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American Consumption Levels Don't Make Sense
2008-01-03 01:05:00 What exactly are we doing to ourselves? American consumption levels are unbelievably ridiculous. And even though higher than normal consumption levels don’t appear to be associated with a higher standard of living, we are one of the most wasteful... More About: Sense , Make , Consumption
Latest War Spending Bill Proves That Republicans Are Just Better Politician
2007-12-20 20:43:00 On December 19, 2007, the House of Representatives gave final approval to a $555 billion spending bill that includes $70 billion in war spending, which the President can do whatever he wants to with it. President Bush actually had the nerve to... More About: Republicans , Spending , Politician , Bill
The AMT is DOA
2007-12-20 00:57:00 By Uzo OmetuThe Alternative Minimum Tax has been sticking it to American taxpayers for years, but on December 19, 2007, Congress finally decided to do something about it. The House of Representatives voted on a measure that would relieve 21...
Women, Beauty Products and Insanity
2007-12-19 18:16:00 By Uzo OmetuThey say that the definition of insanity is repeating the same thing over and over again and expecting a different result. By that definition, there are a lot of insane entities in this culture of ours. Congress is insane.... More About: Women , Beauty , Products , Insanity , Beauty Products
Teenage Birth Rates Are Growing
2007-12-14 22:14:00 Just when you thought safe-sex and preventative-sex were the norm, you’re hit with a stat like this: “The rate of teenagers, ages 15-19, having children rose 3% in 2006.” That is the first increase in the teenage birth rate since 1991. ... More About: Birth , Growing , Rates , Teenage
Don Imus vs. The Boondocks
2007-12-14 08:18:00 Don Imus is back on radio. A mere seven or so months after his infamous comments on his former radio show, Don Imus is back on the airwaves. The reason he first left the airwaves was that many black groups and organizations shouted to have him fired... More About: Don Imus , The Boondocks , Boondocks
Fed Rate Cut Should Not Be All That Disappointing
2007-12-13 19:17:00 So the Federal Reserve Bank only cut its loan rate by 25 basis points (making the current rate 4.25%) on Tuesday, December 11, 2007. Where’s the big disappointment? Wall Street investors went crazy on Tuesday, December 11, 2007, resulting in... More About: Rate
Should We Reverse Urbanization?
2007-12-12 04:51:00 It is official, over half of the world has been urbanized- meaning that there are more people who live in cities than in rural areas. According to United Nations Population Fund report, by next year, more than half the world’s population will live... More About: Urbanization
Vick vs. Conrad
2007-12-12 00:46:00 Stephen J. Dubner posed an interesting question in one of my favorite blogs, “Freakanomics”. The question was, “Would you rather be Conrad Black or Michael Vick ?” His point in raising the question seems to be to analyze how different...
The Exportation of American Jobs
2007-11-28 16:48:00 The claim that large technology companies are making about how there is a shortage of science and math professionals in the United States that makes it necessary to get international entertainment is ridiculous. There are new studies that... More About: Jobs , American
Black Friday In Review
2007-11-26 18:22:00 Black Friday and its weekend companion have come and gone, so the question is, what impact did one of the nation’s biggest spending weekends have on the people of America? Here is some perspective on just what happened during the holiday shopping... More About: Review , Black , Black Friday
Thoughts on Economics...
2007-11-25 22:44:00 As for some of my thoughts on economics, I am definitely someone that is all over the map on economic policies, theories and liberties, especially as they relate to social groups. One issue that I always concern myself with and that I was reading... More About: Economics , Thoughts
The Black Community Divide
2007-11-20 22:04:00 Henry Louis Gates recently wrote a piece in the New York Times on the class divide within the black community. In the piece, he points to what is maybe “the most fundamental assumption in the history of the black community,” which is that... More About: Community , Black , Unit
Classist Fool Displays Classless Rules
2007-11-20 17:29:00 In an article by Michael Lewis, of Bloomberg News, Lewis discusses his thoughts on why “finance is one thing you should never engage in with the poor.” Obviously, when he says finance, he is referring to investing in the “poor” market, such as with... More About: Fool , Rules , Displays
McDonald's Encompasses the Coffee Bean!
