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KU & Kstate Fans Bring Big Business to Downtown Kansas City
Both Kansas State and KU fans are known for their spirit. And, they each had a chance to show it downtown on Saturday as the Power and Light District put the big games on the big screen. Fans came from all over the Metro to enjoy watching basketball with fellow Wildcats or Jayhawks. And, the rival fans made for good business downtown. FOX 4's Megan Cloherty has more on the story. . more
More fuel thefts plague Down East businesses
MACHIAS (AP) - Police say they're seeing an increase in fuel thefts this season at eastern Maine businesses.
State police and the Washington County Sheriff's Department are investigating numerous thefts during the past few weeks. One of the victims, Cherryfield Foods, lost 600 gallons, which police say has a value of nearly $2,500.
Sheriff's Department Sgt. Travis Willey says fuel thefts aren't unheard of, but with prices so high the number of thefts is up sharply this season. And instead of stealing the fuel for themselves, thieves now are reselling it.
Other fuel theft victims range from a construction company to lobster boat owners. Police say they believe a lot of thefts go unreported.
L-1 Identity Solutions to Acquire ID Systems Business from Digimarc . (2º)
Corporation for Approximately $250 Million in Stock and Cash 24/03/2008 12:30:00 Business Wire US1255811085 About L-1 Identity Solutions L-1 Identity Solutions, Inc.
(NYSE: ID), together with its portfolio of companies, offers a comprehensive set of products and solutions for protecting and securing personal identities and assets.
Leveraging the industry s most advanced multi-modal biometric platform for finger, face and iris recognition, our solutions provide a circle of trust around all aspects of an identity and the credentials assigned to it -- including proofing, enrollment, issuance and usage.
With the trust and confidence in individual identities provided by L-1 Identity Solutions, government entities, law enforcement and border management agencies, and commercial enterprises can better guard the public against global terrorism, crime and identity theft fostered by fraudulent identity. more
Japan corporate business sentiment falls on high material prices and weak dollar
TOKYO - Sentiment among Japanese companies worsened during first quarter as high materials prices and a strong yen ate into their profits, a government survey showed Monday.
The dismal results add to the storm clouds surrounding the world's second-largest economy, with some analysts saying the Bank of Japan might be forced to ease monetary policy as soon as the first half of this year.
The large company business sentiment index — which measures the percentage of companies saying that the economy will improve minus those saying it will get worse — was at minus 9.3 in the January-March quarter. It was at plus 0.5 in fourth quarter, according to the survey released by the Ministry of Finance and the Cabinet Office.
The sentiment index for middle-sized firms stood at minus 14.1, while for small firms it was minus 30.4. more
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Glaxo leads European shares lower at midday - The Guardian
The maths of what they need to do to stabilise (their debt) if horrific." GlaxoSmithKline fell 2.3 percent after two U.S. drug safety reviewers recommended that diabetes drug Avandia be pulled from the market. Other fallers in the sector included ...
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Read moreEuropean, US markets pause despite big Asia gains - FederalNewsRadio.com
LONDON (AP) - European and U.S. stock markets fell modestly Monday despite earlier big gains in Asia, as investors awaited key testimony from U.S. Federal Reserve chairman Ben Bernanke and further developments in the Greek debt crisis. In Europe, the ...
Read moreGreece enters debt tug-of-war with EU as the limelight focuses on debt - Monday Morning
There is a clear case for additional measures”, said Finland’s Olli Rehn ... At the London Business School, Andrew Scott took a similar line: “Our economies have been deeply hit by the crises, we can’t ask them to recover so quickly”.
Read morePittsburgh’s UPMC Leads Hospital Refinancing in Muni Market - BusinessWeek
Feb. 17 (Bloomberg) -- The University of Pittsburgh Medical Center, Pennsylvania’s largest health-care system, is selling about $720 million of fixed-rate, tax-exempt bonds, leading nonprofit hospital borrowers this week. The system known as UPMC ...
Read moreAmericans' addiction to debt - Associated Press
... relies on trade, finance and tourism to fuel one of Asia's richest nations - expects to benefit from increased demand for its exports and services from regional neighbors as Asia leads the global economy out of recession. "Asia is expected to ...
Read moreAsia Leads the Global End to Cheap Money - New York Times
HONG KONG — The U.S. Federal Reserve has just kick-started its cautious exit from unprecedented emergency lending measures — but the process has been going on for months in the Asia-Pacific region, underscoring the two-speed path of the global ...
Read moreCatalyst leads second, $120 million bid for Canwest - ReportonBusiness.com
OTTAWA/TORONTO (Reuters) - A second bid for the broadcast arm of Canada's Canwest media empire emerged on Friday as a consortium led by private equity fund Catalyst Capital and backed by Goldman Sachs offered C$120 million ($114 million) for the ...
Read moreCatalyst leads second bid for Canwest - ReportonBusiness.com
OTTAWA/TORONTO (Reuters) - A second bid for the broadcast arm of Canada's Canwest media empire emerged on Friday as a consortium led by private equity fund Catalyst Capital and backed by Goldman Sachs offered C$120 million ($115 million) for the ...
Read moreGreece Leads European Bonds Lower on Doubts Over Financial Aid - BusinessWeek
Feb. 18 (Bloomberg) -- Greek government bonds led declines across Europe amid speculation European Union pledges of support for the country won’t translate into financial aid to help cut the region’s biggest budget deficit. European bonds fell on ...
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Open Question: ARE YOU ARE REPUBLICAN OR A DEMOCRAT ?
Whatever your political affiliation is, OUR country is in trouble..... It seems like Obama is intentionally trying to screw up America so bad that it will never ever be able to be repaired. The things he's done and has proposed to do are the exact opposite of "hope and change". What a better way to destroy a country than from within? LQQk where and what he's spending our money on, it's so obvious he's just pissing our money away on frivilous wasteful pet pork projects that add up to absolutely nothing. Tell me how is this helping the USA? Maybe this is all just a ploy to bankrupt the country? Read some of the "Stimulus Bill" that was pushed through very quickly.... www.readthestimulus.org As I observe our president, I am embarrassed by him and for him. Since taking office thirteen months ago, he has not assumed responsibility for his decisions and their subsequent consequences. Rather, a recurring theme in many of his speeches (now numbering more than 400) is the placing of blame for America's current troubles on his predecessor in office. Reasonable people do not absolve President Bush of any responsibility. However, reasonable people also know that the office of president now belongs to president Obama. He owns it. Since Mr. Obama's ascendency to the Oval Office, he has spent (and borrowed) more taxpayer money than all previous presidents in U.S. history combined. The immaturity he displays in handling our economy is compounded by his narcissistic and egotistical attitude toward the American people. In his last few speeches, he blamed the failure of his programs as a failure of the American people to understand what he is proposing to us. He alleges that we are ignorant, ill-informed and swayed by conservative talk radio. He'd prefer we get our news from MSNBC, CNN, ABC, CBS and NPR, which form the nucleus of the Obama Fan Club. Regrettably, with the help of the "Oil Man" Bush-bashing media, we have elected an inexperienced president at a time of great peril from radical Islamists, record unemployment, out-of-control federal spending and massive government debt. Communist China now owns almost half of our debt. Is it any coincidence that the White House National Security Council recently directed U.S. spy agencies to lower the priority placed on intelligence for China in spite of strong opposition from high level American intelligence officers? Great Britain ceased to be a world power after World War I when it had to borrow massive amounts of money to stay afloat. The lender then was us. The same thing is happening today except the lender is China and we are the borrower. President Obama has never run a business and never served in the military. He was a community organizer and a U.S. senator for 143 days. He has repeatedly bashed and berated America abroad while criticizing the Constitution at home, advising us it needs "reform." Despite the fact that most Americans do not want his health care "reform" plan, he and leading Democrats - including Kanjorski, Casey and Specter - are determined to ram something through Congress. Quoting the Wall Street Journal, President Obama "has surrounded himself with the most radical left-wing liberals available. These people are creatures of the Great Society of the '60s and '70s and have spent their lives in government knowing nothing about the private sector." The administration is philosophically ill-equipped to turn the economy around, they have no practical experience at solving economic problems. Without business and consumer confidence that the people in charge of our government know what they're doing, it becomes clear that the people in charge are actually making our economic problems worse. There is a populist movement under way as evidenced in Virginia, New Jersey and, most recently, Massachusetts. This movement does not approve of the direction our country is headed with the Democrats at the helm, nor is there blanket endorsement of Republicans. Clearly, though, the movement is evidence that Americans want jobs, less spending, less government, lower taxes, less debt, as well as truth and transparency from public officials. KEEP THE GOVERNMENT OUT of our LIVES... SEE YOU AT THE TEA PARTIES WE THE PEOPLE UNITED WE STAND, Divided we fall.... and we are so divided right now among the "D's and the R's it is so sickening. Fellow Americans, this divide and conquer strategy that is being played is so obvious. We are all arguing and bickering amongst ourselves, our lovely politicians are robbing us blind. They are laughing all the way to the bank. Trillions... they got us really good!!! I watched this shocking video that was released before the Obama administration, and it will make you understand what's really going on... Please watch it. http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=_dmPchuXI… moreVoting Question: Need some help with Accounting Homework urgent PLEASE!?
18. The interest charged on a $100,000 note payable, at the rate of 6%, on a 60-day note would be A. $3,333. B. $1,500. C. $6,000. D. $1,000. 19. The current portion of long-term debt should A. be reclassified as a current liability. B. not be separated from the long-term portion of debt. C. be paid immediately. D. be classified as a long-term liability. 20. Which one of the following payroll taxes does not result in a payroll tax expense for the employer? A. FICA tax B. State unemployment tax C. Federal income tax D. Federal unemployment tax 21. A hybrid form of business organization with certain features like a corporation is a(n) A. sub-chapter "S" corporation. B. limited liability partnership. C. limited liability company. D. "S" corporation. 22. A partnership A. is not an accounting entity for financial reporting purposes. B. must file an information tax return. C. has only one owner. D. pays taxes on partnership income. 23. A general partner in a partnership A. has unlimited liability for all partnership debts. B. is the partner who lacks a specialization. C. is liable for partnership liabilities only to the extent of that partner's capital equity. D. is always the general manager of the firm. 24. The individual assets invested by a partner in a partnership A.are jointly owned by all partners. B.determine the scope of authority of that partner. C.revert back to that partner if the partnership liquidates. D.determine that partner's share of net income or loss for the year. 25. In a partnership, mutual agency means A.each partner acts on his own behalf when engaging in partnership business. B.the act of any partner is binding on all other partners, only if partners act within their scope of authority. C.that partners must pay taxes on a mutual or combined basis. D.an act by a partner is judged as binding on other partners depending on whether the act appears to be appropriate for the partnership. 26. A partnership A.is dissolved only by the withdrawal of a partner. B.is dissolved upon the acceptance of a new partner. C.dissolution means the business must liquidate. D.has unlimited life. 27. The partner in a limited partnership that has unlimited liability is referred to as the A.head partner. B.unlimited partner. C.lead partner. D.general partner. 28. Limited partnerships A.guarantee that a partner will receive a return. B.guarantee that a partner will get back his original investment. C.must have at least one general partner. D.are limited to only three partners. 29. The Polen-James partnership is terminated when creditor claims exceed partnership assets by $40,000. James is a millionaire and Polen has no personal assets. Polen's partnership interest is 75% and James's is 25%. Creditors A.may collect the entire $40,000 from James. B.must collect their claims 75% from Polen and 25% from James. C.may not require James to use his personal assets to satisfy the $40,000 in claims. D.must collect their claims equally from Polen and James. 30. Eberle and Lankton are partners who share income and losses in the ratio of 3:2, respectively. On August 31, their capital balances were: Eberle, $175,000 and Lankton, $150,000. On that date, they agree to admit Newman as a partner with a one-third capital interest. If Newman invests $125,000 in the partnership, what is Eberle's capital balance after Newman's admittance? A.$160,000. B.$150,000. C.$175,000. D.$158,333. moreResolved Question: Income tax related, pls clarify?
In FY2007-08, my share transaction are Turn over (in total year)is Rs.50 crores. (i.e, Delivery, intraday, futures and options). In equity segment i got profit of Rs.6,50,000/- (for less than 1 year) In futures segment I got loss of 3,00,000/- and in options segment i got loss of 50,000/- I am an employee of a PSU. In that year my income from salary was Rs.4,00,000/-. And i didnot show this share income. Now i got notice from ITO and I have to disclose all these. So How much i have to pay? Is it 10% of (6,50,000 - 3,00,000 - 50,000) 3,00,000/- i.e, 30,000 + interest + fine OR ELSE? If else how much? Does it come under capital gain tax or business income? Actually in that same year in my wife account (she is a house wife and has seperate pan no.) i got loss of 3,00,000/- And in FY2008-09, in my wife account i got a loss of Rs3,00,000/- in Delivery, intraday, futures and options I am very much in trouble and i am having huge debts. I cant pay much FOR THE SAME QUESTION 1) I was told that as my turnover is morethan 40 lakhs, i should have audited my accounts and as i didnot, i will be penalised for 1 lakh. Is it true? if Yes how to get rid of it 2) As i did trade in my wife's account (or i can say that i gave MY money to mywife and she traded), is there any POSSIBILITY that i can add that loss to my account? 3) A financial professional from 'caclubindia.com' answered about '2' in the above is given here. "If the conditions as in section 64(1)(iv) is satisfied, wife's loss can be included in husbands income. But if the husband declares his as well as wife's income after receipts of notice under section 143(2), penalty provisions under section 271(1)(c) may attract. " I read section64(1)(iv) but could not understand. What are those conditions? Finally, ur advice is needed for this. The ITO i am appearing is a lady of about 40 years and i was told that "she is good, honest and not corrupt (but not sure). In general also they(ITOs) dont harass salaried people." For me also she appeared good.(by the way she talks.,etc) So, can i say my problems (so discloses everything) to her? or does it lead to more problems? I am really in a mess. please answer me. Thanks in advance. moreVoting Question: p/s help with geography economic lands hw!! thanks?
