How the Credit Crunch is Hitting Home

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what bailout

we the consumer have been paying the bills for so long that washington thinks we can handle everything they want us to pay.the question is who going to pay all of our bills when they have gone through the roof already,who is going to BAIL US OUT, WHO,WHO..

george s.paich of IL @ Oct 03, 2008 19:14:40 PM

crunching...

It's amazing, the House just passed the bailout bill and I have to tell you...this country is made out of money, so they think. Like Jim Campbell says, this crunch is affecting more than just the banks and wall street. Americans have shown that they are stressed to the maximum and are angry at the way we have been led to slaughter on the economy. It's going to hurt so many people, this economic mess and the downsizing needs to start in the home..how much do we need, not what we want...how much can we cut back on and still live a good and healthy life, that's the question all Americans should be asking right now. All I know is, when I lose trust for something...it's hard to get back, if ever. I have lost faith and trust in American politics and Wall Street bankers. Now, we are going to hand over much more than 700 billion dollars to Henry Paulson...we are giving over our souls to people I wouldn't trust to clean my sewer...

It's just begun to get messy.

michael richardson of IA @ Oct 03, 2008 14:16:48 PM

Downsizing, Layoffs & Other Cuts

We talk about job cuts and downsizing as if it ends there. After the layoff the real problems present themselves. Marriages often crumble, difficulty raising children financially and mentally occurs and the stress involved has taken many lives. If we feel the effects of this it's often because we don't allow ourselves to consider alternatives such as self employment. I'd been downsized twice in a five year period for business reasons not associated with my performance. As a result I "asked" for a better alternative and attracted a website very similar to www.LikeSoup.com and the rest (overall happiness) is history. Take a look. It may be what you're asking for too. www.LikeSoup.com

Jim Campbell of CA @ Oct 03, 2008 13:35:21 PM

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The global economy is mysterious, even scary. Chief Business Correspondent Rick Newman connects the dots. In addition to his writing for U.S. News, Rick is the co-author of two books: Firefight: Inside the Battle to Save the Pentagon on 9/11, and Bury Us Upside Down: The Misty Pilots and the Secret Battle for the Ho Chi Minh Trail.

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