedom, Geopolitical Events, Military, Morality, Motivation, Politics, Republican, Social Issues, Uncategorized
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Is China a danger to the world? This is a topic I have wanted to write about for some time. I suspect my motivation for writing this comes from being sent to Vietnam to fight in [...] July 10, 2009
Posted by Author 101 in: Advice, Business, Business Management, Economic Crisis, Economics, Education, Finance, General Topics, Inspiration & Motivation, Internet Advice, Interview, Literature, Marketing, Motivation, Non-Fiction, Opinion, Publishing, Self-Help, Social Issues, Technology, The Economy, Uncategorized, Women's Perspective, Working Women
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Do you plan to give up your job and start a new business of your [...] July 9, 2009
Posted by maryepopkin in: Business, Business Management, Economics, Finance, Internet Advice, Marketing, Uncategorized
2 comments So you want to start a home based business now what? You have made the decision to become an entreprenuer and start a home based business but with so many different comensation plans, products, established companies and start up businesses the choice can become a daunting task. If you have been searching you will hear over and [...] July 6, 2009
Posted by Bill Hazelgrove in: Current Events, Economic Crisis, Economics, Governance, Opinion, Social Issues, Sociology, The Pundit's Corner, Uncategorized
Leave a comment Maybe you heard that another seven million homes will go into foreclosure in the next two years. Maybe you heard that the average salary at Goldman Sachs is now seven hundred thousand dollars. That is the average. Maybe you have heard that loans don’t go though and the promised loan modifications have taken place for [...] July 5, 2009
Posted by Author 101 in: Advice, Attitude, Business, Business Management, Cap and Trade, Economic Crisis, Economics, Education, Finance, General Topics, Habit Change, Inspiration & Motivation, Internet Advice, Interview, Lifestyle, Literature, Marketing, Men's Issues, Motivation, Self-Help, Social Aspects, Social Issues, The Economy, Uncategorized, Website Instructions, Women's Perspective, Working Women
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No, we won’t begin with “Do you have a master’s degree?” Although education does matter, higher education is not a requirement for starting or succeeding in a new business. In fact, according to a 1992 United States Census Bureau report, [...] June 12, 2009
Posted by Alan Caruba in: Accountability, Cap and Trade, Congress, Current Events, Democrat, Economics, Governance, Opinion, Politics
Leave a comment Obama has Lost his Mojo The hours and the days speed by. It is almost five months since President Obama was sworn in. A million people gathered in Washington on a bitterly cold day to hear him and to leave behind a mountain of trash. Granted that in the weeks leading up to the inauguration, [...] June 10, 2009
Posted by Bill Hazelgrove in: Current Events, Democrat, Economic Crisis, Economics, General Topics, Lifestyle, Politics, Social Classes, Social Issues, Sociology, The Pundit's Corner, Uncategorized
Leave a comment Don’t look for Barack to save you. He is just the President. We are talking about a man who ten years ago was driving around in an old Mustang and is now flying around in Air Force One. Populist rhetoric works when founded in some sort of reality. After eight million and change in book [...] June 1, 2009
Posted by Alan Caruba in: Accountability, Business, Business Management, Current Events, Democrat, Economics, Governance, Opinion, Politics, Recovery
One comment Are You Scared Yet? Listening to President Obama explain why the United States is now the largest stakeholder in General Motors and, one assumes Chrysler-Fiat, I was intrigued by how he can say two opposite things in the same speech. Both auto companies could have been allowed to proceed toward bankruptcies months ago without any [...] May 17, 2009
Posted by Alan Caruba in: China, Current Events, Economics, Environmental Issues, Foreign Affairs, Opinion, The Pundit's Corner
Leave a comment Our Nobel Prize Moron I know you’re thinking the title refers to Al Gore, but no, it belongs to Paul Krugman, an economist best known as a New York Times columnist, and winner in 2008 of the Nobel Memorial Prize in Economic Science. He is widely regarded as an expert in international economics and [...] April 28, 2009
A strange way of managing [...] April 21, 2009
Posted by Bill Hazelgrove in: Current Events, Economic Crisis, Economics, Opinion, Social Classes, Social Issues, The Economy, The Pundit's Corner, Uncategorized
One comment My very Southern father used to say to me, “you are not the sum of your liabilities and assets.” Or around Christmas when he spent more than we had, he would say “It’s” only money.” Of course the horrific story of the man who shot his wife and three children over four hundred and sixty [...] April 20, 2009
Posted by Congressman Billybob in: Accountability, Current Events, Economic Crisis, Economics, Finance, Governance, Politics, Recovery, The Economy
Leave a comment “Getting Around Congress?” by John Armor The Treasury Department announced today that it would “convert its preferred stock in the nation’s largest banks into common stock.” The stated advantages were that this would allow Treasury to aid more banks without going back to Congress for more money than what was already approved. [...] April 14, 2009
Posted by Bill Hazelgrove in: Economic Crisis, Economics, The Economy, The Pundit's Corner, Uncategorized
