Category Archives: Economics

Obama’s Mortgage Refinance Plan

(Reuters) – The government could unveil a plan in a few weeks to help up to one million struggling borrowers refinance their mortgages at lower rates. Anxious to do more to help the depressed housing market, Treasury Secretary Timothy Geithner … Continue reading

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How To Save Money

Most people find it easier to cut spending rather than increase income. Over the past 17 years, I’ve maximized my personal freedom by cutting my expenses. I like doing what I want to do when I want to do it. … Continue reading

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Men Tend To Have Wide Networks Of Shallow Relationships

This is one of the reasons men tend to have more influence on the wider world — this wider network of shallow relationships. This makes for success in business, academia, culture, sports, and the like. Women tend to have smaller … Continue reading

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The Justice Department’s War On Banks

Remember, Jews have long played a disproportionate role in banking. When government instructs bankers on how they may invest their funds and forces them to extend loans to politically protected minorities with bad credit and a low likelihood of paying … Continue reading

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A Rabbi’s Take On The News

Rabbi Brad Hirschfield has a video on the Washington Post about President Obama’s plans for the mortgage market. The rabbi has no special expertise in the mortgage market. Instead, he’s evaluating the wording of recent business news. The rabbi condemns … Continue reading

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