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Well, as a country we are in a bit of a pickle. The government is being held hostage by a very right wing agenda. The concept of compromise, which is the foundation of any good functioning government, has been replaced by intransigence. The rich will get richer and the middle class, working classes [...]
If you haven’t received this via email (you can get on the email list at www.whitehouse.gov), here is a good schematic that shows you a top line view of what the debt ceiling agreement contained and how it was structured. http://www.whitehouse.gov/blog/2011/08/03/myths-and-facts-about-debt-ceiling-compromise?utm_source=email125&utm_medium=graphic&utm_campaign=deficit If one of your resolutions for the new year involves your financial health (that would be most of us!), then this might be of interest from the FTC.
The Federal Trade Commission has launched the website and blog for National Consumer Protection Week (NCPW) 2011, to be held March 6-12. The annual event, [...] Last month, Elinor Ginzler, AARP spokesperson, held a Q&A webconference about an important new public education campaing , Decide.Create.Share, meant to increase awareness among women of the importance of assessing future needs and planning for their unique lifestyles and goals with long-term care.
There are several long-term care planning resources featured at http://www.aarp.org/decide. [...] With the same intensity of emotion that I watched America rise up to the challenge of fixing our country’s woes in 2008 by electing in Barack Obama to the presidency, I now watch the 2010 election being reduced to catchy sound bites that have nothing to do with the candidates or their policies.
[...] I’m a social butterfly. One of those people who loves any sort of opportunity to chat with new people, experience exciting new things, see new sights. Very socially oriented.
As a result, and as a business owner, I LOVE networking events and social mixers. Most of the people who attend are in business [...] This just out from the Bureau of Consumer Protection/Division of Consumer and Business Education, The Federal Trade Commission (and if you do nothing else, watch the two videos — a good one on debt collection, and an excellent one on scams/cons):
The FTC recently concluded the case that drew the largest ever imposed on [...] Oprah’s done it again. A few months ago, through Oprah power, Suze Orman gave away free downloads of her new book. Well, tomorrow, Friday, March 13, 2009 will NOT be bad luck if you happen to take your opportunity to download your FREE (yes, FREE) copy of “The Difference” by Jean Chatsky on [...]
If you haven’t visited the White House website lately, it is a must-see at www.whitehouse.gov Not only are there daily updates, but they are exciting.
No way to segue gracioiusly here, but if you have a kid and have been to Disneyland in the past few years, then you might have enjoyed the [...] The California budget and economy is falling apart. 21,000 state employees are getting layoff notices in about a minute. Those remaining will be forced to take 2 day furloughs per month — but at least they’ll still have their work. The federal stimulus package was just signed by Obama, so over time, some lost [...]
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