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Are You a Taxpayer or a Shareholder?
Yes, this is a trick question. Millions of Americans, of course, are both, whether we like it or not. And we have our dismal 401k balances to prove it. If…
Femme Economics: Economy Falls, Hair Rises
Last week, I cut off seven inches of my hair and my partner cut hers butch-shorter than I'd ever seen on her. We shocked one another- and neither of us…
Pain Relief is Not a Luxury: Keeping Your Business Relevant in a Recession
Lisa wrote a post last week about lifestyle changes adopted by middle-class America in order to survive an economic slowdown. Among these changes she listed personal luxuries, such as getting…
Are corporations just feeding the recession beast?
The article on MSN about Starbucks closing 300 stores and laying off 6700 employees really burns me. Why? Because they are adding to the recession by firing employees and closing…
US Economy Shrank at 3.8% Pace in Late 2008 – How is Your Personal Economy
According to BNO Headquarters on Twitter earlier this morning, the Bureau of Economic Analysis had this to report: economy shrank at a pace at the end of 2008, worst in…
U.S. Postal Service considers eliminating Tuesday delivery. Note to check writers: time to adjust or automate.
With the economic downturn leading to dwindling volume and revenue, the Postal Service is looking for ways to trim the fat. That fat could be Tuesday: Massive deficits could force…
Economic Collapse-R-Us: 22 Lifestyle Changes of Middle Class America
Consumerism shmoozerism. I'm saving every cent I can. And, in "Recession World-2009", so is most of middle class America. The economic collapse has reduced a lavish "charge it and…
Thousands of Students Protest Outside of Arizona Legislature
Nearly 5000 students from the 3 Arizona universities and several elementary and high schools descended upon the Arizona state legislature today to protest the massive budget cuts that are being…
What Does Obama’s American Recovery and Reinvestment Plan Actually Do?
During the President's first week in office, he has made a lot of pronouncements about how the new administration will operate under the rubric of transparency. That sounds good in…
Arizona State University to Close Up Shop?
Faced with drastic budget cuts with more funding cuts on the horizon, Arizona State University president Michael Crow announced Wednesday that it will prepare to close its Polytechnic campus. Entire…