Cash For Clunkers Not Gone Yet
The buzz over the government’s cash-for-clunkers program has been extraordinary. It has surpassed the pessimism of skeptics who thought this program will not work. In just the past week, many car owners have traded in their clunkers for a more fuel efficient vehicle. The car commercials swarming the televisions offering the program certainly played a [...]
Should The Beneficiaries Of the Madoff Scandal Be Punished?
Without a doubt, Bernard Madoff’s investment scheme did financial and emotional damage to all of his victims and whether his sentence does justice to the people he hurt is still up for debate. Now we question whether the people who directly [and indirectly] reaped the benefits of his scandal should have any repercussions for being [...]
Bad Economic Times Favors Buying Cheap Vs. Buying Efficient
An article at Yahoo! Finance from earlier in the week addressed the consumer mentality of buying discounted automobiles instead of buying fuel-efficient ones. Cheap, gas guzzlers are preferred over hybrid vehicles simply because the people want to shell out as little money as possible since gas prices are quite low. It sparks the thought of [...]
The Recession And The Effects On Paying For College
The economic events of the past year have led to the dramatic increase of concerns over how one can afford paying for college. Every method of paying for higher education has been negatively affected. All prospective college students must consider their options when it comes to being able to pay for the college that they [...]
The Very Helpful Credit Crisis Video
Many people have heard of the economy tumbling because of the housing crisis which became a credit crisis. At first, I had no knowledge of what such a crisis meant. I learned more through many mornings of waking up to CNBC but I was still confused. And since the economy went down the drain, I [...]
