Gordon's Big Porkie
At PMQs Gordon told Dave that around the world "no one except him is proposing we cut public spending at this time" ... on government debt within the next five years. If government spending is not controlled, Gordon really ... : Cameron was wading into the VAT reduction (at a national cost of £12bn it's giving two packets of crisps [more...]
Date: 2009-01-14 08:29:06
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Obama Supporters Swapped Sex, Kidneys For Tickets To Hear Him Speak
A lot of people have huge Oboners for Obama and wanted to share their swelling pride with fellow cultists ... to cover the United States public debt bill. Thank you. Yeah? We've got a depression for you to check [more...]
Date: 2008-11-05 17:32:01
Global Public Debt Clock
From EconomistThese are interesting as well:“基别”, Does This Name Sound Like Chinese Vulgar Word To You?Mr LKY will agree on what Dr M said in his blogHis Penis Was Eaten By Bac … [more...]
Date: 2009-09-23 15:06:20
I.O.U.S.A., the “insurmountable” deficit, and health care costs
I.O.U.S.A. is a documentary that purports to explain why America is drowing in debt, both public and private ... deficit calculator to explain things: The enormous budget deficits projected for future years [more...]
Date: 2008-11-11 20:58:43
Read More Information About IVA inside this Blog Publication
One of the most widespread causes of numerous debts occurrence is considered to be the excessive and unthoughtful use of credit cards. The only way in which one can avoid such debts is through reducing the use of one’s credit cards when paying the charges. In fact repaying all the debts gives one an awesome feeling. Also the credit score is much improved along with the reduction of the debts level, giving you an opportunity for having lower rates on possible future credits. [more...]
Date: 2009-09-27 21:55:32
Global Financial Meltdown: Sweeping Deregulation of the US Banking System (1999)
Dandelion Salad by Michel Chossudovsky Global Research, October 17, 2008 The following text reviews, in a historical context, the 1987, ... . Moreover, as underwriters of the public debt at federal, state and municipal levels, the financial [more...]
Date: 2008-10-18 13:45:19
Social mobility cannot be achieved by decree
By Dale Bassett For all the excitement around social mobility this week, ... to the best opportunities. If the next generation are to be burdened by the vast public debt being built [more...]
Date: 2009-01-13 16:30:21
The Journalism Crash
The journalism profession is in crisis, where every week brings another bleak announcement ... . Tribune Company, the third-largest newspaper chain in the nation and owner of 23 TV stations ... failing to serve the public interest. As these companies take on greater debt, they can’t pay back [more...]
Date: 2008-12-10 01:57:38
DPS can’t buy books but pays for upscale ‘welcome center’
The Detroit public school district is $400 million in debt and they just approved $173 million in budget cuts that calls for laying off 300 ... up an old school and opening the offices there? They could save money and still have a very nice welcome [more...]
Date: 2008-12-05 19:52:30
Flamboyant Debt Collections - Fancy Dress Baliffs in Spain For Public Humiliation (VIDEO)
(TrendHunter.com) With the economic crisis, this is the time for debt collectors, the moment they have been waiting for. Many people consider debt collectors to be scum bags, but you have to hand it to this Spanish Debt… [more...]
Date: 2008-12-30 23:19:51
It was the best of times… it was the worst of times…
Well, okay, not literally… but some of us might, I think, ... that it may cut Ireland’s triple-A rating for its sovereign debt due to the sharp deterioration in the public finances. This warning of a credit downgrade was followed up some days later by the agency [more...]
Date: 2009-01-15 20:06:44
Balance? We Don’t Need No Stinkin’ Balance:
Balance? We Don’t Need No Stinkin’ Balance: Posted by Mike Folkerth on Thursday, January 15th, ... No problem, we’ll tax the public to pay your debts and you can get back to gambling and make [more...]
Date: 2009-01-15 14:19:29
Live reporting - Financial Planning Committee (cont'd)
6 - Financial planning (Roche)handout from Jim, includes listing from S&P listing the ten things for public finance that are characteristics of good ... budgetary risks6. A debt affordability model in place to evaluate future debt profile7. A pay ... - Financial Terms (Nutting)if the state would allow we would do these thingsthe capital budgetthe debt [more...]
Date: 2009-01-16 01:05:00
Taxpayers’ Alliance Launches “Brown Miscalculator”
On the eve of the Labour Party Conference, and with the City in turmoil, an explosive report from the TaxPayers’ Alliance (TPA) ... , energy policy, public service quality, value for money, real disposable income, national debt ... Calculator, an online Flash game which allows you to do some maths - the Gordon Brown way! Try out any sum [more...]
