Category Archives: Economy

UPDATE: And We Thought Oil Costs Too Much Already

We don’t have to wait for the bad news any more.

Say good bye to summer, folks. And for some time to come.

Congress, it wasn’t fun while you lasted. Get ready for your own ride.

Remember November.

UPDATE: And now, for something completely interesting, 76% of us think that offshore drilling is important to us. How about that?

Banks Conspiracy East to West

We don’t need this.

As said later in the article, there are estimates that bid rigging cost taxpayers billions of dollars.

If this doesn’t beat all.

Arizona FAIR and Immigration Costs

Finally, what we really need to know.

Awhile back, FAIR (Federation for American Immigration Reform) calculated what was likely the cost burden Maryland has to put up with – being a sanctuary state.

Now, it’s Arizona’s turn.

The difference? Arizona passed legislation copying the federal law into their state law, and improving on it, to deal with their – ahem – illegal immigrant problem. It appears the costs of doing so will ultimately be to Arizona’s benefit despite the nonsense boycotts being bandied about.

Let’s see if Maryland can do the same math for themselves, eh?

Math Is Improving

Two Thirds don’t want to re-elect their present lawmakers.

Gee, I wonder why.

Too Broke To Pay Attention. Soon.

Are we about to change our country’s name to GreeceII? Ask Power Line about the impending disaster.

According to Edmund Conway of the Telegraph (UK), it certainly appears that way.

Come on, voters. We need larger turnout to flip the incumbents out and put new adult blood to take over the asylum to bring sanity back where it belongs.

Four Years With Gov. Christie

At the very least.

Fantastic. Watch this video of him responding to a reporter’s question.

Gaming The Numbers $115B More

CBO says ObamaCare will cost $115 billion more than thought.

Don’t act so surprised. We already knew, but now the veil has been removed – by how much is showing with just this latest estimation from the CBO.

Again I ask, where is the “Do No Harm”? To the country, to the future generations, to us?

Get M.A.D.

Mothers Against Debt

http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=-ZOBPZctAg4&feature=player_embedded

Losing Record Amounts of Money

Fannie ($11.5B) and Freddie ($8B loss). Remember them? That’s how much they lost in the first quarter.

Apparently, they can’t seem to make money anymore. Why are they still operating?

And by the way, where’s Barney Frank in this episode?

Like Tim Cavanaugh of Reason.com says – We can’t go on like this. Infuriating.

When Does It Stop?

The bailouts, that is.

WASHINGTON – Freddie Mac is asking for $10.6 billion in additional federal aid after posting a big loss in the first three months of the year. It’s another sign that the taxpayer bill for stabilizing the housing market will keep mounting.

So, when are we going to get an audit, an accounting of the business practices of Freddy Mac, Fannie Mae and the FED?

This is insane.