If you're ready to gouge your eyes and plug your ears because of the "looooming" Fiscal Cliff, Brace Yo'self! because shit is about to get worse. I'm confident that the elephants and donkeys running this country will soon agree to a mutually-acceptable solution. Maybe "solution" is the wrong …
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Presidents are at the Mercy of the Business Cycle
If you've been following along, you know that we have been looking at the economic track record of past Presidents. Hopefully, this will allow us to make an informed decision when we cast our vote for Mitt Romney or President Obama (or neither). I'm searching high and low for possible …
The Super Committee
Remember towards the end of this summer when older Americans were panicking - unsure of whether they would receive their Social Security checks or not? Remember when Republicans and Democrats joined together only to decide they didn't want to join together? Remember when President Obama announced a …
Week In Review: Occupy Wall Street
There is much buzz around the recent protests known collectively as Occupy Wall Street. Most of it I get annoyed with, but this week I found 3 gems around the cause. Retireby40 goes journalistic on us and makes a visit to Occupy Portland Darwin's Money combats the "we are the 99%" with "we are …
US Government Lays Off 30,000 & Charges $5 Fee
Bank of America announced it will begin charging certain checking accounts a $5 fee for debit card usage. They are actually late to the party as other larger banks (Wells Fargo, Suntrust, Chase) have already announced they’ll be giving away feebies. Most consumers will immediately become outraged …