1. Which country does not use the euro as its currency? * Germany * France * Denmark * Italy 2. The euro allows people living in the EU to * avoid the inconvenience of converting currency when entering another EU country. * become more frustrated trying to convert their money at the border of a neighboring country. * develop an understanding of how the value of currency fluctuates from one country to another. * be more receptive to outside currencies, such as the franc and the mark. 3. Which country has adopted the euro as its currency? * Sweden * Denmark * United Kingdom * Portugal 4. This country’s steel and coal industries were shut down following World War II. * Germany * the Soviet Union * the United Kingdom * Italy 5. Which of the following terms best characterizes the EU’s economy? * mass market * single market * closed market * world market 6. The steel and coal industries of which two countries did not help restore Europe's economic prosperity following World WarII? * Spain and Denmark. * France and West Germany. * Italy and Belgium. * Luxembourg and the Netherlands. 7. The creation of a single European market would * promote competition, which would lower prices and improve consumer power. * promote competition, which would raise prices so that businesses earn more and consumers buy less. * prevent competition from occurring between European countries. * prevent consumers from obtaining too much consumer power which may lead to outrageous debt. 8. Which scenario would be the most problematic, considering the limited usage of the euro? * A German family tries to purchase snacks at a French grocery store. * A German family attempts to pay for postcards at a French souvenir shop. * A Danish family attempts to pay for their meal at an Italian restaurant in Sicily. * An Italian family attempts to purchase tickets for a tour of a German zoo. 9. The collective focus of the European Steel and Coal Community was to * build military machinery and weapons following the war. * promote fear over Germany’s government due to damages obtained in World War II. * promote the self-interest and individual success of each European country. * strengthen cooperation in trade and economics. 10. The concept of establishing a United States of Europe in order to restore economic prosperity following the war was proposed by * John F. Kennedy. * Fidel Castro. * Jacques Chirac. * Winston Churchill. moreVoting Question: How would you respond to this statement?
TARP was instated in order to stop AIG from collapsing under the weight of it's debt. That would be wonderful if they could collapse and the economy could take it, but it can't; there are not enough assets to do so. The toxic assets were absorbed by the US because we can handle the spoilage of a few loans whereas companies cannot. A better example would be shooting yourself in the head (business) or giving yourself a flesh wound. Neither is good, one is better. Even if you yourself can live without banks and prefer the money-in-the-mattress approach to financing, most people have their assets in banks. Others are completely reliant upon loans from banks in order to either start businesses or maintain them. I don't like bailing out AIG, but the alternative is much, much worse. By the way, why is the government separate from the people? In our founding documents, the US is a government of the people, for the people. People run it. People criticize it. People corrupt it and People fix it. Addressing your point on how I have the power to fix the entire financial system, what you have is an ideological wet dream. Of course I can control where my money goes, but people are not inherently group-thinkers. People who are poor will naturally gravitate towards the cheapest option, which does not lie here in America, nor employ Americans, nor foster growth; it will end at China, or India, or Pakistan. Most people do not care where they get their stuff from. It's proven that people who are shopping undergo a dopamine high from low prices, something that American-Made cannot boast. Now I think it would be wonderful for the system to work like you want it to, but the fact is, in the real world, people are self-serving. The poor will buy the cheapest things, the rich will protect their money, and business will put stockholders ahead of morality or long term national prosperity. All unregulated conservatism/laissez-faire systems lead to are race-to-the-bottom economics.Ha, I'm just trying to get some ideas on a response to this! I have my own, but i want to see what other people would say moreResolved Question: At age 21 and under $40,000 in debt, how can I figure out my passion and what I want to do in life?
So recently I turned 21 and I'm going to be finishing my Junior year in college soon. I'm trying my best to keep up my GPA and it's around 3.8 right now. I'm majoring in business. But the fact of the matter is, I still don't know what my passion is, and that bothers me a lot. I don't want to be a kid anymore but I feel like I still am. With graduation in sight and unemployment rumors everywhere, I feel stupid just trying to graduate. I see some of my mature friends with a firm goal in their mind, like going to Med school, or becoming a physician's assistant, or lawyer or something like that. And that's really awesome and they know exactly what they want to do. But I don't have that kind of a goal. And I don't want to be one of those kids who just drift into jobs and watch life go by. So I guess my question is, how did you find your passion? Is there anything I can do right now to find my passions so I don't continue to waste time pursuing something I really couldn't care less about? I picked business as my major because frankly, well, I didn't really know what I wanted to do. And I thought maybe a lucrative job in business would be good and I would be kinda good at it too working with people and projects and leadership and sales. But I know it's not a passion. It might even turn out that I'm good at it or something like that but ... it's not a passion in any definition of the word. When I see my peers get excited about some financial tool they learned in class or Bank of America internship or something like that, I kind of want to throw up. I am already like $40,000 down the hole with tuition loans so I know I have to try to get a job as soon as possible after graduation. I feel stupid for having invested so much money into my bachelor's degree in business like this ... when I'm like 3/4 of the way done, and just confused as shit because I didn't care about initially finding my passion and jumped right into a career path without any research. What do you think I should do? just stay focused on my Bachelor's degree until I graduate with high grades so I can get a good job right after graduation so I can pay off my loans as fast as possible and try to look for something else that excites me along the way? I know I'm a creative type, a good writer, have a sense of humor and good instincts as a performer and director on stage, good at leading people, solving problems ... but incredibly opposite from banking or investment or finance ... just math in general moreResolved Question: Does anyone have any comment on my decision to buy Praesepe (PRA) shares?
Praesepe plc is an AIM listed company with the specific purpose of consolidating the very fragmented UK and European AGC (the technical phrase for Amusement Arcades) industry. The plan is to build a business by acquisition with EBITDA of £100m within 2 years and to exit, via means of a trade sale, on an 8x multiple. The CEO, Nick Harding, started this journey once before as CEO of Talarius plc. From June 05 to Jan 07 he grew Talarius to become the largest UK AGC operator (200 sites), taking the share price from 80p to 280p in the process. His plans for Talarius were cut short – in a nice way – by an earlier than expected, acceptable offer to sell to an Australian based trade buyer on a 9x multiple. The expectation was that Talarius, under its new ownership, would continue with its acquisition plans but, due to problems in its home market, it hasn’t. Nick’s no compete clause expired and he began the same journey again with Praesepe. This time he and his main backers are more determined to reach the £100m EBITDA target and an early buy out offer is, therefore, less likely to be accepted. Praesepe is at the early stage of its journey. At the time of writing it has 54 sites across the UK, EBITDA for the 6 months to July 09 of £1.14m, a strong deal pipeline and a market capitalisation of £17.8m. The main shareholder (38.5%) is Marwyn – a big backer (and beneficiary) of Talarius previously. It is committed to the plan and is unlikely to sell out before the target exit. Depending on the size of the business being bought, Praesepe has acquired sites / groups of sites on EBITDA multiples up to 7x, with the average around 5.2x. Nick Harding is President of BACTA (the AGC trade body) and is well thought of in the industry across Europe – this makes doing deals that bit easier. On acquisition, sites are usually rebranded (Cashino), refitted with new machines on a revenue share model with leading manufacturers (uniquely for the industry – lower capex requirements / no ‘failed’ machines) and the operations are sharpened across the board. Based on The Crystal Room (so far the flagship Praesepe site in Leicester Square, London), such actions have a dramatic impact on revenue and earnings: The Crystal Room weekly revenue is +60% versus the weeks before the acquisition was completed. Acquisitions will be funded by a mix of new equity and debt. Currently there are 220m shares in issue, with 400m authorised. Have in mind that there is the potential for dilution unless further investments are made as new shares are issued. If the business sells for £800m with 400m shares issued, that is £2 a share. Compare that to the 8.5p market price today and, if you believe that the AGC market will follow the rule of consolidation and that Nick Harding can repeat and build on his previous success at Talarius, then it is worth a look. moreResolved Question: Entertainment - society & culture - Do you agree that women are always clever like portia?
the summary of the story..'' The Merchant of Venice is a play by William Shakespeare, believed to have been written between 1596 and 1598 '' ...okay, please go to the story now... Bassanio, a Venetian nobleman with financial difficulties, wishes to compete for the hand of Portia, a wealthy heiress of Belmont, in order to restore his fortune. He asks his friend Antonio, a successful merchant of Venice, to loan him the money necessary to undertake such an attempt. Antonio agrees, but, as all of his assets are tied up at sea, he will have to use his credit in order to obtain the money for his friend. They go to Shylock, a Jewish moneylender and enemy of Antonio’s. Shylock agrees to lend them 3000 ducats, but only if Antonio will sign a bond offering the usurer a pound of his flesh if the loan is not repaid in three months’ time. Read ? good. venice city is a beautiful one. Antonio: dear bassonio, why your face is so much dull and seen you are much worried ? Bassanio: thanks antonio, but it is true i am sad since i met a beautiful girl called portia, she have good qualities, kind hearted, i wish to marry her, but what can i do antonio, i am poor. my health is my wealth and i will try if i have some 3000 gold coins Antonio: Don't worry bassanio, a true friend will help in time...i will help. you can marry the girl.. He met one merchant in venice called shylock. ..Shylock hates Antonio, both because he is a Christian and because he insulted and spat on Shylock for being a Jew. Also, Antonio undermines Shylock's moneylending business by lending money at zero interest. Shylock proposes a condition for the loan: if Antonio is unable to repay it at the specified date, he may take a pound of Antonio's flesh. Bassanio does not want Antonio to accept such a risky condition.Shylock hates Antonio, both because he is a Christian and because he insulted and spat on Shylock for being a Jew. Also, Antonio undermines Shylock's moneylending business by lending money at zero interest. Shylock proposes a condition for the loan: if Antonio is unable to repay it at the specified date, he may take a pound of Antonio's flesh. Bassanio does not want Antonio to accept such a risky condition. shylock was very happy since he waited for such opportunity to... shylock: Antonio, i am happy in lending loan to you but i will give with a condition that you need not pay interest, but you should return the money with 3 months instalments and if failed to do so, i will take one pound flesh from your body..you should sign bond too. antonio: thank you shylock, i agree. and signed bond. antonio: Bassanio get this money and wish you good luck.. Portia's father has left a will stipulating each of her suitors must choose correctly from one of three caskets – one each of gold, silver, and lead – before he could win Portia's hand. Bassanio wins the contest and married portia. Antonio met heavy loss in his business and unable to repay the loan and shylock gone to the court. Antonio wrote a letter to bassanio and on seeing the letter portia gave as much as gold coins to save antonio from the debt. we conclude in short now.. in the court.. shylock: As per the bond, i need only the flesh from antonio's body and i don't want any money now, my lord.. court: i can dismiss this case, but in order to give more opportunities.. Bassanio: i give 10 times more than the loan amount, please release the court case.. shylock: no..no..i need justice..not money..if the law does not work, i go to home and this world should know the city of venice is not with the law.. portia: shylock..don't worry, you can get your thing as per law, i assure you..do you brought weighing machine and knife ? shylock: yes, yes, here it is .. portia: Antonia, now pray god..no way..tell your friends be ready to face the punishment..and turning to the side of shylock..please bring a doctor, and the doctor will give treatment to antonio when you cut his flesh from his body.. shylock: no..no..the law did not say that. i will obey the law..i wish to follow the law. court: permission granted to take flesh from the body of the antonio.. portia: stop cutting...stop cutting we are not standing in your way, you can take flesh, but that flesh should weigh correctly one pound and that should not exceed a bit..and also in the bond, a permission is granted to take one pound flesh only and no a drop of blood should come while cutting the flesh...since no word about blood in the bond.. shylock: how it is possible to take a flesh without blood...now i agree to get the loan amount and i obey court orders.. court: shylock..you done a great mistake..already you collect interest more than normal..i dismiss the case and the properties of the shylock... moreResolved Question: I have major issues with my husband and I don't know how to change things?
I met my husband 2 yrs ago and got married in Jan 09 much against my parents wishes as they felt he's not the right guy for me (our education levels are contrasting- I am a doctor and have about 3 degrees n 2 diplomas while he has passed 10th grade) I could not agree tht education was a reason to dismiss a wonderful human being like him and so convinced my parents tht I will marry him and him only and they reluctantly agreed. He was a very happy go lucky guy and was never serious about money issues. Still he managed to lead a comfortable life. In the last one yr of marriage he went on to make stupid mistakes like buying a business by investing a huge amount of money (He took a loan for it)I had repeatedly insisted that he shud not buy the business as I knew it was going to be a huge loss He went on to borrow more money from frnds n all possible sources. He quit his well paying job to run the business (I had begged him not to leave the job, but he did not listen) Now he is in huge debt. I took up a part time job as I had full time uni for my masters program (which I was half way thru when I got married and did not want to quit ) and I am supporting the family thru this money. he has taken up a casual job but it is closed at the moment and he has no source of income. I am more than happy to work harder and help with the house but the bills are already overdue and some utilities are disconnected. He spends most of his time on the internet looking for some money making sites like work from home n stuff like tht and spends most of his time on it or reading about films n film stars. If he is not doing this he is on the phone with the prospective buyer of his failed business who has agreed to buy the business and paid him some money but keeps threatening to back off. If he is not doing this, then he goes to meet that guy (buyer) and talks abt future imaginary business projects and comes up with a new idea every day and tells me tht he is going to do this and tht. Otherwise he is on the phone with some one else who is absolutely useless. I have finished my masters now and m looking for a good job. I m confident of getting a high paying job and I am sure to get rid of his debts but he is only talking abt one thing - "Making money and becoming a billionaire" and not thinkin how he will do it. Before marriage our sex life was grt but now thr is no sex at all. i cant tell my parents anything cuz I dont want to hurt them and I know dat if my husband gets to know dat my parents know all this, he will ask them for money. I try to talk to his parents and although they are supportive, his mom says to my husband tht since the time he married me he is jinxed. I don't know what to do. I try and focus on getting a job but sometimes go into depression. If I get irritated and shout at him he says I am telling all this cuz he does not hv any money and is in debt. I hv no intention of hurting him when i fight wid him but he gets angry. he tells me i dont let him do anything he wants. i dont because i am scared he will make more debts. And on the contrary he tells me that I am lazy and do nothing at home on the days I don’t have work. I dont want to leave my husband at any cost so pls dont suggest divorce.I love him however he is and wat ever he is. I just want him to understand that he has to stop wasting time and stop blaming ppl and time for his failure and work hard to achieve his dream of becoming a billionaire. dreaming alone is not enuf. I want to help him but don’t know how. Thank you for reading this looooooong story. Please help me help himThank u Serene but how do I help him? moreResolved Question: How is anyone still supporting BHO and his audacity of debt?
