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Coming Soon to a Neighborhood Near You

Michael J. Panzner | Posted 03.30.2009 | Politics

Read More: Federal Bailout, Debt, U.S. Economy, Violence, Federal Reserve, Borrowing, Rescue Plan, National Debt, Federal Budget Deficit, Conflict, Bailout, Financial Rescue, Economic Rescue Package, Spending, Protest, Washington, Protests, Protestors, Politics News
Michael J. Panzner

After almost four decades of relative calm and complacency, there are signs that the social mood is beginning to sour.

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The Potential Impact of Jindal's Message

Lincoln Mitchell | Posted 03.30.2009 | Politics

Read More: Debt, Ronald Reagan, Federal Budget Deficit, Bobby Jindal, Budget, Democratic Party, Newt Gingrich, Republican Party, Barack Obama, Jindal Speech, Politics News
Lincoln Mitchell

Jindal's speech is easy to dismiss, but the potential power of his misleading message must be taken seriously.

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China and the Debt

Arthur Rosenfeld | Posted 03.28.2009 | World

Read More: Chinese History, Debt, Foreclosure, Real Estate, China, Great Depression, Economic Warefare, World News
Arthur Rosenfeld

The Chinese hold our debt and buy our real estate and in return we buy their manufactured goods. Perhaps we could bring some Chinese wisdom and savvy over too, just to balance the beam.

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The Credit Card Debt Crisis: The Next Economic Domino

Arianna Huffington | Posted 03.27.2009 | Business

Read More: Debt, Consumer Debt, Economy, Economic Crisis, Financial Crisis, Credit Crisis, Credit Cards, Credit Card Debt, Business News
Arianna Huffington

Hot on the heels of the banking crisis, the employment crisis, and the mortgage/foreclosure crisis, the country is on the verge of experiencing a credit card crisis.

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Red Dollar, Blue Dollar: Republican Hubris and Hypocrisy

Jeff Schweitzer | Posted 03.27.2009 | Politics

Read More: Deficit, Debt, Bailout, Wall Street, Iraq War, Obama, Repubilcans, Democrats, Stimulus Package, Bush, Politics News
Jeff Schweitzer

The GOP has no credibility in opposing a stimulus package that effectively repudiates their failures of the past eight years.

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8 Ways To Dig Yourself Out Of Debt

oprah.com | Posted 03.26.2009 | Living

Read More: Taxes, Debt, Tips to Get Yourself Out of Debt, Economic Crisis, Tips to Get Out of Debt, Bills, Financial Situation, Get Out of Debt, Recession, Living News

The new year is a wonderful time to make a fresh start--but that can be difficult if you're still trying to pay for everything you did in the last yea...

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Floridians Turn To Blackjack To Recoup Lost Savings

United Press International | Posted 03.26.2009 | Business

Read More: Gambling, Debt, Flordia Blackjack, Florida Gambling, Floridians Gambling, Florida, Recession, Business News

The head of the Florida's compulsive gambling council says a growing number of state residents are attempting to recoup personal loses through blackja...

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Held Hostage -- By Your House

Manisha Thakor | Posted 06.12.2009 | Business

Read More: Saving, Financial Literacy, Recession, Debt, Consumer Spending, Personal Finance, Housing Crisis, Economy, Recovery, Business News
Manisha Thakor

Most Americans do not know the answer to this simple but powerful question -- "how much is a house can I afford?"

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The President Must Heed Lincoln and Ignore Economists

Ann Pettifor | Posted 03.23.2009 | Business

Read More: Abraham Lincoln, Federal Reserve, Financial Crisis, Credit, Money, Bank Money, President Obama, Debt, Business News
Ann Pettifor

We must once again make money work for the people.

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Wall Street: Get Their Claws Out of the Real Economy

Ann Pettifor | Posted 03.14.2009 | Business

Read More: Interest Rates, Debt, Credit Crisis, Bank Bailout, Deflation, Wall Street, Cost of Credit, Deflationary Spiral, Debtonation, Business News
Ann Pettifor

The Treasury seems in danger of pandering to the Wall Street beast, rather than protecting the vulnerable -- those companies where real wealth is created.

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Late and Short

Max Fraad Wolff | Posted 03.14.2009 | Business

Read More: Jobs, Debt, Unemployment, National Debt, Obama Economy, Stimulus, Recession, Economic Stimulus Package, Stimulus Package, Business News
Max Fraad Wolff

Yes, we need government stimulus. No, that is not nearly enough. We need to change the way people earn, save and spend.

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Blaming the Victims: Heroic American Consumers

Ann Pettifor | Posted 03.12.2009 | Business

Read More: Debt, Foreclosure Crisis, Unemployment, Credit, Borrowing Money, Food Stamps, Wages, Easy Money, Great Depression 2.0, Consumption, Consumer Spending, Financial Crisis, Business News
Ann Pettifor

High levels of debt and consumption were not the result of millions of individual decisions by consumers. They were the result of a deliberate economic 'regime change' in the 1970s.

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Autos, Houses, Gimmicks

Harry Moroz | Posted 03.09.2009 | Business

Read More: Cars, Foreclosure Crisis, Dodge Minivan, Debt, Stimulus, Senator Barbara Mikulski, Houses, Senate, Tax Cuts, Economy, Business News
Harry Moroz

One of the three tenets of stimulus is timeliness. But should we really sacrifice longer term effectiveness for timely "affect"?

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Forgiving Student Loan Debt Would Stimulate Economy

Jon Chattman | Posted 03.08.2009 | Business

Read More: Debt, President Obama, Economic Stimulus Package, Jon Chattman, Stimulate, Washington, Powers That Be, Signatures, Forgive, Washington DC, Petition, Facebook, Student Loans, Barack Obama, Business News
Jon Chattman

Forgiving student loan debt would truly allow the educated lower and middle classes to create a solid foundation for a new economy.

