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First Republican Presidential Debate Makes President Obama A Winner in 2012

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The September 7th Republican Presidential Debate makes it absolutely clear that President Obama will get re-elected in 2012.  Here are my thoughts on each candidate post Republican Presidential debate. I’m editing this post in 2021 and Obama obviously won. Then Trump won. Now it’s Joe Biden’s turn to lead. However, I plan to retire under […]

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Debt Ceiling Debacle’s Bright Side: Standing Up For What You Believe In

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The debt ceiling debate hurt us in 2011. Let’s have a revisit. So you’re giving back gains in the stock market and having a difficult time finding a job thanks to the threat of higher taxes and a government default. Meanwhile, you’re losing purchasing power as the US dollar goes to zero, while your savings

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The Wealthiest Members Of Congress Blow You Out Of The Water

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There’s a belief that growing up, we all start off as fiscal liberals given we have little-to-no income and depend on others to support us.  As we start supporting ourselves we turn more fiscally conservative, believing we know how to spend our money better than the government does.  Finally, when we retire, or make so

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How To Make $50,000 A Year For Free From The Government

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Someone once said “there’s no such thing as a free lunch”.  They lied. With $50,000 a year, you can buy yourself 5,000 free lunches thanks to the generosity of the government!  What are you talking about, I can hear you thinking. It’s pretty simple really.  In addition to giving struggling homeowners a free $50,000 over a

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Free $50,000 Bailout Gift From Government To Homeowners!

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Do you want a bailout gift from the government? Well, it’s happening all the time with the CARES Act, enhanced unemployment benefits, stimulus checks, and more. The fact of the matter is, we paid for the bailout gifts through taxes. The Emergency Homeowner Loan Program, or EHLP, aka Government Big Daddy Bailout Fund will provide

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Online Poker Crackdown Is Good News

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If you haven’t heard, our broke government wants to get its hands on the online poker industry’s potentially US$6 billion dollar annual revenue pie.  They’ve frozen bank accounts linked with Full Tilt Poker, Poker Stars, and Absolute Poker and have indicted 11 founding executives of the companies.  All totaled, the government wants US$3 billion in

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Should Unemployment Benefits Be Phased Out After A Certain Age?

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Should unemployment benefits be phased out after a certain age? Or is that just ludicrous thinking? I wrote this article in 2011, a couple years after the worst of the global financial crisis. The government provided generous unemployment benefits up to 99 weeks. Meanwhile, I was burning out from my investment banking job at age

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