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		<title>The Economy</title>
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		<description>The lack of sense in dollars</description>
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			<title>FICO Score of the USA</title>
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			<dc:creator>renodraws</dc:creator>
			<description>If you don't know what a FICO score is, it is the score that the credit tracking companies like Equifax gives to individuals that banks then use to determine what interest rate they should charge to person. You have probally seen comercials on TV talking about a free credit report, the FICO score is what they are offering you. (Which we can get free ourselves&gt;)The score is made out of several factors such as Debt History, Lenght of Credit History, Repayment History, Level of Debt, New Credit  ...</description>
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			<pubDate>Fri, 09 Jan 2009 18:33:33 GMT</pubDate>
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			<title>The IRS is a little &amp;quot;kinder&amp;quot; this season</title>
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			<description>Source: Columbus Dispatch



Wednesday, January 7, 2009 3:03 AM



Taxpayers could encounter a kinder, gentler Internal Revenue Service this tax season.



IRS employees have been instructed to be more flexible and understanding with taxpayers this year, Commissioner Douglas Shulman said during a conference call yesterday.



&quot;This is clearly a difficult economic time for the country,&quot; Shulman said. &quot;This is a time where government leaders need to be mindful of the challenges  ...</description>
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			<pubDate>Wed, 07 Jan 2009 22:39:07 GMT</pubDate>
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			<title>Gates Estimates 2009 War Costs at $136B</title>
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			<dc:creator>OG PooPiN</dc:creator>
			<description>AP



Wednesday, January 07, 2009





Defense Secretary Robert Gates told top lawmakers in a New Year's Eve letter that the Pentagon would need nearly &#36;70 billion more for military operations to supplement the &#36;66 billion approved last year. 





WASHINGTON - Defense Secretary Robert Gates says military operations in Iraq and Afghanistan would cost almost &#36;136 billion for the 2009 budget year that began Oct. 1 if they continue at their current pace.



Speaking for neither  ...</description>
			<category>The Economy</category>
			<pubDate>Wed, 07 Jan 2009 17:02:38 GMT</pubDate>
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			<title>Alternative Ideas to the Bailout</title>
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			<dc:creator>renodraws</dc:creator>
			<description>This posting is just ideas, not a true plan recomended by any politican.



From Reason.com. Story





What should the federal government have done in lieu of the &#36;700 billion bailout signed into law by President George W. Bush? Here are four common-sense steps that don't involve the partial nationalization of the finance industry: 



1) Raise the capital ratio for government sponsored enterprises and other investment banks to at least the level imposed on commercial banks—a cash balance  ...</description>
			<category>The Economy</category>
			<pubDate>Fri, 02 Jan 2009 14:04:11 GMT</pubDate>
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			<title>Bailout - It could be bad for us</title>
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			<dc:creator>renodraws</dc:creator>
			<description>As the economy is now in a recession and the move of our government to respond be increasing government spending is a subject of much debate with so much differing opinion. The following Cato Blog excerpt gives a good perspective on why the government spending more might not be a cure but more of the same.



Government “Stimulation” — Shouldn’t the Economy be Booming?







Posted by Tad DeHaven

Prevailing wisdom among politicians, media talking heads, and a sizable number of economists  ...</description>
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			<pubDate>Wed, 31 Dec 2008 15:00:09 GMT</pubDate>
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			<title>Hey it's YOUR economy!</title>
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			<dc:creator>OG PooPiN</dc:creator>
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			<category>The Economy</category>
			<pubDate>Wed, 31 Dec 2008 06:04:23 GMT</pubDate>
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