Displaying 2,761 To 2,790 Of 16,275 Comments I will again use C’Lady’s caution about boycotting the Koch’s products on that list are made by workers and many represented by a Union. A huge amount of their income is from petroleum, chemical, financial services and pure speculation on commodity futures, hedge funds and stocks. One side provide jobs, the ones on the boycott list, the others cost jobs. » Posted By bito On October 20, 2011 @ 7:31 pm A Radical Economic Solution – Stop Paying Banks For Credit Card Debt Cher, at that time my father, his father and his grandfather were all Trade Union members and many credit unions were and still are associated with employees and or Unions. One bonus that they instilled in me was that their paychecks had an automatic withdrawal that payed on their loans and ALWAYS some into savings. Some banks have picked up that service and charge a fee for it, while credit unions pay interest on both savings and checking. » Posted By bito On October 22, 2011 @ 3:29 pm Cher, I wish I could be smug about Credit Unions, but I just happen to pick the right parents. My father joined one at his job when he was only 18 and my parents remained members until their last days and instilled into me the benefits of being a member. I remember helping my dad doing the janitorial services on Saturdays at his/the office as a child. At times when I was either unable or foolish to use a “Full Service Bank (Full of Fees Bank)” at times, it made me realize a appreciate being a member of a Credit Union. Yes, it is a good article, thanks. » Posted By bito On October 22, 2011 @ 2:33 pm Glass-Steagall was was quite damaging but so was the decision by Nebraska to do away with any law on usury in the ’70’s and the ruling by the SCOTUS in ’78 to allow Credit Card companies to charge the interest rate set by where they are located. (yes, I cheated a bit, I remembered it, but had to refresh my spent brain for some facts here: http://www.bankrate.com/brm/news/cc/20020320a.asp ) In Marquette vs. First Omaha Service Corp., the Supreme Court ruled that a national bank could charge the highest interest rate allowed in their home state to customers living anywhere in the United States, including states with restrictive interest caps. “It’s whatever is agreed to in the contract,” says Michael Donovan, a consumer attorney and partner at Donovan Searles in Philadelphia. “They can export rates to other states and override state law limits.” Once they had that foothold it did become “Bar the Door Katey!” and CC companies/”Financial Services” soon flocked to Omaha (ever wonder where Bob Dole got his money and power?) and other states in order to attract them to their states soon followed deregulating usury. A funny thing happened after the Marquette ruling. Major credit card companies began relocating to states with liberal or no usury laws. New York-based powerhouse Citibank moved its credit card business to South Dakota in 1981. “Citibank went to South Dakota, not because South Dakota was a banking center but because it had that particular law,” Donovan says. In 1982, the four largest banks in Maryland relocated their credit card operations to Delaware because of that state’s lender-friendly credit card laws. Other states with lender-friendly credit laws include Georgia, Illinois, Nebraska, Nevada, Rhode Island and Utah…… We have a long sad and sordid history sorry to say. Have we reached a tipping point that will make laws more equitable for the 99%, I hope so but we shall see. (if corporations are people, why is it they are immortal? Oh, I forgot. https://planetpov.com/2010/01/24/corporations-are-people-too-by-dr-suits/ ) 😉 » Posted By bito On October 20, 2011 @ 5:53 pm KT, C’Lady had some excellent ideas on the credit card dilemma and the garnishment of wages here: https://planetpov.com/2011/10/20/a-radical-economic-solution-stop-paying-credit-card-bills/comment-page-1/#comment-156725 And concerning your daughters student loans you may want to check out this and the links associated with it. There may be a program for her to find some relief, I don’t know, I don’t follow it that closely. I do know they have had some programs earlier but they may have expired. http://www.whitehouse.gov/search/site/student%20loans http://www.ed.gov/fund/grants-college.html » Posted By bito On October 20, 2011 @ 2:49 pm Cher, if I may take one small statement of your and a bit OT. WE should have been bailed out first. You are so right. The other day I heard some pudnut say that PBO should have insisted on more restrictions on the banks about TARP and the bailouts (yes, more PBO bashing) and then complained about that Dodd-Frank was too little, too watered down. WTF? The time to restrict the banks was when GWB was President, that was the time to kick them when THEY were down not after Senator Obama was elected. That was the time to insist on new regulations,adjusting rules on home loans not after handing them billions of dollars, a scolding and making them healthy. Sorry for the diversion/intrusion, but that one small phrase of yours brought out something that has been bugging me. » Posted By bito On October 20, 2011 @ 2:22 pm #OccupyLasVegas: The Winner of Last Night’s Republican Debate? I thought that was your voice, atdnext! 🙂 » Posted By bito On October 19, 2011 @ 5:34 pm Just look at what those #Occupy Las Vegs hooligans did to CNN and that ‘snooty’ Erin Burnett! 