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Reason: Where’s my Bailout?

Posted on 06. Nov, 2008 by .

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Here’s a look at Reason Magazine’s take on the bailouts.  Times like this need a good dose of libertarian humor. http://reason.tv/video/show/590.html  

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Is Your Bank Account Safe?

Posted on 28. Sep, 2008 by .

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I’ve been getting a number of emails lately from readers concerned about their personal bank accounts in the wake of this month’s financial crisis. The truth is a number of fairly large banks have failed and the trend is likely to continue over the coming weeks. People have already begun to speculate, for example, how [...]

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Is Big Oil To Blame For Big Gas Prices?

Posted on 31. Jul, 2008 by .

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As you may have heard Exxon Mobile released the financial results from the second quarter. The Company broke its own record for the largest quarterly earnings ever booked by a corporation – $138 billion of revenues for net income of $11.68 billion. That turns out to be about $1,486 each second of every day! The [...]

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Your Paycheck and Gas

Posted on 27. Jul, 2008 by .

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Ever wonder how long you need to work in order to fill your gas tank? Check out the “hours for gallons” calculator and find out!

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What a Bankrupt Office Looks Like

Posted on 07. Jun, 2008 by .

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Mr. Toledano, a New York City photographer, began an interesting photography project shooting offices after bankruptcy. As he describes, the project is more “archaeology than photography.” So if you want to see glimpses of life, interrupted, then check out the gallery.

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