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Will A Divided House Stand?

With the election right around the corner, there's something each of us needs to think about.  Do we want both the Executive branch and The Legislative Branch to be controlled by the same party?

Last Minute Election Stuff

Well, the clock is running down on the election and I've found a few tools that may be of interest as you're counting down the days until November 4th.

Everyone is wondering what the tax impact will be under each of the presidential candidate's plans.  I looked around at several tools that perform those calculations.   Obama has his own, but I suppose Conservatives might not trust the numbers - duh! 

A.I.G. - A.rrogant & I.nherently G.reedy?

Well, it's already started.  As mentioned in my article entitled "Paulson And Your Money - $700 Billion On The Line", one of the key things we need to insure as part of any company bailout is that we "don't let the rescued executives walk away with any of the funds."

Paulson And Your Money - $700 Billion On The Line

Now that the $700+ Billion economic recovery bill has passed, it's time to implement.  The first thing for us all to remember is that this is your money.  You want this program handled properly with appropriate oversights and judicious management; in other words, don't pay too much for the junk mortgages or bank stocks and don't let the rescued executives walk away with any of the funds.

A Warming Planet In Peril?

Everyone has probably seen the Al Gore movie An Inconvenient Truth by now or knows someone who has.  It's chocked full of information about the environment and what drastic changes have happened in the last 100 years (since industrialization began) and what is likely to happen if we continue on the current path.

Going Negative - The Breakfast of Champions

We're winding down another presidential election season and it's been quite a show.  Obama is ahead in the polls so McCain is now doing and saying more things to discredit his opponent, actually using tactics (robocalls about the Ayers connection for example) that he said he would never use to win just a few short months ago.  My, how the thinking changes when you're several points down in the polls. 

Viewing The Earth As A Living System

There's a lot of controversy surrounding the issue of Global Warming.  Some say it's a conspiracy by the left to push a liberal agenda, while others strongly believe that man is indeed negatively impacting the longterm survivability of the planet.

Stop Yelling, I Can't Hear You!!

The title of this article is counterintuitive, but I think true nonetheless. 

For several years now a trend has been developing on cable and radio talk shows (those that are politically inclined) towards "shouting down" and/or disgracing anyone with a different point of view.  It seems to be getting worse, rather than better. 

Why You Should Care About TED

No, TED isn't someone you should know, but it is something you should know about.  TED is sort of like a finanial barometer of money flow.  If the TED Spread is increasing, money flow is slowing down.  If decreasing, then it is speeding up.

Why is this important to know?  The current crisis we're in has as much to do with banks not lending each other money, and therefore not lending it to you and I, as anything.  If money is tremendously tight (i.e., the TED Spread is very large) that's a bad thing.  So, watching the trend of the TED Spread against an historical average will give you an idea if the government bailout plan is working.

Helping The Average American

Hey Congress!

You've helped the financial institutions, so what about the average American?  I realize that stopping our economy from melting down helps all of us (is it working yet?), but what can you do to directly help those of us in the trenches?