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Economic Ramblings of a Broke A$$ Woman
It’s taken some days, but I’ve finally figured out how I feel about this economic bailout thing that’s been monopolizing my radio, my tv, my internet, and the proverbial water cooler at work. I hate...
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Rescue Plan- Tastes Even Worse Going Down the 2nd Time
The Economic Bailout- Take 2- is going before the Senate today. I’m a little disappointed… I know they’ve added some stuff, and yanked other things… but… The bill still stinks. I was hoping that the...
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A Spoonful of Sweetener Makes the B.S. Go Down
The Senate has passed the bailout. Crap. I had really hoped they wouldn’t. They didn’t just pass it… they did it with “sweeteners”. Doesn’t make that shit any easier to swallow now does it? Nope. Sure...
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Barack Obama, Executive Pay and a Whole Lot of B.S.
President Obama said in his recent weekly radio address that he will be presenting a new bailout spending plan soon. Sounds good to me, though I was never really one to support these ridiculous...
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Stock Options, Politics and Bully Pulpits
Alright, we need to talk about this bailout stuff. Again. In speaking to someone whose political views I greatly respect (ok, ok- it was my daddy), I learned that perhaps President Obama knew exactly...
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Beyond War: A New Economy Is Possible- Part III- Militarism
By Andrew Heaslet, guest Author, Coordinator, Peace Economy Project Militarism “I refuse to accept the cynical notion that nation after nation must spiral down a militaristic stairway into the hell...
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Stimulus, Schools and Sanford
A few weeks ago (on February 24, 2009), Obama addressed the nation in front of a joint session of Congress. It was a moving speech, focusing primarily on the economy, and the challenges faced by...
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Bonuses, Bailouts and Buttheads
Like many of us, I was pretty upset to learn about AIG’s decision to pay out more than $165 million in executive bonuses. Much of the funds are retention bonuses for employees that are no longer with...
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Recession: Are We Working Too Much, Or Not Enough?
By now, there are few of us that haven’t been affected by the recession in some way. Personally speaking, while I have managed to remain employed by a company that still offers great benefits and good...
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Pete Sessions, Socialism and Barack Obama
As big a political junkie as I am, one would think I’d be past the point of being shocked when a politician says something stupid. I’m not. Representative Pete Sessions (R-TX) believes Obama is both...
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