Read the last paragraph if you read nothing else. At least someone in America isn't feeling a credit squeeze: Uncle Sam. This week Congress will vote to raise the national debt ceiling by nearly $2 trillion, to a total of $14 trillion. In this economy, everyone de-leverages except government. It's a sign of how deep the fiscal pathologies run in this Congress that $2 trillion will buy the federal government only one year before it has to seek another debt hike—conveniently timed to come after the midterm elections. Since Democrats began running Congress again in 2007, the federal debt limit has climbed by 39%. The new hike will lift the borrowing cap by another 15%. There is surely bipartisan blame for this government debt boom. George W. Bush approved gigantic spending increases for Medicare and bailouts. He also sponsored the first ineffective "stimulus" in February 2008—consisting of $168 billion in tax rebates and spending that depleted federal revenues in return for no economic lift. Democrats ridiculed Mr. Bush as "the most fiscally irresponsible President in history," but then they saw him and raised. They took an $800 billion deficit and made it $1.4 trillion in 2009 and perhaps that high again in 2010. In 10 months they have approved more than $1 trillion in spending that has saved union public jobs but has done little to assist private job creation. Still to come is the multitrillion-dollar health bill and another $100 billion to $200 billion "jobs" bill. We've never obsessed over the budget deficit, because the true cost of government is the amount it spends, not the amount it borrows. Milton Friedman used to say that the nation would be far better off with a budget half the current size but with larger deficits. Mr. Obama and his allies in Congress have done the opposite: They have increased the budget by 50% and financed the spending with IOUs. Our concern is that the Administration and Congress view this debt as a way to force a permanently higher tax base for decades to come. The liberal grand strategy is to use their accidentally large majorities this year to pass new entitlements that start small but will explode in future years. U.S. creditors will then demand higher taxes—taking income taxes back to their pre-Reagan rates and adding a value-added tax too. This would expand federal spending as a share of GDP to as much as 30% from the pre-crisis 20%. Remember the 1980s and 1990s when liberals said they worried about the debt? We now know they were faking it. When the Gipper chopped income and business tax rates by roughly 25% and then authorized a military build-up, Democrats and their favorite economists predicted doom for a decade. The late Paul Samuelson, the revered dean of the neo-Keynesians, expressed the prevailing view in those days when he called the Reagan deficits "an all-consuming evil." But wait: Those "evil" Reagan deficits averaged less than $200 billion a year, or about one-quarter as large in real terms as today's deficit. The national debt held by the public reached its peak in the Reagan years at 40.9%, and hit 49.2% in 1995. This year debt will hit 61% of GDP, heading to 68% soon even by the White House's optimistic estimates. Our view is that there is good and bad public borrowing. In the 1980s federal deficits financed a military buildup that ended the Cold War (leading to an annual peace dividend in the 1990s of 3% of GDP), as well as tax cuts that ended the stagflation of the 1970s and began 25 years of prosperity. Those were high return investments. Today's debt has financed . . . what exactly? The TARP money did undergird the financial system for a time and is now being repaid. But most of the rest has been spent on a political wish list of public programs ranging from unemployment insurance to wind turbines to tax credits for golf carts. Borrowing for such low return purposes makes America poorer in the long run. By the way, today's spending and debt totals don't account for the higher debt-servicing costs that are sure to come. The President's own budget office forecasts that annual interest payments by 2019 will be $774 billion, which will be more than the federal government will spend that year on national defense, education, transportation—in fact, all nondefense discretionary programs. Democrats want to pass the debt limit increase as a stowaway on the defense funding bill, hoping that few will notice while pledging to reduce spending at some future date. Republicans ought to force a long and careful debate that educates the public. Ultimately, the U.S. government has to pay its bills and the debt limit bill will have to pass. But debt limit votes are one of the few times historically when taxpayer advocates have leverage on Capitol Hill. Republicans and Democrats who care should use it to discuss genuine ways to put Washington on a renewed and tighter spending regime. "Washington is shifting the burden of bad choices moreResolved Question: I hate college but I don't know what I want to do with my life?
I hate college so much and I am just ready to graduate. I go to one of the biggest public college in my state. When I first started college I thought I would like it. Instead I hate it. I commute to class everyday and it is not a bad drive (About a 30 minute drive to my college). I'm not a very social person and I don't have a lot of friends. I'm single and haven't had any luck with women at my college. I either screw up, face rejection, or they lead me on and end up going back to their ex. I also have a part time job (Federal Work Study) now because I need money and my mom is struggling due to the recession. She also has a lot of debt because of the divorce and I have been helping her a little with that from the money I make from my part time job. I was a business major at first because I thought it would be a good major to be in. I wanted to start my own business but math is one of my worst subjects. Eventually I started doing bad in my business classes and my GPA has suffered because of it. After about 2 years of being a business major I switched majors and now I am a political science major. I was kind of interested in politics and I thought that I would like it. I also was thinking about trying to go to law school because if I didn't get a degree in business the next choice would to become a lawyer. At first I liked my political science classes and my instructors. Lately this year I have hated all of my political science classes and they are causing my GPA to go down even more. Most of my professors are the worst I have ever had in college. I doubt I will be going to law school now since I am frustrated with school and ready to graduate. I just want a regular office job that pays decent. Right now my GPA is a 2.75 The only good thing about my situation is that I have a minority scholarship that covers my tuition. I don't have any loans and I plan on keeping it that way. I don't even own a credit card. I get financial aid from my Pell Grant and other grant money (KEES). My car although it is old (Mid 90's) it looks decent and it doesn't burn a lot of gas. I am tired of college. When I was a freshman I wanted to quit but my mom encouraged me to stay and finish. Most people seem like they like college and say its the best experience of their life. I feel like it is useless besides getting a piece of paper to show that you graduated. Sometimes I feel like that I have wasted 4 years of my life. I still don't know what I want to do with my life. I don't think I am depressed but I wouldn't be surprised if I am.Well part of my problem is that it seems that I don't feel that I am getting a lot out of college. I study and do my work and go to every class (Never missed a class) and yet I feel like I am underachieving. Sometimes I have tried getting tutors to help me but I still struggle. In high school I had a 3.8 GPA and now I can't even get a 3.0 GPA. I just feel the harder I try I still don't get good grades and I am tired of it. moreResolved Question: which of the following is not true of the economic policies leading to the great depression?
a low interest rates caused businesses to build debt b high tariffs discouraged foreign trade c tax policies encouraged rich to participate in the stock market d government strictly regulated business production moreResolved Question: University Career Crisis: Medicine, Business, both (Pharmacy/Biotech Industry), or Forensics?
Currently I'm having a major future career freak-out. Right now I'm in my sophomore year at university completing a joint major in Business and MBB (Microbi/Biochem). I chose science because I enjoy it and am good at it; business, because I wanted to try it since the future possibilities are very appealing to me. The issue is I don't know where I want to go after I get my bachelors. Pros of Business: -I love to travel and would like to get involved in the global market. -The life of an exec is very appealing; has the potential of making a lot of money. -Many options in the business world. -I find current political and economic events very interesting (I like to keep up with the what's going on in the world). -Can come with status and power Cons: -Has the potential of not making a lot of money; business stretches across a whole spectrum from monotonous low-paying cubical work, to exciting high-paying executive positions. -From the courses I've taken, I'm not into HR (business psychology has got to be one of the most boring branches of psych), not into accounting (do not like balancing numbers all day), and economics is so-so. -Won't feel like I'm "making a difference" for the betterment of mankind. -Recession??? Sciences/Medicine Pros: -I enjoy science (mainly biological) because I find it interesting; genetics/mbb is particularly relevant to me since I have the genetic predisposition for cancer and other heredity diseases. -MD/specialist is very respectable; I like the "Dr." title :) -Can feel I'm making a difference by helping heal people as a doctor, or as a scientist, help in preventing/curing certain genetic diseases. -Even though a business career may have a higher potential to make more, a doctor has a for-sure good pay. Cons: -As a scientist (MBB), I'm not really into doing research my entire life with only the possibility of making some scientific breakthrough. Don't want to just be a lab rat with a medium pay. -Medicine is EXPENSIVE in TIME and MONEY. I don't know if I want to go to school for 4 years, specialize for another 4, and realize I don't like what I'm doing. I hear doctors have a lot of overhead, plus taxation, etc. taking years to pay off debt and actually begin earning a solid living. -Even though my grades are good, I don't know when I'm gonna have the time or money for all the volunteer stuff for med school. Policing/Forensics Pros: -I love solving problems/puzzles and find criminology very interesting. I think I'd love investigative work (whether forensic or detective work). -Dead people/bodies don't disturb me. I've found myself able to stomach more graphic scenes than some of my peers. Perhaps it's because I can become emotionally detached. -Would feel really good to catch sons of a b***ches criminals. Whether it be wife beater, or child killer. Cons: -You first need to be a cop in order to do more advanced forensic fieldwork, and I'm physically not cop material and have no interest in handing out traffic tickets for 3 years with only the "possibility" of becoming a FIS. -Sure there's civilian forensic work, but I don't wanna be a lab rat who's told "analyze this and give me results" without knowing what's going on in an actual investigation. -Forensic pathology I find extremely interesting because it's a medical/bio-based forensic field where you "investigate" cause of death etc. However, in Canada you must be a pathologist first = med school. Personality: I'm competetive, but don't consider myself a "leader" per se (haven't had much opportunity to lead, so maybe I could be if I just came out of my shell a bit?). I really enjoy solving things. Put a lot of value in having status/respect (money helps but isn't everything). Do not like monotony! Etc. Etc. I apologize this is too long. It's just I think I'd enjoy any one of these in their own way and have no idea how to slash them. They all have pros and cons and I just wanna be able to try them all! moreResolved Question: Which option would you prefer - no government aid or massive government aid?
As a nation we've spent more than we've earned since the 1950s. Every politician has kicked the problems down the road for future generations to solve. And now it's finally caught up with us. We blame Clinton, or Bush, or Obama... but the real blame lies with us, the American consumer. Our debt to income ratio went from 50% in the 1950s to 150% in 2007. We have two main options now. First, the government can end all support of any kind including subsidies, bailouts, etc...This of course would lead to massive unemployment and systemic business failures, but it would help us pay off some debt. Second, spend huge amounts of money in government subsidies to prop up a failing economy. This will avoid the unemployment and business failures, but it makes the original problem worse. Or maybe you have a third option?If you support no government aid - how many months/years of unemployment would you be willing to go through? If you support massive aid - how will you prepare your kids for a bleak future?@ Nikki - Maybe you personally don't deserve blame, but the average American consumer does. It's all about accepting personal responsibility. moreResolved Question: Will the coming tsunami of inflation destroy the nation's future?
The central economic crisis of the next five years may not be the greed-induced worldwide depression in which we are now mired. Indeed, it may well be the rampant global inflation the politicians’ response to that depression will inevitably trigger. Depressions, or recessions, come and go. But inflation has the potential to stick around for decades. Look at the horrific increase in the money supply caused by the TARP bailout. Not even counting the coming stimulus package, the money supply has risen from $600 billion in 2000 to $800 billion in 2007. This year, it has risen from $800 billion to $1.7 trillion! (Source: Federal Reserve Bank of St. Louis) We can all probably now agree that the current depression was induced by a combination of a political willingness to let business make money by making loans they shouldn’t have and of business’ alacrity in walking through that open door in search of mind-numbing profits. But we seem to be collectively blind to the likelihood that the same political tendency to give out goodies and spare us pain is now leading the government to borrow so much and so increase the money supply that inflation will be the consequence. After all, it was the political desire to bring good news to voters that led government to make it possible for people to buy homes they could not afford and kids to go to colleges they couldn’t pay for and families to buy cars that were too costly and businesses to survive off debt long after they ceased to turn a profit. Now it is the same desire to get re-elected that is leading politicians to offer a trillion-dollar stimulus package to voters and a bailout to banks, insurance firms and car companies. Eventually, we will all feel the pain when inflation sets in. Then, government will have no choice but to induce a deep recession akin to that which Paul Volker created in the late ‘70s and early ‘80s to cool off the inflation Lyndon Johnson and Richard Nixon set in motion by running up huge deficits to pay for the Vietnam War. So Barack Obama and the Democrats are selling soothing syrup to their political base at a price of massive inflation and agony in the future. What Franklin Delano Roosevelt said in his first inaugural address holds doubly true today: “Faced by failure of credit, they have proposed only the lending of more money.” Democrats have, of course, always been willing to tolerate a certain level of inflation to hold down joblessness, while Republicans have usually placed an absolute priority on fighting inflation. But the lengths to which the Democrats are now going to spare us immediate pain and the implications of a doubling of the money supply in one year are beyond rational calculus. It is hard to believe that any administration, set of economists or political party could be this irresponsible or so focused on the next election that they are literally willing to mortgage much of the next decade to win it. Part of the huge deficit, of course, comes from a political calculation, also breathtaking in its cynicism. Obama and the Democrats are seeking a $500 refundable tax credit on the payroll tax for each American. This credit will assure that a majority of Americans pay no net taxes at all to the federal government, but, instead, can look forward to a refund. Right now, 70 percent of all federal revenues and 85 percent of all personal income taxes are paid by the top 25 percent of the nation (those with household incomes over $65,000 a year). Under Obama’s proposal, virtually all of the revenues will be paid by this group. Once the anesthetic of tax exemption desensitizes the majority of American voters to tax increases, the surgery of extracting massively increased amounts from the upper-income groups will become politically feasible.All credit to "thecitizen.com". moreVoting Question: Obama says Too much debt could fuel double-dip recession?
http://www.reuters.com/article/politicsNews/idUSTRE5AH1RY20091118?feedType=RSS&feedName=politicsNews&utm_source=feedburner&utm_medium=feed&utm_campaign=Feed%3A+Reuters%2FPoliticsNews+%28News+%2F+US+%2F+Politics+News%29&utm_content=Google+Feedfetcher "Obama: Too much debt could fuel double-dip recession BEIJING (Reuters) - President Barack Obama gave his sternest warning yet about the need to contain rising U.S. deficits, saying on Wednesday that if government debt were to pile up too much, it could lead to a double-dip recession. With the U.S. unemployment rate at 10.2 percent, Obama told Fox News his administration faces a delicate balance of trying to boost the economy and spur job creation while putting the economy on a path toward long-term deficit reduction. His administration was considering ways to accelerate economic growth, with tax measures among the options to give companies incentives to hire, Obama said in the interview with Fox conducted in Beijing during his nine-day trip to Asia. "It is important though to recognize if we keep on adding to the debt, even in the midst of this recovery, that at some point, people could lose confidence in the U.S. economy in a way that could actually lead to a double-dip recession," he said. Fox News, which released a transcript of the interview, showed that comment by Obama on Wednesday morning and said the full discussion would be broadcast later in the day. JOBS FORUM Obama is scheduled to hold a forum with U.S. business leaders and financial experts on December 3 to discuss ways to lift the economy. He said he had not decided yet whether any measures to boost the economy should be deficit neutral, with that being one of the things to be examined at the forum. "Our first job was to get the economy to recover. And we're now seeing that," Obama said. "We've seen economic growth (in the third quarter). We anticipate economic growth next quarter as well. I always said the job growth would lag behind economic growth. The question now is how can we accelerate it." In an interview with NBC News, Obama said "there are a whole range of ideas out there" about how to kick-start hiring by businesses starting to invest and show profits again. "We've examined a lot of them but one of the benefits of convening this group is it gives us a chance to talk directly to small businesses, medium-size businesses, the main drivers of employment to find out what exactly is going on." Asked whether the jobs forum should have been held sooner, Obama said the focus after he took office in January was "to make sure we didn't slip into a Great Depression." "We've gotten that job done," he told NBC. "Our next job is to make sure that we can accelerate the job growth because I recognize that people are really hurting right now." Obama told Fox that one of his messages on his trip was that the United States should look for further export opportunities, especially in fast-growing areas of the world like the Asia-Pacific region. "If we just boosted our share of exports by 1 percent, that might be 250,000 well-paying jobs in the United States. So export promotion would be an example of something we could do without spending money," he said. "There may be some tax provisions that can encourage businesses to hire sooner rather than sitting on the sidelines. So we're taking a look at those." What are your thoughts on the article? Does Cap and trade and environmental restrictions comprimise his goal on business recovery? Does the lack of info on stimulus money or the current and continual use of it partly comprimise such as well? Again, what are your overall thoughts on the article? moreResolved Question: Why do so many Republicans and conservatives believe that tax cuts on the wealthy ALWAYS leads to hiring?
