July, 2010
Beatrice, Nebraska, giving away land to generate revenue
If you give land away, individuals will build. Or so Beatrice hopes. People have come to Beatrice, Neb., since 1862, when the Homestead Act first parceled out land to pioneer farmers. Times were simpler then. Small towns like Beatrice are forced to adopt legislation like the Homestead Act of 2010, where free land is given ...
Shirley Sherrod resigns from USDA, right wing gets even on racism
USDA official Shirley Sherrod has become one of the first targets of right wing news pundits after accusations of Tea Party racism. Republicans asked for a democrat to keep a racist label after Tea Party Express racist Mark Williams got kicked out for it. Sherrod, who's black, is shown in a video talking about a ...
Tea Party Express racist Mark Williams kicked out of movement
The Tea Party Express and its leader Mark Williams were expelled from the National Tea Party Federation. Responding to an NAACP resolution demanding the Tea Party curb the racists in its movement, Williams wrote an over the top racist satire on the group's site. When the NAACP voted on the Tea Party resolution at its ...
Car loans getting easier for individuals with low credit scores
It is good news knowing that it is easier to get car loans now. Those with low credit scores couldn't be happier to see that they can still get car loans. More cars can be sold with this credit market. Because low credit buyers can buy more cars, auto lenders will benefit also. Not to ...
Which banks benefited from the bailout?
The financial reform bill that is heading for Obama's desk is intended with Wall Street in mind. We do not want another recession and want to stop helping banks. So now we wonder who was really helped. Since the public funded it, they have a right to know who they funded.
Wall street got the bulk ...
