I‘m a pretty laissez-faire type of guy when it comes to people, businesses, etc. My general belief is that you get what’s coming to you depending on the type of work (not employment, but ethic) that you have. I like to believe that the "American Dream" (i.e. success through hard work, good morals, and honesty), [...]
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Tag Archive: Increased Taxes
Prepare for Another Bailout
The Washington Post has a story quoting Vice-President Biden on Sunday’s Face the Nation. Biden is quoted as saying that the banks may need more money to save them from this financial downturn. We’ve already discussed the ramifications of these bailout measures, and some news services are even reporting that the money these banks are [...]
Keep your checkbooks close
I‘ve warned you about these auto bailouts and business bailouts. Now this story appears at abcnews.com. The money quote:
[O]ver the next few years taxpayers will pay a total of $75-$125 billion to keep the Big Three out of bankruptcy.
Talk about fleecing the middle class.
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The Automaker Bailout
I saw this on Robert Kraft’s Facebook. While I think it’s a bit harsh language-wise, it sums things up pretty well.
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And we’re keeping them in office because…
How much are you going to make this year? $60,000 . . . $30,000 . . . $100,000? Well, thank your Congress-person ,because soon just a little more of that piece of pie will be taken to pay their automatic salary increase (click here for the FoxNews report [and the only place you'll see it [...]
A follow-up on closing costs
I hadn’t caught this statistic in my previous post.
This article shows that in 2007, Oklahoma ranked 8th on the list of the states with the highest closing costs. In 2006, Oklahoma didn’t even make the list.
This 2008 statistic is even more troubling. In two years, Oklahoma managed to jump at least 6 places to the [...]