I see the assumption again and again on this board that if we just cut business taxes, businesses would start hiring again. Is that really true? Suppose I operate a business (sole proprietorship, partnership, or small corporation) at a small profit. Suppose that, after the entity itself pays all taxes it might owe, I have $1 million in after-tax income as an individual. Now my taxes are cut, so I now receive $1.25 million instead of $1 million, after all taxes and other expenses are paid. What do I do with my additional $250,000 in income? I COULD hire more workers. But will I necessarily do so? There are dozens of other things I could do with my windfall--save the money, pay down other debt, invest in PP&E, give myself a raise, to name a few. Why MUST I hire new employees? The fact is that I will only hire more employees if I have something for those employees to do that will generate further revenue. If sales are not up, or if I don't see some other way to develop my business using those new employees, I will do something else with my tax cut windfall. So why the assumption that tax cuts always lead to more hiring?Andy--If "there is data that shows that within a certain range, cutting taxes will increase the number of jobs and investment in private companies," then please, show us some of that data. I would like to see it. moreResolved Question: how can President Obama get a peace prize when his nation is dividing?
On one side your have the Popular Democrats raving about Health Care and World Climate, saying we need to to overhaul the Health Care System and improve World Climate. Some and very few, Republicans and Libertarian are trying to stop them because the cost of Health Care might bankrupt and cause economic collapse. Meanwhile in Copenhagen Denmark A World Climate Treaty may be signed in December that will set up a Communist World Government to police Carbon emissions, creating climate debt and tax industrialized nation into oblivion. And now I read a 2005 leaked Citigroup Memo talking bout Plutonomy and how the plutocrats need to find a way to abolish Democracy. I think they have, I think they plan on dividing America using our media, politics and industries. They have turned the world into a duality, where we must choose a side and fight amongst ourselves dividing our country. So after we have exhausted ourselves they, the plutocrats, will come and pick up the pieces, and decide how we will be ruled. And recent history has shown during the banking crisis, If America Falls the rest of the world will follow. "from wikipedia" Plutocracy is rule by the wealthy, or power provided by wealth. The combination of both plutocracy and oligarchy is called plutarchy. An Oligarchy is a form of government in which power effectively rests with a small elite segment of society distinguished by royal, wealth, intellectual, family, military, or religious hegemony. Where do we find these all entities to be most prominent in the world.... The city of London or the square mile as it is called. The City is today a major business and financial centre, ranking on a par with New York City as the leading centre of global finance, in the 19th century, the City served as the world's primary business centre. "from wikipedia" With our World Trade Centers fallen who will reign as The new World Economic Leader, The Plutocrats? Remember, In plutocracy there is no Democracy. How can President Obama get a peace prize when his nation is being divided? And our banks like Citigroup claim to American banks.... Its a damn shame we have allow this to happen to America, The Last beacon of hope for the world.I try to stay neutral when it come to politics, I don't claim any political party affiliation. I am just an observer excited about the times, but I do recognize great imbalances in America. To me it resembles a spinning top losing momentum, wobbling, until it finally flops over. I see new Kenetic energy soon, I agree Major Change. moreResolved Question: Can you help me fill in the blanks to these questions? Fast please!?
Can anyone help me fill in the blanks for theses questions? I need them kind of fast. Please? General ___ ked American troops troops to victory over a coalition of Western tribes at the Battle of Fallen Timbers in 1794. ____was one of the inventors of the cotton gin The level, graveled toll raods built by private comapnaies around the begining of the nineteenth century were called ____ In January 1801,_____, who would play an extraordinary roll in interpreting the Constituion and defining the SUpreme Court's role ofr the next 35 years was appointed the new cheif justice. The numerous federal judgeships that President Adams and the outgoing Federalist-dominated COngress created and filled on the eve of THomas Jefferson's inauguration were known as the ____. ____ Sold Louisiana to the United States in 1803 During the Napolenonic Wars ships of the Royal Navy regularly stopped American ships to seize or ____seamen that they claimed to be deserters. The ___ lead by Henry Clay of Kentucky and John Calhoun of SOuth Carolina pushed MAdison to declare war on Great Brititan in 1812 The complettion of the ____ in 1819 opened the rich agricultural lands of western New York and the Great Lakes to eatern markets. To stimulate commerce and economic development state goverenments began in the 17902 to grant ____ to prvate businesses. The principle of ____ ws adopted to ensure that shareholderspersonal assets could not be used to pay off te debts of bankrupt corporation in which they owned stock. By tge 1820s, the Republican Party was divided into a ___ faction and a ___ faction that argues over federal support for internal improvement projects such as roads and canals. moreResolved Question: Who can help me with these history questions?
Can anyone help me fill in the blanks for theses questions? I need them kind of fast. Please? Thanks General ___ ked American troops troops to victory over a coalition of Western tribes at the Battle of Fallen Timbers in 1794. ____was one of the inventors of the cotton gin The level, graveled toll raods built by private comapnaies around the begining of the nineteenth century were called ____ In January 1801,_____, who would play an extraordinary roll in interpreting the Constituion and defining the SUpreme Court's role ofr the next 35 years was appointed the new cheif justice. The numerous federal judgeships that President Adams and the outgoing Federalist-dominated COngress created and filled on the eve of THomas Jefferson's inauguration were known as the ____. ____ Sold Louisiana to the United States in 1803 During the Napolenonic Wars ships of the Royal Navy regularly stopped American ships to seize or ____seamen that they claimed to be deserters. The ___ lead by Henry Clay of Kentucky and John Calhoun of SOuth Carolina pushed MAdison to declare war on Great Brititan in 1812 The complettion of the ____ in 1819 opened the rich agricultural lands of western New York and the Great Lakes to eatern markets. To stimulate commerce and economic development state goverenments began in the 17902 to grant ____ to prvate businesses. The principle of ____ ws adopted to ensure that shareholderspersonal assets could not be used to pay off te debts of bankrupt corporation in which they owned stock. By tge 1820s, the Republican Party was divided into a ___ faction and a ___ faction that argues over federal support for internal improvement projects such as roads and canals. moreResolved Question: In your opinion, is a crash inevitable, based on the following information?
From Bloomberg: President Barack Obama's effort to lead the world economic recovery by spending the U.S. out of its recession is undermining the dollar, triggering record commodities rallies as investors scour the globe for hard assets. http://www.bloomberg.com/apps/news?pid=20601087&sid=a7mHS_OElufk Then we get reports like this from the New York Post: After printing up trillions of new dollars and new bonds to stimulate the US economy, the Federal Reserve chief is now boxed into a corner battling two separate monsters that could devour the economy -- ravenous inflation on one hand, and a perilous recession on the other. "He's in a crisis worse than the meltdown ever was," said Peter Schiff, president of Euro Pacific Capital. "I fear that he could be the Fed chairman who brought down the whole thing." http://www.nypost.com/p/news/business/dollar_loses_reserve_status_to_yen_hFyfwvpBW1YYLykSJwTTEL;jsessionid=65E301CF47ED50D15170F8D6530791C5 Low interest rates, flooding the economy with money by simply printing it, a mounting pile of debt. How's this hopey, changey, spendy thing working out for ya? Better yet, how is it going to work out for your grandchildren? Don't bother mentioning Bush, I'm not a Bushbot. Thanks! moreResolved Question: How dangerous is our southern border and who is coming across?
With so many other nations coming across the southern border, how do we know who is exactly coming in? Are these other nations posing a threat to our country? What should be done about these other nations and mexico sneaking them into the U.S.? XXXXXXXXXXXXXXXXXXXXXXXXXXXXXXXXXXXXXXXXXXXXXXXXXXXXXXXXXXXXXX nation and world Border patrol sees sharp rise in number of Chinese caught in desert At least 261 have been caught trying to cross from Mexico into the U.S., officials say. By Sebastian Rotella Los Angeles Times Posted: 10/06/2009 01:00:00 AM MDT NOGALES, Ariz. — Amid an overall drop in arrests of illegal immigrants crossing the U.S-Mexico border, an intriguing anomaly has cast a new light on human smuggling: Authorities report an almost tenfold spike in the number of Chinese people caught in the Arizona desert, the busiest smuggling corridor on the international line. The Border Patrol in the Tucson sector has arrested at least 261 Chinese border-crossers this year, compared with an annual average of 32 during the last four years, officials said. "They are the main (non-Mexicans) we catch," said field operations supervisor Juventino Pacheco of the patrol's international liaison unit in Nogales. "Lately we have been catching more Chinese than Central Americans." When agents find Chinese migrants — hiding in gulches, perhaps, or huddled in smugglers' vehicles — they often request help from Dean Delap, the sector's only Mandarin-speaking agent. He taught and studied in China, but had not expected that to prove valuable in Nogales. "Some are cooperative," Delap said. "Some are scared. They've just been arrested, they are in a new place. I put them at ease." Chinese remain a small fraction of the overall number processed at the Nogales station — which guards 31 miles abutting Nogales, Mexico. The Tucson sector, where the Nogales station is located, recorded about 226,000 apprehensions this year. That is a 24 percent decline from the last fiscal year — reflecting the impact of the U.S. economic crisis and tougher border enforcement, officials said. The great majority of those arrested were Mexicans. Chinese belong to a category known in the Border Patrol as OTMs: other than Mexicans. And they are big business for smuggling gangs that increasingly have overlapped with Mexico's violent drug mafias. Mexicans typically pay smugglers about $1,500 for help crossing the sun-seared landscape, which is as dangerous as it is majestic. The fees for Central Americans and South Americans often reach $6,000. A group of Haitians, intercepted a few years ago in Tucson after three nights spent hiking in circles in a canyon, had coughed up $10,000; another $10,000 was to have been paid upon arrival in the Chicago area. The Chinese — nearly all of them from Fujian province — pay the most. They often have to work off debts of $30,000 to $70,000 over several years as indentured servants in the sweatshops and kitchens of New York and other cities. Sophisticated Asian mafias organize intricate journeys to the U.S. A typical route leads from Beijing to Rome to Caracas, Venezuela, to Mexico City to the border, according to Matthew Allen, chief agent of the Phoenix office of Immigration and Customs Enforcement. "It's much more elaborate" than smuggling Latin Americans, Allen said. "Waiting in hotel rooms, calls on cellphones, code words. ... The trend (in increased arrests) stands out as apprehensions are going down overall." But the uptick in arrests of Chinese does not necessarily reflect a major influx from that country, officials said. Statistical barometers are imperfect. High-priced smugglers are better at dodging defenses, so it's hard to assess the correlation between arrests, crossing rates and the number who succeed in illegally immigrating. Asian smugglers favor air routes, exploiting visa policies for Chinese travelers in Ecuador, Honduras and Venezuela, which are hubs for their travel to Mexico, officials said. http://www.denverpost.com/headlines/ci_13494389# moreResolved Question: Do I have a right to know my wife's credit card balances?
My wife has several cards that are only in her name. We've recently been getting calls at home from creditors regarding late payments. I asked one of the creditors what the balance was and they told me $1500. I asked her about the $1500 and she told me they were wrong, that she only owes around $100. I have no idea what the total balance is on all of her personal cards. I told her I need to know everything she owes, so that I can help her get these paid off. She gets very defensive and says I shouldn't pry into her business. We live in a community property state (CA), so all debt incurred when married is both of ours. If we want to refinance our house in the future, her credit can lead to a bad rate. I told her I didn't want to run her credit report behind her back, but I have to know how much she's in debt. Should I push this issue and demand she shows me statements? What's the best way to approach her on this topic? moreVoting Question: I'm so aggravated with the current Obama administration!?
