The more the federal government helps out the easier it becomes for colleges to raise tuition.  Up the education and grade  requirements and the colleges will have to lower tuition I f they want to  fill the  rosters.

Oh the stock market going to suffer a tad here. Yeah the past few years the amrket has been like an ATM machine would the Fed keep replinishing the supply to the  stock market  ATM customers happy.   Perhaps they lost the key to the ATM and money being added is slowing so there will be less to withdraw!!!!!!!!!!!!

Food stamps are abused terrible, if you wnat to know who is on the program just look around when you are shopping. Te working person or person paying out of tehr pocket looks at price and compares value. It seems to me a lot of  food stamp shoppers pay no attention to weekly specials, they can simply grab what they wan...more

The strong dollar coupled with us oil and gas production should be a no brainer to reduce oil prices, shipping costs, and gas pump prices. This should result in more money in the consumers pockets which should spend its way to strengthen the ecomony. As stated metals and other dollar related commodities may decline til...more

Exactly, how are American suppose to save for retirement?    My wife and I have been contributing to 401K  each years, we have 1 daughter in College (we help as much as we can), and two more daughters in grade school.  In the past several years, our bills have increased, taxes , housing, insurance co pays etc...out p...more

The post office should be left to run itself without congress medling in. The Postmaster General should determine what is the best approcah to a solid profitable and sustanable business model  and stop the red ink.

Call it the metals trade. I say it has a ways to go go range bound.....   Buy SLV when silver hits 28-30 per ounce- sell at  32-35.  6 Month  Silver appears  to be range bound 28 to 35....   If you must hold long term sell 1/2 position and rebuy on the downside.

Trouble is teh givernment will make rules and the rules will only apply to the average working class. Others will be exempt or get free houses with no mortgage.

JOHNGALT811-   Yes.... I do make less 113,000 annual but I feel the base limit should not stop at 113,000.   If your fortunate enough to make over 113,000 then your fortunate enough to be blessed to pay the additional tax,-.   If I buy a car for 30,000 I have to X amount of sales tax, if you buy a car for 500,000...more