Interesting TIME article about root cause of the US financial crisis .... not sure I agree but put a different spin on what I've read and believed before:"There is no doubt that the pressure on the U.S. financial system [that led to the financial crisis] came from abroad," says Caballero, who is the head of MIT's economics department.

Forgot to answer your original question:My different online presences are absolutely great for my various business ventures and are becoming more and more essential in today's macro and micro economic reality.

All those people need somewhere to live and because of the foreclosure and the hit to their credit score as well as their economic situation, they won't be able to buy for a long time.

1) The 50% taken for "expenses" is really operating expenses (as defined by the IRS), vacancy (actual or economic), and capital (big expenses like roof or furnaces that must be depreciated on your tax return.)

Allllmost there.The things that are holding me up:I want to have enough for both my wife and I to have 1200 a month in spending moneyI want to have enough for both of us to have health insurance (300 a month total?)

They'll still be paying the price for 10, 20, 30 years down the road," said Cristina Martin Firvida, director of economic security for AARP, the nation's largest membership organization for people 50 and older.For Herman Hilton, 66, of Jacksonville, Fla., a lean 6-foot-2 electrician with a bushy gray beard, the decision to lay down his pliers and screwdriver was born of frustration.For at least the last 10 years, as he wired new buildings, he was looking toward retiring as soon as he hit 66 and qualified for full benefits.

So, just to be clear, you'd be okay with the socialized health care for the mentally ill and those with birth defects?

If the area doesn't have the economic foundation to rebuild, it will be go back to what it was.

Has anyone every marketed to health liens?

The demand will not be there due to the global economic recession.