Better yet,  Eliminate all third parties from putting unwanted software on your computer or phone. Gohostery and other programs blocks all spyware including the government run sites.  Interesting that most spyware comes from news organizations who complain about snooping with the biggest whiner (FOX) being the biggest ...more

We paid Chinese workers to build wind turbines in 2009 under TARP.  GE sent 95% of the money overseas and got a tax rebate for doing it.  The next year we see GE executives hired into Obama's inner circle.

These fees and others are all spelled out in the carriers "Contract of Carriage" effective the date you bought the ticket.  The link is in the fine print at the bottom of your ticket.  It's best if you read it and understand it as well as carrying a copy with you on your travels.  In one case Delta wanted to change my ...more

Hey Jim,  This is your market.  With over $2.0 billion pulled out of emerging market funds last week, even more coming from Europe and Japan printing money like crazy, you have to expect it to all come to the last stable marketplace.  People are investing in government bonds which loose 3% after a correction for inflat...more

FYI, The BLS will discontinue the traditional CPI calculations in December and revise all CPI numbers downward to reflect the chained CPI demanded by the congress.  This will effect the wages/income of almost everyone except members of congress (who voted to increase their income based on their perceived worth and not ...more

As you can see from the other users comments, we never left the "recession".  Increasing taxes and reckless spending have taken most of the world out of the doldrums but have done nothing for the average American.  Your proposals to kill the old and tax the poor while protecting the 10 billion in unpaid taxes that your...more

There is a $10,000 federal fine for each instance of having an illegal immigrant worker.  To my knowledge, it has never been enforced.

At the current time a mortgage is your best investment against inflation.  At the current rate of 3.6% (2.7% after tax adjustments)  your breaking almost even when compared to the 2.4% average inflation over the last 10 years as calculated by the BLS.  This means you just put the money in a government secured bank acco...more

The tax reform bill was to "study", "recommend" and "tax" health care.  The taxes were implemented. The studies were started but many of the recommendations like insurance for prior conditions have been determined as unworkable.  So what part of the 1,000 page document is Baucus talking about?  It seems that the health...more