The debate about health care reform has escalated into a mudslinging match between Republicans and Democrats.  Republicans, eager to represent their corporate campaign donors, have used fear tactics and propaganda to further their message.  It’s time for all this nonsense to stop.  Republicans have crossed the line in promoting fear and illusion.  Republicans offer no plan to fix health care for Americans, but instead offer promises of economic collapse and widespread anarchy. (more…)

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At the writing of this post, the nations unemployment rate stands at 10.2%.  This is certainly the highest unemployment rate the USA has seen in many years.  At the present time 5.613 million Americans are drawing unemployment checks, and that does not count the millions that have left the accounting of this nation’s unemployment system.

Broader figures place the unemployment rate much higher then 10.2%.  Even without the actual unemployed numbers, assume that each person drawing unemployment once supported a family of three.  If that were the case, over 16 million lives have been impacted by a lack of money and jobs.
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Democrats have been pushing an economic stimulus package that includes “buy American” provisions.  Many Republicans are concerned such provisions would be the spark to ignite a trade war.  You can read more about these buy American provisions here.

But the truth is America has laid down and surrendered well before the trade war ever started.  Just look at the casualties - millions of Americans left unemployed and poisonous products made in China sitting on nearly every store shelf.  Why would Republicans be concerned about igniting a trade war when we have been getting our butts whipped in the current trade war? (more…)

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There is a growing fear that those receiving unemployment compensation in Ohio will be given IOU’s by the state, just in time for the holidays.  According to a news story released today, Ohio may run out of funding for unemployment benefits by next month.
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I would like to take this opportunity to congratulate Barack Obama for being elected President.  It is not only historic because of his heritage, but because he will take over at such a troubling time.

President Elect Obama has the potential to be one of the great Presidents this nation has ever seen.  He will face many challenges left behind by Bush and his incompetent Administration.  But if Obama can save this country, he will certainly become a hero to many working class Americans.
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Previously it was reported that AIG executives went on a lavish spa retreat after receiving $85 billion in a a taxpayer funded bailout.  While people on main street are trying to feed their families and meet their difficult financial obligations, here comes AIG pissing money away on foot massages and aroma therapy. (more…)

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First, let’s look at the Iraq War.  Some will argue that there was or was not just cause for invading that country.  Few will argue that Iraq was more stable, and less of a threat, under Saddam Hussein’s rule.  Many billions of dollars later, Iraq is still unstable and now is home to more terrorists then ever before. (more…)

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A recent news story at MSNBC highlights what is going on in Reno, Nevada.  After emergency winter shelters closed for the summer, a number of tents cropped up by the railroad.  Within a few weeks, over 150 people were living in what had become a “tent city.”

Many of the people living in these tents were at once hopeful of getting a casino job.  But interviews in the story indicate that casinos are actually starting to lay off employees. (more…)

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Warrior Custom Golf is giving away a free custom golf wedge or a hybrid golf club.  The catch you ask?  Simply signup for their newsletter and get the special promotion code.  They do charge a small shipping and handling charge, but it is well worth it considering the quality of the club. (more…)

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This latest bailout comes on the heels of $50 billion of our tax dollars pumped into the market to ease the credit crunch.

As each week passes, President Bush and his Administration is handing our tax dollars over to the same companies that sold, managed, and insured sub-prime mortgages.  What the President is doing is rewarding the failure of these companies and the damage they caused to many families across this nation.

At what point will this President stop wasting our money?  Between the Iraq War, and the bailouts, President Bush is pushing close to a trillion dollars in wasted spending!  Any other President would have been tossed out of office, but none of the politicians we elected are prepared to do the job we elected them to do.  And that job is to represent the people.

If President Bush is going to bail anyone out, it should be the victims - the citizens that were duped into these high cost loans.  That would have done a few things.  First, it would have helped families keep a roof over their head.  Second, it would have stabilized home values.  And finally it would have helped the overall economy.

What President Bush is doing is nothing short of a band-aid fix.  The reason why these banks and insurance companies are going belly up is because people are losing their life’s possessions and can’t afford to pay their mortgages.  There is a lack of jobs, high costs of health insurance, and energy expenses that have eroded each citizen’s purchasing power.  President Bush has ignored the causes of the economic problems in this country and has chosen to throw billions of dollars at the result of the problems.  This is yet another failure feather George W. Bush can put in his hat.

It is going to take many years to recover from the financial impact of the bailouts and the Iraq War.  And this money will need to be replenished at a time when Social Security and Medicare are going broke.  This country is going downhill at full speed, and nobody has their hands on the wheel or foot on the brake.  And most taxpayers seem to have their heads in their asses and could care less.  Shame on those people!

Many citizens of this country can’t afford to pay their bills, let alone repay all this debt.  It’s time that Congress stepped in and demanded a halt to these bailouts.  This is the people’s money, and it should be spent on helping the people - not those that have screwed citizens.

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