I checked the healthcare rankings and awknowledged a couple of things that came to my attention. The ones that are ranked ahead of ours either have no funded army, currently not in a war, and easier to maintain people because it's a smaller country. So in my opinion it is somewhat irrelevant to our situation. And the ones that have a lower ranking either are poor countries, have governmental issues, in a war, or all of the above. How can you solve problems by spending more money? If we spend more for this reform, which we already know it is a socialist provider, costs too much at the moment. Which means we are going to have to tax everyone because it is too expensive and our country will go further down in debt not bankruptcy, because we are already well below bankrupt. But bow down to the current administration and follow whatever they ask, which leads to socialism (i.e. communism) because we have no other choice, but to follow whatever they want us to do, either it be pay for a single payer healthcare because we know that people who cant afford private anymore will go to a public option and then private healthcare will go out of business, unless they give out tax breaks, which I doubt. Just like Private universities give out grants and scholarships, to make this work we need tax breaks. This also will affect the healthcare profession vastly because 40 million new patients and no new doctors? This will lead to longer lines, the demeanor from your docors will go down as well as the quality because of more work with the likelyhood of less time to finish all the patients.This is not including the freeloaders. Cmon now education cost too much to become a physician, surgeon etc... College students who go for that profession are already in debt after their studies so the result of a increase in doctors won't happen, when americans have less money with the increase of taxes. I just heard that obama plans on extending the school year out because our education isn't satisfactory. This will result in a increase in taxes year out. That is ridiculous. Furthermore, that is not the problem, because we have what 2 and a half months of summer vacation? What he want to decrease Christmas vacation as well? What he really needs to do is focus on getting quality teachers, better curriculum, and more funding for more school supplies. You are already brain dead after 8 hours of class. So 10 to 11 hours of class won't do any good. How about the texting problem we have in America. That is a problem indeed. But going on about banning all phones from cars? People are still going to do it anyways... They just want to ticket more people and get more money out of the American peoples pocket. Might as well ban all drive thru's because you don't have your complete attention on the road when you are eating while you drive. moreResolved Question: In a debate on the issue of selling organs, are you for or against?
LONDON: At least a dozen Britons have offered to sell their kidneys for 25,000 pounds or more each to beat credit crunch and pay off their debts, a media report said today. Their advertisements offering kidney have appeared on the internet and five of them corresponded with undercover journalists, who posed as friends and relatives of sick patients to negotiate sales, The Sunday Times claimed. One person willing to sell a kidney is a 26-year-old mental health nurse who said he wanted the money to pay debts after his business collapsed. Another, a 43-year-old taxi driver from Lancashire, sought to raise the cash to pay off some of his mortgage and buy a new kitchen. Meanwhile, a leading doctor said the phenomenon highlighted the need for a public debate on the issue of selling organs. Professor Peter Friend, a former president of the British Transplant Society, said, "The West has outlawed it for all sorts of good reasons, but the result is it goes underground. It is really important to have a debate." About 7,000 people in the UK are waiting for kidney transplants and 300 died last year while on the waiting list. Offering to sell an organ in England, Wales and Northern Ireland is an offence under the Human Tissue Act even if the seller is planning to travel to another country for the transplant operation. moreResolved Question: Did Obama's econ. recovery "plan" hinge on American consumers taking on $8-10 Trillion more in debt?
America's economy before the recession was a 70% consumer economy (built on the back of average consumers taking on massive amounts of debt the couldn't afford to pay). Is Obama really trying to bring this back?? Is he crazy?? http://www.nakedcapitalism.com/2009/09/guest-post-steve-keen-out-thinks-larry-summers.html Following the advice of neoclassical economists, Obama has got not a bang but a whimper out of the many bucks he has thrown at the financial system.In explaining his recovery program in April, President Obama noted that: “there are a lot of Americans who understandably think that government money would be better spent going directly to families and businesses instead of banks – ‘where’s our bailout?,’ they ask”. He justified giving the money to the lenders, rather than to the debtors, on the basis of “the multiplier effect” from bank lending: the truth is that a dollar of capital in a bank can actually result in eight or ten dollars of loans to families and businesses, a multiplier effect that can ultimately lead to a faster pace of economic growth. (page 3 of the speech) This argument comes straight out of the neoclassical economics textbook. Fortunately, due to the clear manner in which Obama enunciates it, the flaw in this textbook argument is vividly apparent in his speech. This “multiplier effect” will only work if American families and businesses are willing to take on yet more debt: “a dollar of capital in a bank can actually result in eight or ten dollars of loans”. So the only way the roughly US$1 trillion of money that the Federal Reserve has injected into the banks will result in additional spending is if American families and businesses take out another US$8-10 trillion in loans. What are the odds that this will happen, when they already owe more than they have ever owed in the history of America? …moiraes...........I didn't say he did. I say he expected CONSUMERS to via credit cards etc. COMPRENDE?? moreResolved Question: Need help with Geography PLEASE!?
1. Which country does not use the euro as its currency? (1 point) Germany France Denmark Italy 2. The euro allows people living in the EU to (1 point) avoid the inconvenience of converting currency when entering another EU country. become more frustrated trying to convert their money at the border of a neighboring country. develop an understanding of how the value of currency fluctuates from one country to another. be more receptive to outside currencies, such as the franc and the mark. 3. Which country has adopted the euro as its currency? (1 point) Sweden Denmark United Kingdom Portugal 4. This country’s steel and coal industries were shut down following World War II. (1 point) Germany the Soviet Union the United Kingdom Italy 5. Which of the following terms best characterizes the EU’s economy? (1 point) mass market single market closed market world market 6. The steel and coal industries of which two countries did not help restore Europe's economic prosperity following World WarII? (1 point) Spain and Denmark. France and West Germany. Italy and Belgium. Luxembourg and the Netherlands. 7. The creation of a single European market would (1 point) promote competition, which would lower prices and improve consumer power. promote competition, which would raise prices so that businesses earn more and consumers buy less. prevent competition from occurring between European countries. prevent consumers from obtaining too much consumer power which may lead to outrageous debt. 8. Which scenario would be the most problematic, considering the limited usage of the euro? (1 point) A German family tries to purchase snacks at a French grocery store. A German family attempts to pay for postcards at a French souvenir shop. A Danish family attempts to pay for their meal at an Italian restaurant in Sicily. An Italian family attempts to purchase tickets for a tour of a German zoo. 9. The collective focus of the European Steel and Coal Community was to (1 point) build military machinery and weapons following the war. promote fear over Germany’s government due to damages obtained in World War II. promote the self-interest and individual success of each European country. strengthen cooperation in trade and economics. 10. The concept of establishing a United States of Europe in order to restore economic prosperity following the war was proposed by (1 point) John F. Kennedy. Fidel Castro. Jacques Chirac. Winston Churchill. moreResolved Question: Why is Health care reform linked to communism in the US ?
I've been watching this debate about the health care overhaul since the very beginning; and what I seem to perceive is that people are relating mistakingly this reform to a sort of communism.Meaning giving insurance coverage to everybody based on the notion of community asset, a necessity that is everybody's need. First I believe all american have the right to live healthy. Since nobody is exempt to become sick one day or the other, then people should be free without a worry in mind to see a doctor whenever their health seems in peril. The way business is conducted today in a medical field, bothers if not threatens people's lives. Why ? because seeing a doctor with or without health insurance always leaves bitterness of debt that sometimes leads people to bankruptcy. that's one fact. The other is more often you see a doctor for legitimate health reasons, more you can expect your insurance to go up. Now, one can't pretend to live in freedom when constantly one trades one's life or health for debts. That's not freedom, that's slavery because your daily living would become working to pay debts. Yet the constitution talks about promoting the general welfare, how come the US reaches that purpose while members of congress and others who supposedly serve the people have the best health insurance and the poorest get to worry about their treatment? it's unfair thus for Justice reasons this need to be fixed, because power doesn't give you the right to ignore others who have elected you at that level. One judges a leader by his capacity and approach to solve his people issues. And I believe health care is one, because everything we do in life are conditioned by our health status. Health is not one of those commercial goods, because trading health is trading life. However I understand that people trying to make money over others people miseries, or misfortunes but that pursuit of profit should not leave people with the choice to die for whatever cost requires their disease treatment that they can't afford. and we all know that losing people is not profitable. So we all should be paying for that health care as a society unit concern.why a taxpayer should be paying the congressman health care while he can't afford his own ? moreResolved Question: Obama supporters, What do you want from Obama? Do you think he wants to give it to you? Are your motives his?
Are you mainly in opposition to Republicans? Do you fear what they would do if in charge? Is it that more than a faith in Obama? I can tell you, Republicans think the same way. They don't trust the democrats or what they would do to the country, and especially Obama. I think you are both right. No, I know you are both right. I also know that both Republicans, and Democrats use this. They use it to control you and bind you from going after what you really want ... for most anyway. Republicans campaigned on fiscal restraint, and term limits among other things, when Newt Gingrich lead the charge against what was a disgusting rotten group of democrats in control of congress. The fiscal thing held up for a few years, but the term limits they just forgot about. I see term limits as extremely important. I see taking away the incentive to betray us for money to be what term limits in part accomplishes, and taking away incentive or the ability to enrich themselves by betraying us as the key to a government which looks out for our interests. Something that would be so desirable and make lives so much better for us. Democrats, you want better schools don't you? How has that gone since the dept of education has been created? It's become more expensive and the numbers have gone done hill is how it's gone. You want more accessible and less expensive health care, don't you? Something everyone can afford that is accessible and easy to use so it doesn't do damage to your life in the process of trying to get treatment? Doesn't leave you in debt? Do you actually think the government can provide that after how they have handled everything else? Really? We find ourselves backing certain institutions because they back those we see as the best chance of getting what we want, even though we many not totally agree with the affect they have on things like education and other areas. Lawyers drive up the cost of health care, and none of us really like it when the file frivolous law suits that cost medical providers more money and thus cost us more, but their contributions help the democrats so we buy the tortured rational to keep the status quo that supports democrats with campaign cash, or at least buy what the democrats tell us because they want to keep that flowing. We want democrats in office so we turn a blind eye to the cost it creates. Some of us may want the option to sue and hit the lottery, but it's seldom the consumer who makes out, especially in aggregate, it's the lawyers who always do. It drives up the cost of health care and we lose while those rich lawyers get rich often by just filing and settling, which medical businesses do just to keep from the expense of court even if the suit is not justified. Barrack Obama took DC students who had it good because they had vouchers and got into private schools which were safer and far superior to the public schools in quality. The tax payer made out because it was cheaper, around 40% cheaper for a far superior product and a far superior investment in children's education and it kept them in a much better environment without all the life twisting torturous stress being in the DC school environment forced on them. Why were the voucher programs denied? The teachers Unions are a huge support group and Obama thought that was more important. I mean they made some excuses, but honestly, it was about political support and the children came out last on the priority list. That's what politicians do, that's how they think. When push comes to shove, they come first, we come last. That is why it is seldom in our best interest to give them power, because they go against what is good for us and sell us out for what will be better for themselves. What is the answer to all this? What can we do? It's actually VERY SIMPLE, if we all get together, take a long view, and do what is best for the country. Put politicians on a choke collar with a very short leash. They step out of line and we penalize them severely. If they don't want to serve for the pay they get and maybe the fame and what it can do for them if they do a good job, then we do not need them involved in our government, period! They can go out and take their chances like the rest of the crooks and probably end up in jail for doing what they do in office, and there will not be anyone to bribe because the people will come down like a ton of bricks on any politician who breaks the public trust and they will be there in jail too. So on to the Answer! What is the ANSWER? Cut the politicians and what they work for, which is themselves, OUT. They don't get anything out of negotiating or making law. They don't get pork, they don't get favorable contracts for their friends family and associates. They won't get kick backs to sell us out. After they are cut out we all are still not going to agree on everything, but with the politicians self interest out of the way, what is left is our own interests.This is for Republicans to Of course. When I found direction in this as it evolved in my mind, there was only 2 characters left lol. We are all basically in the same boat. We can be our own worst enemies, or our own best friends. moreResolved Question: Why Can't Democrats Just Be Honest About Their Desire To Takeover Health Insurance?
A government health insurance plan sounds nice and pretty, but when you consider a little bit of history concerning the government and its regulation of the private insurance market and consider basic economics it's pretty darn clear that as time goes on more and more people will be forced into government run plans. First, the lie that the government wishes to just "compete" with private insurers is complete BOGUS. The federal (and state governments) already heavily regulate the private insurance market. Over the years governments (both state and federal) have required insurers to cover more and more procedures, many which have nothing to do with health thereby forcing customers to shell out more money instead of just simply allowing consumers to customize their plan....you know kinda like how you do with other insurance. Also doctors spend around 30 billion per year (according to CNN) on malpractice insurance. So if we could have some tort reform of some sort to reduce law suit abuse. But the point I REALLY try to make to people is this....Private insurance companies need to at least break even to keep themselves in business. Government does not. Government can afford to operate at a loss because it has an endless supply of tax revenue and the ability to borrow money from sales of bonds or by monetizing the debt with the Federal Reserve. Now ask yourself this....if you were a business of some sort, and you were competing against someone who could afford to operate at a loss indefinitely don't you think you would have a hard time competing against them? They could afford to continually undercut you (at their loss) and eventually put you out of business. So as you can see the government is NOT competing against private insurers in a FREE market because 1) they regulate their competitors already and 2) they can afford to lose as much money as they want since they do not need to make a profit or even break even to stay in business. Now some people would say that as long as they can afford to give people cheap medical care then it shouldn't really matter if they operate at a loss....Well ok, but there is one problem with that and that is supply If the government sets prices artificially low then their will be an increase in demand for those services. The system will not be able to handle everybody in a timely manner which will lead to long waits and rationing. Now to be clear there already is rationing today just as their is rationing of every product and service we buy....the rationing factor is the price. There are ways to lower the price using Free market solutions instead of the heavy coercive hand of government such as: Tax deductions for health savings accounts that can be used towards deductibles or insurance premiums, tort reform, allowing private insurance to compete in a free market unlike what it has endured over the years as increased government regulation has increased the price. I'm starting to ramble, but the main point I wanted to put out for debate is that government is NOT competing against private insurers because it is government that is setting the terms of competition and not the market and also the government can afford to operate at a loss while private insurers can't. Talk about a monopoly! Please if all you can say is a bunch of rude or ignorant things then please don't comment. moreResolved Question: What will happen when Obama?
Raises taxes on the middle class? His own people said they most likely will raise taxes when recovery is here. I say near early 2010 is when taxes might go up (by then recession should stop)... So what do you think will happen? It will happen--Just like every single liberal who has increased the debt and deficit has in the past. So what do you think will happen? I personally think they will tax the rich, and then when that's not enough to pay for the deficits, the upper middle class ($100,000-$200,000 or aka small business) to pay for the deficit. BUT since we have to pay for TRILLIONS we might even get a consumption tax or a major tax on all classes. That WILL lead to unemployment. Strains on business, during a recession, will hurt small business (which employs 70% of the working people). Not to mention the extra Cap & Trade taxes and the higher minimum wage--small business WILL have to let go of people (as they have said in meetings and town halls.). Secondly, what i'm saying happened under Carter... Just wanted to ask... You explain how higher taxes will help business that's already hurt...PS: Why trust a man who promised he would spend LESS and repel Bush policies? Patriot Act is still here people! moreResolved Question: Explain this to me my fellow Liberal ideologues?
