Category: U.S. Life
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It’s Here
I see today is that special day dedicated to the proposition that if a man makes a big enough deal over his lady on this one day of the year, he is immune from showing her any love or consideration for the rest of the year. Yes, happy valentines day. <br />n<br />n<br />nNow if…
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Patriotism
I have a quick question, what is given as one of the main reasons the Great Depression was so bad? Trade barriers between countries. <br />n<br />n<blockquote>"Any student of history will tell you that one of the most significant mistakes of the 1930s is when the U.S. embraced protectionism," Lane said. "It had a cascading…
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Reality
I really think Matt needs to move into reality on <a href="http://www.leftinthewest.com/showDiary.do?diaryId=2571">this one</a> about the cost of college textbooks. His solution?<br />n<br />n<blockquote>What if a state simply mandated that universities and schools pick up the tab for textbooks that are required for courses? The schools could be allowed to alter tuition to pay for the…
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Money Supply
With the governments bailout of the financial sector for $700 Billion, the proposed auto bailout for a measly $15+ Billion and Obama's proposed economic stimulus package of who knows how many Billion, am I the only one worried about what is going to happen when all the money that is being printed by the Government…
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Values
<blockquote>In the past year, 30 percent of U.S. high school students have stolen from a store and 64 percent have cheated on a test</blockquote><br />n<br />nAre these numbers better than they used to be, worse than they used to be or what? I don't know but there is more troubling information in <a href="http://hosted.ap.org/dynamic/stories/S/STUDENTS_DISHONESTY?SITE=MTBIL&SECTION=US&TEMPLATE=DEFAULT">this story</a>.<br…
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Raining
Gloomy and wet. That's how I would define things around here the past few days. It's been raining here and the moisture is making it wet and muddy. Not a particularly bad thin, just miserable to deal with. It's too late in the year for the moisture to be much good but we are storing…
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About Time
I wondered with the high price of gas when we would start seeing this.<br />n<br />n<a href="http://www.usatoday.com/money/autos/2008-05-08-suvs-resale-value_N.htm">Gas costs deflate prices on used SUVs</a><br />n<br />n<blockquote>High fuel prices are causing the value of used SUVs to plummet, often below what's listed in the buying guides many shoppers use to negotiate with dealers.<br />n<br />nAs a result,…
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ICE
<a href="http://www.billingsgazette.net/articles/2007/12/18/news/wyoming/73-ice.txt">'ICE' can help emergency workers</a><br />n<br />n<blockquote>In case of an emergency, you might want to put the letters "ICE" in front of your loved ones' names on your cell phone.<br />n<br />nThe idea is to tip off emergency workers who they can call in case you're in an accident and can't communicate.</blockquote><br />n<br />nOkay,…
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Economy
<a href="http://www.reuters.com/article/businessNews/idUSN1636789220071216?feedType=RSS&feedName=businessNews&rpc=23&sp=true">Greenspan sees early signs of U.S. stagflation</a><br />n<br />n<blockquote>The U.S. economy is showing early signs of stagflation as growth threatens to stall while food and energy prices soar, former U.S. Federal Reserve Chairman Alan Greenspan said on Sunday.</blockquote><br />n<br />nDamn, I remember the 70's and the stagflation that gripped the country then. It was…
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A Little to Far
<a href="http://www.news.com.au/story/0,23599,22761386-2,00.html">Santa Claus outraged by 'ho ho ho' ban</a><br />n<br />n<blockquote>HE is an unlikely revolutionary but this Christmas, Santa is a rebel with a claus.<br />n<br />nHe is having the last laugh on political correctness – and it's a great big fat belly laugh.<br />n<br />nSantas across Sydney are rebelling against attempts to ban their…