What do you think about deflation?

The economy just might be on the way to “fixing” itself, if it doesn’t destroy itself first ... more businesses could go under. Bad. Of course, in the long term, lower profit points could mean ... their credit, etc. That would be good. The New York Times reports that construction on new houses [more...]

Date: 2008-11-19 15:22:55

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DEADLY RESCUE

My cover-story for the new issue of National Review:The road to hell is paved with bad interventions ... , and the SEC have backfired. They were intended to ameliorate a credit crisis and to keep it from spreading ... had powerful unintended consequences, with the government fixing one trouble spot only to create another [more...]

Date: 2008-10-31 20:14:30

One Story to Embody 2008, Two Ratios Show Room to Fall for Stocks, Death of the Euro, and More!

by Addison Wiggin & Ian Mathias A fitting end to 2008… an easy money crisis “fixed” with more easy money Equity bottom still out of reach… ... , maybe credit shouldn’t be so easy!” Today, they’re back. Never mind that GMAC is borrowing money ... t have to worry about making bad loans until they’re at least 30 days past due. If there’s any [more...]

Date: 2008-12-31 20:05:01

Toyota: Credit Not Responsible For Current Sales Slump, But Please Hurry Up And Fix! [Toyota Sales]

Jim Lentz, Toyota's US sales chief, told the Detroit News yesterday that consumer financing isn't their challenge right now; rather, ... are postponing car purchases. Dealers across the country are singing a similar tune, saying that well-qualified buyers can still get financing, but continuing bad economic news is keeping buyers [more...]

Date: 2008-10-10 14:00:00

BREAKING! **DOUBLE-UPDATED** This "Fix" Needs a-Fixin'

... . All credit to Bigus Dickus, whose beloved Canaries could end up looking pretty bad if this all bears ... , goalkeeper Roy Carroll. FA Chief Lord Triesman has, per the BBC, said that match-fixing suspicions [more...]

Date: 2008-10-16 22:40:04

Fixing the USA... or tilting at windmills?

Okay, I'm officially fed up, so this may be my first blog rant ... $700 Billion for the financial sector. Maybe it will be to buy bad loans, maybe not. We'll see ... tanks, mostly because there's no credit to buy cars since the financial sector closed up. So let's [more...]

Date: 2008-12-17 13:36:53

Fixing a Global Confidence Crisis

It's been called a crisis of confidence. It started with bad real estate loans and highly leveraged bets on those loans. Now it has frozen credit markets. Banks aren't lending to each other. Businesses can't ... credit, the financial crisis threatens to become a real economic one. And it's global. Welcome [more...]

Date: 2008-10-08 23:12:39

Bailout BS: Fixing the US auto sector in 3 easy steps

[ Three easy steps to fix the US auto industry: Bailout automakers to survive another 3 years, unlimited tax credits for hybrid cars,EVs, etc, ... and create a gas tax. Tough love for Big 3 includes giving the Prius some credit I've had enough ... , automakers have made many important changes, but a few years doesn't rectify decades of bad [more...]

Date: 2008-11-10 20:28:57

No end in sight

I feel bad for the next President with respect to our current economic prospective ... that it would “fix our economic woes” - a bailout that gave these financial institutions approximately 50% of the United States GDP, without any strings attached or requirements supposedly to “free up credit [more...]

Date: 2009-01-09 22:31:00

Buy a New Car or Fix the One I’ve Got?

I knew it. I just knew my car was in bad shape. I’ve talked about it before, and I knew it was going to happen ... looking at about €4,000.” We don’t have €4,000. Not only that, but we won’t get approved for a loan ... of money, it’s going to have to be through tapping the open line of credit at a gazillion percent [more...]

Date: 2008-10-17 10:00:17

Friday's comment from the papers in...

Daily_fix_top_20 Today in Times Comment Gerard Baker: Only Americans could produce a result like this Michelle Obama: ... in a strange land (Florida) Ross Clark: The interest rate cut is bad economics and bad politics Joan ... the countryside Leading Article: (The Independent) - This rate cut is not just about credit [more...]

