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Comment on Ryan Mack’s Open Letter to Magic Johnson: Please Stop Promoting Financial Predators! by Jazz

Jazz — Wed, 17 Mar 2010 22:30:35 +0000

Fantastic research and letter Mr. Mack. Fantastic.

Comment on Ryan Mack’s Open Letter to Magic Johnson: Please Stop Promoting Financial Predators! by GY

GY — Wed, 17 Mar 2010 21:59:13 +0000

This was brilliantly written, and I couldn’t agree with you more.

Comment on Capitalizing on Social Media by Candice

Candice — Mon, 15 Mar 2010 21:01:08 +0000

I completely agree Mr. Huynh a lot of people take for granted the world of opportunity that lies within the realm of social media. If only more people would read this and realize theres more to facebook and wordpress than obscene photos and complaints about a new trend then the benefits would be truly phenomenal. nicely put young man

Comment on Adventure Capital: Advice for the New Millennial Investor by Buzz Thomas

Buzz Thomas — Mon, 15 Mar 2010 13:39:29 +0000

I like the three key points, but and I’m sure that there is plenty of information to support your opinions.However, I don’t think that most western investors (regardless of age group) are aware of the attainable opportunities abroad. How do we get people engaged? How to be build bridges across the Atlantic and Pacific oceans?

Comment on Single Black Women Worth Less than A Value Meal!!!???? by Dionne Grayman

Dionne Grayman — Mon, 15 Mar 2010 02:59:43 +0000

I think this article speaks to a few things; the first being that, for many of us, conversations around money were usually not conversations at all-they were more statements of fact “There ain’t none!”. Our experiences with money were around its lack, or the un-presence of it and what we could not do/have/buy as a result. And how could you respect what you did not have/see/touch? Unlike a higher power, currency is a very physically tangible thing. Further, our poor (pun intended) and unhealthy relationship with money may also reflect the value we place on ourselves as individuals: If we don’t value ourselves in the ways that we should, we probably won’t value much else, including money. Once we begin to take stock of our assets, calculate our personal worth, start living life in the black and eschew all negative balances, we will probably see a corresponding reflection in our accounts.

Comment on Single Black Women Worth Less than A Value Meal!!!???? by Tania Hamilton

Tania Hamilton — Fri, 12 Mar 2010 16:16:17 +0000

I’m happy that this article has our attention. Many of us spend way more than we earn. We need to fix that. Don’t buy what you don’t need, don’t spend what you can’t afford to spend! However, I think that the researchers should have taken the next step and presented some solutions as well. Unless you’re totally out of touch with the world around you most folks are aware that the financial situation for women of color is not good. I sympathize with women that make an honest living and hold down everyone around them (kids, parents etc.), often leaving themselves out in the cold. In fact I’m one of them!

Comment on Education is Good Economics by Is College Worth the Money? |

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Comment on Senator Bunning is Right! by admin

admin — Wed, 03 Mar 2010 18:25:14 +0000

I have been speaking out against excessive spending since we lost the surplus given to us under the Clinton administration. As I stated in the article, he didn’t speak out against it. However, the underlying point of the article was the we need to start making account for the monies that we spend moving forward.

Oh, I was as vocal as I could be in expressing my disagreement with the war and the costs affiliated with it.

Comment on Senator Bunning is Right! by Obi ONE

Obi ONE — Wed, 03 Mar 2010 18:12:38 +0000

Republicans colluded to conceal this mess from the American people by directing the majority of trillion-dollar deficit directly into the National Debt and skirting the budget process. WE didn’t say anything as the debt ballooned from $6.2 trillion beginning federal fiscal year 2003 to $10 trillion beginning federal fiscal year 2009 because WE didn’t SEE anything – and it was designed to stay that way! The total debt and deficit reached approx. $1.178 trillion in federal fiscal year 2007-2008 but the Bush Administration only showed us a deficit of $160.7 billion – shoving $1 trillion (plus interest) directly into the national debt and directly onto the backs of our children.
We can talk about fiscal responsibility all day long, we can talk about priorities all day long.
When Treasury Secretary John W. Snow made the wrong comments about the dollar on May 13, 2003 during a TV interview…
http://www.america.gov/st/washfile-english/2003/May/20030514134947ikceinawza0.7209436.html
I knew we were in DEEP trouble.

Did you? Did Sen. Bunning speak on that then?
Did Sen. Bunning speak on fiscal restraint prior to this stunt he pulled?

We’re not out of the woods, the wealthy individuals are still hiding our money (taxes) in overseas accounts for their personal benefit while stating that they’ve received no benefit from us as a collective society.
Multi-national corporations have no patriotic responsibility to the USA, and have no national loyalty to the USA (see Halliburton’s move of a division HQ to Dubai to do business in Iran).
Revenue is being lost to cover the costs of the war waged in order to gain economic access into Iraq, but the corporations fail to repay the cost for access…. kind of like how the culture of the (USA federally-funded/educated/supported/subsidized) wealthy has told themselves that they “did it all on their own” and seem to think that they owe no one for their success.
It’s not a class issue.
It’s a national loyalty issue.

Comment on Senator Bunning is Right! by Jamaal Thomas

Jamaal Thomas — Wed, 03 Mar 2010 01:58:09 +0000

I just had this conversation with my brother. Seems we are demonizing this guy (for a lot of good reasons that you mentioned) when he is spot on in this situation. It is crazy that politics will continue to get in the way of what are otherwise good ideas.

The senate truly is a broken institution. I know your expertise is in finance, but what are your suggestions on how we can begin to effect change for the better?