World Newser Question Of The Day: $igns Of The Time$

Well After Barney frank and Chris Dodd got thru with the housing and banking committees what werre people supposed to do, they destroyed these people s retirements..2006 remember the market was at 14,000, unemployment was 4.5% no inflation, then Barney and gang came in adn destroyed everything just so more scandalous dems could get elected and the Media went right along with them

I am worried the life-span will be shortened. The more we are depressed, the more the immune system becomes weak, hence be attacked by different kind of diseases and eventually cutting life short!

I think that signs are about to change the way of America needs to be worry about jobs. Fix our economy and save our planet. Be aware of the signs. America needs change, very, very, very badly.

I think the most interesting sign of the times I’ve seen has been the Hyundai promotion that let’s you return your car if you lose your job. That just floored me the first time I saw it. Now I’m wondering why US car makers – who we’re bailing out – aren’t following suit.

People are coming to the Library. Whether it’s to update their resume, look for work, increase their knowledge about a particular subject, or just get something to entertain themselves, we’ve seen a large increase in usage. Patrons need their libraries now more than ever.

Sign of the times? That as horrible as the news media makes the economy out to be, I cannot get a seat for dinner at my favorite restaurant and the malls are packed. Let’s hear the good news on the broadcasts, not all the gloom and doom. Maybe things would pick up!

President Obama appointed people who have failed to pay their taxes and ignored the IRS when they were caught. And the American public sits back.
One was even confirmed!
Would a jail term be more in order?

It’s interesting watching how the car dealers are handling everything.
A large used car dealership that fronts on an interstate near here started parking cars in a checkerboard pattern about two months ago, so the lot still looked full, sort of. I went by it again just the other day. Now they use the checkerboard pattern for two rows of cars facing the expressway. Behind that, a solid line of cars; behind that, nothing in the remaining three quarters of the lot.
A related Hummer dealership next door has a line of 15 or so Hummers parked facing the expressway. The rest of the lot is empty.

I was wondering when someone was going to ask this question so I could post the following:
As a retail yarn store owner, I have seen this industry thrive. I have seen my sales soar which I think is a product of more crafters staying home doing needle work to reduce the fear of our economy and spend less money on gas and eating out. It is a well known fact that knitting reduces stress not only for women but for men too. Never forget that there are businesses that are doing well right now. Laura from North Carolina

When a business has to make cuts we have to lay employee’s off, cut our spending and cut our pay and salaries to save money. But, our government “Congressmen Senators and the president” they haven’t cut thier staff, salaries or expence acct. Why is that? They’re not doing there job ! They all should be fired !!!!!

WARNING: Wells Fargo making last ditch effort to entangle struggling homeowners into balloon rates before March 4th!
My wife and I were recently laid off. Although we had never been late on a mortgage payment, we feared that day may soon be approaching. I contacted the mortgage company, who instructed me to submit a hardship letter, an itemization of expenses, and my last 2 paystubs. They told me it would take 45 to 60 days to process. A few days later, Obama announced his plan of relief for struggling homeowners through the banks.
Interestingly, I received a phone call today (just 2 weeeks later, not 45 to 60)from Wells Fargo saying that they would only make me pay half for 6 months, if I pay the balloon payment on the 7th month! In other words, I pay half now, and on the 7th month, I owe 4,000 to make up for it! How could I possibly afford that?! I simply was looking for a short term lowering of my interest rate until I recovered, but they told me that unless I was 3 months behind on my mortgage – that’s all they’d do for me. I asked if I could think it over – they reluctantly gave me til tomorrow, and if I didn’t accept-they’d drop me from their system.
The kicker was- they told me if I was referring to Obama’s plan – that doesn’t take effect til March 4th – but my deadline was tomorrow to have an answer – or else I’d have to go through the entire process again (which I’m sure will take MUCH longer than 2 weeks to hear back). It really disturbs me that I’ve had a perfect record with my mortgage payments, and that the only way they’ll work with me is if I stopped paying them for 3 months! (Unless I wanted that ridiculous balloon payment)
Heaven forbid they give up a nickel to help a goodstanding customer!!!
I’m sure I’m not the only person in America who’s being backed into a corner from mortgage companies before March 4th.I want to warn everyone this is happening. They know that if struggling, recently laid-off homeowners are having trouble paying a normal month’s mortgage – that there’s NO WAY they’ll be able to pay back the balloon payment at the end of the term no matter how much their new job paid! This is the “slap in the face” thank you to the American taxpayer for the hundreds of millions of dollars we handed them.
BEWARE OF THEIR TACTICS!!! AND DON’T AGREE TO THESE TERMS – IT’S UNREALISTIC AND THEY KNOW IT! They just want to get you to agree on the recorded phone line so they don’t have to really work with you.