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Who Gave the Winners Another Pass on Taxes?

David M. Abromowitz | Posted 03.07.2009 | Politics

Read More: Taxes, Economic Stimulus Package, Wall Street, Bonuses, Economic Crisis, Deficit, Debt, Tax Fairness, Politics News
David M. Abromowitz

Now we are on the verge of needing to borrow massively to try to turn around the faltering economy, what has happened to the tax fairness part of the agenda?

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Conscious Self-Creation

M.J. Ryan | Posted 03.07.2009 | Living

Read More: Success, Debt, Strength, Journey, Self Improvement, Intentions, Learning, Happiness, Intention, Living News
M.J. Ryan

When we set an intention and follow through with it into action, ultimately we are involved in the grand act of conscious self-creation.

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Look at the Character Strengths You're Cultivating

M.J. Ryan | Posted 03.07.2009 | Living

Read More: Success, Debt, Strength, Journey, Self Improvement, Intentions, Learning, Happiness, Intention, Living News
M.J. Ryan

By paying attention to the positive qualities of heart and mind that you are developing as a result of sticking to your goal, you give yourself greater incentive to hang in there.

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Beyond the Age of Leverage: Alternative Cures for the Global Financial Crisis

Niall Ferguson | Posted 03.07.2009 | Business

Read More: Debt, Global Economy, Deflation, Davos, Economy, Leverage, Overleveraged, World Economic Forum, Keynesian Economics, Economic Stimulus Package, Inflation, Financial Crisis, Davos 2009, Wall Street, Gobal Financial Crisis, Business News
Niall Ferguson

The harsh reality that is being repressed is this: the Western world is suffering a crisis of excessive indebtedness.

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Wall Street, Somalia, and Jack Sparrow

John Feffer | Posted 03.06.2009 | World

Read More: Pirates, Somalia, John Thain, Wall Street, Jack Sparrow, Russia, John Thain Decorator, Suez Canal, Debt, Ethiopia, Algeria, Horn of Africa, Merrill Lynch, Pirates of the Caribbean, Saudi Arabia, Somalia Ethiopia, Frank Lambert, Wall Street Bonuses, Somalia Pirates, Morocco, Somali Pirates, European Union, United States, John Thain Merrill Lynch, Pirates of the Caribbean 4, New York City, Rubrick Biegon, Foreign Policy, Pirates Ship Somalia, Brooks Brothers, John Thain Bonus, Ethiopian Troops Somalia, Bonuses, Tripoli, Citigroup, World News
John Feffer

Why are more than a dozen of the world's navies converging on Somalia to battle pirates there instead of sailing into New York to capture the Wall Street pirates?

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How To Deal With Debt Collectors

Washington Post | Mark Henricks | Posted 03.03.2009 | Business

Read More: Debt, Debt Collectors, Personal Finance, Dealing With Debt Collectors, Business News

If the phone rings at dinnertime, the odds are greater now that a credit card debt collector will be on the other end. With card delinquencies risin...

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Focus on How Far You've Come

M.J. Ryan | Posted 03.02.2009 | Living

Read More: Success, Journey, Intentions, Self Improvement, Strength, Learning, Debt, Intention, Happiness, Living News
M.J. Ryan

Recognizing and acknowledging our success gives us the encouragement to try again, because we're aware of what we've done right, we have more confidence that we can do it again.

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More Reckless Spending on the Way

Christopher Ingram | Posted 03.01.2009 | Politics

Read More: Taxes, $800 Billion, 411 Communications, Social Security, Debt, Economy, Chris Ingram, Democrat, Congress, Handouts, Stimulus, Republican, Gimmees, Spending, Banks, Irreverent View, Politics News
Christopher Ingram

Barack Obama is our new president calling for change, but nothing has changed other than Washington politicians leaving nothing but change in the pockets of our children.

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Obama and Volcker: Economic Solutions, Good; Summers and Geithner: Financial Solutions, Not Good.

Saskia Sassen | Posted 02.27.2009 | Business

Read More: Investments, Debt, U.S. Economy, Economy, Larry Summers, New York Review of Books, Taxpayers, Paul Volcker, Rubinomics, Economic Plans, Investment Banks, Taxpayer Money, Financial Crisis, Financial TImes, Timothy Geithner, Shadow Banking, Taxes, Money, Economic Crisis, Obama Economy, Barack Obama, Paul A. Volcker, US Economy, Npr, Leonard Lopate, Subprime Mortgages, Obama Economic Plan, House of Rubin, Subprime Mortgage Crisis, Banking, Banking Crisis, Banks, Jeff Madrick, Investment Banking, Business News
Saskia Sassen

The shadow banking system is not illegal or clandestine. It is in the open, but it has thrived on the opaqueness of the investment instruments, facilitated by their complexity.

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The Financial Meltdown: How Some Families Are Coping With Debt

Neal Rodriguez | Posted 02.25.2009 | Business

Read More: Loan Modification, Debt Relief, Debt, Unemployment, Blogging the Meltdown, Business News
Neal Rodriguez

Neither government restructuring of debt programs are available, nor is any real monetary assistance being provided for the consumer.

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How to Survive the Financial Crisis

Grant Cardone | Posted 02.13.2009 | Business

Read More: Debt, Money, Financial Crisis, Banks, Savings, Personal Finance, Recession, Ira, Business News
Grant Cardone

You can only cut your budget so far before you have to figure out how to bring more money into your household or the company. No one should rely on one single source of income.

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