Disturbing Facts About State Lotteries: They Prey on the Poor and Trash the Economy, and Political Leaders Don’t Care (Hard Times USA)
The following article is part of AlterNet's series on poverty, Hard Times USA. State lotteries amount to a hidden tax on the poor. They eat up about 9 percent of take-home incomes from households making less than $ 13,000 a year. They siphon $ 50 billion a year away from [...]
Disturbing Facts About State Lotteries: They Prey on the Poor and Trash the Economy, and Political Leaders Don’t Care (Hard Times USA)
The following article is part of AlterNet's series on poverty, Hard Times USA. State lotteries amount to a hidden tax on the poor. They eat up about 9 percent of take-home incomes from households making less than $ 13,000 a year. They siphon $ 50 billion a year away from [...]
The Entire Economy Is a Ponzi Scheme
Bill Gross, Nouriel Roubini, Laurence Kotlikoff, Steve Keen, Michel Chossudovsky, the Wall Street Journal and many others say that our entire economy is a Ponzi scheme. Former Reagan budget director David Stockton just agreed: So did a top Russian con artist and mathematician. Even the New York Times’ business [...]
Categories: Financial Reform News Tags: economy, ENTIRE, Ponzi, Scheme
Wells Fargo Reports 28% Jump in 401K Borrowing; Reflections on the Economy
In spite of the alleged recovery, in spite of falling unemployment numbers, and in spite of a stock market boom, Wells Fargo 401(k) Loans Jump 28% as Older Workers Borrow. The number of people taking loans from their 401(k) retirement accounts increased 28 percent in the fourth quarter from a [...]
Categories: Financial Reform News Tags: 401K, Borrowing, economy, Fargo, Jump, Reflections, Reports, Wells
RT News: The Federal Reserve printing new $100 Bill and Trashing the Economy
Originally Uploaded by TZMBigsteelguy on Dec 8, 2010 Originally uploaded on RTAmerica | December 07, 2010 | http://www.RT.com http://www.youtube.com/RTAmeric… Christopher Dorner is a 33-year-old former US Navy Lieutenant who served in Iraq before joining the LAPD. Now, however, he is wanted for murder. At a press c… Video Rating: 4 [...]
Why Politicians Are Sensitive to Public Opinion on Same-Sex Marriage, Immigration and Guns, But Not on the Economy
Who says American politics is gridlocked? A tidal wave of politicians from both sides of the aisle who just a few years ago opposed same-sex marriage are now coming around to support it. Even if the Supreme Court were decide to do nothing about California’s Proposition 8 or DOMA, it [...]
Categories: Political Pulse Tags: economy, guns, Immigration, Marriage, OPINION, politicians, Public, SameSex, Sensitive
Why Politicians Are Sensitive to Public Opinion on Same-Sex Marriage, Immigration and Guns, But Not on the Economy
Who says American politics is gridlocked? A tidal wave of politicians from both sides of the aisle who just a few years ago opposed same-sex marriage are now coming around to support it. Even if the Supreme Court were decide to do nothing about California’s Proposition 8 or DOMA, it [...]
Categories: Political Pulse Tags: economy, guns, Immigration, Marriage, OPINION, politicians, Public, SameSex, Sensitive
Why Politicians Are Sensitive to Public Opinion on Same-Sex Marriage, Immigration and Guns, But Not on the Economy
Who says American politics is gridlocked? A tidal wave of politicians from both sides of the aisle who just a few years ago opposed same-sex marriage are now coming around to support it. Even if the Supreme Court were decide to do nothing about California’s Proposition 8 or DOMA, it [...]
Categories: Political Pulse Tags: economy, guns, Immigration, Marriage, OPINION, politicians, Public, SameSex, Sensitive
Why Politicians Are Sensitive to Public Opinion on Same-Sex Marriage, Immigration and Guns, But Not on the Economy
Who says American politics is gridlocked? A tidal wave of politicians from both sides of the aisle who just a few years ago opposed same-sex marriage are now coming around to support it. Even if the Supreme Court were decide to do nothing about California’s Proposition 8 or DOMA, it [...]
