If you are thinking of relocating to the state of Texas, it may interest you to know that Austin real estate is a buyers market at this time. As we move into summer Austin real estate generally starts seeing more sales, and that is what we are seeing. With all the issues in the national market and with the subprime…
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Sledgehammer Medical Fiction Thriller At Its Best
Looking for a good fiction book to read? Look no further. This medical thriller will have you glued to every page as the drama unfolds and an ER doctor must stop a biochemical nightmare from happening. 6 days … 6 days to stop an epidemic and convince the government that terrorists have indeed used smallpox as a weapon against us.…
Why Paying Your Income Taxes With A Credit Card Is A Rip Off
If you own your own business or have not been deducting enough from your paychecks each week, you will probably owe some income taxes when tax time rolls around. This is never fun, and if you do not have the money in your checking account right now, you might be tempted to pay the taxes with your credit card. A…
Does The American Government See Its Citizens As Its Children
In Americas 230 year history the government seems to have forgotten that there job is to run the government as the people see as best and not the government telling the people what is best for them. The most recent example is the Internet gambling Ban signed into law last week by President Bush. The bill makes it illegal for…
Social Security System Is Inefficient
Ah.. Social Security… It’s wonderful program that takes 12.4% of your income each year in order to secure you your future. Let’s analyze Social Security a bit, shall we? The purpose of Social Security is to help the average American save money for retirement. Although the funds average annual yield is 5.3%, it’s backed by the United States treasury, meaning…
14 Billion Doesn T Buy What It Used To
I am not sure how much national attention this story has gotten but there was a tragedy that took place in Boston’s Big Dig on July 10th. One of the ceiling panels that are hung in the tunnels of the biggest construction project in the world, the “Big Dig”, fell and crushed a car killing a woman inside. The panels…
How The Online Gambling Ban Helps Al Qaeda
Groups like Al Qaeda may very well be using online casinos to raise money for their global Jihad, but does banning online gambling really hurt them. The answer to this question is absolutely not, it actually help them. The way it helps them is easy to understand. Most of the money spent on online gambling was going to publicly owned…
Government Loans And Why You Never Default
There are many types of government loans out there – loans to go to school, to start a small business, and even to buy a house. It is considered a social service for the government to provide funding and financing to certain people in the community. World War II started the onslaught of social service programs to aid the people…
National Identification Cards What S The Purpose
There are many reasons why countries, small and large, are reviewing the needs for national identification cards. Many of the reasons have to do with immigration, border control and some are simply economic. When considering national identification cards for a country, it’s fairly simple to understand the perceived need to clearly identify someone’s nationality for reasons from employment to citizenship…
The Hurricane Katrina Survivors Will Be Victims Again Guaranteed
This time it will be our own governments mostly that will do the victimizing but some businesses will get it on it as well. Its simply one of the biggest revenue generating processes utilized by various levels of governments that very little is known of by the regular citizen. It causes family savings to be lost, assets to go uncovered…