In a recent report by CNN.com President Obama has taken action against the irresponsible money mongers who run the Banks (like citigroup) who received on average (individually) about $45 Billion to help us pay our loans and mortgages.
Now, don’t get me wrong, I think it was also irresponsible of everyday Americans to take out loans [...]
Posts Tagged ‘President Obama’
$500,000 !?!?!?
Posted in Economy, Money, Politics, tagged Bail out, bailout, bonus, Citigroup, President Obama, Senator McCaskill on February 4, 2009 | 2 Comments »
826 National Presents…..
Posted in Philanthropy, Politics, Reading, tagged 826 Literacy program, 826National, Dave Eggers, McSweeneys, President Obama, Thanks and Have Fun Running the Country: Kids' Letters to President Obama on January 21, 2009 | Leave a Comment »
Thanks and Have Fun Running the Country: Kids’ Letters to President Obama
Edited by Jory John
A few days after the election of Barack Obama, 826 students around the country were asked to provide advice and guidance to their new President. In this collection, arriving at inauguration time, there’s loads of advice for President Obama, often hilarious, sometimes [...]
Weekend Update: Recession Victims
Posted in Economy, Money, Politics, tagged Boeing, Hertz, Lay offs, Macy's, Motorola, Neiman Marcus, President Obama, Recession, Saks, Virgin Mega store, Walgreens on January 16, 2009 | 1 Comment »
During the week, for some reason, I decided to keep a list of business’ who are laying employees off or are filing for bankruptcy. The following are this week’s Recession Victims. My sympathies to those who are now having to find the unemployment.
Hertz – Laid off 4,000 employees
Motorola – 4,000 employees
Circuit City – may now [...]
Renew America Together – January 19th
Posted in Celebrations, Philanthropy, Politics, tagged Inauguration, Martin Luther King Day 2009, Michelle Obama, President Obama, Renew America Together on January 13, 2009 | Leave a Comment »
This Monday on Martin Luther King Day, President Elect Obama and soon to be First Lady Michelle Obama have asked all Americans to come together and spend one day doing volunteer work. As we prepare to make history, on January 20th the first African American man will be inaugurated into the American Presidency, personally I [...]