The Economy

New Topic

777 topics

Page 6 of 26
- Jump to page:
Previous
1
…
4
5
6
7
8
…
26
Next

Announcements

Replies

Views

Last post

Apologies to the people who got PM spam

Last post by John Q. Public « Wed Mar 18, 2020 2:38 pm
Posted in Board Business
Replies: 1
by John Q. Public » Thu Aug 08, 2019 9:45 pm » in Board Business

I got a PM tonight about somebody identifying himself only as a former member - and who apparently has a giant chip on his shoulder about something -...

1 Replies

12097 Views

Last post by John Q. Public
Wed Mar 18, 2020 2:38 pm
New word added to the word censor

Last post by Vilepagan « Tue Mar 31, 2020 12:37 pm
Posted in Board Business
Replies: 8
by John Q. Public » Sun Jan 13, 2019 8:44 pm » in Board Business

It seems that Google Adsense, which is sort of critical to the site's staying alive, has decided that a commonly used slang term for transmission and...

8 Replies

12797 Views

Last post by Vilepagan
Tue Mar 31, 2020 12:37 pm
New <embed> Plug-in

Last post by John Q. Public « Tue Apr 10, 2018 6:41 am
Posted in Welcome and Board Announcements
Replies: 10
by John Q. Public » Sun Jan 14, 2018 11:12 am » in Welcome and Board Announcements

I went looking for a plug-in that would embed a :steam: tweet and boy, did I find one. It does that and a whole lot more. And even better, you don't...

10 Replies

24327 Views

Last post by John Q. Public
Tue Apr 10, 2018 6:41 am

Topics

Replies

Views

Last post

Do You Approve of China's Cheating?

Last post by Brooke « Thu Apr 26, 2012 8:52 pm
Replies: 36
by Brooke » Thu Apr 19, 2012 3:10 pm
1

2
oceanvue asked:

OK, the moderators sometime suck.....Tariffs are just another tax on the American consumer. Why would a manufacturer move to America...
36 Replies

986 Views

Last post by Brooke
Thu Apr 26, 2012 8:52 pm
The WORK Act: Affirms Mothers or Keeps them in Bondage?

Last post by GOODave « Thu Apr 19, 2012 8:15 am
Replies: 4
by GOODave » Thu Apr 19, 2012 4:36 am

I'm not sure how I feel about this.

Democrat Representatives John Lewis (Ga.), Gwen Moore (Wis.), Barbara Lee (Calif.), Jim McDermott (Wash.), Lynn...

4 Replies

293 Views

Last post by GOODave
Thu Apr 19, 2012 8:15 am
NYTimes: Obama’s economic growth among the poorest in 100 ye

Last post by kramer « Tue Apr 17, 2012 5:25 am
Replies: 10
by kramer » Sat Mar 24, 2012 5:57 am

OFF THE CHARTS
What Stocks and G.D.P. Say About Obama's Chances
By FLOYD NORRIS
Published: March 24, 2012

AS the presidential election campaign...

10 Replies

423 Views

Last post by kramer
Tue Apr 17, 2012 5:25 am
Infosys: Americans are Stupid

Last post by Brooke « Fri Apr 13, 2012 10:49 am

by Brooke » Fri Apr 13, 2012 10:49 am

April 12, 2012

Whistleblower calls out IT giant over U.S. jobs

By John Miller

(CBS News) We've all had this happen: you call an American...

0 Replies

239 Views

Last post by Brooke
Fri Apr 13, 2012 10:49 am
Gradual insolvency about to speed up

Last post by Wabash « Thu Apr 12, 2012 6:07 am
Replies: 1
by Troglodyte » Sun Mar 25, 2012 9:39 am

Gradual insolvency about to speed up

Published: OC Register March 25, 2012 12:00 a.m.
By Mark Steyn

I was in Australia earlier this month, and...

1 Replies

247 Views

Last post by Wabash
Thu Apr 12, 2012 6:07 am
Shortage of Skilled Labor

Last post by afan95 « Thu Apr 12, 2012 5:38 am
Replies: 7
by oceanvue » Wed Apr 11, 2012 7:13 am

This is was on the front page of the Austin paper today and it resonates what I've been touting. And yes, Melo but they'd have to move to Texas...

7 Replies

369 Views

Last post by afan95
Thu Apr 12, 2012 5:38 am
It's Jobs, stupid (apologies to Bill Clinton)

Last post by Troglodyte « Tue Apr 10, 2012 10:02 am
Replies: 7
by GOODave » Fri Apr 06, 2012 7:08 am

This is the part of the CBS news report most ardent Obama supporters read:
The Labor Department says the economy added 120,000 jobs in March...The...

7 Replies

366 Views

Last post by Troglodyte
Tue Apr 10, 2012 10:02 am
The Second Oil Revolution

Last post by Brooke « Tue Apr 03, 2012 1:37 pm
Replies: 3
by Brooke » Tue Apr 03, 2012 1:27 pm

The second oil revolution

By VICTOR DAVIS HANSON / Tribune Media Services

The world was reinvented in the 1970s by soaring oil prices and massive...

