Category: Stimulus Spending
Mitt Romney, A Conservative's First "Second Choice" Candidate
01/11/12 21:01, by OGRE / (Jeff), Categories: News, Background, In real life, On the web, Politics, Stimulus Spending, Elections
For all the reasons to vote for Mitt Romney; none seems more notable than the fact that Mitt Romney is not Barack Obama. Still there are plenty of reasons to question Romney's credentials when it comes to core beliefs. Take the individual mandate in Mas… more »
Solyndra, Why Government Ventures Often Fail
09/29/11 12:02, by OGRE / (Jeff), Categories: Welcome, News, Background, In real life, Politics, Stimulus Spending, U.S. Economy
By now just about everyone has heard about Solyndra. Solyndra is a producer solar panels, mostly roof mounted solar power systems typically for large commercial buildings. The Obama administration made sure that Solyndra received government backed loans… more »
Just A Few Things to Consider...
09/24/11 01:39, by OGRE / (Jeff), Categories: Welcome, News, Background, In real life, On the web, History, Politics, G-20, Strange_News, Stimulus Spending, U.S. Economy
I recently had an interesting conversation with a few people commenting on a BBC article (I'm jefff1979). We were discussing the riots in the UK. more »
Obama: It's The Fault of Congress/Republicans That We're In This Economic Mess
08/21/11 10:05, by OGRE / (Jeff), Categories: Welcome, News, Background, On the web, Politics, Stimulus Spending, U.S. Economy
According to Obama, the Republicans in Congress are the reason that we are in this mess. Obama is hopeful that the American people have a very short memory and won't pin the blame where it belongs.
Speaking in the key election state of Iowa, Democr… more »
Too Big To Fail, or Too Big To Function?
08/05/11 17:20, by OGRE / (Jeff), Categories: Welcome, News, Background, In real life, On the web, History, Politics, Stimulus Spending, U.S. Economy, Financial Reform Legislation
Is the US government "Too Big To Fail?"
As I see it, Too Big to Fail means "Too Big to Function" I think the term was coined to encompass a situation where poor decisions land an abnormally large group of people in a bad situation. The answer (at lea… more »