_Roosevelt Franklin Delano Roosevelt (January 30, 1882 – April 12, 1945), often referred to by his initials FDR, During the Great Depression of the 1930s, Roosevelt created the New Deal to provide relief for the unemployed, recovery of the economy, and reform of the economic and banking systems, through various agencies, such as the Works Project Administration (WPA), National Recovery Administration (NRA), and the Agricultural Adjustment Administration (AAA).[1] Although recovery of the economy was incomplete until World War II, several programs he initiated, such as the Federal Deposit Insurance Corporation (FDIC), Tennessee Valley Authority (TVA), and the United States Securities and Exchange Commission (SEC), continue to have instrumental roles in the nation's commerce.

Construction is the primary industry feeling the crunch here, although could get a boost from federal project money in 09.

From the founding of this country through about 1840, most Americans only contact with the Federal Government was by using the Post Office.

My thoughts on how we let the whole thing happen goes back the conception of the federal reserve system by a group of competing bankers in secrecy (all public data now).

New federal and state laws are coming along all the time which will control who can handle this material.

The city of Oshkosh hopes to take advantage of a federal program to buy foreclosed homes for $1 and partner with two nonprofit organizations to revitalize Oshkosh neighborhoods.

Federal Trade Commission 'Operation Clean Sweep' crackdown on credit repair companies.Item 3.

wow. did you guys see the stuff recently that the media were afraid to touch, about 30 states declaring sovereignty, putting into legal writing that they WILL NOT give up their right to own guns, and WILL NOT be drafted into any kind of federal military.re: really big numbers, I have heard the bigger the lie, the more likely people are to believe it, I think that is why Obama has been so successful with all his huge BS, it's unbelievable. the economy is not nearly as bad as they make it out to be on the media. there's a serious problem within the system, and right now, this system seems to be running (or bribing) Washington, and from there affecting main street.

After spending trillions of dollars Obama says we shouldn’t expect much.From the article:“Obama on Thursday asked Americans to back his far-reaching economic and health policies, but warned them not to expect too much from him or the federal government.â€Works for me, I don’t expect much from either of them.Article: http://news.yahoo.com/s/ap/20090319/ap_on_go_pr_wh/obamaSo we should back all of this spending without expecting anything.

But you know... any retirement acct will have restrictions and be problematic... it's the federal government right?