If there is one thing everyone can agree on it’s the the federal government has to get it’s financial house in order. Unfortunately, the process of achieving that goal is not always clear and there are many paths from which to choose. Although it is mathematically possible to balance the budget without raising taxes, it…
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New Plan to Add Jobs to Economy: Must be Scissors Capable
In a new attempt to grow the economy and get more of our unemployed back to work a member of the Treasury Department has proposed moving more citizens to warmer climes of the country. Here, they say will be a greater demand for barbers for all those with faster growing hair. With this greater demand…
Tax Cuts – Are They for Everyone?
Fresh off their election day victories the Republicans are puffing out their chests and looking for another round of fresh wins. They have their sights set on extending the Bush tax cuts that expire in January, especially those for the wealthy. Sen. Orrin Hatch, R-Utah and Senate Republican leader Mitch McConnell of Kentucky have said…
How Bad Would it be if Stimulus Wasn’t Working?
The Congressional Budget Office (CBO) yesterday released its updated estimates of the Recovery Act’s impact on the economy. CBO estimates that the Recovery Act’s policies had the following effects in the second quarter of calendar year 2010: * They raised real (inflation-adjusted) gross domestic product (GDP) by between 1.7 percent and 4.5 percent, * Lowered…
Help Your Favorite Charity Surfing the Web
This Yahoo-powered search engine donates to charities as you surf and shop. What could be easier? Let’s say you want to look up some info for a project or just personal curiosity. You call up GoodSearch.com and plug in your charity of choice, such as Red Cross, Doctors Without Borders or Catholic Charities. Next, plug…
Who Said Communism Doesn’t Pay? The China Paradox
For all of us that grind and toil at our labors each day, bootstrapping the heck out of our businesses and lives it can be a difficult task. And now it becomes all the more so watching a company established by the communist leader, Mao Zedong launch an initial public offering that is expected to…
FREE EFC Tool!
No gimmicks… It’s free! Yours for the taking with no strings attached. No subscriptions, no spam e-mail follow up, nothing… Absolutely nothing……. Now, what the heck is an EFC Tool? EFC stands for Expected Family Contribution, and anyone that has completed a Free Application for Federal Student Aid (FASFA) knows a little about it. This…
What’s Your Plan B?
Payrolls dropped by 125,000 last week but the unemployment rate also dropped from 9.7% to 9.5%. Apparently, people have just stopped looking for a job. “Americans are angry, pollsters and cable television hosts tell us. Really they are depressed, deeply discouraged and feeling helpless as they watch oil spewing into the Gulf of Mexico, their…
