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Comparing Taxes

October 28th, 2008 · 32 Comments · Politics, taxes

I’ve been entertaining family so I haven’t had much time. But it thought this was a cool picture about taxes under the candidates. So where do you fall? Are you getting a tax break or a tax increase?

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Bob the Banker Speaks!

October 21st, 2008 · 7 Comments · Politics, taxes

Okay so I’ve been lazy and not feeling like writing about Obama and McCain’s tax plans. But as most readers know I’m in full support of higher taxes for those above $250k income.  Heck even if it lands a good portion of my family in that category now, they are still supporting it.  And I’ve [...]

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Smackdown of Candidate’s Health Care Plans

October 20th, 2008 · 9 Comments · Insurance, Politics, health

The New England Journal of Medicine looked at both Obama’s and McCain’s proposed health care plans. It did not really like either system.  GOOD job in not liking either solution but NOT proposing how to reform the problem.  I guess people like to poke fun at ideas but make no suggestions of their own.
Anyway here [...]

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Fire them!

October 7th, 2008 · 1 Comment · Economy, Politics

I just finished watching the debate and I laughed over the irony.  AIG spent $440k on a vacation celebrating their GOVERNMENT BAILOUT one week after it came through! They took their top executives on a CELEBRATORY vacation!
So why did I laugh?  Well Barack Obama said the money should be returned and the executives should [...]

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Palin’s Policies?

September 30th, 2008 · 27 Comments · Economy, Politics

John McCain has called her a leading expert in oil.  His top oil and energy expert in his campaign by virture of her being Governor of Alaska.  Well if that’s the case he needs to go find some new ones.  Because if you thought her interviews were a disaster, which they were, well it doesn’t [...]

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Comparing the Candidates?

September 5th, 2008 · 40 Comments · Economy, career, recession, taxes

If you are here or reading this, you are likely concerned with your finances.  Well I wanted to watch McCain speech last night and hear his policy ideas.  John McCain did not mention his policies except for one (doubling child tax exemption) and I’ll bring it up later. 
Let’s start with this mornings unemployment data.  The [...]

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Republican or Democrat

August 29th, 2008 · 6 Comments · Fun

I thought this so funny I had to publish it.  Even though it’s late.

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