Visualizing Obama’s budget cuts.

I liked this, so I decided to post it.

Clayton

CIA Officer Explains New World Order’s Demise


Congress Fails to Pass 30-day Unemployment Extension

I belong to a group called the National Employment Law Project. They sent out an email yesterday telling the membership that Congress has gone into recess without passing the 30-day extension of the UI and COBRA programs. It appears extremely unlikely that the Senate will be called back into session for a vote before April […]

Obama signs Jobs bill

All I can say is it’s about time!
“On Thursday afternoon, President Barack Obama signed the $17.6 billion jobs stimulus bill passed by the Senate the day before. Officially known as the Hiring Incentives to Restore Employment (HIRE) Act, the bill is meant to encourage private sector hiring, in part, through a series of tax incentives.
“Since […]

One in Three Detroit Homes Vacant

From: www.clickondetroit.com
“The Detroit Data Collaborative on Saturday released the results of the block-by-block survey of Detroit’s about 343,850 residential parcels. It found about 64 percent contained occupied housing.”
This is an amazing statistic.
Clayton

Food Prices Summary for February, 2010 – No Serious Rise

I wanted to do my own check on inflation of food prices. So I went through all my cash register receipts for the last 20 months and summarized it based on 15 items I buy regularly. This includes such foodstuffs as eggs (large), flour, sugar, bread and so on. I buy all of these goods […]

The Baltic Dry Index has collapsed by 40% over the last 10 weeks

The Baltic Dry Index has collapsed by 40% over the last 10 weeks. This is an index showing international shipments by sea. A second index showing US rail transports is also dropping. Both of these indexes are good leading indicators of economic activity.
“The Baltic Dry Index as well as US Railroad Freight demand is weakening, […]

Ford Forecasts 2010 Profit

Ford Forecasts 2010 Profit, some good news for a change.
http://www.bloomberg.com/apps/news?pid=20601087&sid=aTTwGK0nh9b8&pos=4
Jan. 29 (Bloomberg) — Ford Motor Co. forecast a 2010 pretax operating profit and posted $2.7 billion in net income for last year as Chief Executive Officer Alan Mulally reaped the benefits of his recovery plan after three annual losses
Fourth-quarter earnings were $868 million, or […]

What Have the Presidents’ Done to America?

I have watched television talking heads and pundits expound on the insane debt levels that President Obama and the Democratic Congress has been heaping upon us lately, but each time I hear it, my doubt increases. I keep cringing at hearing how President Obama is leading us to economic oblivion by the growth in the […]

The Geography of a Recession

This is a stunning graphic of the national unemployment picture by county since January of 2007. It has more impact if you enlarge it to full screen mode by clicking on the icon on the lower right corner in the bar below the map (the icon with four arrows pointing in opposite directions).

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