Tag Archives: spending

Quotes from Obama talking to Democrats about stimulus package

Posted on February 6, 2009 by Andrew

Obama rallies Democrats with tough partisan speech “We can’t embrace the losing formula that says only tax cuts will work for every problem we face; that ignores critical challenges like our addiction to foreign oil, or the soaring cost of … Continue reading →

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So what’s in the $825 billion “stimulus” package?

Posted on January 28, 2009 by Andrew

Congressional Budget Office’s Summary of American Recovery and Reinvestment Act of 2009 Text of H.R. 1 The CBO’s summary is more straight forward than the Committe on Appropriation’s summary and omits useless opinions like “America should lead the world in … Continue reading →

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2008 General Election: Proposition 1A

Posted on October 20, 2008 by Andrew

It’s that wonderful time of year again and I’m going to post my critical analysis of the propositions on the ballot. We’ve got 12 to consider this time and some of them aren’t exactly insignificant. I’ll do my best to … Continue reading →

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There’s a difference between credit and debt

Posted on April 8, 2008 by Andrew

I’ve been getting increasingly annoyed about the mainstream media’s coverage of housing and the economy. Someone coined the term “credit crunch” and it gets regurgitated in every single story that happens to mention the economy. The problem is the lack … Continue reading →

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Using Yodlee MoneyCenter to track spending and aid budgeting

Posted on March 17, 2008 by Andrew

For a while I wasn’t really tracking how I spent money. I’d just pay my credit card balance off every month and get cash as I needed it. Before writing checks I’d just make sure I had enough in my … Continue reading →

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