February 14, 2008 – 03:13 pm
From the Rutland Herald’s Bush signs stimulus bill; checks to be sent by spring: “President Bush signed legislation Wednesday to rush rebates ranging from $300 to $1,200 to millions of people, the centerpiece of government efforts to brace the wobbly economy. First, though, you must file your 2007 tax return.” [Remember, terrorists save their rebate; [...]
February 8, 2008 – 04:08 pm
From NY Times’ Scanning Your Money to the Bank: “Soon you will be able to deposit checks by scanning them at home and sending them electronically to your bank. No need to visit a branch or even an ATM. This is possible because of the Check Clearing for the 21st Century Act, passed in 2003, [...]
January 23, 2008 – 02:30 pm
From Robert Scoble’s What to do if you’re laid off in 2008 recession: “It’s sad to hear about layoffs at companies like Yahoo. Right now it seems like a bad time to be laid off. I’m here to offer some hope.”
January 23, 2008 – 01:27 pm
From Salon’s The politics of an economic nightmare: “The presidential candidates will be asked what should be done about the worsening economy, and they’ll give vague answers. None will likely admit the truth: We’re going to need the rest of the world to bail us out.”
February 28, 2007 – 02:36 pm
From U.S. economy leaving record numbers in severe poverty: “The percentage of poor Americans who are living in severe poverty has reached a 32-year high, millions of working Americans are falling closer to the poverty line and the gulf between the nation’s “haves” and “have-nots” continues to widen.” [Hat tip to Dawn for the link]
December 1, 2006 – 12:12 pm
From Show Me the Money, by Walter Mosely: “How do you know where you fit in the class system? Is it a level of income? Is it defined by education or the kind of job you possess? Is class a function of your relationship to your labor? For instance, are you in the middle class [...]
March 16, 2006 – 12:00 am
I want to come up with a definition of the middle class that has nothing to do with numbers. I want to do this for two reasons. The first is because I want to find a better explanation for the reasons why individuals do not seem to vote in their economic interests. The second is [...]
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