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I Am Fed Up

Posted on May 24th, 2010 in Economy, Our Society by Mr. Koolaid

This is a great video, that is clearly done as an anti-establishment statement, and it’s oh so true.

It doesn’t matter what your party affiliation is, you have to be disgusted by what’s going on, don’t you?

Kids Spreading the Wealth | Or Not?

Posted on April 2nd, 2010 in Economy by Mr. Koolaid

Standing around after baseball practice, we were talking about what the kids wanted to be when they grew up.

One of the kids, (his parents being very outspoken liberals, and even he seems happy to spout about “stupid Republicans”) said he wanted to be President some day, and his parents were both standing right there.

On the Road – they’re fighting hunger; go along

Posted on September 22nd, 2009 in Economy, Human Rights, Politics by abby

Recently the World Food Programme launched a video blog called On the Road – http://www.wfp.org/on-the-road

It’s gritty and personal. The bloggers are aid workers for the UN World Food Programme on the field, who often are working against the clock on their laptop’s battery’s life to edit and post their video blog posts. It looks at their everyday experiences, without the confusion of politics or media.

President Obama in Prague on April 8th, 2009

Posted on April 9th, 2009 in Economy, President by Brad

President Obama addresses a crowd in Hradcany Square on April 5, 2009, touching on issues from green energy to nuclear treaties.

Instant Fix for the Economy?

Posted on March 27th, 2009 in Economy, Taxes by Mr. Koolaid

The following seemed like a good idea when I first read it, after it came across in my email, like such a simple solution!

This was an article from the St. Petersburg Times Newspaper on Sunday. The Business Section asked readers for ideas on “How Would You Fix the
Economy?” I thought this was the BEST idea. I think this guy nailed it!

Economic Mess is the Fault of Few

Posted on March 19th, 2009 in Economy, Politics by Mr. Koolaid

Politicians are the only people in the world who create problems and then campaign against them.

Have you ever wondered, if both the Democrats and the Republicans are against deficits, WHY do we have deficits?

Have you ever wondered, if all the politicians are against inflation and high taxes, WHY do we have inflation and high taxes?

Knox Response to GM Bailout Request

Posted on March 4th, 2009 in Economy, Finance, Politics by Mr. Koolaid

This is one of the best responses to the requests for bailout money I have seen thus far. and before you ask, Snopes confirms that this is correctly atributed…

As a supplier for the Big 3 this man received a letter from the President of GM North America requesting support for the bail out program.

Democrats Wasting Money

Posted on February 18th, 2009 in Business and Management, Economy by Mr. Koolaid

This came to me by email, and i thought it was interesting enough to put here…

What Will Obamas Economic Package Stimulate?

Posted on February 2nd, 2009 in Economy, Race by Mr. Koolaid

This year, taxpayers will receive an Economic Stimulus Payment.

It’s an exciting new program that I will attempt to explain to you using the Q & A format:

Q. What is an Economic Stimulus Payment?
A. It is money that the federal government will send to taxpayers.

Comparing US vs. Japanese Ingenuity

Posted on December 4th, 2008 in Economy, Our Society by Mr. Koolaid

A Japanese company ( Toyota ) and an American company (Ford Motors) decided to have a canoe race on the Missouri River. Both teams practised long and hard to reach their peak performance before the race.

On the big day, the Japanese won by a mile.