🙂 CNN news Interrupted by Occupy Las Vegas protesters Two articles: I just happened to see her on CNN when she was first promoted for her new gig there and she was talking about the jobs act and just happened to throw in “Well, I haven’t actually read it.” Huh, your on the TV and reporting about it and just causally dismisses it? #mediafail » Posted By bito On October 19, 2011 @ 3:35 pm LIVE BLOG: GOP Debate in Las Vegas Khirad on your Cut foreign aid! Oh wait. The most foreign aid goes to Israel? A: The whole quibbling about foreign aid was close to absurd. It’s close to less than 1% of the budget and feeds starving people. Any discussion on cutting “fer-on” aid deserves as a way balance the budget gets an hashtag of #Idgit. » Posted By bito On October 19, 2011 @ 1:39 am WW, again an excellent observation. How much different of a “debate” would it be if it was held with a simple, plain presentation, a very small audience, a panel of ‘old school’ journalists and no cable production hype? Exactly, a League of Women’s debate and not a CNN @accoopper debate sponsored by the Wall Street Journal and Bloomberg. This is actually serious, it’s not a game show nor a ‘reality show.’ » Posted By bito On October 18, 2011 @ 10:19 pm Libs may eat granola, but they are granola. Better question, is who is the nut, who is the grain and who is the fruit. I would say Romney is the grain but so heavily processed I couldn’t even chew it let alone digest it. » Posted By bito On October 18, 2011 @ 9:50 pm 🙂 AdLib, We can change a few of the questions (feel free) and use anytime for the next 55 “debates.” SSDD. » Posted By bito On October 18, 2011 @ 9:35 pm Well your mixing apples oranges. bananas and Leche Nuts there, AdLib » Posted By bito On October 18, 2011 @ 9:18 pm Very good observation WW! And one could include the news, twitter and blog sites. We make funny and snraky comments while they are debating, but your comment is quite sobering. These people actually want to be the president of the US and be our representative to the world. What are we treated to? Dancing with the Stars, American Idol? Both sad and sobering. » Posted By bito On October 18, 2011 @ 8:58 pm Awww, funk, not a ba-da-boom-shiiish. 😆 » Posted By bito On October 18, 2011 @ 7:43 pm Well tell that Hawley fella to give you a Snoot-Full. 🙂 » Posted By bito On October 18, 2011 @ 7:39 pm The after debate question of the night? 🙂 Ms_UK_American ♕American♚Britonâ™› » Posted By bito On October 18, 2011 @ 7:34 pm tweeted,funk! lol » Posted By bito On October 18, 2011 @ 7:26 pm Well, I’m sober damnit, I picked “my jobs program” for the drinking game and only got two sips. 😉 » Posted By bito On October 18, 2011 @ 7:16 pm WayneASchneider Wayne A Schneider » Posted By bito On October 18, 2011 @ 7:04 pm goldietaylor goldietaylor » Posted By bito On October 18, 2011 @ 7:00 pm No sorry at all funk, The tweets are fast and furious on the debate. » Posted By bito On October 18, 2011 @ 6:58 pm C’Mon Ab, let the blov have some lemon meringue pie, sounds better than chicken soup. 😆 » Posted By bito On October 18, 2011 @ 6:55 pm Now that would match for the pizza man: Ate-Ate-Ate. » Posted By bito On October 18, 2011 @ 6:52 pm The President won again! GottaLaff GottaLaff » Posted By bito On October 18, 2011 @ 6:50 pm BorowitzReport Andy Borowitz » Posted By bito On October 18, 2011 @ 6:41 pm PolitiFactTexas Politifact Texas Let’s take a closer look at the numbers from the USAID database, calculated in inflation-adjusted 2009 dollars: From 2000 through 2009, Israel received $32.3 billion in U.S. assistance — 82 percent of which was military assistance. » Posted By bito On October 18, 2011 @ 6:38 pm BREAKING NEWS: We liberated Iraq, now pay us back you damn Sharia loving Moolsums! » Posted By bito On October 18, 2011 @ 6:34 pm anamariecox Ana Marie Cox » Posted By bito On October 18, 2011 @ 6:30 pm thinkprogress ThinkProgress » Posted By bito On October 18, 2011 @ 6:29 pmComments Posted By bito
This is in NO way an admonishment but just an FYI.
Them pushing the “save something every paycheck” has saved my bum more than once.
You guys did good! Very good.
http://www.youtube.com/watch?feature=player_embedded&v=ex96s5Hudg0#!
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B: I think the comparison was Israel to Mooslum countries getting a lions share (was it Ron Paul?)
B:1: That’s like comparing federal aid to the Portland and ‘SEATAC’ to the rest of the U.S.
C: We can’t cut MIC.
That graphic begs for a spinning pointer! “Can I buy a Q, Please?”
Wheel of Fortune or Jeopardy?
by YouGottaVote
What’s worse: running for Pres & not knowing Libya’s in Africa(Bachmann). Or running for VP & thinking Africa’s a country (Palin)? #p2
by funksands
I missed most of the GOP debate. There were 2 red-hot knitting needles I had to stab into my eyes. I know, you’re all jealous of me now.
Perry came off looking like the schoolyard bully… with a wedgie.
Amazing how Obama wins every GOPutz debate w/o even showing up #teabatet
Sorry I stopped live-blogging #GOPDebate. Decided to pull out toenails with pliers instead.
Candidates talk foreign aid. We’ve looked at which nations get the most U.S. funds: bit.ly/qNgkaj #CNNdebate
http://www.politifact.com/texas/statements/2011/may/21/ron-paul/us-rep-ron-paul-says-arab-and-muslim-nations-get-t/
Paul: “We have enough weapons to blow up the world 25 times.” Not something most Republicans object to! #CNNdebate
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Cain doesn’t recall Blitzer asking him about negotiating with al-Qaeda. It was just a couple of hours ago. Video: thkpr.gs/oDVskU
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