Date: 2008-09-20 08:00:08
Hold on! Hillary could still be VP, Obama says, but...
Barack Obama's presidential campaign hasn't said much about it, ... his supporters to help erase her campaign debt, except when he forgets. But in between public engagements [more...]
Date: 2008-07-12 05:44:00
Get Collection Agencies Off Your Back
This Article can be found at my blog: www.CreditTipsTricks.Blogspot ... : Dear (Insert Collection Agency Here)\, You are hereby notified under provisions of Public Laws 104-208, also known as the Fair Debt Collection Practices Act, that your services are no longer [more...]
Date: 2008-12-12 23:06:57
How To Get Collection Agencies Off Your Back, For Good
This Article can be found at my blog: www.CreditTipsTricks.Blogspot ... Commissions. Here's a sample Cease & Desist Letter: Dear (Insert Collection Agency Here)\, You are hereby notified under provisions of Public Laws 104-208, also known as the Fair Debt Collection [more...]
Date: 2008-12-12 23:10:08
Financial transactions tax is a new idea for a country that needs them
Although our focus is on Minnesota, balancing public budgets is a universal issue right now, ... and the national debt are streaking toward the moon. And the only remedy anyone has come up with for fending ... be a considerable expense for someone who is buying futures, or a stock, or any asset at 2 o’clock [more...]
Date: 2009-01-13 19:26:41
Sunday link Love: Redemption Edition
My blogging friend Lynnae at Being Frugal is part of a collection of moms that blog for Walmart, ... From a Stock Market Decline Thrifty Florida Mama: Tips To Set Aside Money For Christmas Chief Family Officer: Continuing Dilemma - Public School Vs Private School My Super-Charged Life: Debt-Free [more...]
Date: 2008-10-12 17:59:54
Headline of the Day
From the Financial Times comes this headliner: "Germany to ban excessive borrowing" Naturally, ... consumer borrowing, but I was surprisingly wrong. Here's the lead paragraph: Germany will change its constitution to ban excessive public borrowing and impose strict new rules to ensure the extra debt [more...]
Date: 2009-01-14 13:53:54
Germany to ban excessive borrowing
Germany will change its constitution to ban excessive public borrowing and impose strict new rules to ensure the extra debt created by its latest fiscal stimulus package is paid off as soon [more...]
Date: 2009-01-14 05:26:52
Additional Thoughts on the Bailout By Paul Craig Roberts
Dandelion Salad By Paul Craig RobertsOctober 16, 2008 “Information Clearinghouse“ “We hang the petty thieves and appoint the great ones to public ... , necessitating the purchase of yet more troubled instruments. If credit card debt has also been securitized and sold as investments, as the economy worsens defaults on credit card debt [more...]
Date: 2008-10-17 22:15:23
Cheese Sandwiches and the Hieronymus Bosch World of Public School Cafeterias
An anti-hunger community group says a new public school policy to offer cold cheese sandwiches to students with lunchroom debt will stigmatize ... of professional psychological therapy trying to erase any memories regarding their own K-12 school lunch [more...]
Date: 2009-01-03 19:51:00
Spending our way out of debt.......from Rico
Don't try this at home! Spending your way out of debt, by creating more debt just doesn't work for individuals, or nations. The OECD chart illustrates that public spending on the back of unsustainable tax revenues leads to structural deficits which will NOT vanish after the crisis is over. Policy measures across many nations will prolong the recession/depression, and lead to lower tax revenues and higher unemployment. [more...]
Date: 2009-09-29 07:14:00
Report shows improved performance
Mount Gambier City Council improved its performance in a number of key areas, according to its recently released 2007-08 annual report ... to ombudsman, awareness of strategic direction of council, debt servicing costs, community perception of safety and security, community consultation and awareness, public access to information [more...]
Date: 2009-01-04 23:44:22
California Court Approves Class-Action Lawsuit Against Debt Collector Accused of Abusive Tactics
Here is a press release I received from Public Citizen. I am forwarding it to you in case you were a victim of ACCS. WASHINGTON, D.C ... and described ACCS’s practices as “debt collection rather than law enforcement.” Members of the class ... . - A California court has ruled that almost a million consumers who were victims of an overly [more...]
Date: 2008-12-04 23:16:45
The need to offer change AND security
As one of the most tumultuous parliamentary sessions of recent times draws to a close, ... of substantial investment. The public at large instinctively know that we cannot go on as we have with debt ... hold a trump card. Their distinctively interventionist instincts play to an audience which wishes [more...]