Categories: Political Pulse Tags: economy, guns, Immigration, Marriage, OPINION, politicians, Public, SameSex, Sensitive
Why Politicians Are Sensitive to Public Opinion on Same-Sex Marriage, Immigration and Guns, But Not on the Economy
Who says American politics is gridlocked? A tidal wave of politicians from both sides of the aisle who just a few years ago opposed same-sex marriage are now coming around to support it. Even if the Supreme Court were decide to do nothing about California’s Proposition 8 or DOMA, it [...]
Categories: Political Pulse Tags: economy, guns, Immigration, Marriage, OPINION, politicians, Public, SameSex, Sensitive
Why Politicians Are Sensitive to Public Opinion on Same-Sex Marriage, Immigration and Guns, But Not on the Economy
Who says American politics is gridlocked? A tidal wave of politicians from both sides of the aisle who just a few years ago opposed same-sex marriage are now coming around to support it. Even if the Supreme Court were decide to do nothing about California’s Proposition 8 or DOMA, it [...]
Categories: Political Pulse Tags: economy, guns, Immigration, Marriage, OPINION, politicians, Public, SameSex, Sensitive
Why Politicians Are Sensitive to Public Opinion on Same-Sex Marriage, Immigration and Guns, But Not on the Economy
Who says American politics is gridlocked? A tidal wave of politicians from both sides of the aisle who just a few years ago opposed same-sex marriage are now coming around to support it. Even if the Supreme Court were decide to do nothing about California’s Proposition 8 or DOMA, it [...]
Categories: Political Pulse Tags: economy, guns, Immigration, Marriage, OPINION, politicians, Public, SameSex, Sensitive
Why Politicians Are Sensitive to Public Opinion on Same-Sex Marriage, Immigration and Guns, But Not on the Economy
Who says American politics is gridlocked? A tidal wave of politicians from both sides of the aisle who just a few years ago opposed same-sex marriage are now coming around to support it. Even if the Supreme Court were decide to do nothing about California’s Proposition 8 or DOMA, it [...]
Categories: Political Pulse Tags: economy, guns, Immigration, Marriage, OPINION, politicians, Public, SameSex, Sensitive
Why Politicians Are Sensitive to Public Opinion on Same-Sex Marriage, Immigration and Guns, But Not on the Economy
Who says American politics is gridlocked? A tidal wave of politicians from both sides of the aisle who just a few years ago opposed same-sex marriage are now coming around to support it. Even if the Supreme Court were decide to do nothing about California’s Proposition 8 or DOMA, it [...]
Categories: Political Pulse Tags: economy, guns, Immigration, Marriage, OPINION, politicians, Public, SameSex, Sensitive
Why Politicians Are Sensitive to Public Opinion on Same-Sex Marriage, Immigration and Guns, But Not on the Economy
Who says American politics is gridlocked? A tidal wave of politicians from both sides of the aisle who just a few years ago opposed same-sex marriage are now coming around to support it. Even if the Supreme Court were decide to do nothing about California’s Proposition 8 or DOMA, it [...]
Categories: Political Pulse Tags: economy, guns, Immigration, Marriage, OPINION, politicians, Public, SameSex, Sensitive
Why Politicians Are Sensitive to Public Opinion on Same-Sex Marriage, Immigration and Guns, But Not on the Economy
Who says American politics is gridlocked? A tidal wave of politicians from both sides of the aisle who just a few years ago opposed same-sex marriage are now coming around to support it. Even if the Supreme Court were decide to do nothing about California’s Proposition 8 or DOMA, it [...]
Categories: Political Pulse Tags: economy, guns, Immigration, Marriage, OPINION, politicians, Public, SameSex, Sensitive
Why Politicians Are Sensitive to Public Opinion on Same-Sex Marriage, Immigration and Guns, But Not on the Economy
Who says American politics is gridlocked? A tidal wave of politicians from both sides of the aisle who just a few years ago opposed same-sex marriage are now coming around to support it. Even if the Supreme Court were decide to do nothing about California’s Proposition 8 or DOMA, it [...]
Categories: Political Pulse Tags: economy, guns, Immigration, Marriage, OPINION, politicians, Public, SameSex, Sensitive
GERALD CELENTE RT NEWS 2 -24 -2012 US ECONOMY COLLAPSE
The Martial Artist of Trend Forecasting —The purpose of trend forecasting is to provide insights and directions in anticipation of what the future may bring … Video Rating: 5 / 5 A former NATO officer claims US Special Forces have conducted secret raids inside Pakistan’s border regions. The operations were [...]
