Political Polarization in Relationships
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Having compatible views and opinions on how to live your lives is an important part of making a relationship work. After all, when you’re always on the same page about your lives and the world around you, you don’t have too much to argue about in the first place. But for most relationships, [...]
How do Government Grants Work?
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The Federal Government of the United States manages billions of dollars in what is called grants. After reading about what are those government grants everyone keeps talking about, we are going into some specifics on how they work, and how some families benefit from checks sent to them from the bureaucrats.
These grants, or blocks [...]
Obama Creates a New Housing Rescue Plan
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The new talk in the blogosphere is the new housing rescue plan the administration of president Obama is proposing. Everybody knows by know that the main cause for this recession was the bubble that the housing market created. What happen was that a lot of banks lent money to people who where betting [...]
Getting an Earful about Earmarks
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President Obama signed the $410 billion federal budget this week, calling the bill “imperfect” for the billions in earmarks it included. Earmarks, those expensive pet-projects of lawmakers that get tucked into big bills, are something Obama promised to do away with during his campaign for the presidency.
“I am signing an imperfect omnibus [...]
Nimrod Spy Plane Had No Automatic Fire Extinguisher
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A British air crew tragically lost when a Nimrod spy plane burst into flames were unable to tackle the blaze because it occurred within a sealed compartment with no automatic fire extinguisher.
The Nimrod aircraft have been at the centre of controversy for some years now, ever since the tragic accident which took place after [...]
The Benefits Of Government Grants
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As an individual, I can convince the Government to give me some money if I can convince them that the money is going to be productive in a certain field. For example, if I where to open a center to help illiterate adults learn how to read and write, there would be a chance [...]
How To Claim Your Tax Returns
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April 15th is the deadline for Americans who need to file a tax form, so as to avoid any late fees or penalties imposed by the IRS and state governments. But if you are entitled to a payment from the government because you had already put in more money than what you owed, the money [...]
What Does Bank Nationalization Mean?
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There has been talk in recent weeks about the possibility of the U.S. government nationalizing some struggling banks, like Bank of America or Citigroup. While Federal Reserve Chairman Ben Bernanke has said that is not the government’s plan, political pundits and economic analysts aren’t so sure.
As Bernanke faced the House Financial Services Committee in [...]
Dealing With Politics at Work
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How powerful is politics in business? The connection between the two is difficult to explain, but somehow they are closely related. Have you ever happen to lose a job or a promotion in favor of a person who has not worked harder than you, or your most important contributions? Is that the person has his [...]
The Shootdown Of Korean Airlines Flight 007
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On September 1st, 1983, a Korean Airlines Boeing 747 was shot out of the skies over the Soviet Unions Eastern port area of Vladivostok near the Kamchatka Peninsula. The airliner purportedly drifted west of their intended flight path from Anchorage to Seoul, South Korea and violated the airspace of the Soviet Union. This [...]