'Tax rebate' checks expected to yield short-term benefits, long-term troubles : RSS 0.91http://www.plime.com/politics/en-us'Tax rebate' checks expected to yield short-term benefits, long-term troubles : RSS 0.91http://www.plime.com/politics/<![CDATA['Tax rebate' checks expected to yield short-term benefits, long-term troubles]]>http://www.plime.com/politics/l/59898/1/<![CDATA[McCain: Cutting taxes more important than balanced budget]]>http://www.plime.com/politics/l/59039/1/<![CDATA[Federal defecit of $162 billion doesn't tell the whole story]]>http://www.plime.com/politics/l/62351/1/$2.5 TRILLION!

Accounting magic at it's best.]]><![CDATA[YAHOO: American households forced to budget]]>http://www.plime.com/politics/l/54740/1/The average American income is less than $40K...
People in that earnings range budget all the time.


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Update to this post.]]><![CDATA[Homeowner Equity Is Lowest Since 1945, Dipping Below 50 Percent, the Lowest on Record]]>http://www.plime.com/politics/l/53381/1/<![CDATA[Ben and Jerry's American Pie Game]]>http://www.plime.com/plime-com/l/49311/1/
51% of discretionary spending goes to national defense???
Compared with 4% to veterans benefits and services???]]><![CDATA[Ever wanted to spend $3 trillion?]]>http://www.plime.com/plime-com/l/74013/1/<![CDATA[Debt Slavery: Why Are Americans So Willing to Dig Themselves Deep into Debt]]>http://www.plime.com/world/l/69982/1/
Today, Americans carry $2.56 trillion in consumer debt, up 22 percent since 2000 alone, according to the Federal Reserve Board. The average household’s credit card debt is $8,565, up almost 15 percent from 2000.]]><![CDATA[How much sleep do you really need? Probably a lot less than you think, says an expert]]>http://www.plime.com/plime-com/l/79814/1/<![CDATA[Federal Goverment Wastes More Money (Again)]]>http://www.plime.com/politics/l/58026/1/