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• Pay TV industry loses record number of subscribers

  Wed Aug 10, 2011
  • Loving it! I wish we could overcome the industry's lobbying and monopolistic power and demand individual channel or perhaps individual show choice. I do not shed one tear for these leaches. I think I may just cancel all my subscriptions anyway. It is not as if TV does me a lot of good!  

• Obama promises plan to cut mortgage costs

  Sat Jan 31, 2009
  • And all the right can do is resort to name calling.

• Obama promises plan to cut mortgage costs

  Sat Jan 31, 2009
  • The point to the plan is there would be no qualifying. Loans would be instantly reset to 30 year terms (regardless of the remaining term on the existing loan) and insterest rates for everyone would be reset to some low rate. Credit scores, income, etc. would be completely disregarded.

• Obama promises plan to cut mortgage costs

  Sat Jan 31, 2009
  • I am not talking about leeting anyone off the hook. Debts would still be owed. I just don't see the value of letting the economy spiral down just to support a self righteous, holier-than-thou stance on everything.

• Obama promises plan to cut mortgage costs

  Sat Jan 31, 2009
  • I just read your suggestion. Very close. Even without a stimulus check moving all mortgages down would produce alomost immediate results. These are perhaps ideas we should post on Obamas website () or whever we can to get attention.

• Obama promises plan to cut mortgage costs

  Sat Jan 31, 2009
  • Republicans are quick to point to the federal government but to be honest it is state and local governemts who are FAR more predatory - property taxes, inventory taxes, traffic fines, gas taxes, etc. Every time you turn around it is really your local governments with their hands out.

• Obama promises plan to cut mortgage costs

  Sat Jan 31, 2009
  • Close to 70%of GDP is tied to consumer spending. Why not just unilaterally adjust all mortgages (without closings, without appraisals, without lawyers, etc.) to some low rate such as 4 or 5 %. This alone would create disposable income and jump start the economy.

• States ponder early release for some prisoners

  Sat Jan 10, 2009
  • We are second only to China in prison population. Maybe it is time we looked at solutions other than criminalizing "undesirable" behaviour. Did we not learn any thing from the Prohibition?

• Paulson: Congress must release rest of bailout

  Fri Dec 19, 2008
  • Just pass blanket legislation restting all mortgages in the United States to some low rate (5.5%?, 5%)- regardless of credit rating and no closing attorneys, mortgages brokers, inspections, etc - just do it.