3 Replies

236 Views

Last post by Brooke
Tue Apr 03, 2012 1:37 pm
Jobseekers Get Asked for Facebook Passwords.

Last post by seeinred « Wed Mar 21, 2012 7:45 am
Replies: 11
by Tommy Tar » Tue Mar 20, 2012 3:45 pm

When Justin Bassett interviewed for a new job, he expected the usual questions about experience and references.

So he was astonished when the...

11 Replies

446 Views

Last post by seeinred
Wed Mar 21, 2012 7:45 am
AIER: Everyday prices are up some 8% over the past year

Last post by kramer « Thu Mar 01, 2012 11:07 am

by kramer » Thu Mar 01, 2012 11:07 am

Forget the modest 3.1 percent rise in the Consumer Price Index, the government's widely used measure of inflation. Everyday prices are up some 8...

0 Replies

167 Views

Last post by kramer
Thu Mar 01, 2012 11:07 am
Dow Closes Above 13K. Obama's Recovery Plan Continues to...

Last post by oceanvue « Wed Feb 29, 2012 4:42 pm
Replies: 13
by Wabash » Tue Feb 28, 2012 2:33 pm

Work. Much to the dismay of the GOP.

Link

Excerpt:

The Dow Jones industrial average on Tuesday reclaimed the last of the ground it held before...

13 Replies

463 Views

Last post by oceanvue
Wed Feb 29, 2012 4:42 pm
Crony capitalism 102.

Last post by GOODave « Wed Feb 29, 2012 7:27 am
Replies: 32
by Tar Pit » Mon Feb 27, 2012 3:51 pm
1

2
2500 Government Foreclosures Up for Bulk Sale.

Barely six hours after billionaire investor Warren Buffett said that if he could he’d like to buy “a...
32 Replies

633 Views

Last post by GOODave
Wed Feb 29, 2012 7:27 am
America’s Per Capita Government Debt Worse Than Greece

Last post by Wabash « Wed Feb 29, 2012 7:01 am
Replies: 34
by kramer » Fri Feb 24, 2012 12:00 pm
1

2
In a nutshell;

-Greece is a socialist country.
-Greece is massively in debt due to the greed of it's leftist unions and the economic ignorance of...
34 Replies

828 Views

Last post by Wabash
Wed Feb 29, 2012 7:01 am
The Proposed Budget

Last post by GOODave « Sat Feb 25, 2012 6:12 am
Replies: 9
by GOODave » Tue Feb 14, 2012 8:49 am

O.k., Obama came out with his budget yesterday and now Congress has it and is supposed to review it (even though it's the House of Representatives...

9 Replies

366 Views

Last post by GOODave
Sat Feb 25, 2012 6:12 am
Developments Get Back to the Plan

Last post by Troglodyte « Sat Feb 18, 2012 3:13 am
Replies: 24
by Hanna » Tue Feb 07, 2012 9:06 pm
1

2
From the Wall St. Journal

FEBRUARY 4, 2012

Developments Get Back to the Plan
As more financing and private-equity investments begin to flow into...
24 Replies

526 Views

Last post by Troglodyte
Sat Feb 18, 2012 3:13 am
Obama Budget to Get the US Back on Track

Last post by Wabash « Tue Feb 14, 2012 1:49 pm
Replies: 2
by Wabash » Tue Feb 14, 2012 8:55 am

Link

Excerpt:

WASHINGTON — Proclaiming a “once in a generation” opportunity, President Obama proposed a 10-year budget on Thursday that reflects...

2 Replies

225 Views

Last post by Wabash
Tue Feb 14, 2012 1:49 pm
Fracking idiot or fracking fools?

Last post by Vilepagan « Thu Feb 02, 2012 7:28 pm
Replies: 58
by Luca » Sat Jan 28, 2012 5:16 pm
1

2

3
The realization that oil extraction technology had improved to the point where the US could access huge amounts of previously unrecoverable oil...
58 Replies

985 Views

Last post by Vilepagan
Thu Feb 02, 2012 7:28 pm
The New American Elite

Last post by GOODave « Mon Jan 30, 2012 5:22 am

by GOODave » Mon Jan 30, 2012 5:22 am

Just read this Op/Ed piece from CNS News:

The New American Elite By Alan Caruba contrasts the world in which he grew up with the world today. He...

0 Replies

217 Views

Last post by GOODave
Mon Jan 30, 2012 5:22 am
Food Stamps

Last post by oceanvue « Sat Jan 28, 2012 1:12 pm
Replies: 11
by Red » Thu Jan 26, 2012 5:39 am

I heard 12,000,000 Americans on FOOD STAMPS since Chairman obaMAO took over. Is that true?

11 Replies

373 Views

Last post by oceanvue
Sat Jan 28, 2012 1:12 pm
Green Energy Industry and the Stimulus Money

Last post by GOODave « Fri Jan 27, 2012 5:16 am

by GOODave » Fri Jan 27, 2012 5:16 am

Lesson learned from Solyndra, according to Politico :

AURORA, Colo. — President Barack Obama isn’t letting Solyndra scare him away from pushing a...

