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Melt Down! - e
Can you feel it? It's almost palpable, a feeling that permeates everything, hanging in the air like an impeding thunderstorm. Silent, ominous, dangerous, frightening and yet at the same time exciting and alive, and pregnant with possibility. It all began on a sunny day in 1991. We were just... Submitted 2 years 92 days ago.

Economic Recovery-Spinning a Mirage - - Missing Link
For all the talk of economic recovery in the news, the facts seem to belie the hype. Take this sampling I got in one web search. • April Retail Sales dropped 0.4% (AHN.com) Submitted 2 years 250 days ago.

How American Economy Must Change - Joel Hirschhorn
Read and understand what I am going to tell you and you will know more about what must happen to the American economy than nearly everyone else. I am not giving opinions, just facts and analysis. For a long time the US economy has been driven by consumer spending, meaning that over 70 percent... Submitted 2 years 357 days ago.

Buy, Buy and Buy Why Bother to Cry? - straight talk
Yes Americans went out on Black Friday and purchased 3% more then last year in goods and merchandise and even during a very depressed economic time. If you count just the few who were killed and injured it was a great day for materialism . Yes what is a few for the sake of that special item?... Submitted 3 years 73 days ago.

Spread the Wealth ~ Republicans Like It Too - - Mogama
All hell broke lose on the Republican side, as the campaign of Senator John McCain jumped all over three words used by Democrat Barack Obama in his answer to "Joe the Plumber". When Joe expressed his concern that he might be hit by Obama's taxation if he bought a plumbing business and started... Submitted 3 years 106 days ago.

They Legalized What Was Illegal and Walked Away Clean. - straight talk
On The Bet that Blew Up Wall Street, 60 Minutes , they explain how on the very last day of the 2001 Senate session they, our leaders, legalized what was illegal and which was banned and almost blew the system back in 1907. At that time they said it will never happen again, yeah, right. It is... Submitted 3 years 107 days ago.

Tar And Feathering Big Oil Companies - - Joel Hendon
We Americans are most blessed. We have lived in the finest of all, most affluent nation and have eaten from the horn of plenty, enjoyed the newest innovations in technology, medicine and almost everything imaginable. Those of us living today didn't build this nation. We are just living off what... Submitted 3 years 115 days ago.

Phil Gramm Eats Spam - Missing Link
I cannot think a finer thing, Than this my friend it may just sting, But on this morn when banks are weak, And WAMU sunk and sprung a leak, I want to know where Phil is now, I want to know cause Phil knows how, To put it right, to make it strong, Submitted 3 years 138 days ago.

5 Alternatives to Government Bailout Plan - - Mogama
Tunnel vision is only helpful when you are sitting in the chair at the eye doctor's office. (By the way, what do you call an eye-doctor? Is it optician, optometrist, or ophthalmologist?) Back on subject. The eye doctor or her assistant instructs you to "Rest your chin here, close... Submitted 3 years 139 days ago.

Bailout This, Bailout That: Why Should I Care? - - Mogama
With bailouts from Capitol Hill raining down on Wall Street like showers of blessing for the mega players who have screwed up the financial market, it's getting hard to keep tab. So, let's take a scratch pad and jot down some quick numbers as they come over the airwaves. Bailout Hall of... Submitted 3 years 145 days ago.

Fannie and Freddie: Government Bailout or Nationalization? - Missing Link
In my mind that loves to speculate about possible conspiracies, I am rarely comfortable with seeing the face of issues. Why would Freddie and Fannie fail to foresee what was happening in the mortgage market? Why would the government of George W. Bush fail to take action when the abuses in the... Submitted 3 years 157 days ago.

Will the Age of Deregulated Free Market Economy Come to A Close? - - Jennifer Cuddy
At the turn of the twentieth century, Capitalism was the only economic model that ruled the world. The failure of the free market, as expressed by the Great Depression, gave birth to two of the world's most influential economic theorists of all time: John Meynard Keynes and Frederick Von Hayek .... Submitted 3 years 166 days ago.

