The Economy and the Job Market – Searching For Growth in Troubled Times

Friday, September 18th, 2009

The economy is clearly not in good shape. We may or may not currently be in a recession, and while conditions won't get nearly as bad as the Chicken Littles of the world would have us believe, they most certainly won't improve either. Well, dramatically, anyway. The economy has been under ...

Death Before Bankruptcy – No Way – Hope is on the Horizon

Friday, November 28th, 2008

In today's economic conditions death seem to be the only way out for many consumers who are consumed by over whelming debt. Although bankruptcies are up in filings for the third year since reforms went onto effect many consumers feel that their options seem hopeless yet they still plug on ...

This is Why Bush’s 700 Billion Dollars Bailout Plan Will Fail

Tuesday, September 30th, 2008

Not long ago, the President stood before the American People to make his case for the massive bailout plan that Congress is now working to approve. With the sincerity and the passion that characterize him, President Bush made it clear that "this time is an extraordinary period for America's economy". ...

Forget Bailout – Here is My Plan

Saturday, September 27th, 2008

Anyone facing foreclosure knows that in most cases that they have been snookered. Funny how mortgage contracts will adjust for increasing payments, but none adjust down if the economy goes bad. Now the government is going to give Wall Street a 700 Billion dollar bailout plan. Now this plan is suppose ...

Crush the US Dollar and Increase the Debt?

Tuesday, September 23rd, 2008

I asked in one of my earlier posts if the US Dollar has bottomed or will the US Dollar crash? What I find fascinating... is that common logic ...that the US Dollar should have gotten crushed over the weekend. Well it is 5 am and I am drinking my coffee ...

Unemployment and Housing Data Point to Bleak

Tuesday, August 12th, 2008

Existing home sales fell to 4.86 million units, about 2.6% below consensus estimates of 4.94 million units. The report also cited a huge deterioration in median home prices, down to $215,000 or down over 6% from last year. This highlights the bleak outlook for the housing market, as the housing ...

Outrage Fatigue Seems To Be Settling In As Chronic Condition

Saturday, August 9th, 2008

www.latimes.com Mortgaged to the House of Saud Robert Scheer August 9, 2005 THE ONLY EVIDENCE you need that President Bush is losing the “war on terror” is this: On Sunday, the foreign minister of Saudi Arabia said that relations with the United States “couldn’t be better.” Tell that to the parents of those who have ...

Someone Stole My Country

Thursday, July 10th, 2008

I recently was sitting in the Atlanta International Airport with a (2) hour lay-over. I had some time to just think and look back on my own life. I had read the newspaper and was tired of surfing the net, when a couple of our "warriors" passed by and sat ...

The Real Reasons the “Mortgage Meltdown” is Happening

Thursday, March 20th, 2008

Today, I read an article in the paper that stated HUD was going to implement new rules that would protect home owners from the big bad, predatory lenders. I have been seeing this kind of drivel in the papers and on the evening news for a while now, and I ...

Politics And The Economy

Saturday, March 15th, 2008

The most crucial question in the minds of many Americans and people around the world today is: Who will be the Democratic Nominee for President of the United States this election year? Will it be Illinois Senator Obama, or will it be New York Senator and former First Lady Clinton? ...