You say Supply-side doesn't work, well let's see what Clinton did. Although President Clinton raised only the highest marginal tax rates, he did give America the largest Capital Gains Tax CUT in American History. President Clinton cut spending by 3.5% percentage of the GDP. Clinton also reduced regulations, passed welfare reform, removed the retirement earnings test for Social Security, and passed NAFTA through congress. Although Clinton passed several bills like the Federal Housing Enterprises Financial Safety and Soundness Act, which helped lead to the destruction of our economy in 2008, his economic policies are a CLEAR reminder of supply-side success. The high income tax on the rich helped pay for the debt and deficit, while his reduction in spending helped balance the budget. To keep employment rates high, Clinton reduced Capital Gains. But we must remember that the Republican congress made sure the budget stayed balanced (Congress controls spending and budgets.). Clinton at heart was a Keynesian. But by 1994 (Second year in Clinton presidency.), a republican congress was elected. One led by a REAL conservative leader, named Newt Gingrich. Last time supply-side economists describe supply-side to be: 1. Lower Income taxes for all classes creates incentive to buy more, spend more, and invest more. 2. Lower Income taxes helps all classes and increases employment. 3. Lower Capital Gains helps all business and increase saving rates, investments, spending, and employment. 4. Lower Corporate Income Taxes brings more companies to the U.S. thus lowering unemployment. 5. No Death Tax, since it is unnecessary. This tax hurts those who have lost a loved one. 6. Reduced Spending to balance the budget. 7. Fewer regulations on business will encourage growth and production. 8. Free Trade helps the nation as a whole, economically. 9. The Gold Standard makes it easier to balance the Federal Reserve’s money supply. 10. Taxes should only be raised to pay for deficits. Sounds more like Clintonomics... Hmmmm... WOW, i think i just blew people's minds away lol.love the personal attacks. Where are the "smart" liberals? moreResolved Question: Liberal Suicide March? Far left is destroying 0bamas chances?
Excerpts from the uber liberal New York Times published today We’re only in the early stages of the liberal suicide march, but there already have been three phases. First, there was the stimulus package. You would have thought that a stimulus package would be designed to fight unemployment and stimulate the economy during a recession. But Congressional Democrats used it as a pretext to pay for $787 billion worth of pet programs with borrowed money. Only 11 percent of the money will be spent by the end of the fiscal year — a triumph of ideology over pragmatism. Then there is the budget. Instead of allaying moderate anxieties about the deficits, the budget is expected to increase the government debt by $11 trillion between 2009 and 2019. Finally, there is health care. Every cliché Ann Coulter throws at the Democrats is gloriously fulfilled by the Democratic health care bills. The bills do almost nothing to control health care inflation. They are modeled on the Massachusetts health reform law that is currently coming apart at the seams precisely because it doesn’t control costs. They do little to reward efficient providers and reform inefficient ones. The House bill adds $239 billion to the federal deficit during the first 10 years, according to the Congressional Budget Office. It would pummel small businesses with an 8 percent payroll penalty. It would jack America’s top tax rate above those in Italy and France. Top earners in New York and California would be giving more than 55 percent of earnings to one government entity or another. Nancy Pelosi has lower approval ratings than Dick Cheney and far lower approval ratings than Sarah Palin. And yet Democrats have allowed her policy values to carry the day — this in an era in which independents dominate the electoral landscape. Who’s going to stop this leftward surge? Months ago, it seemed as if Obama would lead a center-left coalition. Instead, he has deferred to the Old Bulls on Capitol Hill on issue after issue. http://www.nytimes.com/2009/07/21/opinion/21brooks.html?_r=1&ref=opinion moreResolved Question: Woman took my dad's dog, how can I help?
My dad has been seeing this woman on and off for 8 years. He just bought her a new car, a new bed, and helped her move to a new place. After he did all of this his car broke down and she refused to help him even though she has no job and does nothing all day. She sent him a letter saying that she doesn't want to be friends (for reasons unimportant - nothing my dad did wrong though) and that she wasn't going to give him his dog back. Unfortunantely, all vet records for this dog (even though my dad bought the dog and has paid for EVERYTHING for the dog) is in the woman's mother's name (and she won't answer his calls even though she has a cell phone on my dad's plan and he pays for it). This dog is very attached to my dad and my brother and whines all day when he is at the woman's house. I have also seen the dog at my dad's house when my dad isn't home and he looks very sad until my dad gets home. I want to write her an email (since she won't respond to my dad in any way) that will convince her to at least give the dog back to my dad. I personally don't like her at all (for various reasons - she was mentally abusive towards me, my brother, and my dad for many years) So I really do not want them to be friends any more, I just want the dog back for my dad and my brother and the dog himself (she isn't very nice to animals either - she almost killed her cat by putting dog flea meds on it) And before anyone even gets in to how it's none of my business and it's between them...blah blah blah. It is my business because I love this dog too and it is also affecting my family which I love as well. It's not like I don't know this woman. We have a long history. She is jealous of me because my dad confides in me instead of her (can you blam him?) In fact, no one in my family believed how bad she was until months after I told them - but they don't like her now either (It's been many years that this has been going on and it has come down to her holding the dog as one of her manipulative little ways of getting back at my dad for doing everything for her for the past 8 years.) Please no stupid responses - I'll report inappropriate responses :) And thanks in advance for the serious answers. P.S. The dog isn't microchipped and my dad always paid with cash because he was in debt for a while (his van was repoed because he spent all his money on her) and didn't have a bank account. There isn't a trail leading to my dad. And she lives on a second floor apartment (and has no job so we don't know when she leaves). I live in FL and they live in MD right now, so I can't talk to her in person (plus I don't know her new address.) moreResolved Question: Can TEXAS succeed from the united states of america?
Texas would be way better off without the US.. Screw the US. Texas needs to be an Independent Nation.. The United States of America has been dead for a long time, way before George W. Bush.. All he did was screw it even more.. It all happened once John F. Kennedy was assassinated.. We were once a independent nation before so we should be able to do it again.. Legally or illegally.. We Already have/got:: We got our own Military.. We control the majority of the Oil/Gas industry.. We have NASA so we would lead the space program, and the communications.. We got the best food supply and would survive with the farms and the Seafood area aswell.. We have the best economy rate their is in the US. . We have the best music there is.. We have enough land "for living, & farming, & business/work" and water supply, and Oil/Gas.. We provide more of everything then the rest of the US combined to the US as a whole.. We are REAL.. ("Real reckongizes Real", and if the US is Real that would reckongize).. We would Bank or "get our money" from selling Oil/Gas, food, communication access to the United States.. so we really dont need anything else.. The United States can have the entire Bush Family they had him as President of the USA.. They screwed one Nation up there is no need for 2. They are not even Texan.. The United States is so far into debt "they" iwould benefit from "us" leaving.. And "we" would still be better then the United States in every way possible.. It is impossible for the United States to ever be out of debt.. It will never happen.. The only logical way for it to happen is if the US legalized Marijuana.. There is no harm in Marijuana.. Its not even a drug, its a plant it has to be chemical messed with for it to be a drug..No one has ever OverDosed off of Marijuana, but you can pop 13 or so tablets of Advil, and never wake up.. You can get more throwed off of Salvia, Xanex,Purple Drank, Codien, Morpheine etc.etc.. and they all are legal, only some are prescription based.. Salvia is a plant as well and its legal can be grown anywhere, and is non-prescription based.. It helps Glacoma, Anerxiea,memeory, and most Business.. Either The United States can let Texas leave Legally or whatever, or Texas can do it by force.. And like the saying goes "Don't Mess With TEXAS".. so take that into consideration.. Cause we are the "Lone Star State".. The United States isn't all white or a majority of one race. Its so split up dude that there is no such thing as a pure race in the United States.. I don't even see why the United States is even in the Olympics we basically just gathered up every race there was and is, and labeled them Americans and the United States wins.. It would be dope if Texas legalizes Marijuana.. Hopefully Texas will succeed in the near future or soon.. Im proud to be a Texan.. born and raised.. sorry to get off topic on the Marijuana part.. moreResolved Question: How can I rebuild my credit after bankruptcy?
It has been a few months since my bankruptcy was discharged and I want to start rebuilding my credit. Bearing in mind that it was my irresponsibility that lead me to bankruptcy, I am nervous and curious as to how I should go about that. I have already been approved for an auto loan by Drive Financial but I hear they are a terrible company to do business with and the interest rate is outrageous. I do need a car and I can afford the payment as well as more towards principal but now that I am finally out of debt, I don't want to make any dumb moves that land me right back where I started. What should I do? moreResolved Question: Mums, how much does your hubby earn? Money troubles?
*Sorry this probably isn't the right section but... When it comes to your families finances, do you take an active role? Do you know where your lives are at in terms of your security? I have no idea. I don't know how much my partner makes (he won't tell me) and every time I ask about our financial situation it leads to a fight. I'm a stay at home mum, I do uni through correspondence and I work 2 nights per week (purely for the social side) which earns about $150, which I'm free to spend on whatever I like, be it myself or put towards bills. My partner owns his own business, we live comfortably, with 4 cars (trying to sell 2), our own home, and all the luxuries etc - however, he had many of these things before we got together. I know that he lost $50, 000 in the stock market last week, and I'm starting to get worried - I'm pretty sure we are in debt, but again, I have no idea by how much (as he refuses to talk about money.) What do I do? Just stop worrying and leave it to him? What would you do?Also, I don't think he is very good with money, I think he buys a lot of expensive things we don't need, instead of putting it in to savings or something - but HE earns the money, so there's not much I can really say or do about it. moreResolved Question: History please help me I'm stuck!:]] 10 points!!?
Which of the following statements describes India? (Points: 5) Projected to become a leading world economic power, it provides information technology and software services to other countries. Moving from underdeveloped nation to developing nation, it provides agricultural products to all of Southeast Asia. Once a developing nation, it is now an urbanized country with an economy based on oil. Formerly part of the Soviet Union, it is now an independent, industrialized nation governed by a Maharajah. 55. What country has experienced significant industrial growth in recent years due to increased foreign investment and decentralization of economic control? (Points: 5) China France Canada Russia 56. One indicator of a developing nation, in contrast to a developed nation, is widespread poverty. Reasons for poverty in a nation include all the following except (Points: 5) high national debt high literacy rate trade barriers lack of foreign assistance 57. Which of the following is the best explanation for why international relief agencies might speak to officials in Kenya concerning an ongoing drought in neighboring Somalia? (Points: 5) Kenya may want to contribute additional farmland along the border to help provide relief for Somalia. With the threat of famine, Somalia’s government could fall and be replaced with one that would attack Kenya. Kenya might need to expect large numbers of people to enter the country to avoid famine in Somalia. Famine could lead to deaths and disease that could spread to Kenya. 58. In a city experiencing rapid urbanization, which of the following organizations would be least likely to need additional workers? (Points: 5) Office of Agricultural Planning Board of Education Bureau of Public Housing Office of Urban Planning 59. Which group of people has had the biggest impact on globalization? (Points: 5) entrepreneurs and educators legislators and information technology specialists information technology specialists and artists legislators and journalists 60. Globalization would most likely be welcomed by all the following except (Points: 5) a business owner looking to expand into new markets a family living below the poverty level because of unemployment bankers and financial consultants looking for profits from investments leaders in a communist nation with a command economy moreResolved Question: US History need to know for test PLEASE help!?
31. Which groups in the 1920s opposed immigration, feared the Red Scare, and believed white Protestants were better than others? (Points: 5) communists and Jews labor unions and nonwhite Protestants African Americans and Catholics nativists and the Ku Klux Klan 32. What resulted in an increase in organized crime and bootleggers, and a ban on the sale of liquor during the 1920s? (Points: 5) the Supreme Court decision in Capone v. United States action by the Women's Christian Temperance Union a relaxation in FBI attention in order to focus on communists passage of the 18th Amendment 33. What was a common element of the Harding, Coolidge, and Hoover administrations? (Points: 5) an increase in the size of the federal government a military buildup to prepare for another world war an emphasis on big business and corporate power strong support for the League of Nations 34. What did falling purchasing power, stock speculation, and banking crises lead to? (Points: 5) the Great Depression less government regulation the downfall of the Democratic Party overseas investment in the United States 35. What caused the October 1929 stock market crash? (Points: 5) falling stocks purchased on credit bank refusals to provide credit to businesses government overregulation investments in banks that failed 36. What was one consequence of the severe drought in the Great Plains during the 1930s? (Points: 5) Farmers were forced to plant more corn and less wheat, which was more profitable. Many farmers left for California. Farmers developed more effective irrigation methods. Rains finally came and farms revived. 37. In addition to lost jobs and poverty, what was another effect of the Great Depression on American lives? (Points: 5) a drop in marriage and birth rates an increase in people defaulting on taxes a decline in the number of radio listeners a rise in unemployment insurance claims 38. How did Herbert Hoover's philosophy of government affect the Depression? (Points: 5) It allowed the Depression to run its course. It deepened the Depression because nothing was done to address the causes. It eased the effects of the Depression because financial institutions knew they could respond freely. It created a congressional roadblock because Hoover threatened to veto any proposed legislation. 39. What is one way that Franklin Roosevelt maintained a close connection with the American people? (Points: 5) by using memorable quotes through regular fireside chats on the radio by delivering his State of the Union addresses in different cities across the nation through weekly newspaper columns 40. What was the name for Franklin Roosevelt's agenda for solving the problems of the Great Depression? (Points: 5) the New Deal the Government Operating Plan the Good Deal the New Agenda 41. Which agency created during Franklin Roosevelt's administration is still functioning today? (Points: 5) Federal Deposit Insurance Corporation (FDIC) Civilian Conservation Corps (CCC) Works Progress Administration (WPA) National Industrial Recovery Administration (NIRA) 42. What were the main goals of Roosevelt's New Deal legislation? (Points: 5) new institutions and buyouts of investments unemployment insurance and stabilization of the international economy relief, recovery, and reform assistance for the poor and recovery for the rich 43. How did the leadership of many European governments change during the 1930s? (Points: 5) Leaders paid down debt but incurred deficits. New leaders asserted the importance of democracy. Kings regained control in war-torn areas. Fascist dictators assumed power. 44. What actions taken by some European leaders in the 1930s contributed to the start of World War II? (Points: 5) refusing to pay the debts incurred during World War I raising taxes far beyond people's ability to pay torturing and refusing to release World War I prisoners of war invading other countries to add territory 45. What action indicated that the United States would resume a policy of isolationism during the 1930s? (Points: 5) Congress passed five neutrality laws in order to stay out of any conflicts. The U.S. Coast Guard and Army combined to establish firm border security. European nations attempted to sign agreements with the United States, but the government refused. The United States failed to pay moreResolved Question: Is this what we voted for when we voted in November 2008?