Leave a comment I have one word…just one word, Ben…plastics. This line by the pool of a large suburban home summed up the prosperity of an era or the mass consumption that Dustin Hoffman would rail against. The Graduate could be shot today by a pool in a large suburban home, but there would probably be For Sale [...] April 13, 2009
Posted by Bill Hazelgrove in: Creative Writing, Economics, Journalism, The Economy, The Pundit's Corner, The Writer's Corner, Uncategorized
Leave a comment Most of us know what it is like to write for nothing. If you are a novelist then you probably wrote for years before getting paid. Writers of fiction write for something else than the almighty dollar. We write for passion, art, expression, life itself. Now it seems the newspaper business is talking about the [...] April 12, 2009
Posted by Minnette Coleman in: Accountability, Business, Economics, Family, Lifestyle
Leave a comment The papers in New York are full of ads for stores being open on Easter Sunday. There are specials and continuing sales though nothing is mentioned for that day. The ads are bordered in pastels, bunnies and dyed eggs. It seems as if they couldn’t find a title for sales on the holiest of Christian [...] April 9, 2009
Posted by dromkeen in: Accountability, Business, Economic Crisis, Economics, Finance, Governance, Opinion, Politics, Social Issues, The Economy, Uncategorized
One comment Our economy is going through a lot of turmoil right now and there is a push to find the bastards to blame. But if we concentrate too much energy on those at fault and too little energy on correcting what went wrong then we will be equally culpable when we go through this again. So let’s [...] April 8, 2009
Posted by Bill Hazelgrove in: Economic Crisis, Economics, Governance, Politics, The Pundit's Corner, Uncategorized
Leave a comment President Obama is my man. Let there be no doubt. I went to the election night party in Chicago, I have defended him against all sorts of attacks. He is my man. But what we need now is a smart jerk. Someone who will not mind being hated. We need someone who will say to [...] April 7, 2009
Posted by Jack B Rochester in: Business, Current Events, Economic Crisis, Economics, Governance, The Economy
Leave a comment By Mark Anderson, Editor-at-Large, The Business Insider – www.TimRosaBlog.com BRATTLEBORO, Vermont, March 30, 2009 — Vermont Sen. Patrick Leahy and the state’s governor, James Douglas, welcomed 450 state residents to an American Recovery And Reinvestment Act Workshop workshop to hlep people and businesses understand how to benefit from the Obama Administration’s [...] April 2, 2009
Posted by Bill Hazelgrove in: Current Events, Economic Crisis, Economics, Geopolitical Events, Social Issues, The Economy, The Pundit's Corner, Uncategorized
One comment So we were sitting there at dinner when on comes a revolution. The young Englishmen were in the streets in London getting bashed by the Bobbies. Blood streaming down foreheads and shouting young men being pulled back into the crowd put me back to when I was kid watching the college demonstrations for that Indochina [...] April 1, 2009
Posted by Bill Hazelgrove in: Business, Current Events, Economic Crisis, Economics, Politics, Social Issues, The Pundit's Corner, Uncategorized
One comment So he canned the CEO of GM. [...] March 30, 2009
Posted by Bill Hazelgrove in: Current Events, Economic Crisis, Economics, General Topics, Lifestyle, Social Classes, Social Issues, The Pundit's Corner, Uncategorized
6 comments A man lifts his garage a third of the way and lets his dog out. I can see his ankles and hear the baseball game on the plasma he has mounted on the wall. The dog sits in the driveway in front of the home identical to a hundred other homes and driveways. A man [...] March 27, 2009
Posted by John Joss in: Accountability, Creative Writing, Current Events, Economics, General Topics, Journalism, Lifestyle, Non-Fiction, Social Aspects, The Writer's Corner, Writing Essentials
2 comments Have you ever wondered what the rich and feckless do with their money? Now it can (in part) be told. They buy Ferraris. They don’t drive them, you understand. They just buy them. In the Madoff era, the question is whether those ‘bonus babies’ can hold on to them. Do our collective hearts bleed for [...] March 26, 2009
Posted by rgeldard in: Business, Current Events, Economic Crisis, Economics, Politics, The Pundit's Corner, The Writer's Corner
One comment No Laffer Matter March 24, 2009
Posted by Bill Hazelgrove in: Current Events, Economic Crisis, Economics, Geopolitical Events, Governance, Social Classes, Social Issues, The Pundit's Corner, Uncategorized
4 comments Enough populist rage. Let’s cut to the chase here. Middle class people are practical and sensible so lets look at it that way. If you have a bleeding dog and take him to the vet and he says well I can help him but it will cost you a ten thousand bucks and I don’t [...] March 23, 2009
Posted by Bill Hazelgrove in: Current Events, Economic Crisis, Economics, Politics, Social Issues, The Economy, The Pundit's Corner, Uncategorized
Leave a comment President Barack Obama is rich. About nine million and some change from book royalties. Good man. Nice to be President and have literary skills. Ride on. As a writer I applaud this rewarding of literary endeavour. As a citizen I am a little worried. All of our Presidents have been well off. So President Obama [...] March 19, 2009
Posted by Bill Hazelgrove in: Economic Crisis, Economics, Politics, Social Classes, Social Issues, The Pundit's Corner, Uncategorized
3 comments As a Stockholder of AIG I demand the money [...] March 18, 2009
