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The FHA Death Nail
I read an op ed piece in the WSJ yesterday that explained how a home buyer using the first-time home buyer’s tax credit can purchase a $200K home with $0 down (FHA requires 3.5% down). T… more →
Lunch is for Wimps
The FHA Death Nail
Billy Ray Valentine, Capricorn wrote 1 week ago: I read an op ed piece in the WSJ yesterday that explained how a home buyer using the first-ti … more →
SNL Opening Skit
Billy Ray Valentine, Capricorn wrote 1 week ago: Sad but true. http://www.sphere.com/2009/11/23/the-point-snl-skit-a-warning-for-obama/ -Billy Ray … more →
Schiff on the Senate Health Care Plan
Billy Ray Valentine, Capricorn wrote 2 weeks ago: He makes some good points including the government’s lack of understanding of how economics an … more →
CBO's Take on the Senate Health Care Bill
Billy Ray Valentine, Capricorn wrote 2 weeks ago: Here is commentary from the CBO, a non-partisan organization, on the health care bill recently broug … more →
Paying Taxes on Credit
Billy Ray Valentine, Capricorn wrote 3 weeks ago: More and more US citizens are using credit cards to pay their taxes. No wonder Uncle Sam is eager t … more →
More on Stimulus-Created Jobs
Billy Ray Valentine, Capricorn wrote 1 month ago: Again, I don’t think this is much of a surprise to anyone, but the government’s jobs rep … more →
Stimulus Job Creation Overstated
Billy Ray Valentine, Capricorn wrote 1 month ago: It turns out the number of jobs created by the government’s stimulus package has been overstat … more →
The Opt-Out Public Option
Billy Ray Valentine, Capricorn wrote 1 month ago: This does not make much sense. Democrats are still trying to get the public option included in the … more →
Volcker Ignored
Billy Ray Valentine, Capricorn wrote 1 month ago: Paul Volcker, former Fed chief and current head of the Economic Recovery Advisory Board for the Obam … more →
Additional Regulation vs. Effective Regulation
Billy Ray Valentine, Capricorn wrote 1 month ago: This story out today shows that the FDIC failed to enforce its own guidelines to rein in excessive c … more →
Shooting History by Jon Snow.
buddhismnow wrote 1 month ago: Just finished reading Shooting History by Jon Snow. Started reading it in the spring. Delay is no re … more →
Financial Transaction Tax
Billy Ray Valentine, Capricorn wrote 1 month ago: Here’s an idea: more costs associated with transacting business in the financial markets- 0.1% … more →
CBO Analysis of Latest Health Care Proposal
Billy Ray Valentine, Capricorn wrote 1 month ago: The CBO came out with an analysis on the latest health care proposal. The analysis shows that it wo … more →
FDIC, Dust in the Wind
Billy Ray Valentine, Capricorn wrote 2 months ago: I mentioned in an earlier post that the FDIC is on the path to busting. Now, it is asking banks to … more →
Greenspan!
Jack Campbell wrote 2 months ago: Alan Greenspan talking about how people are losing faith in paper currencies. Of course, he doesn … more →
Schiff's Take On Messages Coming Out of the G20
Billy Ray Valentine, Capricorn wrote 2 months ago: Here’s a video blog posted by Peter Schiff discussing the contradictory signals being sent to … more →
The Administration Says the Right Thing?
Jack Campbell wrote 2 months ago: This article discusses a proposal by the U.S. that world leaders need to take coordinated action to … more →
Food Fight!
Jack Campbell wrote 2 months ago: A bit of a food fight has begun between the Treasury and FED as the Treasury has asked for more tran … more →
Current Fundamentals and More
Billy Ray Valentine, Capricorn wrote 2 months ago: Given the continued dower economic fundamentals here in the US, I figured we could use some humor an … more →