Date: 2008-11-07 08:01:03

Fixing the Unemployment Outlook

by The Mogambo Guru Mish Shedlock at globaleconomicanalysis.blogspot.com has looked at the latest Z1 Flow of Funds report, and found that "$7 ... of 2008, is also as bad as it looks, then "roughly $10 Trillion in household wealth ... !), PLUS give me a tax credit (which is cash in my pocket!) for, oh, say, 10% of what I spent, as a sort [more...]

Date: 2009-01-02 20:04:08

Up Again Fixing the Servers, Hating Life, Contemplating Colorado

Up Again Fixing the Servers, Hating Life, Contemplating Colorado 6 Days Ago | Posted to: ... ? What dream? I haven't made a penny in five years. The credit card companies call incessantly. I owe ... misery. And it keeps getting worse. Has been for years. My fault, bad decisions. One after another [more...]

Date: 2008-10-30 07:08:26

Department Of Really Bad Ideas

While I've been more than a little skeptical about Treasury and Fed shotgunning trillions to their rich friends, ... up its sales pitch for a $250 billion stimulus package called "Fix Housing First," arguing that financial markets won't recover until home prices stop falling. They are calling for a generous tax credit [more...]

Date: 2008-11-24 01:55:00

Teach a Man to Fish as Unemployment Cure

As international outsourcing claims more jobs, two things happen - unemployment in developed nations increases and companies lower their costs. As sad as this is for now unemployed workers, it is a byproduct of automation - the internet and IP communications. Moreover it accelerates during recessions. In order for the trend to cease, the standard of living has to increase in developing nations to a point where it doesn't make sense to move jobs away from developed countries. [more...]

Date: 2009-09-26 22:48:28

AEI Interns’ Transcripts in Date Order: Their Own First Draft of History

First of all, I want to reemphasize everything Laurie just said. This is not a new threat, and this is not a threat we did not know about. Saddam Hussein has, in many ways, openly dreamed of mass death in the United States. He has shared his dreams with his nation and the world many times. We also know he has actively planned to do so many times, and Laurie’s book is a rather convincing argument that he is active and successfully implemented plans to do so as well. [more...]

Date: 2009-09-28 08:30:21

Advantages of Unsecured Loans in Business

The unsecured commercial operation loan is a accessible and fastest approach of removing income for your commercial operation to grow and prosper. Unsecured commercial operation loans can take caring of a monetary needs of each borrower seeking for investment in business. These have been all role loans-you have a leisure to outlay income in whatever purposes we similar to inside your business. It helps a businessman to begin brand new commercial operation and enhance a existent ones. [more...]

Date: 2009-09-25 02:50:51

Simplify Your Life With A Credit Repair

by Dina Salinas Having bad credit can be a nightmare for most, because we live in a world that is fast-paced, costly, and always requires credit. It goes without saying, credit repair can make your life simpler if you’ve had some problems with your credit. If you’re having financial issues, chances are that creditors already know. They can tell by the way you handle your credit, the way you pay it, etc. For instance, if you are changing your credit pattern or taking cash advances. [more...]

Date: 2009-09-23 07:11:40

THE POLITICS OF PERCEPTION

Art and the World Economy by Brian Holmes & Claire Pentecost Municipal statue, city of Finicke, Antalya province, Turkey (all photos CP; published in catalogue of 11th Istanbul Biennial) . An old man with a hearing aid stands with his back to a low wall, juggling a profusion of juicy oranges and bright red tomatoes. One by one he plucks them from the air and sets them down in perfect pyramids, orange and red. [more...]

Date: 2009-09-26 00:07:34

The Problem Of Medical Homelessness

Please allow me to coin a new term: Medical Homelessness – Not having access to a consistent familiar medical setting.  Not having a care location where one is known or where the medical information is accurate. credit I think medical homelessness is one of the main problems in our system. Given the nature of care in the US, most patients are required to be their own homes.  They serve as the conduit where medical information from one provider goes to another. [more...]