0 Replies

145 Views

Last post by GOODave
Fri Jan 27, 2012 5:16 am
Putting things in persrective

Last post by Troglodyte « Thu Jan 26, 2012 5:34 am
Replies: 8
by Troglodyte » Tue Jan 24, 2012 6:47 am

From an Email a friend sent me;

Lesson # 1:
Why the U.S. was downgraded:
U.S. Tax revenue: $2,170,000,000,000.
Fed budget: $3,820,000,000,000.
...

8 Replies

266 Views

Last post by Troglodyte
Thu Jan 26, 2012 5:34 am
Is it fair that the top 5-10% pay the majority of taxes?

Last post by kramer « Wed Jan 25, 2012 5:44 pm
Replies: 10
by Charles » Mon Aug 22, 2011 7:47 pm

This question appears to be one that sparks a very distinct reaction from everyone, in every field and at all ranges and levels of the political,...

10 Replies

419 Views

Last post by kramer
Wed Jan 25, 2012 5:44 pm
The Unsustainable Growth of Welfare

Last post by Troglodyte « Thu Jan 19, 2012 6:53 pm
Replies: 23
by Brooke » Wed Jan 18, 2012 2:18 pm
1

2
One of Robert Rector's areas of expertise is welfare.

THE FACTS:

* Welfare on the Rise. The growth of welfare spending is unsustainable and will...
23 Replies

466 Views

Last post by Troglodyte
Thu Jan 19, 2012 6:53 pm
The economy is improving

Last post by GOODave « Tue Jan 17, 2012 7:08 am
Replies: 160
by Vilepagan » Fri Jan 06, 2012 6:24 am
1

…

5

6

7

8

9
More signs the economy is on the upswing today...
160 Replies

1359 Views

Last post by GOODave
Tue Jan 17, 2012 7:08 am
U.S. Exports more Oil than Imports

Last post by Troglodyte « Wed Jan 11, 2012 5:16 am
Replies: 10
by tLIB » Sun Jan 01, 2012 8:08 pm

Just as the average price for gas is set to hit $4 a gallon this week, the U.S. Energy Information Administration reports February was the third...

10 Replies

256 Views

Last post by Troglodyte
Wed Jan 11, 2012 5:16 am
Very odd OC Register poll

Last post by Troglodyte « Fri Jan 06, 2012 5:11 pm
Replies: 1
by John Q. Public » Fri Jan 06, 2012 11:07 am

Here's the entire post - and the survey question:

Poll: Has the economy turned around?
January 6th, 2012, 8:00 am · · posted by Mary Ann Milbourn...

1 Replies

255 Views

Last post by Troglodyte
Fri Jan 06, 2012 5:11 pm
The United States: A third world country?

Last post by GOODave « Thu Jan 05, 2012 12:31 pm
Replies: 30
by GOODave » Thu Dec 01, 2011 6:33 am
1

2
Read the following article and it got me to thinking: Are we headed for economic irrelevance?

How the U.S. Will Become a 3rd World Country (Part 1)...
30 Replies

686 Views

Last post by GOODave
Thu Jan 05, 2012 12:31 pm
UH OH!!!

Last post by slowyoroll « Wed Dec 28, 2011 4:25 pm
Replies: 1
by Troglodyte » Tue Dec 27, 2011 7:15 pm

Chinese yuan still undervalued: US Treasury
Published: Bankok Post 28/12/2011 at 04:32 AM Online news: Asia

The US Treasury said Tuesday that...

1 Replies

306 Views

Last post by slowyoroll
Wed Dec 28, 2011 4:25 pm
China Rejects U.S. Trade Ruling Solar Imports Harm Ind.

Last post by Brooke « Thu Dec 08, 2011 2:28 pm
Replies: 1
by Brooke » Thu Dec 08, 2011 12:37 pm

Bloomberg
China Rejects U.S. Trade Ruling That Solar Imports Harm Industry
December 06, 2011

Dec. 5 (Bloomberg) -- China rejected a preliminary...

1 Replies

216 Views

Last post by Brooke
Thu Dec 08, 2011 2:28 pm
8.6% jobless rate results from workers who stopped looking,

Last post by GOODave « Fri Dec 02, 2011 7:26 pm
Replies: 1
by kramer » Fri Dec 02, 2011 6:24 am

... not from Obama's failed economic policies:

Job creation remained weak in the U.S. during November, with just 120,000 new positions created,...

1 Replies

234 Views

Last post by GOODave
Fri Dec 02, 2011 7:26 pm

New Topic

777 topics

Page 6 of 26
- Jump to page:
Previous
1
…
4
5
6
7
8
…
26
Next

Return to Board Index

Forum permissions

You cannot post new topics in this forum
You cannot reply to topics in this forum
You cannot edit your posts in this forum
You cannot delete your posts in this forum
You cannot post attachments in this forum

The Economy

Forum permissions

Who is online

Login • Register