Flametoad

This past week we found out that our furnace has finally croaked. It doesn’t come as any great surprise. The thing is almost 20 years old, so we’ve had it inspected every Fall prior to cranking it up just to make sure no cracks had formed. Unfortunately, this year the answer was affirmative and even [...]

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This is totally unverified, but pretty believeable. I read that the original Wall Street bailout bill that was submitted to Congress was 2 pages long. The one that was eventually voted on, and voted down, was 100 pages long.
If congress ends up agreeing on a compromise economy investment bill, how much do you think will be [...]

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Just stumbled across this quote from Asia Times Online and it’s too good not to share:
There is nothing complicated about finance. It is based on old people lending to young people. Young people invest in homes and businesses; aging people save to acquire assets on which to retire. The new generation supports the old one, [...]

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Several years ago I heard author David Wolfe speak at a marketing convention about how people in different stages of their lives have different "hot buttons" with regard to marketing. Furthermore, he postulated that the "hot button" values of the majority are subconsciously inherited by the minority. He talked about the maturation of humans throughout [...]

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