Here is a map of US unemployment per county. I found it interesting to see where the high spots are. (For instance, is it any wonder why the California government is out of money when you look at what’s going on in the state? Umm…way to lead by example, Arnold.) For an even better idea [...]

I was recently visiting with some of my friends from college who graduated in the past 2-3 years.  Most left college and found a good job and started making decent first salaries.  Due to the recession, several of these individuals have unfortunately been laid off.  One of them told me she took a 5 week sabbatical [...]

Sorry about the rant, but I’m just angry.
I was reading about the plans to “extend” pieces of the stimulus package.  Mind you, this is not a “new” stimulus package (cause that would be political suicide), but simply an extension of the first one.
Proposed items include extending and increasing the homebuyer credit, extending unemployment benefits and [...]

Yesterday, I was blindsided by the firing of a coworker of mine.  I wouldn’t say this employee was the perfect employee, but he got along with everyone in the office, showed up on time every day, worked hard, and I believe he tried his best.  He definitelyhad some things to work on, but I was [...]

I am taking a Managerial Economics class right now and we are studying about recessions. For a recent assignment, we looked at some of the key metrics of the economy dating back to 1967. The numbers we looked at were Real GDP, Unemployment Rate, and Housing Starts. Over the spread of the years we pulled [...]

Throughout the presidential elections, I heard Obama repeat over and over that his tax cuts would apply to 95% of working families.  These are families that make under $250,000 a year.  He stated that by cutting taxes for these families, they would have more money to put back into the economy.  Sure, he is correct. [...]