Category Archives: U.S. Economy

These are trying times…

I came across this great post on the blog The Simple Dollar. It is a great piece on the financial outlook of the United States and you as investors.  It starts off with a snippet of Roosevelt’s first inauguration speech. I am certain that my fellow Americans expect that on my induction into the Presidency …

October 2, 2008 – 5:17 pm | By AverageJoe | Posted in U.S. Economy | Tagged , | Comments (0)

Economic bailout plan fails to pass the House

http://money.cnn.com/2008/09/29/news/economy/bailout/index.htm?cnn=yes Republican leaders who had pushed their reluctant members for the bill blamed Speaker Nancy Pelosi, D-Calif., saying that her speech during the floor debate drove away about a dozen Republicans they thought they could get to support the measure. “I do believe we could have gotten there today if it had not been for …

September 29, 2008 – 8:33 pm | By AverageJoe | Posted in U.S. Economy | Tagged , , | Comments (0)

Gingrich not happy with Bush administration’s bailout

September 27, 2008 – 12:09 pm | By AverageJoe | Posted in U.S. Economy | Tagged , , , , | Comments (0)