congress: Who Says it's Difficult to Get Bailouts or a Loan Modification Anyway? - 10/29/09 11:38 PM
Who Says it's Difficult to Get Bailouts of Government Aid?
Who says it's difficult to get government aid? Nonsense! I just read a breaking news story about a house committee investigating California congresswomen Laura Richardson and Maxine Waters . It seems as though Congresswoman Richardson lost her home in Sacramento which … (20 comments)
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congress: The Problem with Lobbying - 08/26/09 03:44 PM
Our political system in the United States is broken and may not be able to be fixed. It is sort of like that ad that used to be on TV years ago, "Help! I've fallen and can't get up!" Am I telling you something you don't already know? It is amazing … (8 comments)
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congress: Bailouts, Stimulus, and Credits...Have They Worked? - 05/07/09 01:50 PM
With all the money our nation has thrown at the banks, Wall Street, the automakers at the taxpayers expense to fix a problem caused by housing, my biggest question is has any of it worked? I still see declining sales, prices, increasing days on market, large numbers of foreclosures still coming … (18 comments)
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congress: AIG Bailout - Too Big To Fail, Or Political Payback Time? - 03/17/09 07:13 PM
Some of the same Congress members that sit on committees overseeing AIG were also major recipients of lobbyist monies form those they were watching over! That is pretty low if you ask me, and I would assume highly unethical. Recently the government just gave AIG more funds and these funds were … (44 comments)
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congress: Pink Slips for Everyone - The Agenda of Peddling Fear - 02/04/09 07:28 PM
They are laughing at America around the world. This
video of Nancy Pelosi have made its way around the world. I found this
video prominently displayed on an the United Kingdom UK news website "The
Guardian" in a blog entitles "House
speaker Nancy Pelosi predicts job losses for babies" Nancy … (32 comments)
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congress: Proud to Be an American and I Pay My Taxes! - 02/03/09 07:05 PM
Real estate has been one of the greatest things that has ever occurred to my life. Having grown up poor... a career in real estate allowed me and my family to achieve the American dream. As a first generation American, my parents moved to the US, and praised the opportunities that … (145 comments)
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congress: Wall Street Gives Up Bonuses - So Can Congress! - 01/30/09 03:00 PM
The business news today is really down on Wall Street bonuses. What they don't realize that many persons working on Wall Street are paid only by their bonus money. You know sort of like real estate agents receiving commissions and being independent sub contractors. We are not salaried. I can see those persons getting … (22 comments)
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congress: Bailouts and Pork Barrell Politics! - 01/27/09 08:04 PM
If you haven't wanted to look at the pork that is included in the new bailout measure you should. Congress seems to have no shame, so it is up to each and everyone of us to demand transparency. The projected cost to the US taxpayer is enormous ($10,520 for each family in the United … (28 comments)
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congress: Job Stimulus Plan - Where is All the Money Going to Come From? - 01/10/09 03:18 PM
I have been reading several stories this week about the new job stimulus plans. It is really a bunch of baloney. Have you noticed that each day the number changes and grows higher? Where do all the boys at the country club we call "Congress" think the money is going to … (17 comments)
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congress: 2008 - A Lot of Unanswered Questions - 12/31/08 02:05 AM
2008 was the year in real estate that most of would not want to see repeated, but before we move into 2009 I would love to ask a few questions. I am still feeling very uneasy about living through the biggest unexplained events to transpire since the "Great depression", but personally … (98 comments)
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congress: Bailout Loopholes! Has This Country Gone Mad? - 11/15/08 04:34 PM
I just finished reading a news story that broke within the last hour. The story talks about an insurer company that wants to buy a bank so they can qualify for government aid! The story mentions that Hartford Financial Services wants to purchase a Florida based Federal Trust Bank for 10 million dollars … (30 comments)
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congress: We Need More Bailouts! - 11/14/08 09:15 PM
Congress seems to have forgotten all the real needy folks in the country. We have not yet bailed out the losers at gambling casinos across the country that lost their entire last weeks wages with one role of the dice. We also forgot those that placed their life's savings on on … (41 comments)
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congress: What Was Congress Doing While Rome Burned? - 10/23/08 09:26 PM
What Was Congress Doing While Rome Burned?
Other than pointing the finger at the president, you really
have to ask yourself "What was Congress doing while this mess built itself
up to a Financial Tsunami?" When you think of the events of the last year,
and the more recent events in … (14 comments)
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congress: The Bailout was A Sellout! - 10/03/08 10:37 PM
You thought they wre really fixing the country? LOL! The policitinas were just having some fun with us! Ge, they acted so sincere! Well they did it again!
There was an awful lot of pork in this government bailout bill, and if you check who sponsored most of it was Democrats. … (52 comments)
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congress: Have You Called Your Elected Representatives? You Should! - 09/22/08 11:55 AM
America is not a democracy, but a republic. The people in our country are represented by elected representatives in our nations capitol in Washington DC by congressional representatives and senators. I personally feel these elected representaives are now totally out of touch with what is going on. They are voting on issues … (103 comments)
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congress: Why Stop at Only $700 Billion for the Bailout? No One Cares! - 09/21/08 06:54 PM
Since no one is guarding the nations treasure at Fort Knox or Treasury Department any longer why stop at a mere $700 Billion bailout? It you think about it....there are no indictments for any wrong doings, no major investigations into Congressional members receiving lobbyist monies from Fannie Mae and Freddie Mac, for … (53 comments)
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congress: The Political Financial Fix May Not Be Best for America! Trouble Ahead? - 09/20/08 12:14 AM
I've been pondering the political events will take place this weekend to fix the financial woes we have been experiencing for some time. I am sure there will be loads of backroom deals of which the citizens of this country will have no idea what has transpired. They can continue watching American Idol … (32 comments)
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congress: Mortgage Aid - Why Didn't We Help These Folks Instead? - 05/07/08 10:14 PM
Everyone is talking about the bailouts and bills that are moving through Congress. They will spend our taxpayers money to rescue banks and lenders that made risky loans to unworthy borrowers. So why the big to-do? Banks that made bad loans should pay the price, and so should homeowners that got themselves … (37 comments)
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