by debidrecksler | Mar 1, 2009 | Economy
As always, I ate Sunday breakfast listening to “This Week” hosted by George Stephanopoulos. Today’s guest was Peter Orszag, Office of Management and Budget Director. Orszag said ..The President’s $3.6 trillion budget proposal may increase...
by debidrecksler | Feb 10, 2009 | Economy
I have a brilliant idea…Why not give every American citizen 1 million dollars from the $838 billion dollars that is being dispersed as part of the 2009 economic stimulus package….and allow us to decide how it is spent.I promise you that the average...
by debidrecksler | Dec 10, 2008 | Economy
As the going gets tough, crime is on the rise even in our little mountain town. It’s sad when local folks are feeling so desperate they’re resorting to criminal acts. Whether it’s shoplifting, or embezzling money from their employer or armed...
by debidrecksler | Nov 25, 2008 | Economy
My last column talked about my frustration with all the negative headlines in the news media.Even after I wrote my column, I was stewing about it. There are good things happening…but they take a back seat to all the miserable depressing news.Yesterday, I was...
by debidrecksler | Nov 24, 2008 | Economy
Read the paper…listen to the news lately? The headlines are enough to make you want to crawl back into bed and bury yourself under the blankets.The economic forecast is bleak and miserable…According to the news media, we are heading for something worse...
by debidrecksler | Nov 19, 2008 | Economy
An Open Letter To Our Political Leaders:Can you please help me? I am not a financial institution, or a manufacturer of automobiles or a big national chain of stores. I am just the guy on the street. But I’m hurting really badly right now. My boss just cut my...
