thank your neighbors for your tax situation.  Ironically the rate in California is more than 50% yet it is still not enough!!!    3 things are now guarenteed: death, Taxes and ever growing Governmnet spending.  When times are good spend more and when times are bad spend even more.

The new American Dream: Become a Congressman. Become a Senator. Work for the Givernment. Get on Disability. Get on Welfare. Win the Lottery.

B of A: controled by the GIvernment.  This is just another Obama program to buy votes in an election year.  How many times has the B of A CEO visited the Whitehouse since the GIvernment took over B of A?

Damn it!  I made the mistake of making all my payments plus additional principal.  What an idiot I am.

Great article.  With the current administration policies we will all need to learn to live on 18K per year.

Worst 'business decision' goes to all American's who voted for a socialist-marxist for President in 2008.  The number of jobs and dollar value lost has been historical.

Real solution to the problem: stop spending, stop borrowing, stop printing $, stop ponzi schemes.   What obama, pelosi and other cycle and hammer socialists are doing: borrowing more, spending more, printing more, and creating new ponzi schemes.   The Big GIvernment supporters are getting what they voted for; unfor...more

How about the $787 billion stimulus diabolical as the biggest monetary mess ever!!!

savers are suckers as well as tax payers.  The government does not want you to build wealth if they did there would be no limits on 401k's and there would be no tax on capital (interest, dividends, capital gains...).   Borrow as much money as you can and then invest.  If you lose the investment... no worries you just ...more