President Obama’s new budget is out, and the taxes portion of it is somewhat interesting. Part of me likes it; part of me wishes there were some other things in it.
What parts do I like? I like that the taxes on the wealthy are going up. [...]
Leave it up to the National Association of Home Builders to make me feel good about where I live. Last Thursday, they put out their list of the top ten most affordable and top ten least affordable cities to live in throughout the United States. And my home area, [...]
There’s a saying that “misery loves company”. If that’s the case, then I’m sure there are many folks who are feeling comforted by the fact that, in these tough economic times, there’s a reality that it’s affecting rich people as much as, well, everyone else.
There’s a recent story on CNN [...]
We all know what’s going on with job loss here in America. It’s frightening, and it seems like there’s no end in sight.
So imagine my surprise when I read a CNN story earlier today that said around 70,000 factories in China have closed, eliminating over 20 million jobs. The [...]
Talk about timing. On Friday, the 13th, four banks closed, bringing the total of banks to close in 2009 to thirteen. The banks that closed were:
Riverside Bank of the Gulf Coast based in Cape Coral, Florida;
Corn Belt Bank and Trust Company, based in Pittsfield, Illinois;
Pinnacle Bank, based in Beaverton, [...]
I know I’m not the only one who’s seen this commercial on TV late at night. This company called Cash4Gold tells people to send them your gold and they’ll send you back money at higher prices than you could get at your local jeweler, or whomever you’d think about taking [...]
This isn’t supposed to be a political post, but it’s going to be, unfortunately.
It all starts out with the stimulus package, which was passed by the Senate yesterday, 61-36. Some Republicans are so angry as those three Republicans who supported it that they’re already saying they’re going to [...]