Bad Business of Recession
by Investing in markets, stock, real estate, and otherwise, is a gamble and with all such bets there are inevitably going to be winners and losers. …
Category: Finance
Huckabee’s Fair Tax Endorsed
Economist Steven Landsburg has a new article in Slate magazine in which he gives his approval to Huckabee’s Fair Tax plan. His conclusion: the underlying …
Red-lining Black America
Jesse Jackson said today that mortgage companies and other lenders discriminated against black Americans by “profiling” them and that the rash of home mortgage foreclosures could …
WSJ Disproves Wage Stagnation
Earlier today the Wall Street Journal showed how the myth of income stagnation and decreased social mobility is just that – a myth: The Treasury …
3 Saudi Terror Funders Designated
The U.S. Department of the Treasury today designated as Specially Designated Global Terrorists (SDGTs) three individuals based in Saudi Arabia: Abdul Rahim Al-Talhi, Muhammad `Abdallah …
Hillary’s Baby Plan Redux
The Chicago Tribune just published an analysis of Hillary’s plan that is rather similar to mine. Their conclusions? Well, the editorial is titled "Clinton’s baby …
Hillary: $5000 for Every Baby! (and a Car in Every Garage)
Devlin Barrett writes: Democratic presidential candidate Hillary Rodham Clinton said Friday that every child born in the United States should get a $5,000 "baby bond" …
Bush’s Bailout
President Bush outline a plan today that would help bail out hundreds of thousands of borrowers who have been unable to pay off their mortgages. …
Martha Stewart a Scapegoat, Distraction
Martha Stewart is being used to distract us, the victims, from the lack of prosecution of those responsible for the dot-com stock scandals. “Look, we’re …
Balance That Budget
I am loving the wailing and gnashing of teeth in the government over the budget shortfalls. As an IT professional, I’ve been fortunate to have …