Date: 2008-12-15 10:30:20
Sharia Finance Coming To The USA?
Nope, that title is not a joke. And it is not that far off ... push by Muslim figures in recent weeks to promote Islamic finance as a response to the debt-fueled ... more radical every year, Muslims demand the removal of certain items from public view, they start calling [more...]
Date: 2008-11-06 12:42:50
3rd time is not a charm
By Fester: I support significant deficit spending this year. I support massive public expenditures this year. I don't support stupidity ... by many people to pay down debt, rather than spending the money and boosting the economy ... per paycheck that couples will receive will most likely go towards paying off debt. Given [more...]
Date: 2008-12-31 12:42:23
Get More Information About Make Money At Home in this Blog Publication
For a secure business as well as for a developing one, to have an affordable debt can be a good factor. There is nothing wrong with taking a credit for setting up or developing an own business. Remember that for any business to prosper it is almost always needed money investments and hence you do not have to be shy of coming to a bank or to a close friend for a loan. The only idea of having someone`s money gives chills along the back of many people and this fear is irrational. [more...]
Date: 2009-09-25 01:37:15
Looking for Tips About Make Money At Home – Check this Publication
For a secure business as well as for a developing one, to have an affordable debt can be a good factor. There is nothing wrong with taking a credit for setting up or developing an own business. Remember that for any business to prosper it is almost always needed money investments and hence you do not have to be shy of coming to a bank or to a close friend for a loan. The only idea of having someone`s money gives chills along the back of many people and this fear is irrational. [more...]
Date: 2009-09-22 17:02:27
Obama’s Describes His “New Deal” Program
Just what we need when the country is in debt to the tune of trillions of dollars for future entitlement liabilities, a new public works program: President-elect Barack Obama added sweep and meat [more...]
Date: 2008-12-06 18:48:37
ABA Tax Section Awards
The ABA Tax Section yesterday announced the winners of its two inaugural Public Service Tax Fellowships (blogged here): Laura Newland (J.D ... and benefits, as well as law school debt assistance, by means of charitable contributions ... residents in the area of affordable housing (tax lien foreclosure), debt forgiveness, bankruptcy matters [more...]
Date: 2008-12-16 14:01:08
Obama, Wall Street and the US Automakers by Michael Hudson
December 8, 2008 — dandelionsalad Dandelion Salad by Michael Hudson Global Research, December 7, 2008 Weakening the economy, leaving it even more debt-strapped. There is a strange double standard in President-elect Obama’s largess with the public purse when it comes to Wall Street’s banks and insurance companies [more...]
Date: 2008-12-08 08:08:35
Newegg.com Files for IPO
Online electronics retailer Newegg Inc., which only operates through the Internet, has decided to file for an initial public offering and raise $175 million. With the money from its IPO, Newegg hopes to repay its debt, expand its operations, and fund capital spending, three essential components for Newegg’s plans. According to the California-based company, Newegg has been profitable every year since its launch in 2001 and has experienced rapid growth since then. [more...]
Date: 2009-09-29 03:03:28
Top Stories and Blog Review - 8th Jan
Treasury: No Money Will Be Printed Nationwide Gurkhas decision delay criticised Why has MI5’s new chief gone public? How northern children top the happiness league Gaza conflict fuelling anger in UK, Muslims warn ... U.S. debt is losing its appeal in China Over 60,000 Bhutanese refugees want to resettle DAILY BLOG [more...]
Date: 2009-01-08 10:42:13
Wednesday…Bytemarks Cafe this afternoon on HPR, Food Bank can’t meet demand, newspaper bubble, Waikiki 1972
If you’ve got nothing better to do this afternoon, consider tuning in to Bytemarks Cafe on Hawaii Public Radio’s KIPO (89.3 FM) from 5-6 p.m ... and consolidation fueled by high amounts of debt and leverage. But the companies in the weakest ... , The Chicago Tribune and 23 television stations, a transaction that almost tripled the company’s debt [more...]
Date: 2008-12-10 15:53:19
Royal Bank of Scotland Wins a Buyout-Lending Crown
Toby Lewis, of Financial News, files this dispatch on how one bank that received government funds is lending, but to buyouts. Financial News is a Dow Jones publication and a contributor to Deal Journal. U.K. state-backed ... attributed to those businesses incurring too much debt as part of leveraged buy-outs and recaps.” [more...]
