Green Energy
- No Depression
For 25 years I have had a credit card with Citibank. 25 years. And my credit was always good. At times there were big balances, small balances, no balances. And they always got their payment every month. Usually more than but always at least the minimum....
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"Push comes to shove, if we've got to move or something like that, I don't know what I'd have to tell her, how I would explain it to her," Deane said. "I can't imagine it." Ooo, I'm right there with you. Mine is 13 but I understand...
- What Depression? Cnbc:most Of The Unemployed No Longer Receive Benefits
The jobs crisis has left so many people out of work for so long that most of America’s unemployed are no longer receiving unemployment benefits.Early last year, 75 percent were receiving checks. The figure is now 48 percent — a shift that points to...
- Jesse Jackson Jr: Declare National Emergency
I, Jesse Jackson Jr., do solemnly swear (or affirm) that I will support and defend the Constitution of the United States against all enemies, foreign and domestic; that I will bear true faith and allegiance to the same; that I take this obligation freely,...
- Barney Frank, Not Content With Damage Of His From The Mortgage Crisis, Now Wants To Cut Defense Spending During A War By 25%
Frank envisions post-election stimulus from Democrats By Steve Urbon Standard-Times senior correspondent October 24, 2008 6:00 AM NEW BEDFORD -- After the November election, Democrats will push for a second economic stimulus package...
Green Energy
What the start of a slo mo civilizational collapse looks like
NYT:
The United States Postal Service has long lived on the financial edge, but it has never been as close to the precipice as it is today: the agency is so low on cash that it will not be able to make a $5.5 billion payment due this month and may have to shut down entirely this winter unless Congress takes emergency action to stabilize its finances.
“Our situation is extremely serious,” the postmaster general, Patrick R. Donahoe, said in an interview. “If Congress doesn’t act, we will default.”
In an age when food stamps, unemployment checks (in most states), and welfare is made electronically to debit card accounts, why would WE ALL AS TAXPAYERS BAIL OUT A BUGGY WHIP FACTORY?
DARWIN BECKONS
- No Depression
For 25 years I have had a credit card with Citibank. 25 years. And my credit was always good. At times there were big balances, small balances, no balances. And they always got their payment every month. Usually more than but always at least the minimum....
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"Push comes to shove, if we've got to move or something like that, I don't know what I'd have to tell her, how I would explain it to her," Deane said. "I can't imagine it." Ooo, I'm right there with you. Mine is 13 but I understand...
- What Depression? Cnbc:most Of The Unemployed No Longer Receive Benefits
The jobs crisis has left so many people out of work for so long that most of America’s unemployed are no longer receiving unemployment benefits.Early last year, 75 percent were receiving checks. The figure is now 48 percent — a shift that points to...
- Jesse Jackson Jr: Declare National Emergency
I, Jesse Jackson Jr., do solemnly swear (or affirm) that I will support and defend the Constitution of the United States against all enemies, foreign and domestic; that I will bear true faith and allegiance to the same; that I take this obligation freely,...
- Barney Frank, Not Content With Damage Of His From The Mortgage Crisis, Now Wants To Cut Defense Spending During A War By 25%
Frank envisions post-election stimulus from Democrats By Steve Urbon Standard-Times senior correspondent October 24, 2008 6:00 AM NEW BEDFORD -- After the November election, Democrats will push for a second economic stimulus package...