Open for Questions – President Barack Obama

Open for Questions – President Barack Obama

President Barack Obama held the first Open For Questions session Wednesday. With almost a hundred thousand participants and more than three and a half million votes, it was an amazing experience and showed the potential of what this kind of open engagement can accomplish. The online town hall had an great feel and I think [...]

March 26th, 2009 by Finch 
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How Much is One TRILLION Dollars?

How Much is One TRILLION Dollars?

One trillion dollars is what the Federal Reserve put out to buy debt from the treasury. How did the Federal Reserve come up with this amount of money? Unfortunately what happens is the dollar goes down in value and gold shoots way up in value. Check out the video below:

March 25th, 2009 by Finch 
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AIG Bonus Documents Show 218 Million Paid Out to Execs

AIG Bonus Documents Show 218 Million Paid Out to Execs

According to Fox News, Documents turned over late Friday show AIG paid $218 million in bonuses last weekend, higher than the $165 million that was previously disclosed, said the office of Attorney General Richard Blumenthal, who had issued a subpoena. I find it hard to believe that a company would first give bonuses to execs [...]

March 21st, 2009 by Finch 
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President Obama’s Stimulus Plan Has Passed

President Obama’s Stimulus Plan Has Passed

Ok the plan has passed now. Below is a chart that shows where the money is going to be spent. Check out Recovery.Gov for more info. I think it is pretty well made. Where is Your Money Going? Recovery.gov is a website that lets you, the taxpayer, figure out where the money from the American [...]

February 18th, 2009 by Finch 
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