I would not give him two thumbs up, just one of my smaller fingers and not a thumb. He was OK.

I never buy from amazon_dot_com because years ago amazon&price_grabber advertised free shipping on something which I did not get. The reason was that the thing was a few cents under amazon's minimum price (but still advertised as free shipping). Amazon is a good place to check the reviews of products but I do most bu...more

I agree with somembody who said "This article ... is meant to comfort everyone who is making between 35k and ...".  If husband and wife both work at a fast food place then each make 20k/year. I would hardly call it a mid income. Now who's fault is it ? We know that the 2%, the people of property, (who own factories, fa...more

1st. I am not a diehard democrat. I don't agree with many of their viewpoints. 2nd. Democrats need time to make changes. People won't accept changes quickly and easily. They just have not been in power long enough to make changes.

Who was most of the time in power ? The 1% extra rich (and for the extra rich) republicans. So this is where we are now. When it comes to the social protection of the working middle class (I mean the working poor) US is a lawless country by European standards. Wild capitalism roams here. People are at the mercy of the ...more

What puzzles me is that Europe's crisis looks like it just vanished away just like that. Just a month ago Morgan Stanley's (or JPMorgan's?) chief economist in Europe said Europe is now in recession. DJIA is only 1400 points away from the all time high. Is this for real ? Is the economy  doing so well ? Where are Europe...more

What puzzles me is that Europe's crisis looks like it just vanished away just like that. Just a month ago Morgan Stanley's (or JPMorgan's?) chief economist in Europe said Europe is now in recession. DJIA is only 1400 points away from the all time high. Is this for real ? Is the economy  doing so well ? Where are Europe...more

In the past, they say, only one spouse had to work and that used to bring enough money for the keep of the family. Now both have to work and the new American dream is being able to retire. The gap between the rich and the poor increases constantly. It seems like a new type of slavery is beeing cooked by the rich (aka r...more