I put this on here more for information more than anything, hoping enough people read it and start to think. THE FAILURE OF OBAMANOMICS By DICK MORRIS & EILEEN MCGANN Published on DickMorris.com on June 3, 2009 The data is in for April. Here's what happened: 1. Household personal income (inflation adjusted) rose but every penny - and then some - went into savings or paying down debts. Consumer spending, on which Obama is betting to stimulate the economy, actually fell. None of the stimulus money was sent. None. 2. Meanwhile, to pay for this stimulus spending that didn't stimulate, Obama had to borrow so much money that long term interest rates have almost doubled since he took office, forcing postponement of abandonment of business expansion and hiring across the board. What a record! Here are the details. In April, personal household, inflation-adjusted income rose by $122 billion. Of that increase, one-third or $44 billion came from the government's stimulus program. But while personal income was rising, household savings (which includes paying down credit card balances, mortgages, student loans, car loans, etc) rose by $132 billion -- $10 billion more than the rise in income. So personal consumption dropped 0.1%. The stimulus package was a total and complete failure. As predicted, as happened with Bush's 2008 tax cut, as happened with the Japanese stimulus packages of the 90s, fearful consumers sat on their money and wouldn't spend it. Keynesian economics didn't work. Again. But the debt sure piled up. The deficit quadrupled and is sending interest rates soaring as the government elbows aside businesses and consumers at the loan window, all in a desperate effort to borrow enough money to spend enough money to stimulate the economy which isn't happening. As we describe in our new book (out June 23rd) Catastrophe, Keynesian economics doesn't work. The theory for rational expectations has taken its place. Consumers are not idiots. They know that when their paycheck is fatter - either because of tax cuts or government spending - that it is not the beginning of nirvana but just a short term, one shot respite from hard times. They know the difference between standing in front on an electric fan and a windy day. Barack Obama has fatally undermined our currency, our solvency, our financial stability, and - ultimately - our economy all to spend money that has had no economic effect! Is Obama a failure? Not by his lights. His goal was never to stimulate the economy. His goal was to expand government spending and he used the recession as an excuse to do so. And, by this standard, he is a raging success. With the stimulus spending, the government proportion of GDP will rise from about 35% to about 40% and with health care "reform" it will go soaring into the mid-forties, bringing us to parity with Germany en route to France! But the results are in: None of Obama's spending is doing anything to help the economy. Of course, the process of household savings, designed to pay down debt, is very healthy. Economists call it de-leveraging. By the start of the recession, the debt American households owe had risen from 70% of their annual income in 1995 to 140% (excluding mortgages). Now it is on its way back down again. And, eventually, that will lead to a real recovery -- If Obama doesn't wreck the currency and bring on mega-inflation before then. (But he probably will). moreResolved Question: Can the IRS make me sell my investments to pay my ex-husband's tax debt?
We were audited for 2005 and 2006, years that we were married and filed jointly. He was the business owner; I was a stay-at-home mom. We are now divorced. The bill was horrendous. He has agreed that he will be responsible for the amount owed, but the IRS kept my 2008 tax return, leading me to believe that they could care less about our legal agreement. (I have a judgment that states he is responsible for the tax liability.) I have a substantial sum in an investment account, and I am concerned that the IRS has the power to lien my account or make me sell my stocks. Do they? moreResolved Question: Do you want to edit my essay for me?
Charles Dickens incorporated many themes in his classic novel Great Expectations. Each of the three stages of Pip’s expectations, and each of the subplots, tell valuable stories and hold life-lessons that we, as readers, should take to heart. One key theme of Great Expectations is the difference between artificial happiness and true happiness. Throughout the story, Pip finds himself yearning for Estella’s love, and yearning himself straight into debt. Pip thinks that he can buy Estella’s love and, in turn, his own happiness, by purchasing new clothes, a new place, and taking her out, when, in reality, this does nothing but make him miserable. It takes Pip many years of trying to win Estella over before he realizes that he is truly happy with his friends Herbert, Biddy, and Joe. Pip’s lack of loyalty to his friends consumes him with guilt throughout the book. Even as a child, Pip felt no remorse when lying to Mrs. Joe and Uncle Pumblechook about his first day at Satis house, or about the wittles of food given to the convict. But when he lied to Joe, he felt such compunction that it would keep him up at night, questioning whether or not he should tell the truth. Toward the end of the book, Pip’s guilt returns when he begins feeling superior to Joe and treating him as a lesser human being, when, in the beginning, he always spoke of their equality. Such regrets just added on to his misery later in his life, especially when Joe nursed him back to health after an illness. Yet another theme presented in this book is sympathy. When Pip first meets the convict, he agrees to get him his food and the file simply out of fear that if he doesn‘t, he will be murdered. But once he returns with the meal, he begins to sympathize with the convict and says to him, “I am glad you enjoy it.” This act of kindness from Pip greatly affects the convict, Magwitch, who later turns out to be Pip’s benefactor. Pip also sympathizes with his close friend Herbert, and uses the wealth given to him by Magwitch and Miss Havisham to help him start a business. This act of compassion also pays off for Pip, because Herbert later gives him a job at said business, which he is desperately in need of. As well as sympathy, different types of love also appear throughout Great Expectations. There are the obvious examples of Pip’s love for Estella, Joe and Magwitch’s love for Pip, and Miss Havisham’s love for Compeyson. But aside from love as affection toward another person, there are also other examples of “love” in the story. Pip’s love for Estella compels him to undergo a number of changes and difficulties that make up the majority of the novel. The different characters’ love of revenge, money, and power, make for interesting subplots and obstacles for Pip to overcome. All of these different types play very powerful roles in the plot, and affect Pip and the other characters greatly. Chance also play’s a big role in how everything turns out in Great Expectations. During the entire course of Pip’s life, many things happen because of chance. Chance, as well as Miss Havisham’s games, lead Pip to believe that Miss Havisham is his benefactor and that he is meant to marry Estella. It is chance that Estella is the daughter of Magwitch and Molly, and that Compeyson is the man who broke Miss Havisham’s heart. Charles Dickens used chance to show us that no matter how hard we work, our future isn’t always entirely in our control. Dickens also uses Miss Havisham’s use of Estella to teach us of the outcomes that revenge often brings. Although Estella does her job well and follows every rule set for her, Miss Havisham still never seems to become happy with how things turned out. She is never satisfied because she never comes to terms that she needs to make herself happy, and making other people miserable is not the way to do that. Only when Estella tells her that she has become cold and completely unloving, and Pip tells her how broken he has become, does Miss Havisham realize how deeply she has hurt those around her. She becomes completely consumed with guilt, and is in even worse shape than she was before.The assignment was to type a six paragraph essay addressing the six themes. The teacher gave us the themes to address: appearances and real happiness, loyalty to friends/family, sympathy, the power of love, the role of chance, and revenge. moreResolved Question: What do you think about this?
http://www.latimes.com/business/la-fi-petruno18-2009apr18,0,6704179.column What would this lead to if the government started "bailing out" states that are in debt??? moreVoting Question: What do I do in life in terms of a career? Already in my early 30's!?
All these years I went to college, but never got a career going for myself. I am not from the States, so I first went to college in States studying psychology. When I went back to my home country, that coursework did not get accepted, so I started to study medicine. But that didn't lead anywhere and I had so much problems adjusting to the life in my country. So I went back to the States and did a bachelors in business, with virtually no prerequisites. That I finished, but I can't find any jobs in the field and have been going into debt. I am really frustrated. I spent so many years in school getting taking worthless classes that did not get accepted in either country. Now I was thinking of studying physical therapy to escape my misery since I originally already studied medicine for a while. But they wouldn't accept my courses, so I would have to start all over again. The frustrating thing is that I am nowhere, just running up money and going into debt, not achieving anything. I just got the degree in business because I wanted to be able to get a secure job. I have no clue what to do anymore. I don't know why I ever even went to school.If I study physical therapy, I will have to start all over again. Another 5 years or so, plus the financial expenses. But I don't know what else to do. In my country I am already way too old for anything.I have also been working throughout my entire life. After my business degree I tried to get a career going in that field. Got a decent job, but hated it. Then the economy became so bad and my job was gone. Now I am not sure if I should switch. So just to make it clear. I have been working. Even hard jobs where I had to work 16-18 straight and dirty jobs and stressful jobs for little pay. moreResolved Question: You are a lead manager at Forman Mills. You have just received a shipment of new Phillies World Se?
Management You are a lead manager at Forman Mills. You have just received a shipment of new Phillies World Series memorabilia this morning. You were told the entire product line needs to go on sale tomorrow before the big parade in the city. During the rush following the Phillies victory in the National League Conference Series (NLCS), there were significant quality issues and pilferage. Numerous displays fell over; significant losses resulted from inaccurate inputs at the cash register and losses of inventory mounted. In addition, the staff (consisting of 10 personnel – 7 experienced and 3 new hires) is quite disgruntled from the long hours spent in the store following the NL Conference victories. How will you lead and motivate the staff to work beyond their assigned shifts before the story opens in the morning? How will you manage the situation and minimize the quality problems? Analyze the potential management actions/considerations in managing this situation? Outline the management functions and provide 2 examples of actions/considerations for each function that would need to be performed? Explain why the action is critical to success and explain the associated managerial roles and skills that would be significant in completing the action. Leadership Philly Widgets is a 50-year old family-owned business with 250 employees that produces small widgets for the automotive industry. The president is Mr. Romano, who came to the company from a smaller business with strong credentials in advanced widget technology. Before Mr. Romano, the only president of PW was the founder and owner of the company. The organizational structure of PW was very traditional and supported by a rich organizational culture. As the new president, Mr. Romano sincerely wanted to transform PW. He wanted to prove that new technologies and advanced management techniques could make PW one of the best manufacturing companies in the country. To that end, Mr. Romano created a vision statement that was displayed throughout the company. The two-page statement which had a strong democratic tone, described the overall purposes, directions and values of the company. During the first 3 years of Mr. Romano’s tenure as president, several reorganizations took place. These were designed by Mr. Romano and a select few of his senior managers. The intention of each reorganization was to implement advanced organizational structures to bolster the declared PW vision. Yet the major outcome of each of the changes was to dilute the leadership and create a feeling of instability among employees. Most of the changes were made from the top down. Some changes limited employee input . Some situations required individual workers to report to three different bosses. Employees began to feel uncertain about their responsibilities. As a result, there was a drop in worker morale and production. People at PW complained that although mission statements were displayed , no one understood in which direction they were going. To the employees at PW, Mr. Romano was an enigma. Although PW was an American company, he drove a foreign car. He was arbitrary in how he treated people. He acted in a nondirective style toward some people and showed arbitrary control towards others. He also appeared insensitive to employees concerns. He wanted an environment in which everyone could feel empowered but often failed to listen closely to what employees were saying. He seldom engaged in open, two-way communication. Employees felt that Mr. Romano either misunderstood or did not care about the rich history of PW. Four years after arriving, Mr. Romano stepped down as president after his operations officer ran the company into large debt and a cash-flow crisis. His dream was never realized. Analyze this situation. Identify and explain how at least 3 key factors contributed to this leadership failure, and recommend a leadership approach that should be taken to improve performance. Provide rationale for your recommended approach. moreResolved Question: What do you think of the first 100 days of Obama?
Well here's how i see it. He just past a "New Deal" stimulus and he didn't even read it. Why is this bad? Who the hell is going to pay for it? There isn't enough rich people to pay for this! So we're going to tax the upper class or aka the class which runs most of the business in America- good idea just hurt the actual producers of wealth. If Obama and the liberals cant learn from history, we are doomed to repeat it. When FDR took office in 1933 unemployment was over 24%. In 1939, it was 17.2%. In 1943 (During WW2) it was 1.9%. In FDRs seventh year in office, unemployment was still over 17% (Before WW2). That doesnt really seem to me like something that worked really well. World War II on the other hand did get us out of the Depression. It made unemployment go away AND it woke up the indurstrial might of the U.S. The New Deal did not. I certainly do not want another world war. Obamas New Deal is also something I could do without- like the fact that he trippled our national debt. How about the high spending and expansion of Government? Or the large amounts of government programs being launched? JUST LIKE THE CARTER YEARS! Remember what that lead to? 10 million unemployed and double digit inflation ring a bell? Since taxes are going to be raised- remember how those big taxes destroyed our economy back then? Remember how wind fall taxes lead to our oil prices going up- well those taxes are coming back! Don't you people learn from history? More government, more spending, and more taxes does NOT lead to economic growth! Just look at how Germany rebuilt itself after WW2- it used economic policies that are very similar to Reaganomics! Good Job Obama, you're using the same shit thats failed many times before! I love how he also thought that he had the right to take over a company! Or how he could fire the members! He only had 2% of the company and i guess he thought 2%=100%! Where in the constitution does it allow the president and the government to just take over a company like that?- don't even worry about looking in the constitution- cus it's not there! As far as i'm concerned, he could get impeached for such an action. I also find it amazing with the way he handled North Korea. Our military says they can shoot the damn missile down. We've done this before- remember the satillite? South Korea and Japan have already said that they wouldn't hesitate to declare war on North Korea if they get violent- after all Japan and South Korea have better equipped and trained armies than North Korea. SO WHY DON'T YOU JUSLT SHOOT IT DOWN? No instead he goes to the UN who never gets anything done. UN's only achievements are in desert storm and the Korean war- when we were leading them! My point is simple - we're the world superpower, make a damn statement- "WE WILL NOT TOLERATE THIS."... Instead he decides to do nothing... Lets chat with the world's dictators. Good idea right- be nice to them. When in history has diplomacy worked with nut-jobs? When JFK tried it the Berlin wall went up and then the Cuban missile crisis happened- all cus he was weak! Remember Hitler? Ever heard of "Taking out the cancer tomber before it gets bigger."? Or did Obama forget about Bush? Bush did try to negociate- they didn't want to. IT'S Bush's fault! Ever heard of the Community Reinvestment Act? The very act that lead to the closing of our banks- the one that forced banks to give out the very bad loans that lead to our economy's demise. Funny right? When the banks closed because of this act- many of the remaining banks had almost no money- this lead to lack of spending because banks weren't giving out loans. How was it Bush's fault? How about the very safe nation Bush gave us? The one Clinton NEVER gave us. Last time i checked the closing of banks, gas crisis (Caused by lack of supply and over speculation), high spending (Caused by many republicans, war, and many democrats), and the state economies that began to collapse by liberal leadership like NJ, NY, and Michigan lead to our economic demise- NOT the leadership of Bush. That is FACT. Obama is going to cut spending- just like Carter said. The only spending that will be cut is our deffense and military budgets! BUT he will increase spending on many social issues. Spending our way out of this WILL NOT WORK- It has NEVER worked in the past. Three tax cheats that were chosen for treasury... Good judgement. LMAO- best administration so far! So what's next? Wall Street Journal, NY Times, FOX, ABC, and even CNN! say that a 50% tax might be on its way... But i think that is enough to say... My point is that this man is not doing a good job. We're going to see higher taxes, more taxes, and bigger government. You want examples of where this has failed? Look at NY, NJ, Michigan, Carter years, FDR years, Nixon Years, Italy when Mucalini was ruling, Germany when Hitler had power (look at how bad his economy was- i'm not calling Obama a nazi.), and europe now, which has be moreResolved Question: please help with government and Global Economics please i really need help?
