Tag Archives: Economy

Beyond Stocks– Some Things Are Simply Not ABOUT YOU!!!

That’s what I feel like saying to the well-paid talk show hosts from left to right– creating partisan fear-mongering to drive up those “dials” (insider term for a performance marker similar to ratings, only immediate) be damned!  NOW is the time to help listeners actually UNDERSTAND what is happening to the economy.
In other words, the [...]

The $700 Billion Question

I still can’t find a real analysis to explain what COULD happen if this bail-out fails to pass, or pass muster?!  BUT at least the pundits are interesting:
“Using the shock doctrine, Wall Street and Washington’s wrecking crew aim to get the most expensive free lunch in American history”
The $700 Billion Questions — In These Times.

Action Point with Cynthia Black 02-03-2008: The Reference Shelf

Today’s article and item links:

PERSONAL SECURITY: Copy a CD, owe $1.5 million under “gluttonous” PRO-IP Act:
Not content with the current (and already massive) statutory damages allowed under copyright law, the RIAA is pushing to expand the provision. The issue is compilations, which now are treated as a [...]