This was the perfect question for me today!! While walking thru Costco my children and I always enjoy stopping at the different sample tables. The red plaid table clotes and elderly women in hair nets usally mean a tasty treat of something interesting. It is often a good way to get my kids to try things like smoked salmon or fine cheese. For me this economic downturn was sumed up by the very appoligetic lady sampling SPAM. I guess $ issues have gotten so bad people are actually trying to eat this stuff again! Amazing. SPAM not just a punch line anymore.

The most interesting thing that I observe are the bizarre signs of the incredible polarization — more than I have ever observed in this country — between those who have (our new so-called “upper-middle” class) and the the working poor. While many of those formerly in the middle-class are now living in their cars, those who profited from the health-care-loss, job-loss, and home-loss of those less-fortunate fellow Americans are:
1. Still paying tens of thousands of dollars for toys like motorcycles and old muscle cars
2. Still enjoying lavish vacations in exotic locations that most of us could not even began to fathom
3. Taking advantage of low real-estate prices by buying-up —on speculation — all of the bargain-priced homes in desirable locations that should be going to those who actually labor for their money.
If America’s goal is to be more like those South American countries that have nothing but a wealthy ruling class, with the poor to serve them, than we are succeeding.

Vegas has been in the”bad news” column of every newspaper and media outlet, art museum closing, a mayor’s mob museum, yet one project I ran across was really innovative: The Greatest Las Vegas project”,capable of reaching hundreds of millions of sports fans, already a internet hit, and costs 1/5th the cost of that mob mess. A”fighting sports monument”, two giant boxing gloves, interactive digital archive museum, merchandise, music, it’s got it all, and could be a major draw for the city. Here’s a project capable of doing the impossible, reaching millions globally, creating jobs, making money with unique products, one of a kind marketing and brand image too. This just reminded me, that innovation takes many forms and is a sign of the times or what is needed more of now than ever. Imagination, heart, soul, and small business innovation and commitment.

The most interesting thing I have seen is how quickly the workplace has become hostile. Alliances are being formed and dirty dealing with fellow employees is on the rise. With all of the restructuring, no one knows their job anymore and we get in trouble for not doing our work which leads to insubordination, then termination with no unemployment and on and on! All the while banks are still taking lavish trips! How bout this, they don’t get a vacation when I do!

I would like to take a survey on the american people who would be willing to take 5 to 10 dollars once a year to help our ecomony get out of this debt. I would like to see my children live with less stress then we have. american people have always shown support to people in need. now all people are in need rich, poor, and middle class. everything is about “we the people” now i think we the people need to step up and not just leave it to goverment to figure it all out.

What I see is BUSINESS AS USUAL in D.C.
The government is paying the rich that ripped of the working a poor. Giving more money to the people that created the mess. Why? So they can continue to name stadiums, throw lavish parties and retreats, sponsor games, take home large paychecks and bonuses. All to be paid by the taxpayer with little recompense.
I BELIEVE, that before the government is finished giving money to Wall Street and banks, it would have been cheaper to pay off all the taxpayers debts. If our debts are paid, the banks have their money. It is as simple as that! REALLY!!!!

First anyone appointed to a government should be audited by the IRS. Obama is not doing what he said he was going to do cut pork fat, appoint honest people in his cabinet work for the working man.
I am 66 yrs. old and vote in every election and I must say both parties are useless. Pelosi and Kenndy are the biggest two jokes in congress.
No money fir car companies, no money for Wall Street and insurance for kids still in school and nothing for adults.