The financial tidal wave of 2008 left millions of American homeowners "underwater," owing more on their homes than their properties are worth.
This has decimated consumer demand and destroyed countless dreams.
Yet homeowners are not the only group of Americans who find themselves "underwater." After decades of skyrocketing tuition and...
(17) Comments | Posted April 2, 2012 | 2:55 PM
"Taxation without representation."
It's an idea our nation was founded to oppose.
Yet, right here in Detroit in 2012, it's a threat that's all too real. If the City of Detroit falls into state receivership under the 2011 Emergency Manager law, the city's taxpayers -- who were not responsible for...
(28) Comments | Posted November 16, 2011 | 11:00 PM
It's time that we -- the people of Detroit -- take charge of our city's future.
For too long, we have seen our local tax dollars go toward excessive interest payments on debt rather than essential improvements in roads and schools. We have seen our manufacturing jobs shipped overseas...
(7) Comments | Posted September 7, 2011 | 10:51 AM
President Barack Obama
The White House
1600 Pennsylvania Avenue
Washington DC 20500
Dear Mr. President:
I write today to thank you for your advocacy on behalf of unemployed Americans and to urge you to consider innovative new ways to create jobs...
(36) Comments | Posted August 27, 2011 | 5:15 PM
Every monument in our nation's capital symbolizes something meaningful about our national character. Lincoln, presiding over the reflecting pool, reminds us of our commitment to overcoming division and guaranteeing equal protection under law. Jefferson, set against the Tidal Basin, symbolizes our steadfast belief in inalienable individuals rights. The WWII memorial,...
(1) Comments | Posted August 11, 2011 | 1:15 PM
It's time for Congress to stop playing politics and start getting serious about job creation and economic growth.
One month ago, I wrote that I was heartened to see a strong bipartisan consensus emerge on the need to reduce America's long-term debt burden. I am still hopeful. Yet,...
(104) Comments | Posted July 28, 2011 | 2:57 PM
Congress is now completely focused on reducing debt. This would be a positive development, if not for one detail: it's focused on the wrong kind of debt.
With over a quarter of all American homeowners "underwater" -- owing more on their homes than their homes are worth --...
(496) Comments | Posted April 25, 2012 | 9:34 PM