Money
Obama Will Help You Study AND Save $$
Obama says he will give students a $4,000 tax credit to help pay tuition and fees in exchange for 100 hours of community service. The campaign said the program would cost $10 billion a year.
“You get a hand living your dreams, and then you help your fellow citizens live theirs,” Obama said to a group of [...]
Queen Rania Makes Bank (good cause ofcourse)
Jordan Commercial Bank (JCBank) will be the silver sponsors of the Queen Rania Centre for Entrepreneurship (QRCE).
Through its sponsorship, JCBank will work to help the organisation fulfill its mission to develop technology entrepreneurship in Jordan by focusing on issues such as: capacity building, consulting, counseling and developing the local “Entrepreneurial Personality & Spirit”.
General Manager of JCBank, [...]
McCain Has Credit Card Debt, Obama Has a College Fund
Senators John McCain and Barack Obama released their Senate financial disclosure statements on Friday, revealing:
Mr. McCain and his wife had at least $225,000 in credit card debt and
Mr. Obama and his wife had put more than $200,000 into college funds for their daughters.
Most of McCain’s debt comes from a pair of American Express credit cards that [...]
California Love
California’s economy is getting a boost by gay marriage!! I dare you to ban it now!
“Spending by resident same-sex couples on their weddings and by out-of-state couples … will boost California’s economy by over 683.6 million dollars in direct spending over the next three years,” the UCLA study reported, adding that the new industry would [...]
Video: Obama on Taxes
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And the Anonymous $60 Million Donor Is . .
New York Mayor Michael Bloomberg.
Total Donated= $175 million +
WOW.
Michael Bloomberg has been donating all that dough to hundreds of arts and social-services groups through the Carnegie Corp. His lastest $60 million donation is being spread over the next two years as he begins establishing his own philanthropic foundation.
They say that when you leave this world [...]
Cuba Going Capitalist?
Sounds too good to be true but it appears so.
Cuba is set to abolish their system of equal pay for all and will allow workers and managers earn performance bonuses.
After 50 freaking years the Vice-Minister has said the current system was “no longer convenient.”
With the average Cuban worker earning $20 a month, we’d have to [...]
Obama Cracks Down On Credit Card Companies
Watch Obama call the credit card companies out on their b.s. today saying:
“For too long, credit card companies have been using unfair and deceptive practices to trick Americans into signing agreements they can’t afford.” The contracts are lengthy and “often filled with traps and fine print that only a credit card executive could understand.”
Obama’s backing a [...]
UN Cuts Back On Darfur Aid Flights
Because it’s just a genocide right?
It appears the World Food Program has run out of moolah and needs $20 million to restore full air service for the next few months.
The U.N. agency’s rep in Sudan, Kenro Oshidari said yesterday: “The measures announced today are aimed to keep vital services going for longer while we wait [...]
She’s No Evita
Presidente de Argentina, Cristina Fernandez de Kirchner, announced plans to fund a public works program the good old fashion way: pissing off the people.
She’s taxing farmers - 44% on exports- and causing a political showdown while she’s at it.
After their demands for a repeal was rejected, on Monday Argentino farmers suspended roadblocks. (Note: While Argentinos may not [...]
