There is a story racing around the internet about a woman who will no longer shop at Target because Target made a $150,000 contribution to a right wing organization. If you found out a company you…
Tagged: Target, political contributions, boycott, Citizens United
Started by Nathan Andover in Open Discussion. Last reply by OICUAM2 Aug 8.
Isn't it interesting that governments outlaw things like gambling, drugs and the sex industry until the state budgets are so bad that these things start to look like potential revenue generators? Pe…
Started by Willie in Economics. Last reply by OICUAM2 Aug 8.
The mortgage rates are so low that we haven't seen rates like this for over 50 years. The rate for a 30 year fixed mortgage is just under 4.5%. That is a really low rate! With the Federal Reserve…
Tagged: buy, refinance, low mortgage rates
Started by James Scott in Personal Finance. Last reply by Willie Aug 2.
In the financial reform bill, there was a provision that allows companies to set a minimum purchase amount in order to use a credit card. I wonder how many companies will establish a minimum purchas…
Tagged: financial reform bill, credit cards, $10 minimum purchase
Started by paul in Open Discussion. Last reply by Larry Aug 14.
I just heard that Exxon Mobile had a profit of about $45 billion dollars last year, but they didn't pay any American taxes. Is this true?
Tagged: profit, taxes, Exxon Mobile
Started by Nathan Andover in Open Discussion. Last reply by James Scott Jul 22.
From what I understand, the Obama administration intends to extend the Bush tax cuts for the middle and lower income levels while allowing the tax cuts to expire for people earning more than $250,000…
Tagged: expire, extended, Bush Tax Cuts
Started by OICUAM2 in Economics. Last reply by paul Jul 14.
Here's a good chart showing what is in the financial regulation bill.What do you think?Are you happy with the new legislation?
Tagged: financial regulation bill
Started by lea in Economics. Last reply by Nathan Andover Jun 25.
The sad answer is that Republicans woul dbenefit greatly from another recession. If the economy doesn't improve, the Democrats and President Obama will be blamed for the continuing economic problems…
Tagged: Republicans want another rece…
Started by James Scott in Open Discussion. Last reply by Nathan Andover Sep 1.
Posted by paul on August 3, 2010 at 10:22am — 2 Comments
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Posted by paul on July 17, 2010 at 3:02pm
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