Date: 2009-09-29 20:00:50

Credit Repair Can Make Your Life Simpler

by Dina Salinas Having bad credit can be a nightmare for most, because we live in a world that is fast-paced, costly, and always requires credit. It goes without saying, credit repair can make your life simpler if you’ve had some problems with your credit. If you’re having financial issues, chances are that creditors already know. They can tell by the way you handle your credit, the way you pay it, etc. For instance, if you are changing your credit pattern or taking cash advances. [more...]

Date: 2009-09-24 18:13:11

December 4th, 2008

survey we conducted was an easy way to sort through a very defined set of alternatives, but determining where we should focus our effort in terms of new features and bug fixes is a much more complex challenge. over the last few days we have been looking into potential solutions that will enable us to have a real conversation around what should be [more...]

Date: 2008-11-27 02:54:01

Hepzibah Tales

Talking about money management and budgets is not something I enjoy. I’d rather discuss dismemberment, or the landscape of Idaho ... of the condo, plus some child-related debt. I did pay off all my credit cards, from the home equity ... happen. I am bringing my lunch to work, which is really a savings. I was fixing my big spinach salad [more...]

Date: 2009-01-14 03:33:40

How Todays Youth is Learning How to Be More Economically Wise From Their Older Relatives

How Todays Youth is Learning How to Be More Economically Wise From Their Older Relatives by Chuck R StewartToday’s youth is an instant gratification population. When they desire something, they want now and many times values a newer thing rather than a quality item. Many people shocked to discover that in a recent study,a group of people ranging in age of 14-29 said that when an item in your house breaks, such as an appliance, they would simply go purchase a new one. [more...]

Date: 2009-09-26 10:51:27

Exploding The Myths of “Predatory Lending”

In a blatant example of political grandstanding rooted in sheer audacity, leaders of the Democrat Party are seeking to gain as much mileage as possible from the nation’s economic woes. Worst of all is that they are doing so by incessantly blaming the situation on such easily refutable bogeymen as “greed on Wall Street” and “predatory lending [more...]

Date: 2008-10-16 04:09:23

Classified: 500,000 More Troops for Afghanistan

Classified McChrystal Report: 500,000 Troops Will Be Required Over Five Years in Afghanistan by Tom Andrews - The Huffington Post/Common Dreams Embedded in General Stanley McChrystal's classified assessment of the war in Afghanistan is his conclusion that a successful counterinsurgency strategy will require 500,000 troops over five years. This bombshell was dropped by NBC reporter Andrea Mitchell on MSNBC's Morning Joe on Wednesday: "The numbers are really pretty horrifying. [more...]

Date: 2009-09-25 03:02:00

Bull Moves in Bear Markets

In high school, I once dated a girl whose father believed the world was doomed to nuclear destruction. While his family lived in a trailer house (as did mine), this man spent a lot of time and money building a bomb shelter in the back yard. He stocked up on food supplies. He warned anyone who would listen about the coming armageddon [more...]

Date: 2008-11-04 12:00:11

Fixing Credit Report - The Good… The Bad… And The Truth

by Tim Beachum Obviously you are interested in the topic of fixing credit. No matter what your reasons are for wanting to repair your credit, the benefits are well worth it. Depending on your situation you can lower your monthly bills, open a bank account, get better rates on loans, the possibilities are endless. Before I begin explaining the fixing credit process, I feel it is important that you have the right mindset before we begin. [more...]

Date: 2009-09-30 08:14:45

Credit Repair! You May Have A Bad Credit Rating And Not Even Know It

When we talk about credit repair, most of us believe that repairing our credit rating is directly related to our mis management of our finance s, and in most cases that is true! However, many of us don’t realize that thousands of men and women every year find out they have bad credit due to credit fraud, and if you’re not 1% sure on how this happens, it’s a method by criminal organizations that are stealing your identity and using it for financial criminal activities. [more...]

Date: 2009-09-30 14:31:03

TaxVox’s Lump of Coal Award: The Ten Worst Ideas of 2008

It was quite a year. Taxpayers are now shareholders in most major U.S. banks, a massive insurance conglomerate, and three failing car companies ... . With so many bad ideas to choose from, picking the lowlights was not easy. Nonetheless, here is TaxVox’ ... holiday. Tell me again how we are going to end global warming? Obama gets extra credit for passing [more...]

