election

Three reasons to stop freaking out about socialism

Posted 4 weeks 5 days ago by Andrea Dickson

McCain-Palin are trying to paint the Obama-Biden ticket as a bunch of socialist nutjobs. But 'socialism' isn't nearly the red menace that they are making it out to be, and McCain has some pretty communist ideas of his own. Maybe it's time we stopped being afraid of economic labels and just worried about doing the right thing.

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Could the last person to leave America please turn out the light.

Posted 10 weeks 5 days ago by Paul Michael

Personal Finance, Lifestyle, Credit Cards, Consumer Affairs, Real Estate and Housing, Taxes

I don’t know about you, but I’m more than a little worried by recent economic events. First Freddie Mac and Fannie Mae, then Lehman Brothers, and now an $85 billion loan to AIG. Some people would have us believe that despite all of this, the foundations of our economy are strong. But with trillions of dollars in debt now on the table, how long can this country keep racking up the red ink?

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Would you sell your vote?

Posted 12 weeks 6 days ago by Paul Michael

Consumer Affairs, Making Extra Cash

Being a humble Green Card holder, I don’t have a vote here in the US (makes me wonder about that old “no taxation without representation” line, but that’s another story). Anyway, as the election goes into overdrive, a question has started to bubble up inside my head. If the price was right, would you sell your vote?

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The Gas Tax Holiday; don’t fall for it.

Posted 29 weeks 6 days ago by Paul Michael

Consumer Affairs, Cars and Transportation

Both John McCain and Hillary Clinton are proposing a new Gas Tax Holiday that will run during the summer months, bringing “much needed relief” at the pumps. But will it? More than 200 economists, including four Nobel prize-winners, have already signed a letter rejecting the proposal.

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