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Cry for Me, Argentina
One Man's Thoughts —
Authority: 131
In the early 20th century, Argentina was one of the richest countries in the world. While Great Britain ’s maritime power and its far-flung empire had propelled it to a dominant position among the world’s industrialized nations, only the United States challenged Argentina for the position of the world’s ...13 hours ago -
Where are the jobs?
Where's the Outrage? —
Authority: 477
From Political Animal : Former Bush Press Secretary Dana Perino played her usual role on Fox News yesterday, trashing economic recovery efforts. Most of her comments were easy to dismiss, but a couple of remarks stood out . She noted, for example, that White House officials “try to claim that the stimulus bill ...19 hours ago -
Born Again American
One Man's Thoughts —
Authority: 131
Has someone sent you that lovely song from BornAgainAmerican.org? It sounds good and enticing but what do they believe? Are they for our Constitution and Bill Of Rights as our founding Fathers wrote them? Not exactly! Do you remember the Rubber Constitution crowd? Well, this is one of their efforts. That’s right. ...1 day ago -
Morning Bell: The Definition of Economic Insanity
Stupidica —
Authority: 177
In January 2008, the United States economy employed 138.1 million people and the unemployment rate stood at 4.9%. But the powers in Washington thought deficit spending could boost a slowing economy, so Speaker Nancy Pelosi (D-CA) passed and President George Bush signed a $168 billion economic stimulus bill made up of ...1 day ago -
The End of Audacity (Public souring on President Presents Vision of Mega-Government)
Stupidica —
Authority: 177
For President Obama, the era of big Government is not over. "It is true, we cannot depend on government alone to create jobs or generate long-term growth," he proclaimed in his first budget to Congress. But "at this particular moment, government must lead the way." A partial Obama to-do list, only some of it done, ...1 day ago -
U.S. says no to Arctic fishing
Ohaiyo Business Magazine —
Authority: 135
(Reporting by Yereth Rosen in Alaska) There is currently no commercial fishing conducted in U.S. Arctic waters, and now there won’t be: a formal ban on commercial seafood harvests in U.S. waters north of the Bering Strait went into effect on Thursday. Environmentalists and fishery managers applauded the move as a ...2 days ago -
Show me the Money: $564 Million Awarded to Integrated Biorefinery Projects
Renewable + Law —
Authority: 118
In an earlier blog post , Debra Frimerman reported that the U.S. Department of Energy was seeking applications for grants to help promote the construction and operation of pilot, demonstration, and commercial scale integrated biorefinery projects. Today, DOE announced the selection of 19 projects to receive up ...2 days ago -
New $170 Billion Stimulus Package On Deck
zero hedge —
Authority: 752
The economy is so hot, that democrats in Congress are now moving with yet another stimulus package, this one for $170 billion, targeting bankrupt states and formerly surging unemployment (Obama has some TV appearances today; the BLS will be back to its previously scheduled job collapse next month). In other news, ...2 days ago -
Barack Obama Notices That People Ain’t Got No Jobs
Jack & Jill Politics —
Authority: 629
There aren’t a lot of Black MBAs out there. It’s actually a small, underrepresented group of people compared to say, lawyers & doctors, in the black community. The facts : The GMAC’s 2002 Global MBA Survey of graduating MBA classes states that “Among US citizens who were asked their race/ethnicity, 84.7 ...2 days ago -
Energy Efficiency — More Profitable than Investing in Google
CleanTechies Blog - CleanTechies.com —
Authority: 521
I recently attended the West Coast Green conference in San Francisco and came out enthused and confused. I was enthused about the progress the green building industry is making. That over 14,000 people from all over the country came to learn about the new innovations in green building is huge for an industry, ...2 days ago -
Economic Stimulus and Low Rates Tempt Buyers to Bite Into the Housing Market - Chew on This Mortgage Expert’s Advice First
eReleases Press Release Headlines —
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Sailing into an icy cauldron
Ohaiyo Business Magazine —
Authority: 135
Reuters employee Pauline Askin has sailed for the Antarctic for a six -week expedition on the icy continent where she will help restore Mawson’s huts named after Australia’s most celebrated Antarctic explorer on Commonwealth Bay, the windiest place on earth. During the expedition, Pauline will report on ...2 days ago -
Job Summit Will Not Address Fictional Jobs “Created or Saved”
The Strata-Sphere —
Authority: 652
As a corollary to my previous post I must note what will also not be addressed at the WH jobs summit today – all those fictional jobs ‘created or saved’ : The Obama administration claims that its $787 billion economic stimulus program has “created or saved” 640,329 jobs across the country, with more to ...3 days ago -
Obama to Meet With Business Leaders at Jobs Summit
American Conservative Daily —
Authority: 505
At the jobs forum, Obama plans to defend his administrations handling of the economy and argue that it would be in far worse shape had Congress not passed the huge stimulus bill earlier this year.3 days ago -
So Hows That Stimulus Working Out For You?
Carol's Closet —
Authority: 560
Sometimes I wonder if the current Administration understands that it doesnt have a pot to piss in. The government has no money. Never has, never will. The money that the government spends has been confiscated from its citizens in the form of taxes. I use the word "confiscate" because the government has a fiduciary ...4 days ago -
Drowning Government In a Leaky Bathtub
Understanding Government —
Authority: 437
The American Prospect’s Harold Meyerson eloquently sums up a problem — maybe the problem — with American government’s response to the recession: Here is a classic algebra problem in which water pours into a bathtub from the tap at a specified rate but also exits the tub at a different rate because ...4 days ago -
Taxpayer Sticker Price is $12,000 for Every GM Car Sold
The Tax Lawyer's Blog —
Authority: 434
If you favor the nationalization or extreme regulation of American industry, you should read this study published by the National Taxpayers Union:The American taxpayer has put up $12,200 for every General Motors vehicle sold through the beginning of 2011, and $7,600 for every Chrysler vehicle sold as well, according ...4 days ago -
After 25 years impact of Bhopal leak lingers
Ohaiyo Business Magazine —
Authority: 135
Controversy still surrounds one of the worlds worst industrial accidents 25 years after an estimated 8,000 people died in the immediate aftermath of a toxic gas leak in Bhopal, India. At around midnight on December 3, 1984, a leak at a Union Carbide plant of methyl isocyanate gas -- a chemical compound used ...4 days ago -
Stimulus Jobs, Re-revisited
FactCheck.org —
Authority: 136
Reports from journalists and the Government Accountability Office last month about problems with the data on Recovery.gov cast doubt on the site’s claim that more than 640,000 jobs had been created or saved by the Obama administration’s American Recovery and Reinvestment Act. Meanwhile Obama upped the ante, ...5 days ago -
State Lawmakers Ask Congress To Invest In High Speed Rail
Progress Illinois - —
Authority: 634
Buoyed by the Obama administrations initial and enthusiasticcommitment this past fall, Congress is taking the first real steps inU.S. history to build a national high-speed rail system. To be sure,the U.S. has a long way to go -- both in terms of financing and planning -- before it can lay claim to any ...5 days ago
