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Obama’s 2012 Budget: Why Federal Spending Needs to Be Raised, Not Cut
by Jonathan Berr on Feb.14, 2011, under Towing
President Obama’s proposed spending plan seeks to slash $1.1 trillion from the deficit over the next decade. Republican House Speaker John Boehner says that’s too little. In this case, both Obama and Boehner are wrong. The nation doesn’t need to spend less. It needs to spend more — a lot more.
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Obama’s 2012 Budget: Why Federal Spending Needs to Be Raised, Not Cut originally appeared on DailyFinance on Mon, 14 Feb 2011 13:46:00.
Obama’s Mortgage Reforms: Stronger Standards but Higher Costs
by Charles Wallace on Feb.13, 2011, under Towing
The administration’s proposed revamp of Fannie Mae and Freddie Mac is actually an offering of multiple policy options, essentially passing the political hot potato to the Republicans. Problem is, any fix is sure to make mortgages costlier, with potential harm to the housing market.
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Obama’s Mortgage Reforms: Stronger Standards but Higher Costs originally appeared on DailyFinance on Sun, 13 Feb 2011 10:00:00.
Filed Under: Economy, Real Estate, Credit
Health Care and the State of the Union: Obama Eager to Improve Law, Not Kill It
by Melly Alazraki on Jan.26, 2011, under Towing
In his State of the Union address, President Obama didn’t shy away from tackling the ongoing questions about the health care reform law head on. And though he opened with a joke, he made it clear that while he’s serious about repairing any flaws in the law, repeal is not an option.
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Health Care and the State of the Union: Obama Eager to Improve Law, Not Kill It originally appeared on DailyFinance on Wed, 26 Jan 2011 15:45:00.
Filed Under: Economy, Health Care, Taxes
California Governor Jerry Brown Declares State of Fiscal Emergency
by Melly Alazraki on Jan.21, 2011, under Towing
Newly-installed California Gov. Jerry Brown declared a state of fiscal emergency on Thursday, underscoring the need for quick legislative action on the state’s massive budget deficit. Without corrective action, he said, California’s combined deficit for this year and the next will be $25.4 billion.
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California Governor Jerry Brown Declares State of Fiscal Emergency originally appeared on DailyFinance on Fri, 21 Jan 2011 08:40:00.
Will Obamacare Really Kill 1.6 Million Jobs?
by Charles Wallace on Jan.13, 2011, under Towing
The Republican opposition in Congress has put that number on the impact they say health care insurance reform will have on employment. The law’s proponents say that figure is way off target. The real effect will likely depend on how the law actually gets implemented.
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Will Obamacare Really Kill 1.6 Million Jobs? originally appeared on DailyFinance on Thu, 13 Jan 2011 09:40:00.
Filed Under: Economy, Health Care, Small Business







