Posted by Allen Krause on Aug. 6, 2011 at 1:30 PM
Like Amy Winehouse's death and taxes, sad but inevitable, the US finally lost its AAA debt rating. Sure, it's only S&P that followed through on the cut but it's not like we didn't see this coming. At least 7 US companies have more cash on hand than the US government....
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Posted by RJ PRICE on Aug. 6, 2011 at 12:25 AM
President Obama has been in office for over 2 years. No matter how the White House spins this, the US Credit Rating Downgrade happened on his watch. People will begin to figure out that this is bad when the Stock Market drops another 1000 points on Monday. Obama’s stock will...
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Posted by Allen Krause on Jul. 29, 2011 at 2:30 PM
As the possibility of an US default on its sovereign debt draws agonizingly close, I'd like to try and put this in terms that baseball fans can understand. The USA, the greatest country in the history of the world, is about to become to world finance what the Dodgers are...
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Posted by Ossurworld on Jul. 27, 2011 at 1:05 PM
DATELINE: POLITICAL INSANITY Tea Party members may be dupes or fools, but the ultimate goal of the impasse over the deficit in Washington, D.C., is to create turmoil and violence among indignant entitlement recipients, including veterans and retirees. Those who hate Big Government may hate it enough to overthrow its...
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Posted by RJ PRICE on Jul. 18, 2011 at 6:28 PM
Hypocrisy comes in many forms. This time it comes in the form of top NFL QBs Brady, Manning and Brees going public to say that “it’s time for a deal.” All NFL fans want a deal to be sure but wasn’t it their lawsuit that started this whole thing or...
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Posted by Allen Krause on Jul. 3, 2011 at 2:30 PM
How come you get to vote up to 25 times for All Star selections? Is one vote per person less democratic? Nathan Mattoon, IL ___________________________________ MLB made $6.1 billion in revenue in 2010. 28% of that revenue ($1.7 billion), came from the New York Yankees. The Phillies and Red Sox...
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Posted by Asian Martin on Jun. 6, 2011 at 10:51 AM
The Eric LeGrand Believe Fund will host a bowling party with former NFL players.
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Posted by Eisenhicks on May. 28, 2011 at 10:55 AM
No revelation here, the Mets stink. They stink so bad and the mess they are in, so awful, that even for this die-hard Phillies’fan, bring satisfaction in beating the team, but is sorry that their biggest problem is off the field. It is just a sad state of affairs in...
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Posted by Jsully73 on Apr. 27, 2011 at 3:39 PM
Is that so much to ask? No one calls me, no one mentions my name in simple conversations, I don't even beg for attention...until now. http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=suwIhdHfHFA Speaking of people begging for attention; Donny Trump, is Trumpeting (see what I did there) his cause to run for President. Good for him....
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Posted by RJ PRICE on Apr. 19, 2011 at 6:28 AM
Yesterday, was the dreaded final tax filing day in the United States but it's not as dreaded as it used to be. It is estimate that there are so many tax right offs and other tax break give aways like the Earned Value Tax credit (which is welfare by...
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Posted by RJ PRICE on Apr. 19, 2011 at 12:01 AM
The Standard and Poor's (S&P) said it was cutting the outlook on the US's long-term rating from stable to negative for the first time since the attack on Pearl Harbor 70 years ago. For those that do not understand economics: This is bad! This means that the S&P thinks that...
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Posted by Mike J on Mar. 12, 2011 at 10:47 AM
I recently was forwarded an email that I thought was worth sharing with MTR readers. Whether you are Republican, democrat, or independant. Whether you are liberal, conservative or just politically uninvolved, this is one of those rare things that all Americans can agree on: This would change everything and should...
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Posted by Eisenhicks on Mar. 11, 2011 at 11:22 AM
I believed Phillies manager Charlie Manuel when early in spring training he said he did not want to talk about a contract extension once the baseball season started. I believed he was a man of his word, but with the announcement yesterday of Manuel’s new contract extension, he will remain...
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Posted by Bill Zeltman on Feb. 3, 2011 at 3:13 PM
Congratulations! You are now among a group of very few people in the United States. You are one of the few people that have the banks working for you instead of you working for them. In the many payments that an average person makes in a month, a good portion...
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Posted by Bill Zeltman on Jan. 29, 2011 at 3:07 PM
Welcome to MTRMedia.com's newest site, MTR Business. MTR Business will discuss the stock market, buying and selling stocks, the economy, and real estate. We will look at the job market, career development ideas, managing people, and stories of great leaders who have had success. In addition, we will talk about...
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