Posts Tagged ‘money’

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Apr06

Makin’ money (fah-real!)

by Duane on April 6th, 2009 at 12:02 pm
Posted In: Economy

Communities print their own currency to keep cash flowing A small but growing number of cash-strapped communities are printing their own money. Borrowing from a Depression-era idea, they are aiming to help consumers make ends meet and support struggling local businesses. The systems generally work like this: Businesses and individuals form a network to print […] ↓ Read the rest of this entry…

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Feb18

An Offer you Cannot Refuse?

by Duane on February 18th, 2009 at 2:19 pm
Posted In: Economy, Politics

U.S. Bankcorp CEO U.S. Bancorp Richard K. Davis. “I will say this very bluntly: We were told to take it. Not asked, told. ‘You will take it,’ ” Davis said. “It doesn’t matter if you were there on the first night and you were told to sign on the dotted line before you walked out […] ↓ Read the rest of this entry…

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Jan26

More Of The Money Game

by Duane on January 26th, 2009 at 4:09 am
Posted In: Economy, Follow the money, Politics

AP IMPACT: Lobbyists skirt Obama’s earmark ban WASHINGTON – President Barack Obama’s ban on earmarks in the $825 billion economic stimulus bill doesn’t mean interest groups, lobbyists and lawmakers won’t be able to funnel money to pet projects. They’re just working around it — and perhaps inadvertently making the process more secretive. The projects run […] ↓ Read the rest of this entry…

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Jan26

Peter Schiff Gets It

by Duane on January 26th, 2009 at 3:52 am
Posted In: Economy

Peter Schiff was one of those whose prediction back in ’06 of the current recession was spot on.

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Jan05

I’ll See Your $300bil and Raise You Over A Trillion

by Duane on January 5th, 2009 at 2:11 pm
Posted In: Economy, Politics

Combine all the bailouts so far and we are way over the $1 trillion mark. This does not include Obama’s American Recovery and Reinvestment Plan bailout. The bailout so far: $7.8 trillion Michael Rainey As Peter Cohan noted earlier this week, the size of the corporate bailout in the U.S. is far larger than most […] ↓ Read the rest of this entry…

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