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Black Friday respite
Black Friday, and this entire retail season offers a little respite for Joe Main St. It is about time.
Posted to Today's Papers by david wayne osedach on November 29, 2008
Obama's message
Since being elected President Obama is showing that he will be ready to hit the ground running in January. So far - he is doing everything right.
Posted to Today's Papers by david wayne osedach on November 25, 2008
There Is a Perfect Anology Here
Mr. Gross tells us to not get depressed because an the analogy between the financial crises of 2008 and 1929 isn’t valid, but he proves his point by comparing today not with 1929 but rather with 1933, when FDR took office. Three years interceded between the 1929 meltdown and the full blown depression of 1933. If Mr. Gross is going to compare ...
Posted to Moneybox by Issywise on November 24, 2008
economic policy making
Obama will have to wait until January before making economic policy. No exception to presidential rules - HE.
Posted to Moneybox by david wayne osedach on November 12, 2008
Comments: "The Day (sic) John McCain lost the election."
''At a time when the Bush administration was nationalizing big portions of the (grateful) financial services sector, charges that Obama was a socialist, the redistributor-in-chief, the second coming of Eugene V. Debs, failed to gain traction.'' The incisive language captures my feeling throughout the campaign, where I at an early point ...
Posted to Moneybox by geldernick on November 8, 2008
Our economy needs that 8.5 million!
Its very upsetting that our economy is in the dumps and yet there are groups such as the GSA that have eight and a half million dollars stashed away. How could the Bush Administration and the president-elects posse possibly need that much money?! None the less, how could they need that much money for a period of 77 days?! Anyone or small group of ...
Posted to Explainer by whathappenedtothegoodoldUSofA on November 6, 2008
US Forced to Selectively Default and Devalue Its Debt -2009
Yes be very afraid.... but here is the real situation In 2009 the US Will Be Forced to Selectively Default and Devalue Its Debt We have seen estimates that next year the US will have to finance a $2 Trillion annual deficit. They may be able to push it further into the next Administration than that by the forbearance of the world, but not by ...
Posted to Politics by MiamiVice on October 28, 2008
mccain's halloween
Now that the election is winding down to it's conclusion McCain is pulling out all stops - in desperation. It is sad to see this proud American stoop so low.
Posted to Politics by david wayne osedach on October 27, 2008
How (why) the collapse killed the USA !!!
It's all about corporate GREED,look at Enron,MCI,now AIG they're all just a bunch of thieves, I have 5 million,I want 10, HOW MUCH IS ENOUGH !!! 50 million to play baseball,20 million to be in a movie. 30,000 to drive a truck 500 miles a day,EVERY day.15,000 to flip burgers EVERY DAY, the rich get richer. We can't all play baseball or be a ...
Posted to The Big Idea by johnny1003 on October 23, 2008
halloween spending
Here in San Diego it seems the more troubling the economy: the grander the Halloween celebrataions. Including going all out on buying costumes. Haloween is non-denominational, diverting, and plain out fun. I predict this Halloween will be the biggest yet.
Posted to Recycled by david wayne osedach on October 18, 2008

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