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5 hours ago ago from Red County
While it is incontestably true that a lot of people took out mortgage loans they could not afford to replay, it is just as true that they were encouraged to do so because banks were required by federal law to make these bad loans. Bankers even gave them an acronym, loans as in No Income, No Job, No Assets. The result was the government created housing bubble that was coupled with the Federal Reserves policy of keeping interest rates so low ...
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16 hours ago ago from Pajamas Media
Republicans can win big in 2010 and 2012 by talking less about social issues and more about economic liberty and federalism. Ask yourself who would win in a theoretical election: Obama ’09 or Reagan ’84? Sure, President Obama’s victory last year was impressive, but his approval ratings are dropping by the hour and the late Reagan is consistently cited as one of the country’s most beloved former presidents. Perhaps Reagan wouldn’t win 49 ...
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23 hours ago ago from DomeMagazine.com
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9 hours ago ago from The Wisconsin Policy Research Institute Blog
Say what you will about the Wisconsin State Legislature: they stick with what works. And in the case of the looming state Medicaid deficit, they're going right back to the same playbook that allows them to slink silently away from their problems without making any real decisions while leaving us with larger deficits in the future. According to the Milwaukee Journal Sentinel , the state is facing a $1 billion hole in its Medicaid ...
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9 hours ago ago from Just My 2 Cents Worth
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4 hours ago ago from U.S. News
Iowa governor signs efficiency plan cutting $128M DES MOINES, Iowa (AP) -- Iowa Gov. Chet Culver signed an executive order Wednesday expected to save the state nearly $128 million through government efficiency efforts and called for lawmakers to approve early retirement incentives for state workers in order to save millions more. Culver also said it's likely the Legislature will close one of the state's four mental health institutions in ...
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2 hours ago ago from U.S. News
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