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Congress raises debt ceiling to $12.4 trillion
The Senate voted Thursday to raise the ceiling on the government debt to $12.4 trillion, a massive increase over the current limit and a political problem that President Barack Obama has promised to address next year. ...more
December 24, 2009
Dems just don't get it
In a recent edition of the Richmond, Va., Times-Dispatch, two back-to-back headlines really caught my eye. ...more
December 22, 2009
Blame won't pay the bills
Blame won't pay the bills As you may know, the House of Representatives just passed H.R. 4314, a bill to raise the amount of debt that the United States can legally issue in your name. This bill raises the "debt ceiling" by an additional $290 billion dollars. ...more
December 20, 2009
Blame won't pay the bills
As you may know, the House of Representatives just passed H.R. 4314, a bill to raise the amount of debt that the United States can legally issue in your name. ...more
December 20, 2009
Strange things are happening
With the new year just around the corner it's time for us to make our plans for what we should do that we should have done but didn't do in past years. I for one am going to buy a new recliner so I can comfortably ponder some of the mysteries that surround us. ...more
December 18, 2009
In need of a watchdog on health care spending
Help Wanted: Brave senator or senators willing to champion amendment creating fail-safe mechanism to control health care spending. ...more
December 18, 2009
Letters to the editor
Trillion-dollar debacle As a federal employee I'm familiar with how the system works. We can choose from various health care companies and plans, and the government pays a portion of the premiums as a benefit. ...more
December 14, 2009
Mortgage rates rise, but still below 5%
Mortgage rates rose this week but still remained below 5 percent, Freddie Mac said Thursday. ...more
December 11, 2009
Americans are recovering their net worth
Slowly, Americans are recouping some of their loss of wealth from the recession, thanks to gains in stocks and home values. ...more
December 11, 2009
'Doc fix' trick adds to Medicare debt
Late last week, while still celebrating the passage of its health care reform bill a month ago, the U.S. House of Representatives passed a little-noticed measure that would increase the payments made to doctors under Medicare. ...more
November 27, 2009
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