Archives for the ‘American socialism’ Category

Message to Obama: I want this to work

Barack Obama’s “Plan for America” includes  the following broad categories:

Economy
Ethics
Health Care
Seniors
Education
Energy
Fiscal Discipline
Rural
Women
Immigration
Poverty
Service
Civil Rights
National Security
Veterans

I would have switched Ethics and Fiscal Discipline to the beginning of the list since all the other categories are predicated on having the appropriate levels of these two key ingredients that seem to be completely missing from the conversation in Washington [...]

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Federal reserve ’still has plenty of ammo’

According to the Wall Street Journal today, the Fed thinks we’re in good shape.
Dennis Lockhart, president of the Fed Bank of Atlanta, said the Fed’s key rate, which stands at just 1.0%, could “in theory” go down to zero if problems persist, and said this could be considered.
Speaking during a question-and-answer session after a speech [...]

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Pre-emptive gun buying

With an Obama presidency imminently looming I’m planning on making some firearms purchases prior to the turnover. It’s not that I feel a sense of panic without a collection of weapons around me. I don’t really care what the gun rules are - I have little respect for those laws because they do nothing to [...]

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The cult of Obama

The dictionary defines a cult as “an instance of great veneration of a person, ideal, or thing, esp. as manifested by a body of admirers: the physical fitness cult.” In my opinion, America’s newest cult is a man named Barack Obama.
I have resigned myself to his presidency. I accept that he is a gifted [...]

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Dollars and sense

What is on everyone’s mind in corporate America? Money. Same thing that should be on your mind. If you have significant savings then you might be in good shape for the time being. Or your might not. Depends on whether the banking system collapses completely. While the chances are low, I think we may well [...]

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