Date: 2009-01-07 14:51:22
Royal Bank of Scotland Wins a Buyout-Lending Crown
Toby Lewis, of Financial News, files this dispatch on how one bank that received government funds is lending, but to buyouts. Financial News is a Dow Jones publication and a contributor to Deal Journal. U.K. state-backed ... attributed to those businesses incurring too much debt as part of leveraged buy-outs and recaps.” [more...]
Date: 2009-01-07 17:50:00
Start with households
We’ve had a few comments recently asking why Harry’s Place isn’t posting more about the current financial ... with the households,” she said. “Years of flat wages, low savings and high debt have left America’s households ... jobs by funding programs to repair and build roads, bridges, schools and other public infrastructure [more...]
Date: 2008-12-02 21:02:06
Dubai freezes salaries, boosts spending 42%
Order my book online from this link The new Dubai Government budget is freezing salaries and hiking public spending by 42 per cent to $10 ... undermining local competitive advantages in tourism and real estate. $80bn debt However ... by reckless financing. Realty reality More end-user finance for property is definitely going to be needed [more...]
Date: 2009-01-11 04:51:43
Report : Unfinished Business: A Comparative Survey of Historical and Contemporary Slavery
A New UNESCO/WISE publication: Unfinished Business: A Comparative Survey of Historical and Contemporary Slavery By Dr Joel Quirk, ... trafficking, debt-bondage, child labor and other related problems are analyzed in view of the historical [more...]
Date: 2009-01-12 18:04:20
Chilling sign: Private publisher exit plans
The intentions of Copley Press and Advance Publications to explore the sale of two of their signature properties represents a discouraging new lack ... to pay down debt, they would seem to be in a position to wait for a more propitious time to sell ... publishers are not known to be over-burdened with debt they are struggling to repay at a time revenues [more...]
Date: 2008-08-04 05:17:00
Auto Execs Starting to Get It?
Bad PR works wonders, apparently. Just two weeks after incurring public wrath for flying private jets to Washington in order to beg for bailout ... the company's heavy debt load and consolidate or sell at least one of its eight automotive brands [more...]
Date: 2008-12-02 22:55:24
Greenback slumped on the canvas
Bernanke & Co. on Tuesday signaled to the financial markets that they were hell-bent on pursuing an “inflate or die” approach to rescuing the ... and a scramble for dollars to repay USD-denominated debt. The deleveraging process effectively created a short position in the greenback. But more recently, US-specific worries concerned with public deb [more...]
Date: 2008-12-19 11:01:19
Country Music Hall of Fame and Museum Can Keep Iconic Instruments
The Country Music Hall of Fame and Museum is full of what country fans and historians consider priceless ... , which left Robert Waldschmidt as trustee to figure out how to repay McLean’s debt. Worth almost ... no doubt the instruments would have been sold to a private collector and never seen by the public again [more...]
Date: 2009-01-06 17:59:27
Palin: ‘We Shouldn’t Worry About Government Having Enough Money’
During an interview with a local television affiliate in New Hampshire yesterday, Gov. Sarah Palin (R-AK) ... the expenditure of those public dollars. However, today during a rally in Maine, Palin suddenly became ... and the guts to confront the $10 trillion debt that the government has run up. We will balance the federal [more...]
Date: 2008-10-16 16:42:46
A Very Interesting Tidbit About MOSERS Over at Bloomberg.com
Bloomberg.com, in a very interesting story about the problems facing public pension funds, reports the following (link via Drudge) ... BlackRock Inc. Moody’s last month cut ratings on parts of the debt, saying a drop in value of the underlying collateral may cause “an event of default.” Chris Rackers, the manager of investment [more...]
Date: 2009-01-14 19:12:26
Michael Williams Enters U.S. Senate Race
Another day, another announcement for the U.S. Senate ... to the great challenges posed by an economic crisis, record debt, two simultaneous wars ... and as a local prosecutor in the Midland County District Attorneys office. I know the honor of public service [more...]
Date: 2008-12-16 20:43:26
Financial News Update – 09/29/09
World Bank Head Sees Dollar’s Role Diminishing Kennedy warns of potential violence over healthcare debate Andy Williams accuses Barack Obama of following Marxist theory Countrywide Destroyed Tapes with Public Officials Discussing Mortgages Cash-Strapped Police Department Outsources Report Writing Panhandlers need permits to beg in Raleigh FDIC says bank failures to cost around $100B Fisher: Fed Policy Reversal Could be Swift Income Gap Widens, Poor Hit Hardest by [more...]
Date: 2009-09-29 16:49:43
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