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I often wonder if the constant blaming of the Bush administration will come to an end on January 20th when O’bama is sworn in as President of The United States of America.  There’s no doubt that things have gone terribly wrong under Bush’s tenure, but is he really the one to blame?
I’m not going to [...]

I’m the last one to say I told you so, but professional sports is now starting to feel the pain of this economic recession.  Being a huge sports fan I truly hope the impact on professional sports is limited and short lived.  With big corporate sponsors cutting budgets and looking for ways to save money [...]

Just a few weeks ago the Big 3 auto makers went out to capital hill looking for a loan from congress.  When they got there, they weren’t exactly welcomed with open arms.  In fact they were blasted for flying out to D.C. in private jets looking for a bailout.  Congress has made it no secret [...]

Recently the US Senate decided to vote down a bill that would allow a $14 billion dollar bailout package for the Big 3 automakers.  The vote count was 52-35.  Almost immediately after the news of the bill failure, the White House issued a statement giving a sense of strong probability they will override the decision.  [...]

Clearly, this holiday season we’re seeing slower retail sales then our country has experienced in years.  With the economy in a tailspin and the news headlines filled with job cuts, people simply aren’t out buying in full force.  Recently I’ve heard many comments that it’s “Un-American” to avoid the malls this season; I have to [...]

Yesterday information was released that the Treasury Department has plans to try and drive interest rates down to 4.5%.  This sounds like a great idea on the surface, but who will actually get the opportunity to benefit from this is a different story.  Furthermore does this actually address the problem facing the housing crisis or [...]

Starting today, and each Saturday going forward, I’m going to feature a new blog post called “The Weekend Fix”.  The Weekend Fix will spotlight 5 of the top articles I’ve read over the previous week and feel are worth sharing with all of my readers.  Hopefully you find these articles insightful and fun.

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What would you do if your neighbor came rolling up to your house, driving a brand new Ferrari, and asked to borrower 100 bucks because he is broke.  I’m willing to bet you’d tell him to go fly a kite.  The analogy could be drawn to the big 3 auto manufacturers that were pleading their [...]

With all of the heat being brought down on CEO’s of late, it appears that some of them are taking a hint.  The American public outrage over top executive pay at many of the countries largest firms has been fierce.  Frustration levels couldn’t get higher after watching corporate leaders take millions of dollars in bonus [...]