Date: 2009-01-02 20:54:00

Give The Wheel A Spin

‘Capitalism Has Degenerated into a Casino’ Nobel Peace Prize laureate Muhammad Yunus says that greed has destroyed the world’s financial system ... “it wasn’t us” because they have to put a band-aid on the wound. A politicians idea of fixing ... up. Where as it was definitely bad business practices that caused this mess, the businesses aren’t solely [more...]

Date: 2008-10-13 15:32:09

In Downtown Dallas, Threats and Promises to Vacant Buildings' Owners

Patrick Michels "What the hell?" asked a bearded homeless man in a wheelchair trying to negotiate his way down the 1600 block of Main Street at 2: ... before we could offer formal introductions. Too bad, as it was quite the scene on the sidewalk: Mayor Tom ... to get their dilapidated buildings up to code, which will entail fixing everything from [more...]

Date: 2008-10-14 07:28:49

Credit Repair The DIY Way

Negative comments on your credit report can cost serious money. You do not have to despair though, since it is never too late to repair your credit worthiness. However, bear in mind that credit repair does not take place overnight. It takes serious dedication and perseverance to start with a clean slate again. How to Get Started : You should know who the three credit bureaux are and what they are saying about you. [more...]

Date: 2009-09-21 01:24:15

Moral Hazard of the Coming Mortgage Bailout

“Why am I being punished for having bought a house I could afford? I am beginning to think I would have rocks in my head if I keep paying my mortgage.” -Todd Lawrence, Norwich, CT homeowner with a traditional 30-year mortgage > Herein lies the simple problem in trying to “save” so many mortgages: A huge swath of them should not be saved [more...]

Date: 2008-10-31 14:09:11

The art of saying nothing interesting and burying your real intent

Harper's got it down to a tee. Ever notice how he goes on and on yet says little of substance? For someone who is apparently a genius, he doesn't sound it at times. Here he is blathering on, in a report that actually may be significant, about financial rules at the international level: "It is transparent that we need some kind of new rules," [more...]

Date: 2008-10-31 03:19:00

McCain’s Plan to Help Workers Practical but Lackluster

John McCain is making a concerted effort to acknowledge the decline in American jobs and explain how his plans will help workers ... , for the most part, they aren’t bad ideas – although I imagine none of this would be particularly cheap ... has to purchase our own health insurance, the tax credit sounds like a much quicker and more achievable way [more...]

Date: 2008-07-07 15:19:03

Online Services Problems: Credit Cards

This week, I was at the Virtual Goods Summit in San Francisco (my session writeups should appear on http://freetoplay.biz over the coming days) ... providers” (companies that specialized in extracting cash out of your users via credit card, paypal, pre ... are - in general - shockingly bad (lazy or plain stupid, usually) at handling their customers’ money [more...]

Date: 2008-10-13 05:31:49

Debt Woes, Tough Times and Securities Litigation

At first glance, poultry producer and processor Pilgrim’s Pride and shopping center REIT General Growth Properties would seem to have little in ... from the current credit crisis could affect legions of other companies, and possible spark even further securities ... by rising prices for feed, bad bets in the grain market, and falling prices for [more...]

Date: 2008-11-02 22:07:48

Bush to blame for mortgage mess...NYT

White House Philosophy Stoked Mortgage Bonfire By JO BECKER, SHERYL GAY STOLBERG and STEPHEN LABATON “We can put light where there's darkness, ... , laid out the latest terrifying news: The credit markets, gripped by panic, had frozen overnight ... championed. There are plenty of culprits, like lenders who peddled easy credit, consumers who took [more...]

Date: 2008-12-21 21:19:17

How to Finally Pay Off Your Debt, Even if You’ve Failed Miserably

A large number of people who are currently in debt have tried at least once to pay off their debts. Many of them have tried several times. Unfortunately, most of them have failed, ending up even deeper in debt than before. So, why do all these people end up getting deeper and deeper in debt? The answer lies in the approach that they use to get out of debt. Those who take on more debt in an attempt to get out of debt are only putting a patch on the problem. [more...]

