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[AFL-CIO Weblog] Women are at greater economic risk in today’s sinking economy than in past recessions, a new report shows. In the past year, women’s real wages fell by 3 percent, compared with half a percentage point for men’s wages.
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[Allen L Roland's Radio Weblog] LAUREL AND HARDY MEET BUSH AND McCAIN: With 70% of Americans rightfully giving failing grades to Bush's handling of the economy ~ don't expect any improvement with a McCain administration.
[Donklephant] Obamas Economic Plan Would Punish Some Hardworking Americans: Raising their taxes would force them not to eliminate yachts (they dont own any) or $1,000 a night rooms during Las Vegas binges (they dont do that) but to live in a smaller home or, most likely, reduce their personal savings, putting less in their IRAs and education funds and the like so the government can have a bigger piece of the pie. That is not only unfair its counter to the very notions of personal responsibility.
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[Stock Traders News] Wages of Sin: There is also a growing realization that the US economy is sinking into recession (about which, more below”¦) Yesterday, we organized our thoughts on the economy into a series of 4 points: 1.
[Accountability Central] SIGNS OF INFLATION POPPING UP AROUND GLOBE ENERGY, FOOD PRICES ...: In the United States, Fed officials are concerned that food and energy prices have increased inflation even though the economy is sliding into recession. But they are generally confident that inflation will recede as rising unemployment prevents workers from winning wage increases.
[EZ READING MONEY MATTERS] Inflation Fighters Punching Selves In The Snoot: I am reading 'The Stillwell Papers' which is about WWII and the US general who stomped all over Asia trying to fight both the Japanese, Mao, the British [hahaha--he hated the British empire!] and his superiors in Washington, DC. It always helps to look backwards while trying to see ahead.
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[the holistic radical] How do you spell “Recession”? DISCONTENT: The Federal Reserve Board, which usually acts with caution, was so alarmed as to carry out a record decrease in interest rates in order to boost the economy and prop up sinking stock market prices. The administration acted too, but as usual it saw the drama of millions of Americans in danger of losing their houses and their jobs as first and foremost an opportunity to further its ideological agenda in line with the interests of corporations and the very rich.
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[American Democracy Project at UM-Flint : Blog] The Immigration Coin Trick: This week, grassroots, immigrant-led organizations are convening in Washington with groups working on healthcare reform and economic justice to strategize around their shared vision of community values. At a summit on Community Values, leaders from the Fair Immigration Reform Movement and the Health Rights Organizing Project are meeting with representatives in Congress, the Bush Administration and the media to demand an end to hateful rhetoric against immigrants and.
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[Your Financial Future] Inflation, Spanning Globe, Is Set to Reach Decade High: to prevent the housing bust and credit crisis from causing a deep, prolonged recession. That’s making the global response to inflation more complicated.
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[Hops Blog 2] maybe drum corps shows are too long?: Jim Kass, the research director of the National Golf Foundation, an industry group, said the gradual but prolonged slump in golf has defied the adage, “Once a golfer, always a golfer.” About three million golfers quit playing each year, and slightly fewer than that have been picking it up. A two-year campaign by the foundation to bring new players into the game, he said, “hasnt shown much in the way of results.”
[Wise Bread] What if foreigners quit lending the US so much money?: Permalink | Comments | Philip Brewer's blog | Channel: Personal Finance, Frugal Living. Similar entries:. The sinking dollar, as viewed from overseas; The sinking dollar; Can the government help in a recession? TIPS and I-Bonds ...
[Dr. Housing Bubble Blog] Stimulation-Nation! Why the Stimulus Package Hurts Housing and ...: said Lawrence Mishel, president of the liberal Economic Policy Institute, with the rest going to savings or paying debts. He said the rebate helped to soften the recession, but he said there is a better way to spur the economy.
[LeftWord: The Best Liberal Blog Posts] Jobs report much worse than usual: The economic boom that most never experienced (outside of the board rooms) is crashing down. The unlucky Americans who never bounced back from the last Bush recession are sinking even lower.
[FADS: The Fight Against Destructive Spin] Spinning Out of Control: Was it Really a Boom?: Blog written by Brigitte Lyons. Politicians, economists, and business leaders are spending a lot of time debating our current economic state.
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