2007-11-16 16:59:00 In an attempt to further get into the coffee $60 billion coffee industry, McDonald’s is about to set its shops up with a completely new outlook on the coffee bean. McDonald’s, which boasted a 27% climb in profits in its 3rd quarter, is about to... More About: Coffee , Bean
The Economic Racial Divide Gets Bigger
2007-11-16 15:11:00 The economics of the “Racial Divide” grow with time, and like the sand through the hourglass, these are the days of lives. Everytime somebody says that race is no longer a factor in society, it doesn’t make me angry with the person, it makes me... More About: Economic
Buy a Gift Card, You’re A Sucker
2007-11-16 14:29:00 According to the magazine Consumer Reports, you probably shouldn’t purchase gift cards this holiday season. In fact, in a full-page age in the New York Times, Consumer Reports says exactly “Avoid gift card pitfalls this holiday season.” Why... More About: Card , Gift
Jim Cramer Lays Down Wall Street And It's Recent Firings
2007-11-15 17:53:00 In an essay published in New York Magazine, Jim Cramer , founder of TheStreet .com and host of Mad Money, wrote about the ineptitude of two fallen CEOs: Merrill Lynch’s former head guy, Stan O’Neal, and Citigroup’s ex-boss, Charles Prince III. ... More About: Wall Street , Wall , Recent
"Alpha Male" Knows That Curvy Is Better
2007-11-15 07:33:00 Women and their curvaceousness has long been a topic of society and science. In just about every society and culture, studies have shown that attractiveness, IQ and health of woman can be attributed to their waist-to-hip ratio. One particular... More About: Alpha , Male , Alpha Male
Free Clean Needles and Rooms in San Francisco
2007-11-14 16:32:00 The reports that San Franc isco might institute an AIDS control program that provides a safe injection site and free needles for drug addicts has made this concept a hot topic over the past couple of weeks. However, this is no novelty idea. Back... More About: Free , Clean
Interactive Marketing Is the Hit of the Advertising World
2007-11-13 12:28:00 With consumers looking down on traditional advertising methods more and more, the business world has been forced to get a little creative. People no longer want to deal with pop-up ads, so everyone and their momma has a pop-up-blocker installed... More About: Marketing , World , Advertising , Interactive , Vert
If You Blindly Buy Toys From China, You Must Not Care About Your Kids
2007-11-13 05:35:00 It’s a simple thought process. 1. Toys for China appear to be tainted with harmful things that can potentially kill your kids. 2. I don’t want to kill my kids. 3. I won’t buy toys from China for my kids. However, this train of thought... More About: Kids , Care
TV Ratings Dwindle As Internet Viewing Soars
2007-11-08 09:28:00 Are you a part of the problem? Television ratings are increasing declining across all of the major television networks and cable channels, while Internet viewing of television programs (legally and illegally) is on the rise. But is this is a... More About: Ratings , Viewing
Socioeconomic Mobility
2007-11-06 11:21:00 I am definitely someone that is all over the map on economic policies, theories, and liberties, especially as they relate to social groups. One issue that I always concern myself with and that I was reading about earlier today is socioeconomic... More About: Mobility
Hillary Clinton's Waffling Is Costing Her Credibility
2007-11-01 13:11:00 Hillary Clinton may have a dominating lead in the national polls for the Democratic nomination for President, but she certainly is not leading the nation in clarity. In a presidential debate on October 30, 2007, in Philadelphia, Hillary Clinton... More About: Hillary , Linton
“Another Clinton Presidency?”…Why Are You Telling Me That Ms. Hillar
2007-10-18 03:36:00 In an appearance at a conference of the National Association of Black Journalists, Hillary Clinton told the audience that they could expect “another Clinton Presidency .” Now, I am not one to jump to conclusions, but if that is not a subliminal... More About: Linton
American Apple-Pie Primaries
2007-10-17 21:57:00 A surprising battle over who will hold the first Presidential Party Prim aries is currently taking place throughout the national political scene. It wasn’t too long ago that states were arguing over who should be the first state, which usually turns... More About: Apple , American
Jamie Foxx and Karrin Steffans Duke It Out On Foxxhole Radio
2007-10-11 04:29:00 If you have yet to have heard the conversation/interview with Karrin Steffans on the Jamie Foxx radio show on Sirius’ Foxxhole Radio , then you are missing out some serious allegations, gossip, and comedy. You can click here to check it out. Parental... More About: Duke
Biggie Smalls On the Big Screen
2007-10-08 19:36:00 There is a new Notorious B.I.G. biopic in development. On Saturday, October 6, 2007, about 80-100 people came out to Manhattan, New York, in Chelsea, to audition for the role of Biggie Smalls himself. Playing the role of Biggie is no small... More About: Screen , Cree , Biggie Smalls
Buying Your Business's Commercial Property
More articles from this author:2007-09-12 00:08:00 In planning and running my own business, I’ve always tried to think of a lot of different ways to be creative and safe with my money. I came across a really interesting idea as I thought about the best ways to go about getting my business’s first... More About: Buying , Commercial , Property , Prop , Sine 1, 2, 3, 4 |
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