We Need a Significant Emotional Event - Missing Link
Just a thought before I go to bed today. I've taken a short hiatus from writing to my blog over the weekend and now my trip to the mountains is over and I shall resume my efforts here. Interesting economic situation we are in with one bank taken over by the federal government and the two main... Submitted 3 years 211 days ago.

Legislators Fiddle While California Burns - Missing Link
There is apparently a law that the California legislature must pass a budget by the 15 th of June and that the Governor must sign a budget by July 1. Yet each year the legislature misses this deadline effectively violating the state constitution, where I come from that means breaking the law. ... Submitted 3 years 218 days ago.

To Juan, It's a Bad Time To Illegally Immigrate - Missing Link
It is wise of you to consult with me before you uproot yourself and your family to move to California. As a citizen here I can provide you with an insider's view while also one that is sympathetic to your desires. I will endeavor to tell you the truth before you pack your belongings and pay a... Submitted 3 years 223 days ago.

Who is Ready to Accept Responsibility? - Missing Link
The United States is in the middle of the worst economic crisis of my lifetime. The sad part is that I am partly responsible for it because I profited by it. On the news this morning the woman describing the plummeting stock market said that this could become the worst June in the Stock Market... Submitted 3 years 229 days ago.

You Really Think Things Are Looking Up, Do You Really? - straight talk
Now I really have a hard time speaking out about this realizing many people really do not care to hear it. They would much rather talk about Hillary or Obama and the coming election, as if that really mattered. Oh, disagree, well just why will it matter? Ok the war is about the only real thing... Submitted 3 years 273 days ago.

"A House Represents a Family" and Employment Hope For the Future. - - straight talk
One half of the title comes from the wife of Mr. Martinez [pardon my spelling] who had a new home built for them on the TV reality show, Extreme Makeover. A great show about everyday decent people. It struck me as to how profound that was from their perspective of giving. No not as an investment... Submitted 3 years 289 days ago.

The US & Immigration - - Michele Winslow
As an American citizen, over the past twenty years I have seen changes which, if taken by themselves, would seem un-important. But if taken collectively should make us all stand up and take notice. This country was begun on two principles, big businessThe Virginia colonies and ReligionThe... Submitted 3 years 296 days ago.

Government Rebates - Economic Stimulus Payments - Do You Qualify? - Lorrie Davids
Ah, Spring is in the air. Besides green grass and budding trees, you know what that means, right? It is almost time for the economic stimulus payments to be released. Most people, whether they believe the rebates are a good idea or not, will be watching their mailboxes, or their bank accounts... Submitted 3 years 296 days ago.

Jobless and Clueless - Joel Hirschhorn
When Americans who are the most victimized by our cruel economy still believe in something that is demonstrably no longer true, they are deeply delusional. They desperately want to believe in something once great about American society. The reality is that upward economic mobility has been... Submitted 97 days ago.

What Would Steve Do? Jobs, That Is - - Richard Walrath
By Richard E Walrath and Patricia L Johnson Steve Jobs came back to his company just in time to save it. Apple was floundering around like a fish out of water. The company lacked focus, a sense of purpose, but what it needed most was someone who could see what needed to be done. Steve Jobs put... Submitted 114 days 3 hours ago.

Occupy Wall Street Visited - Joel Hirschhorn
Last Saturday while in New York City I went downtown to visit the Occupy Wall Street group and also ended up walking in their protest march around big bank buildings. A terrific experience with a huge group chanting things like “Banks got bailed out, we got sold out!” My first... Submitted 115 days 20 hours ago.

The Reason Green, Green, Must Take A Back Seat To Economy - Joel Hendon
Environmentalists are obsessed with everything and everybody going green to save our planet. Their fanatical approach is foolhardy. I’m for doing all we reasonably can to help eliminate pollution, and other measures advocated by their movement. But many of their rants are unjustified and... Submitted 121 days 3 hours ago.

Are Tax Cuts the Driving Force Behind Job Creation and Economic Growth? - - Patricia Johnson
Republican Presidential candidates would have us believe increasing taxes stifles job creation and economic growth in this country, but what does an analysis of economic indicators before and after tax cuts indicate? Proponents of supply-side economics believe economic growth is achieved by... Submitted 124 days 4 hours ago.