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…when the democrats are ever eager to do the Republican’s bidding?
Honestly, when your bill ends up being offered by the “loyal opposition” time and time again, why worry? Heck, you might want to lose a bit more so that your revolution goes faster with less opposition.
Let’s look at the present version of the bill and [...]
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I haven’t heard Obama’s speech, nor read it. Don’t need to, don’t care to.
I’ve heard enough speeches (and not just from Obama). I’m waiting for the payoff (or is that payback?).
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I: The Personal:
Do I Honestly Expect These Guys To Be Here When I Need Them? They Expect Me To Be There Every Quarter, When They Pay Out Their Dividends
Just got my renewal notice for my health care insurance. Went up from around $210/month to over $270/month, starting in October. For what I now have.
Yeah, I [...]
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I’ve read a few items from various sources about the continuing collapse of the American Economy. In Chicago, it’s the death of skyscraper construction (and the holes in the ground from skyscrapers started). In Florida it’s restaurants that once catered to the old and lazy now closing up as everyone’s forced to move out. In [...]
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So now I’ve had a few days to go through portions of the new Emusic catalog, and here are a few of my impressions:
I see nothing from Chicago (Say what you want about them, their first three albums were more interesting than what most long-lived bands and/or artists do over a twenty year career) or [...]
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The Sky Has Indeed Fallen…
Yes, the once greatest business in the world, longtime Fortune 1 Company (or Fortune 2 when Exxon/Mobil was a bit bloated for its own good), granter of prosperity to wherever its factories sat, builder of dreams (or their automotive analogs), the force behind suburbia, malls, the drive-in movie and expressways – bankrupt and getting reorganized [...]
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A couple things have been sitting in my mind:
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Chicago’s parking meters have been privatized, and it appears the city courts seem to have taken the job of enforcing the parking meter laws with a new vigor. Fees have been for the [...]
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Here’s the difference between the inflation rates that the United States has been reporting and the inflation rates we’ve been experiencing:
What $100.00 would cost, according to the inflation rates as listed by CurrentInflation.com: $114.01
What $100.00 would cost, as figured by the Sun-Times (1/3 of the way down): $146.97
Is it any wonder people look at the [...]
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So what’s going on with the right and their slaves in the media? It seems that all I hear about is How Obama Is Wrecking Our Economy and How Obama Is Wrecking Our Foreign Policy and Obama Is Waging A Class War and Obama Is Out To Rape Our Babies (And Abort The Unborn That [...]
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I’ve read quite a few out-of-the-way economics websites (and stuff that deals with economics) and everyone seems to think that the economy will enter into an inflationary period that will somehow magically destroy all debts along with the savings. They seem to think that, even if the prices shoot up, wages will also shoot up [...]
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