What are we, as individual Americans, to learn from our country’s chronic failure to pay down our debt? Living on credit is a temporary fix. The goal is to pay as you go.
Entries Tagged as 'Congress'
What the Government’s ‘Debt Ceiling’ Says About Our Own
January 31st, 2011 · 2 Comments · Consumer Debt
Tags: America·Congress·credit·Credit Limit·cut spending·debt·debt ceiling·Default·John Boehner
How Will Biz Respond to Election Turnout & Feds New Economic Recovery Plan?
November 3rd, 2010 · No Comments · Economy, Mortgages, Taxes
How will Republican control of the House and the Feds’ plan to buy more Treasury bonds change the expectations for economic recovery among businesses and, in turn, the Americans who need their jobs.
Tags: 2010 elections·Ben Bernanke·Congress·Democrats·economic recovery·Economy·Federal Reserve·House·Interest Rates·Jobs·Mortgages·Obama·Republicans·Senate·Taxes·Treasury bonds·Unemployment
Obama Seeks Boost to Fragile Economic Recovery
June 14th, 2010 · No Comments · Economy
Though a recovery is reportedly under way in the U.S., it is a fragile one that Obama feels needs a big boost from Congress.
Tags: Congress·economic recovery·Federal Reserve·James Bullard·Obama
Congress Wants to Cut Cost of Using Plastic
May 17th, 2010 · No Comments · Credit Cards, Debit Cards
Congress is stepping in to stop the charging of disproportionate fees for using plastic at ATMs and in the check-out line.