Visualizing The ‘All-In’ Hope That QE3 Will Save The US Economy
Presented with little comment but to note the somewhat exponential exuberance in US cyclical stocks (relative to defensives) that has gradually accelerated since the Fed launched QE3. If ever there was a chart of ‘hope’ or ‘faith’, this is it. Chart: Credit Suisse Zero Hedge
Categories: Financial Reform News Tags: 'AllIn', economy, Hope, Save, Visualizing
RT NEWS: US Economy – The GAP between Rich and Poor is Growing
Originally Uploaded by TZMBigsteelguy on Sep 29, 2010 SOLUTION: RESOURCE BASED ECONOMY www.zeitgeistmovingforward.com http www.youtube.com Please Support RT www.RT.com SOLUTION TO OUR PROBLEMS IS NOT COMMUNISM, SOCIALISM OR EVEN CAPITALISM , but a RESOURCE BASED ECONOMY Instead of trying to throw money at problems, or electing new political leaders to [...]
RT News: The Federal Reserve printing new $100 Bill and Trashing the Economy
Originally Uploaded by TZMBigsteelguy on Dec 8, 2010 Originally uploaded on RTAmerica | December 07, 2010 | www.RT.com http www.endthefed.com http www.watchzeitgeist.com http rt.com The US Department of the Treasury has had a massive advertising campaign in the months leading up to the unveiling of the new 0 bill. The [...]
The Big Dogs On Wall Street Are Starting To Get Very Nervous
Why are some of the biggest names in the corporate world unloading stock like there is no tomorrow, and why are some of the most prominent investors on Wall Street loudly warning about the possibility of a market crash? Should we be alarmed that the big dogs on Wall Street [...]
Coming Tuesday (Hopefully): The State of the Union’s Economy
If you’re sitting in the well of the House when a president gives a State of the Union address (as I’ve had the privilege of doing five times), the hardest part is on the knees. You’re required to stand and applaud every applause line, which means, if you’re in the [...]
Greenspan: Ignore The Economy, “Only The Stock Market Matters”
Starting at around 1:50, Greenspan states the odds of sequester occurring are very high – in fact, the playdough-faced ex-Chair-head notes, “I find it very difficult to find a scenario in which [the sequester] doesn’t happen” But when asked how this will affect the economy, Awkward Alan is unusually clearly [...]
Categories: Financial Reform News Tags: 'Market, economy, Greenspan, Ignore, Matters, Only, sequester, stock, stock market
Eurozone Economy Contracts .6% in 4th Quarter; France Down .3%, Germany Down .6%, Italy Down .9%; Expect ECB Jawboning on the “Strong Euro”
As expected in this quarter (but not by economists) eurozone economies contracted at the sharpest rates in four years with Germany, France, and Italy falling short of consensus estimates. The eurozone consensus was .4%. The 17-nation bloc shrank at .6% quarter-on-quarter while the broader 27-nation bloc shrank .5% quarter-on-quarter. From [...]
What We Need To Do To Protect Our Second Amendment Rights
Washington is going after the right to keep and bear arms with a vengeance. What is good they have taken off the mask. We see them for what they are. They are tyrants and authoritarians who want to dominate us. They want to play God holding the power of life [...]
Categories: Right To Keep and Bear Arms Tags: economy, government, gun, murder
Thom Hartman on What Is New On The Hill 1-5-2012
Filibuster “reform”, private water corporations in USA, governments use of private attorneys for DOMA TRANSCRIPT: Thom Hartmann here – on the news… You need to know this. Thursday was the first day of the 113th Congress. In the House, John Boehner was narrowly elected to his second term as Speaker [...]
Disturbing Facts About State Lotteries: They Prey on the Poor and Trash the Economy, and Political Leaders Don’t Care (Hard Times USA)
The following article is part of AlterNet's series on poverty, Hard Times USA. State lotteries amount to a hidden tax on the poor. They eat up about 9 percent of take-home incomes from households making less than $ 13,000 a year. They siphon $ 50 billion a year away from [...]
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