How do you feel about the so-called 1%? According to a new study most Americans don’t think very highly of them, but at the same time they wouldn’t mind joining them. According to the poll, Americans believe that the 1% richest Americans live a life of luxury and ease. They believe the 1% doesn’t have [...]
I’ve attended church in a movie theater, in schools and now meet every Sunday in an office park. For many churches these public buildings are great places to gather, but the Supreme Court recently refused to review a church’s appeal of a ban on holding worship services in public schools. Pastor Caleb Clardy says cialis [...]
According to financial pro Jean Chatzky, 2011 could be a pricey year. Here are the ten things she says you should expect to pay more for: 1. Chocolate: Cocoa prices are up 30% this year and are expected to continue to go up. 2. Cars: In 2010, the government helped lower the cost of cars [...]
New studies show that more Americans are living in poverty now than in the past 51 years. One in six Americans is living in poverty. And as more Americans are in poverty, more are receiving government aid. According to research, one in six Americans receives some sort of aid from the government. Here are some [...]
Flights are being canceled, gas stations are running dry and many in France are violently protesting a move to change the retirement age from 60 to 62. According to reports, protests are disrupting work in many industries from travel to oil refinery. Here in America, where the retirement age is 66, we might find it [...]
A new report from the Associated Press says that nearly half of the 1.3 million homeowners who initially tried to get help from the Obama administration’s mortgage relief program have left the program due to difficult paperwork and red tape. The $75 billion program was created to help those at risk of foreclosure avoid losing [...]
Today, August 19, is Cost of Government Day. Every year two organizations, Americans for Tax Reform and the Center for Fiscal Accountability, come together to calculate the day on which the average American has earned enough gross income to cover their share of government spending at federal, state and local levels. According to these organizations, [...]
Do you know how many zeros it takes to make a trillion? The national debt is now over $13 trillion. According to Dave Ramsey, one trillion dollars would pay the rent of every renter in America for three years or pay every US mortgage for 14 months! If you stacked a trillion worth of one [...]
Have you ever thought about how the economy and morality are linked? In a recent email Governor Mike Huckabee outlined his thoughts on how these two things are closely related. The comments come in the wake of statements made by Governor Mitch Daniels who said the next president, “would have to call a truce on [...]
It’s hard to believe that millions of Americans have unclaimed money waiting for them. But that’s what CBS News says. Here are the websites they’re telling people to check out: 1. MissingMoney.com: Bank accounts, safe deposit boxes, mutual funds, uncashed checks, utility deposits, escrow accounts and more. 2. Unclaimed.org: $32.877 billion in forgotten assets. 3. [...]