If you going to be mean and not answer and say do your homework than dont answer. I do my homework i just need help with these 16. A commodity futures market exists within the broader commodities market for which of the following reasons? (Points: 2) Contracts setting the price and date for a commodity purchase are transferable. Commodities cannot be sold until they have been extracted from nature. Forward contracts allow brokers to pay for commodities up front. The exchange rate for commodities varies as time goes on. 17. Which of the following actions can the government take to raise money? (Points: 2) Sell stocks. Issue bonds. Lower interest rates. Exchange currencies. 18. Which of the following is the act of buying and selling money using other types of money? (Points: 2) Issuing dividends Decreasing utility Maximizing profits Exchanging currency 19. If the exchange rate between the U.S. dollar and the Canadian dollar is 1:1.3, which of the following is true? (Points: 2) It costs less to buy a $5 item in Canada than it does in the United States. It costs more to buy a $5 item in Canada than it does in the United States. A $5 item costs three times as much in Canada as it does in the United States. A $5 item costs three times as much in the United States as it does in Canada. 20. Which of the following best explains how buying on margin increases the leverage of currency traders? (Points: 2) Margin buying gives traders a profit rate that is one unit higher. Buying on margin allows traders to sell shares in a company that they do not yet own. Borrowing money allows traders to make large purchases without a large amount of money up front. Currency purchases can only be made on the large scale, enabled by borrowing from currency brokers. 21. Because banks are often unwilling to loan money to a business in its early stages of development, startup business have a difficult time doing which of the following? (Points: 2) Getting debt financing Securing venture capital Finding an angel investor Conducting an initial public offering 22. Businesses that wish to get loans from a private bank generally need to have which of the following? (Points: 2) An exit strategy A wealthy startup investor An online advertising budget A history of profitable operation 23. Which of the following best describes the meaning of "going public"? (Points: 2) When a company starts offering its products for sale When a company is bought out by a government agency When a company begins selling shares of its stock to the public When a company issues Treasury bonds that can be bought by anyone 24. Which of the following would be most likely to lead to a successful IPO? (Points: 2) An increase in the discount rate by the Fed A company offering an IPO during a bull market An Internet company offering a brand new service A prospectus that is realistic about the company's debts 25. A company can secure additional capital without going into debt by doing which of the following? (Points: 2) Going public Taking a business loan Buying out another company Bargaining for wage reductions moreVoting Question: need help with government and Global Economics?
16. A commodity futures market exists within the broader commodities market for which of the following reasons? Contracts setting the price and date for a commodity purchase are transferable. Commodities cannot be sold until they have been extracted from nature. Forward contracts allow brokers to pay for commodities up front. The exchange rate for commodities varies as time goes on. 17. Which of the following actions can the government take to raise money? Sell stocks. Issue bonds. Lower interest rates. Exchange currencies. 18. Which of the following is the act of buying and selling money using other types of money? Issuing dividends Decreasing utility Maximizing profits Exchanging currency 19. If the exchange rate between the U.S. dollar and the Canadian dollar is 1:1.3, which of the following is true? It costs less to buy a $5 item in Canada than it does in the United States. It costs more to buy a $5 item in Canada than it does in the United States. A $5 item costs three times as much in Canada as it does in the United States. A $5 item costs three times as much in the United States as it does in Canada. 20. Which of the following best explains how buying on margin increases the leverage of currency traders? Margin buying gives traders a profit rate that is one unit higher. Buying on margin allows traders to sell shares in a company that they do not yet own. Borrowing money allows traders to make large purchases without a large amount of money up front. Currency purchases can only be made on the large scale, enabled by borrowing from currency brokers. 21. Because banks are often unwilling to loan money to a business in its early stages of development, startup business have a difficult time doing which of the following? Getting debt financing Securing venture capital Finding an angel investor Conducting an initial public offering 22. Businesses that wish to get loans from a private bank generally need to have which of the following? An exit strategy A wealthy startup investor An online advertising budget A history of profitable operation 23. Which of the following best describes the meaning of "going public"? When a company starts offering its products for sale When a company is bought out by a government agency When a company begins selling shares of its stock to the public When a company issues Treasury bonds that can be bought by anyone 24. Which of the following would be most likely to lead to a successful IPO? An increase in the discount rate by the Fed A company offering an IPO during a bull market An Internet company offering a brand new service A prospectus that is realistic about the company's debts 25. A company can secure additional capital without going into debt by doing which of the following? Going public Taking a business loan Buying out another company Bargaining for wage reductions moreResolved Question: Would someone please explain to me why we are bailing out lenders of money?
I have a friend who is disabled. She has suffered severe physical injures and now lives with an extremely painful and limited body. She works hard to pay her bills and her mortgage. She gets disability, but it is no where near the amount required to pay her bills. She used to make more until unforeseen financial difficulties arrived in the form of car repairs, among other things, and the loss of income that resulted when her last child left to live with his Father. She has had to take out multiple loans to help pay her bills, and these loan creditors hound her and threaten her IN FACT on a daily basis. She has sought energy assistance to pay her electric bill, which is continually threatened to be turned off, from a Government Regulated agency of public funding. This agency says she makes too much money, yet she cannot pay her bills. Bills that have nothing to do with extravagances or luxuries. All her debts are from rising mortgage payments, rising electricity, repairs for house and vehicle, support for her children and self, travel expenses and several other areas of maintenance. This woman does not drink, does not smoke, does not do any illegal drugs, does not eat excessively, IN FACT she has very little food in her house, and she often goes without eating. I have not noticed ONE bad habit in her life that results in an expenditure of any of her finances. IN FACT I haven't even seen one bad habit of her's PERIOD! She is the most RESPONSIBLE person I know. She even finds time to donate her time to charity work at a place call Project Hope, and she has been named Charity Worker of the year. The United States Government is IN FACT prohibiting, discouraging, and it making illegal for those at poverty level to engage in business simply by putting limitations on people's earning/debt ratios. This alone demonstrates the monopolizing effect Government Business policy has constructed for the upper class. Would someone please explain to me why we are bailing out lenders of money, when it is the lendie's that need it? I have not seen ONCE in my life where our Government has taken pity on the poor and their losses and bailed them out so they did not incur those losses. However, I have seen throughout MY ENTIRE life the BAILING OUT of BIG BUSINESSES with THE POOR PEOPLE'S MONEY, even long before the Obama Administration! IN FACT, it is the work of the previous administrations that have lead us to this point. If this were not so, then how do you account for us being here? The B.S. STOPS HERE! What is the Answer? Revolution?P.S. Doesn't it stimulate the economy when WE the CONSUMERS BUY? If the money is put into the hands of those that can chose to LEND or NOT-LEND, and primarily NOT-LEND because of greater lending restrictions they are forced to adopt because of this financial crisis, then how does the money FLOW?Oh. P.P.S. It is quite apparent that Republicans spend money on non- return investments such as, prisons, death penalties, policing, and the really big one, WARS!Interesting response Ryan, however still based on an economic and business modle that has still lead to a repeat of history. Of course this is based on the assumption that the consumer won't generate business himself by investing the monies into new ideas that solve economic problems for us all as well as the continued stimulus the consumer will generate through the purchase of goods and services.meg, please forgive me for disecting your comment, but I feel it is necessary here. While I do regard myself as having a minscule capacity for financial understanding, I think I can at least speak with a degree of compitancy of what I have witnessed in my life and the lives of those around me. With that being said: Section one: meg: "The lenders of money are not lending their own money" Of course not, they are lending the Tax Payer's Money!Section two: meg: "they lend the money that people have saved for retirement and to send their children to college" I have been unable to set aside any money for retirement or my children's education because I am unable to get work that pays a livable wage. I have sought to do these things my whole life and have found it UTTERLY IMPOSSIBLE, even for above minimum wage earnings.Section three: meg: "and even the money that insurance company have put aside to pay people who have been injured and disabled." Really?.., where?.., I and others I know cannot afford the insurance for this money put aside that you speak of. We never have been able to.Section four: meg: "Much of the money belongs to the wealthy , but the wealthy are paying most of the cost of the bailout because they pay the most income taxes." Really?.., I didn't know they paid the most. I would like to see those figures! So far nobody has shown those figures to the public. Oh.., and by-the-way, how did the wealthy get wealthy without using the poor to generate their wealth? I would really like to see how these wealthy people were able to acquire their wealth without the hard work and sacrifices of the poor. Just because you can use someone to make you money doesn't justify such greed that the used person doesn't get to live a life of reasonable opportunities, which should at least include a LIVABLE WAGE!Section five: meg: "You still might say it is fairer just to let these people suffer the losses if it were not for the fact that if the financial system fails the credit for the economy to operate is not available and millions of people will lose jobs and we will all suffer even more." Since CREDIT IS DEBT, I see NO REASON for it! We should be focused on an easy, secure, and efficient to use form of currency that inhibits credit based spending, while establishing a common mechanism that supports everyone's basic needs. You see, there is the little problem called greed that puts ALL these things out of the reach of the poor.Ryan: If consumers spend money, they support the businesses that require EMPLOYED people to provide the goods and services they offer. Banks then loan to these BUSINESS OWNERS and PROSPECTIVE BUSINESS OWNERS because there is a DEMAND for their PRODUCTS AND SERVICES that the BUSINESS OWNER or PROSPECTIVE BUSINESS OWNER can show the bank. Thus, business grows because demand grows and jobs are created. If you gave people a bunch of money, they are not going to sit on it, perhaps a little of it, but most of it is going to go back into the purchase of goods and services. I really think the only reason few consider this to be a sound model is because there are those who are afraid the demand would be so overwhelming that supply would be inadequate. However, the prospect of such a level of demand would prompt a great deal of excitement and enthusiasm in the business sector and entrepreneur sector of our economy that jobs would emerge overnight.If you knew there was a lot of money lying around in the possession of people in a given region of the country just waiting for someone to tap into, wouldn't you develop a business model, ethical and what people need, for a business bank loan to go after it? The opportunities are ENDLESS! moreResolved Question: Can you help me with some / any of these economic Indices / Statistics please ? Not All, Any will do?
I would like economic statistics of the indices given below in a tabular form so that I can make charts on them. What I want is links to daily weekly monthly or quarterly data ( absolute numbers, or percentages or increase decrease over earlier periods ) from 2003 ( or even a lesser period ) Even if there is no historical data available I would like some links from where I can get these numbers starting now. First point – I am Indian, so I am interested in data of India and USA, next all important world indices like Japan, Europe, China, S Korea. Another point – the indices are listed randomly, in no particular order, ignore any indice that does not make sense, – I may have made a mistake ISM non manufacturing index Purchase managers Index Durable Goods orders ( this is a proxy for business inventory ) IMS Manufacturing data Producer Prices Retail sales Factory Orders US Factory activity Factory and home sales sales of new homes sales of existing homes Nationwide House Prices Supply Demand Gap Japanese Industrial production Total Vehicle Sales Consumer confidence index Current situation index Futures expectation component index Employment confidence index Consumer spending index Euro Zone Economic sentiment Supply manufacturing factory index …. unemployment rate non farm payroll citizen unemployment US workers cut Eurozone unemployment Initial Jobless Claims US Continuing Claims US Challenger Job Cuts WORLD INDICES nasdaq dow nikkei hangseng shanghai msci world index msci india index msci em index msci ac pacafic index Nomura's Composite leading index Growth and GDP Wholesale Price Index Consumer Price Index Inflation figure - consolidated Inflation figure - food fy09 provisional average inflation new car sales industrial production Index of Industrial Production - Consolidated Index of Industrial Production - Mining Index of Industrial Production - manufacturing Index of Industrial Production - electricity 10 year bond yield 10 years gilt 10 year g sec yield 1 year g sec yield 91 day Treasury Bills Libor - us uk eur Mibor Fiscal stimulus ( % of GDP ) Credit Supply Federal Funds Rate Money Supply MS1 MS2 MS3 Government Purchases RBI / FED Policy Rate BANK RATE REPO Reverse Repo CRR SLR Agricultural Credit ECB Interest Rates Corporate Earnings growth Construction spending MBA Mortgage Applications EPFR ( this tracks funds flows ) Indicator of NPL Net Performing Assets ( NPA ) Sub BPLR loan Bank purchasing manufacturers index ( the above is a key barometer from 500 cos) US Fed Rate ECB rate Consumer credit India specific (& USA / International where applicable ) Swap Rates Dollar and Other Currencies fiscal deficit imports & exports - % & absolute & yoy oil & non oil import bill net outflow, inflow Overall / quarter balance of payment Defecit Fiscal BOP defecit Current A/c defecit Merchandise trade def Trade def numbers Capital account defecit total reserves Foreign current assets Gold SDR Reserves in IMF External debt FII, DII inflows Mutual Funds moreTop Business Debt Leads Links
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