economy: Imperial Valley a Story of Hardship and Hope
- 04/27/09 03:44 AM
The following is the print posting of a story in the Los Angeles Times regarding the Imperial Valley economy entitled "Deepening woes for the Imperial Valley" by bureau chief Tony Perry. Please comment below, I am interested in what you have to say. I call this version of the story, Imperial Valley: Hardship and Hope
From the Los Angeles Times COLUMN ONE Deepening woes for the Imperial Valley The remote region in California's arid southeastern corner has a long history of hardship and hope. Now, an economy in free fall has residents wondering how much worse it (0 comments)
economy: Economic Stimulus Payments aka "rebate checks"
- 04/03/08 05:59 PM
Economic Stimulus Payments aka "rebate checks" Earlier this year the House and the Senate passed a multi-billion dollar economic jump start called the Economic Stimulus Act of 2008, a package which President Bush signed into law in hopes that it will stimulate the economy and keep it moving. The stimulus payments are not taxable and will not reduce your 2007 or 2008 refund or increase the amount you owe when you file your 2008 tax return. It's no surprise that the economy has been lackluster with a variety of economic forces working against the United States as a whole, but this article (2 comments)