Steadfast Finances

 Financial Crisis,Public Awareness         1 comment

One of the better pieces I’ve seen on CNN since, well, the first Gulf War coverage. Goldman Sachs was the number one private campaign contributor to Barack Obama’s presidential election campaign. It’s one of the single biggest contributors to both parties in Congress. So it’s a rare event when a establishment politician like Carl Levin [...]

 Banking,Financial Crisis,Public Awareness         No comments

Only in America! Not only did taxpayers bail out Fannie and Freddie and overpay (still overpaying) the executives, but we’re also paying their legal bills. Kinda like paying the Captain of the Titantic an overly generous salary for ramming the iceberg, rescuing him from certain death, then paying his legal bills after the families of [...]

 Consumer Education,Infographics & Chartology,Public Awareness         1 comment

I’m a gun owner. I would estimate that every member of my immediate family owns at least one firearm. So to be clear, I want it to know where I stand on gun ownership. However, based on some very eye-opening chartporn from The Atlantic, it would appear many misconceptions about politics and socioeconomic status exist [...]

 Consumer Education,Public Awareness         2 comments

When I was a kid trying to tackle Bo Jackson in Super Techmo Bowl (not an easy thing to do) or fight my way through the Contra waterfall scene (yes, I still remember the cheat code), my parents would always say something like… That stuff will rot your brain. Nintendo and those video games are [...]

 Politics,Public Awareness         No comments

Unless you’re new here, you’ve probably figured out I’m an advocate of the Move Your Money movement. My reasons for are multiple, but here are a few: TBTF banks knowingly and willingly violating the most basic of property rights law and legal documentation practices. [Greenspan admits financial crisis caused rampant fraud and criminal actions.] TBTF [...]

 Business Ethics,Public Awareness         3 comments

Considering that I hate the “Reality TV” meme probably more than anyone alive, it’s not surprising that I’m a week late on the Dancing with the Stars, Bristol Palin vote hacking (open voting, vote fixing, over voting, rigged voting, security flaw, etc.) controversy. Call it whatever you wish, but if there is a clearer sign [...]

 Consumer Education,Politics,Public Awareness         2 comments

In case you missed it, here’s the final message from Jon Stewart’s Rally For Sanity. My favorite quotes: The country’s 24 hour political pundit perpetual panic conflictinator did not cause our problems, but it’s existence makes solving our problem that much harder. The Press is our immune system: if we overreact to every little thing, [...]

 Politics,Public Awareness,Real Estate         No comments

How’s this for an ironic sign of the times: Fannie Mae and Freddie Mac the largest U.S. home funding companies, will delist their shares on the New York Stock Exchange after failing to meet minimum trading price requirements, the companies’ regulator said on Wednesday.  — from Reuters on 2010/06/16 You know things are screwed up [...]

 Consumer Education,Public Awareness         2 comments

In today’s world of branding and stealth re-branding, it is more difficult than ever to identify who owns what and who’s to blame if/when corporate mischief strikes. Case in point: BP’s environmental catastrophe in the Gulf of Mexico and the seemingly mandated boycott of BP gas stations. In true American fashion, we cry “Boycott BP” [...]

 Consumer Education,Humor,Public Awareness         22 comments

This is probably one of the most damning pieces of evidence of American stupidity that I’ve ever seen. Nixon had Watergate. Clinton had the (white) stained dress. The American public now has this video proving how clueless we are as a nation. Prepare to have your mind blown! People sign petition to “increase inflation to [...]

 Humor,Public Awareness         6 comments

You know you’re losing a PR battle when Saturday Night Live calls you out for being a “sack”. Guess that’s what you get when your company, somehow, acquires a healthy supply of Swine Flu vaccines while the immunocompromised segment (e.g. pregnant women, cancer patients, etc.) of the population can’t get them. [RSS & email readers [...]

 Consumer Education,Public Awareness         3 comments

Most of the world has seen Louis C.K. and his now famous Conan appearance last fall during the stock market crash, but I haven’t seen nearly as much buzz around his post-Conan interview with Time Magazine. Aside from being one of the best stand up comedians in the business, he also has this nagging ability [...]