Monday, May 11, 2009

US to borrow 46 cents for every dollar spent

deterioration reflects lower tax revenues and higher costs for bank failures, unemployment benefits and food stamps.

the measure economists say is most important, the deficit would be 12.9 percent of GDP this year, the biggest since World War II. It would drop to 8.5 percent of GDP in 2010

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Obama on Health Reform: The Dog That Didn't Bark

 

Only with a government plan that competes with private insurers, and offers Americans lower costs if the providers and insurers fail to reform themselves, will the system be genuinely reformed.

Click the following for the full text:  Robert Reich's Blog

Recount confirms Boone assessor results - Rockford, IL - Rockford Register Star

incumbent Bob Falkenstein congratulating his challenger, Diann Helnore, for her victory.

Recount confirms Boone assessor results - Rockford, IL - Rockford Register Star

Chicago home sales fall 37% from 2008, prices 26.8% :: CHICAGO SUN-TIMES :: Business

Can Winnebago-Boone County’s prices be much different? 

Home sales in Chicago plunged 37 percent in the first quarter from a year earlier, and prices fell 26.8 percent, the Illinois Association of Realtors said Friday.

Chicago home sales fall 37% from 2008, prices 26.8% :: CHICAGO SUN-TIMES :: Business