Thursday, January 08, 2009

More economic issues



Detroit school seeks toilet paper, light bulbs 'to keep functioning'...
President-Elect Signals $775 Billion For Stimulus May Grow...
Faces battle...
Fed faces tough task ending emergency support...
China may balk at buying more US debt...


LET'S PRINT MORE MONEY!

Oil drops largest % in 7 yrs... Developing...

Job cuts soar as small firms fight to survive...

...report shows poor hit hard

Companies face $409B pension deficit...

Chicago schools spent $67,000 on cappuccino machines...


LOSS FOR YEAR AT WORLD'S TOP MEDIA COMPANY...

OBAMA WARNING ON SOCIAL SECURITY....

Why We Fight

How the Military-industrial Complex is Destroying the USA

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What are the forces that shape and propel American militarism? This award-winning film provides an inside look at the anatomy of the American war machine. Is American foreign policy dominated by the idea of military supremacy? Has the military become too important in American life? Continue

The $8 trillion bailout: Total price tag so far: $7.2 trillion in investment and loans. That puts a lot of taxpayer money at risk. Now comes President-elect Barack Obama's economic stimulus plan, some details of which were made public on Monday. The tally is getting awfully close to $8 trillion.

Obama Warns Trillion Dollar Deficit Could Lead to Extensive Government Budget Cuts: President-elect Barack Obama is warning the U.S. deficit will top one trillion dollars this year, leading to what he says could be extensive cuts to government budgets. Obama made the warning Tuesday as he meanwhile prepares an economic stimulus package that will cost almost the same amount.

State unemployment claim systems overwhelmed: Electronic unemployment filing systems have crashed in at least three states in recent days amid an unprecedented crush of thousands of newly jobless Americans seeking benefits, and other states were adjusting their systems to avoid being next.

California may delay tax refunds amid budget impasse: State officials on Tuesday braced for the possibility of delaying tax refunds to millions of Californians, along with student grants and payments to vendors, as the latest round of budget negotiations between Gov. Arnold Schwarzenegger and Democratic legislators collapsed.

Economy in grip of recession, reports show: Anyone looking for a bright spot in the recession might have pointed to a reading Tuesday of the nation's office workers, retailers and other service industries, which contracted at a slower-than-expected pace in December.

A Military Dictatorship Coming To America? : THE WORSENING ECONOMIC CRISIS has prompted the US Army War College to issue a report urging the use of military troops to contain possible civil unrest throughout America. Entitled, Strategic Shocks in Defense Strategy Development, issued on November 4, 2008, the report argues that the US military must prepare for a “violent domestic dislocation provoked by an economic collapse.”

Pink Slips Pile Higher - Recession Worsens

Obama 'Stimulus' Plan Pushes Bailout To $8 Trillion

U.S. Stocks Drop - Most 2009 Gains Vanish

OPEC Production Cut Pushes Oil Over $50

1000s Of Brits Bankrupted Over Minor Debts

Alcoa Announces 15,000 Job Cuts

'Buy USA' Push

Merckle Suicide Shocks Many

Iceland Sues UK Over 'Anti-Terror' Laws

UK Car Insurance Costs To Rise 20%

India IT Boss Quits Amid $1B Fraud

UK Housing Market In Complete Freefall

Is This The End?

A Real Letter From A CEO To His Employees

India - 6M Truckers Strike - Food Shortages Feared

Judge Urged To Jail Madoff For $1M Giveaway

How Britain Became A Giant Hedge Fund

Barky - US Economy 'Very Sick' (Profound Observation)

China Central Bank Sees China GDP Up 8%

Toyota In 11 Day Factory Shutdown


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