Grayson files 'War is Making You Poor' bill
(blogs.tampabay.com) - Rep. Alan Grayson, Florida's most colorful member of Congress, files a lot of bills with eye-catching names. They have no chance of passing but the idea is to provoke thought. Today he announced the “War Is Making You Poor Act."
According to his office it:
Limits the amount of More...
Democrats to lift debt ceiling by $1.8 trillion, fear 2010 backlash
(politico.com) - In a bold but risky year-end strategy, Democrats are preparing to raise the federal debt ceiling by as much as $1.8 trillion before New Year’s rather than have to face the issue again prior to the 2010 elections.
“We’ve incurred this debt. We have to pay our bills,” House Majority Leader Steny More...
Military Spending Worldwide [infographic]
(visualeconomics.com) - A map showing the breakdown of military spending worldwide. Some of the results may be surprising.
Understanding the California Budget Crisis
(mint.com) - Living beyond your means is a sure way to guarantee financial ruin. Today, millions are dealing with the fallout from artificially-inflated real estate values and accessible, unsecured credit. For those recently (or still) in this situation, a number of temporary solutions were once readily available - refinancing, taking out home More...
Breakdown of Average Student Budget
(westwood.edu) - A nice detailed breakdown of what an average student budget looks like.
Senate Dems propose cutting Obama budget by billions
(cnn.com) - Hours before President Obama was to hold a prime time news conference -- in part to boost his $3.6 trillion budget plan -- a key Democratic senator Tuesday unveiled a scaled-down budget proposal.
