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23 September 2012 | 7 replies
Here is what the following charts show as our current situation.50% of households now received at least one federal check monthly.Nearly half pays zero income tax (yes, I'm aware they pay other taxes but so does the other half already).50 years ago the annual federal transfers was equal to 24 billion in today's dollars – in 2010 that number had risen to $2.2 trillion in transfer of money, goods, and services, which was nearly a 100 fold increase AFTER adjusting for inflation!
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28 September 2012 | 15 replies
. :-)I think the key, besides "free" and "no-selling" which was important, was three-fold:1.
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1 September 2007 | 11 replies
People will have still lost their homes and banks will fold and investors will lose money.
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28 September 2007 | 6 replies
Being honest and upfront will come bac to you ten fold!
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3 December 2007 | 28 replies
She folded her arms and nodded, ok."
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5 November 2018 | 25 replies
However, when running a half page ad, make sure that your ad is above the fold of the newspaper.
21 January 2008 | 12 replies
An older friend (close to 70) owns a rental that makes a small positive cash flow.
There is an existing mortgage of about $15K which he could pay, but has been saving that $15K (and more) for down payment when he fin...
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4 October 2011 | 11 replies
Mailings to neighbors, local churches etcI donated two folding tables I found in the shed to two neighbors who were both ministers.
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20 October 2011 | 4 replies
If there's a note on those places, I'd bet he folds soon.