What the Government Needs to do to Improve the Economy: A Citizen’s Perspective

Posted by admin on February 12, 2009

I believe Americans got it right when they voted for Obama. He’s smart, and appears to have genuine compassion for the average American citizen. However, as of yet I don’t believe he or anyone else in the government has come up with a real, viable solution for fixing the American economy. Instead of trying to improve the financial situation for the little guy, he passes stimulus packages that help bail out big corporations. This has already been done by Bush Read the rest of this entry »

Bay City, Michigan, a 93 year old Veteran froze to death in his home

Posted by admin on February 11, 2009

£684 or a Man’s Life: The Saddest Story of American Corporate Greed

In Bay City, Michigan, a 93-year-old Veteran froze to death in his home. And no, it wasn’t because of an accidental power outage or a freakish blizzard. Instead, it was because the man had failed to pay his electric bill. In total, this bill was a mere £684, (or $1,000 U.S. dollars).

That’s right– the electric company responsible for this atrocity actually cut power to the man’s home, Read the rest of this entry »