They do this all the time.
When budget cuts come, and they almost always do come, people make it sound like the whole frackin’ world is about to end.
As if ALL of us don’t, every single day, make budget decisions of our own in our private lives.
But jeepers, and I mean JEEPERS, why oh why do they report it like it’s a surprise?
Apparently 50% of Americans could not get their hands on $2000 to deal with an emergency in 30 days. This includes money they’re saved, or could borrow through a credit card, from another financial institution, or from friends or family. And it isn’t just poor people. IIRC 30% of people making between $100k and $125k couldn’t come up with two grand in a month.
Huh?
30% of people making between 100k and 125k couldn’t come up with 2 grand in 30 days for an emergency?
I don’t care WHAT color you are, red elephant or blue donkey. The fact that America is that frackin’ broke is why we are in trouble.
Years ago Delta Airlines acquired Northwest Airlines. And with Northwest came the Unions.
Now, as the companies are finalizing the merger, the heavily Unionized Northwest employees combined with the non-Unionized Delta employees are voting on representation.
And the Unions are losing.
Big time.
Posted in Lobby/PAC, Politics: National
The Recession hit. And it hit hard.
And now that it’s over, many people, economists and politicians, are wondering when the jobs are going to come back.
Heck, look at the recent election for proof that current conditions are brutal. Don’t think that the surviving Democrats aren’t mindful of where we are and where we’re going.
And the current dilemma? Unemployment benefits are going to expire for many folks pretty soon.
Posted in Economics, Economy, Politics: International, Politics: National
Tagged Denmark, Liberal, Paul Krugman, Recession, Unemployment
Let’s get one thing straight.
We ALL agree that we ALL should pay SOME tax.
The government needs money to pay for things that governments do.
We can disagree about what a government should do and how much it costs that government to do it, but serious, we have to pay some form of tax.
That said, what we tax and how much we tax is a whole conversation that needs to be had.
Posted in Economics, Politics: National
Tagged Barack Obama, Democrat, Economy, Hauser's Law, Politics, Taxes
It’s heating up. And something has to be done.
We need strong leadership on the issue and we need it now.
Sadly, Obama isn’t gonna be the guy to do it.
1. He simply doesn’t know HOW to lead. Which, of course, has been my main complaint all along.
2. He doesn’t WANNA lead right now because it’ll interfere with his election prospects.
So, it’s left to the states and the towns.
And THIS is what you get when that happens:
Look, owning a home is a good thing. I think everyone should buy a home.
In the same way that I think everyone should pay off credit card bills every month.
In the same way that I think everyone should contribute to their retirement.
That is, I think that you should do all these things IF YOU CAN.
There’s an old saw that says:
There’s a reason it’s called “Risk Taking”. If there wasn’t, they’d call it “Sure Thing Taking”.
The same holds true regarding decisions of fiscal responsibility.
Posted in Economics, Politics: North Carolina
Tagged North Carolina, North Carolina Politics, Politics, Republican
I missed this one:
Posted: November 6
Updated: 9:31 a.m. November 7City of Oaks marathon shuts down Raleigh roads
I hope to run this one:
Tobacco Road Marathon and Half Marathon
