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Comments »Jack Frost Has Gone on Holiday
Tax Foundation Grades the Presidential Candidates
Tax Foundation Candidate Grades:
Huntsman: B+
Perry: B
Cain: B-
Paul: B-
Gingrich: C+
Bachmann: C
Romney: C-
Santorum: D+
Johnson and Roemer: incomplete
Read the rest here.
Comments »Bulls Manage a Magic Trick
Despite rising yields in Europe, some crappy bond auctions, the EURO tanking, and being at the top of a recent rally the bulls manage to turn a rut into a rally…just b4 BLS data tomorrow. Can we finally say that the U.S. is decoupling from the Euro crisis ?
DOW down 3
NASDAQ up 21
S&P up 3.7
Doctors across America quietly going broke
Comments »NEW YORK (CNNMoney) — Doctors in America are harboring an embarrassing secret: Many of them are going broke.
This quiet reality, which is spreading nationwide, is claiming a wide range of casualties, including family physicians, cardiologists and oncologists.
Industry watchers say the trend is worrisome. Half of all doctors in the nation operate a private practice. So if a cash crunch forces the death of an independent practice, it robs a community of a vital health care resource.
“A lot of independent practices are starting to see serious financial issues,” said Marc Lion, CEO of Lion & Company CPAs, LLC, which advises independent doctor practices about their finances.
Doctors list shrinking insurance reimbursements, changing regulations, rising business and drug costs among the factors preventing them from keeping their practices afloat. But some experts counter that doctors’ lack of business acumen is also to blame.
Lunch Break: Crazy Taste ….& Price (video)
Fukushima style
Shiro-Maguro
USD/EUR 127.92…Technical Support Broken For Now
After Five Months of PMI Declines in Europe It is Unlikely They Will Avoid Recession
Europe’s bourse’s experienced a rally off better than expected manufacturing data, but the trend has been consistently down for more than a quarter. Some analysy expect it will be hard to avoid recession. We on the other hand may just pull through.
Comments »Happy New Year?
Ring out the new, ring in the old.
No, hang on, that should be the other way around, shouldn’t it? Not as far as 2011 was concerned. The year began with a tea-powered Republican caucus taking control of the House of Representatives and pledging to rein in spendaholic government. It ended with President Obama making a pro forma request for a mere $1.2 trillion increase in the debt ceiling. This will raise government debt to $16.4 trillion — a new world record! If only until he demands the next debt-ceiling increase in three months’ time.
At the end of 2011, America, like much of the rest of the Western world, has dug deeper into a cocoon of denial. Tens of millions of Americans remain unaware that this nation is broke — broker than any nation has ever been. A few days before Christmas, we sailed across the psychological Rubicon and joined the club of nations whose government debt now exceeds their total GDP. It barely raised a murmur — and those who took the trouble to address the issue noted complacently that our 100 percent debt-to-GDP ratio is a mere two-thirds of Greece’s. That’s true, but at a certain point per capita comparisons are less relevant than the sheer hard dollar sums: Greece owes a few rinky-dink billions; America owes more money than anyone has ever owed anybody ever.
Read the rest here.
Comments »2011 in Pictures
The Euro Just Tanked 70 Pips
If Congress Could Only Legislate As Well as Increasing Their Net Worth
Imagine lawmakers being able to solve tough problems while balancing the budget and stopping crime; and then I woke up.
But the dream of getting rich is real for congress during the hard times America has experienced recently.
Comments »UPS Flips You Off, Then Tosses Your Package
Air Jordan 11’s Spark a Wave of Violence
Nothing like a little senseless violence and chaos to bring in the Holiday season.
The release of the Air Jordan 11 retro “Concord” shoes has sparked a wave of nationwide violence. These shoes are all the rage and to say that some have taken their love for shoes too far is a gross understatement.
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Documentary: Guide to Happiness
Bulls Celebrate a Holiday Win
Light volume holiday vacuum trading took the markets higher. Sincerely though, we had good consumer sentiment numbers and a great initial claims number.
DOW UP 61
NASDAQ up 21
S&P up 10
Oil up $0.71
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Nevada Gaming To Be the Online Gambling Destination
Italian Senate Passes Draghi’s Austerity Bill
Federal Prosecutors Fail to Do Their Jobs Even After Judges Point to Evidence and Wrong Doing
WTF is going on in this country ? Citizens get pulled over for speeding and minor infractions of the law while real criminals enjoy time in the sun.
Comments »D.C. Tax Fight Turns Ugly
STORY HERE
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