With all the talk of economic woes I wonder if the negative rhetoric is doing any good. A friend of mine mentioned that the buzz word “recession” is one of the direct causes of the mayhem. Perhaps our pessimism about it all is scaring us into a depression. Instead of focusing on the negatives that we are dealing with at the moment, maybe we should assess what got us here.
Alright, I was thinking deep and hard today concerning the current scheme of tax refunds and rebates. Although I do agree with the concepts of Reagonomics and the tax plan that we have under the Bush administration, I think that I've conceived a viable way to more effectively utilize tax refunds.
I live in Reno, NV, which is mostly a "blue collar" (I hate classifying jobs) town in which there are a lot of contractors.
Okay, here's a little riddle my friend Amber told me .75 seconds ago.
"If con is the opposite of pro, then would Congress turn into Progress?"
This is a "journal entry" I had to write for my Contemporary Issues class and I thought I'd share. But before you read please know that this is based off of my own opinion and backed up by some facts. I do rant a little in this, please don't be rude in commenting. Thank you.
It's the scariest thing to have been so secure in something for years and then one day it's ripped away from you.
My family's home went into foreclosure this past September. When my dad told me that he wanted to file for bankruptcy and get out of the house, I cried for days. I had to leave behind the only house I knew and move on to something else.
I am sick and tired of people looking towards presidential candidates and the president for economic solutions. Some where along the line the American people started looking for the answers to domestic problems on a federal level; “Who is going to get me out of debt? Who is going make sure my kids go to college? Why the president of course!” WRONG!!!!!
Some of you may want to still deny that we are in a recession. Others believe we are in a depression. So what is really going on? We have seen the housing industry fall, the food prices skyrocket, and the gas go up. Here are the facts and tips to be prepared for the worst. I would suggest you take the time to read this because it could help you.
