“Government deficits have caused the U.S. savings rate to turn negative for the first time since the Great Depression…” ~Bloomberg This is a good example of why government stimulus sounds good on paper, but does little to help the economy…… Read More ›
Month: January 2010
The Crystal Ball Economonitor
There is a new site on my ‘Related Sites’ list along the right hand margin called, the Crystal Ball Economonitor and they are currently running a free trial offer. What is the Crystal Ball Economonitor? Click on image to enlarge. I checked… Read More ›
Orange County, California-Foreclosure Update
Orange County…the land that brought you Disneyland and the popular TV shows; The Housewives of Orange County, The OC, Laguna Beach and episodes of Beach Patrol and is now a scorched earth land of foreclosures. This is the same Orange… Read More ›
Obama Promised Transparency: A Promise Broken
CBS reports, “President Obama wants the final negotiations on health care reform – a reconciliation of the House and Senate versions of the bill – put on a fast track, even if that means breaking an explicit campaign promise.” House… Read More ›
Four Democrats Flee the Scene, more to come?
Democrats hold a majority vote of 60 members in the Senate. As long as they all vote the same direction, anything they want will pass into law, including health care reform. But now, some Democrats are opting to retire instead… Read More ›
Senators Sellout for Yea Vote on Healthcare Reform
United States Constitution: Article IV-Section II, “…the citizens of each state shall be entitled to all privileges and immunities of citizens in the several states.” This means the federal government cannot treat some states differently than others. For example,when the… Read More ›