Date: 2009-09-20 23:08:32

Redirective feedback

Redirective feedback Long-time readers may recognize some of the content of this post from a while back, but whatev. I wanted to share it again ... -- was she saying I did a good job or a bad job?water down the praise -- people are more likely ... accept the praise, take credit for your work, and contribute to a positive atmosphere. Another poor [more...]

Date: 2008-12-16 00:59:43

Blocking, Tackling & Running: Leveraging a Crisis Into Real Change

There's a fairly well known cartoon of two scientists working out a problem on a chalkboard covered with complex equations and down in the circle is a little circle with the key step inserted in small print - "and then a miracle occurs". Wouldn't it be nice if we could take the same short-cut to fixing the horrendous shopping list of significant [more...]

Date: 2009-01-16 20:07:11

What REALLY makes up your Credit Score?

What REALLY makes up your Credit Score? by Ty CrandallYour credit score is the magic figure behind most aspects of your life. How much you pay for utilities, mortgage payments or rent, insurance, your car, and even whether you get hired are all dependant of your credit score.This article will assist you with understanding each individual component of your credit score. For extra details on the credit scoring system you can see this article and more at www.PerfectCreditFast.com. [more...]

Date: 2009-09-24 19:14:42

talking about risks

One often-used lament I hear on projects and in project management classes is, “No one here wants to deal with realistic schedules and budgets.”   Interestingly, there seems to be two perspectives on this phenomenon… First, from the “worker bee” perspective, there is a sense that “management” always “discounts” the estimates [more...]

Date: 2008-11-18 22:19:28

Simplify Your Life With A Credit Repair

Simplify Your Life With A Credit Repair by Dina SalinasHaving bad credit can be a nightmare for most, because we live in a world that is fast-paced, costly, and always requires credit. It goes without saying, credit repair can make your life simpler if you’ve had some problems with your credit.If you’re having financial issues, chances are that creditors already know. They can tell by the way you handle your credit, the way you pay it, etc. [more...]

Date: 2009-09-23 07:07:44

London Banker: “The market has failed, and officialdom is perpetuating that failure.”

Ever since the two Bear Stearns hedge funds defaulted 17 months ago triggering a global financial crisis, ... to fight credit contraction is by flooding the financial system with liquidity (”quantitative easing” ... of the Great Depression popularized by Milton Friedman and taught to generations of economics students ever [more...]

Date: 2008-12-18 12:43:51

The Return of Depression Economics

What do you do when your demand driven economy is saddled with a demand side that is under-performing? ... experienced by the average American family). America’s credit markets are frozen - we’re in a full blown liquidity trap. Businesses can’t get money. Consumers are seeing their credit dry up. We can’t borrow [more...]

Date: 2008-11-30 00:47:55

Strib Goes Belly-Up

Strib Goes Belly-Up Wow. We all knew it was coming. But the reality of the Star Tribune filing for Chapter 11 is still a little stunning ... and mortar journalism of a local newspaper, however you spin it. This isn't entirely bad news either. The model was broken. No one was fixing it, just re-arranging and trying to milk profits where [more...]

Date: 2009-01-16 05:01:00

A suggestion to Vox Nova Memorize Gresham's Law. Apply it to your comboxes. For them what don't know: Gresham's Law says "Bad money drives out good ... really be heeded here. Count me as someone else who is finding it harder and harder to credit ... : In my anger at Iafrate's treatment of Feddie, I called names rather than naming the bad behavior. Mea [more...]

Date: 2008-08-08 05:53:43

House Valuation Workshop

Does the drop in home prices we have seen so far make the current real estate market affordable? Do prices that have dropped ten percent represent a great buying opportunity? Long-time Seattle Bubble regular Eleua takes on these questions and more with his “House Valuation Workshop,” using his native Bainbridge Island as a working example [more...]

Date: 2008-08-21 17:48:30

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