Pay cut for Congress
March 9, 2010 by LD Jackson · 12 Comments
PAY CUT FOR CONGRESS
Now isn’t that a novel idea? We have all bemoaned the way Congress has acted at times. That goes for Democrats and Republicans alike and I have been as guilty as anyone else, maybe more so. Congressional approval ratings are at a very low level, with Rasmussen reporting that 71% of [...]
President Obama’s new budget plan
February 1, 2010 by LD Jackson · 17 Comments
With all of the talk on Political Realities and around the nation about the budget deficit, I thought it fitting to mention the budget for the upcoming fiscal year. The White House is set to release some of the details later Monday, but it has been learned that the budget will total $3.8 trillion in [...]
Should we raise the federal debt limit?
August 12, 2009 by LD Jackson · 4 Comments
Well, you never know what you will learn every day. Did you know that the United States government has a debt ceiling? Presently, it is sitting at $12.1 trillion, but Treasury Secretary Timothy Geithner seems to think it needs to be higher.
In a letter to Congress last Friday, Geithner pleaded with our representatives to raise [...]
Payday loans–The worst kind of credit
April 2, 2009 by LD Jackson · 8 Comments
Okay, with a show of hands, I want to know how many of you have ever been guilty of needing cash in hand so badly that you have visited a payday loan establishment and took out a loan. Actually, I’m just kidding. No show of hands is necessary, but I do want to address what [...]