Posted in economy, election, government, jobs, politics, tagged big oil, Clinton, corporation, economy, election, lobbyist, Obama, oil, politic, president, profit, sweet crude, windfall profit on April 2, 2008 | No Comments »
When you need money, what is the best thing to do? The typical reaction in government is to go after anybody that has money, especially if the amount sounds excessive. How long have Americans been sidetracked by politicians that howl over profits that oil companies manage to make across the board?
Doubtless, oil companies pay taxes [...]
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Posted in business, capitalism, commentary, economy, government, jobs, labor, politics, self, tagged control, corporate, employment, money, offshore, outsource, politician, power, profit, regulation on March 27, 2008 | No Comments »
Blaming the corporate ideal of free trade and business leaders alone for the present situation of American workers is misplaced. American politicians, ill-conceived government regulations and lack of foresight along with the willingness to make sound adjustments are responsible for nearly all of the job losses the United States has seen over the last decade. [...]
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Posted in banking, business, capitalism, economy, politics, retail, sales, tagged banking, congress, consumer, consumer law, credit, credit bureau, fees, finance, government, laissez-faire, marketing, profit, protection, rules on February 21, 2008 | 1 Comment »
You’ve heard the old adage “the most valuable thing is a good name”. You might even hold this to be true. If you listen to the credit industry marketplace, you would be convinced that the protection racket is more concerned about your good name than you are. For example, our friends at freecreditreport.com are singing [...]
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Posted in Islam, banking, tagged bank, banking, capital, influence, interest, Islam, Islamic, Muslim, nation, power, profit, religious, reward, risk, trust, United Nations, usury on January 24, 2008 | No Comments »
“As traditional Western bankers count the cost of a reckless lending spree, Islamic banking — which complies with Islam’s law banning the receipt of interest — is surging. Estimated by some experts to be growing by about 15 percent a year, the sector has been forecast by management consultants McKinsey & Co to reach $1 [...]
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Posted in business, capitalism, commentary, government, medicine, politics, sales, tagged animal, Austin, breed, breeding, cattle, clone, cloning, FDA, feed, Food and Drug Administration, goat, livestock, money, nutrition, pigs, profit, quality, sheep, ViaGen on January 17, 2008 | No Comments »
The cloning of animals has been a hotly debated topic for many years. The push for cloning by U.S. industry has made foreign countries and Americans alike livid and suspicious of the motivation behind the move. The Food and Drug Administration, after four years of examination, has decided that cloned animals are safe for human [...]
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Posted in banking, business, capitalism, jobs, music industry, retail, sales, tagged anger, artist, bad press, digital music, EMI, music, ownership, power, profit, promotion, recording, restructure, risk, workforce on January 15, 2008 | No Comments »
EMI is the first giant to come to blows with the reality of the established music industry, expecting to cut it’s workforce of 5500, mostly in the U.S. and Europe, by a third as part of restructuring. Citigroup loaned EMI Guy Hands 2 billion pounds to buy the music giant just as the recent credit [...]
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Posted in Islam, banking, business, politics, religion, tagged bank, banking, capital, influence, interest, Islam, Islamic, Muslim, nation, power, profit, religious, reward, risk, trust, United Nations, usury on January 3, 2008 | 1 Comment »
For years we’ve heard that Islamic law bans charging interest and dealing with the current banking system. In the eyes of Islam, interest is usury. In the U.S, Islam faithful operate without taking out loans like most citizens of the country. Bankers have had their eyes on Islam for years in an effort to get [...]
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