Posted by Bill Hazelgrove in: Economic Crisis, Economics, Finance, The Pundit's Corner, Uncategorized
One comment When we were in Vietnam they said that if Vietnam fell then the rest of Indochina would go Communist. They invoked the Domino theory to say one thing will cause another. Ten years later we left and Vietnam became a Communist country and nothing else happened. Then they said that if we didn’t go in [...] March 17, 2009
Posted by Bill Hazelgrove in: Current Events, Economic Crisis, Economics, Social Classes, Social Issues, The Pundit's Corner, Uncategorized
Leave a comment What is really behind the AIG bonus rage is the suspicion that there is a group of people in this country who are laughing their way to the bank. It is that old idiom that ninety seven percent of the money is given to three percent of the people and the remaining ninety seven percent [...] March 15, 2009
Posted by Bill Hazelgrove in: Current Events, Economic Crisis, Economics, Politics, Social Issues, The Pundit's Corner, Uncategorized
Leave a comment Editors R0undup: We have some interesting subjects today from an interview with Danielle Steel to an essay on the U2 spy plane. Also, some new poetry. Enjoy. Fool me once shame on you. Fool me twice, start a revolution. You have got to be kidding. AIG now is taking the money the government gave them [...] March 13, 2009
Posted by Bill Hazelgrove in: Economic Crisis, Economics, Lifestyle, Social Issues, The Pundit's Corner, Uncategorized
Leave a comment Editors Roundup: John Joss has written a very insightful piece on the current culture of fiction. Very insightful. Enjoy. Market is up. Recession over. So who are all these men in Starbucks? I have been coming to coffee houses for many years to get a little release from writing. I usually shuffle in the afternoon [...] March 13, 2009
Finding a safe [...] March 11, 2009
Posted by James BlueWolf in: Business, Business Management, Current Events, Economic Crisis, Economics, Education, Family, General Topics, Geopolitical Events, Governance, Politics, Social Issues, The Economy, Uncategorized
Leave a comment Much of this article was written prior to the current fiscal crisis–today there are extended unemployment benefits that did not exist before for some people, however the bulk of the article–partially completed- still applies to our current needs in workforce development. Many California citizens are currently struggling, or working, without a safety net of support after [...] March 10, 2009
I am not a sage, nor am I a millionaire, but I am doing what I love for a living, working from home, and waking up excited about every single day. Keeping that in mind, read on: We have all heard that the unemployment rate is getting worse, and the reasons why are obvious. Banks and [...] March 4, 2009
Posted by John Joss in: Accountability, Business, Business Management, Current Events, Economics, Finance, General Topics, Inspiration & Motivation, Journalism, Social Issues, The Writer's Corner, Writing Essentials
One comment John Ruskin wrote: “There is hardly anything in the world that some man cannot make a little worse and sell a little cheaper, and the people who consider price only are this man’s lawful prey.” These days many of us are looking carefully at our bank balances, striving for economy, trying to avoid unnecessary expenditures. [...] March 3, 2009
Posted by Bill Hazelgrove in: Current Events, Economics, Governance, Social Issues, The Pundit's Corner, Uncategorized
Leave a comment The sky is falling. AIG COULD TANK! The government is tossing in another thirty billion but the chairman says that is a pittance. He reckons (folksy) that it would probably take about 300 billion to keep them afloat. Just a mere three hundred billion and even then he doesn’t know if that is enough. So [...] March 3, 2009
What a Sale Really Costs by Minnette Coleman
There are a lot of bargains to be found these days but they are not without a high cost to us all. As one who frequently shops for others I have noticed over [...] February 28, 2009
Posted by dromkeen in: Business, Current Events, Economics, Finance, Governance, The Economy
Leave a comment The President hath decreed that we, as a unified nation, will fix what’s wrong with our economy. I strongly agree with this. I have faith. But that faith is not based on any of the ample collection of strengths possessed by President Obama. I have faith in Nature. Not human nature. Just Nature. February 27, 2009
The sign says “SALE” so you know you will get a bargain. There is a 50% sign over a rack of items that you normally wouldn’t look at, but they are a bargain at the marked down price. Its not that you need gold leather jeans or a deep purple velvet shirt. Its the fact that its [...] February 27, 2009
Posted by John Joss in: Accountability, Business, Business Management, Communications, Current Events, Economics, Journalism, Technology, The Economy, The Writer's Corner, Writing Essentials
Leave a comment It can’t be repeated too often. CEOs earn their X60 or (much) more of an average worker’s pay by holding up the business structure, not by ruling it. They’re not Masters of the Universe, enthroned on top; they’re on the bottom, the pressure point, the place where the buck truly stops. That includes listening as [...] |
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A Lawyer Gets Greedy in Haiti- What Would You Do?
The United States citizens who were arrested for kidnapping the 33 children in Haiti will go on trial today without their original Haitian lawyer. The story goes that he asked for $30,000 U.S. as a retainer and an additional $30,000 at a later date. The families of the people on trial called this robbery and [...]