August Surprise?

[CSpindizzy]

latest data

Unemployment Rates for States

35 DISTRICT OF COLUMBIA 10.0
35 GEORGIA 10.0
35 KENTUCKY 10.0
35 NORTH CAROLINA 10.0
39 INDIANA 10.1
39 TENNESSEE 10.1
41 ALABAMA 10.3
42 ILLINOIS 10.4
43 OHIO 10.5
43 OREGON 10.5
45 SOUTH CAROLINA 10.7
46 MISSISSIPPI 11.0
47 FLORIDA 11.4
48 RHODE ISLAND 12.0
49 CALIFORNIA 12.3
50 MICHIGAN 13.2
51 NEVADA 14.2

The above in bold are races the Dems are invested in contested Senate races.

 

[BeecherVol]

Hmm..... I live in Ohio and trying to sell my house with no luck. I wonder if the gubment will help me out.......

Quit paying the note.
They will pick up the difference.

 

[VolsNSkinsFan]

Hmm..... I live in Ohio and trying to sell my house with no luck. I wonder if the gubment will help me out.......

just be glad you dont have to deal with this

Crowd waiting for housing vouchers gets rowdy | ajc.com

A crowd of people hoping to get federal housing assistance became unruly Wednesday morning with reports of fights breaking out in the crowd.

Thousands of people were lined up at the Tri-Cities Plaza shopping center, hoping to apply for a voucher from the East Point Housing Authority that will give them a discount on their rent.

People began lining up at the shopping center two days ago, and by Wednesday morning the crowd had grown to over several thousand people. East Point police, some wearing riot helmets, were patrolling the area. Firefighters and EMTs were attending to people who were overheating in the sun. Police from College Park, Hapeville, Fulton County and MARTA assisted in crowd control.

 

[VolsNSkinsFan]

here is the offical list of states and $ amounts

HUDNo.10-176/U.S. Department of Housing and Urban Development (HUD)

Alabama $60,672,471
California $476,257,070
Florida $238,864,755
Georgia $126,650,987
Illinois $166,352,726
Indiana $82,762,859
Kentucky $55,588,050
Michigan $128,461,559
Mississippi $38,036,950
Nevada $34,056,581
New Jersey $112,200,638
North Carolina $120,874,221
Ohio $148,728,864
Oregon $49,294,215
Rhode Island $13,570,770
South Carolina $58,772,347
Tennessee $81,128,260
Washington, DC $7,726,678

 

[VolsNSkinsFan]

another rumor saying that the government will refinance mortgages at 3.5% for people who HAVE been current on their mortgages for the last 18-24 months.

 

[droski]

the number of people obama is helping who by his words can't pay their mortgage through no fault of thereselves is quickly dropping. when does it end? we just can;'t afford this crap.

 

[orangeblooded2]

If big business and by default politicians would stop holding this country hostage and start buidling things again this would take care of it's self. People could pay their bills.

 

[CSpindizzy]

If big business and by default politicians would stop holding this country hostage and start buidling things again this would take care of it's self. People could pay their bills.

Huh? So even without customers to buy, businesses should just start building things and sitting on them?

 

[droski]

If big business and by default politicians would stop holding this country hostage and start buidling things again this would take care of it's self. People could pay their bills.

i see. so what you suggest is we turn into china and start producing toasters. hopefully you will enjoy your 90% pay cut. "big business" is what has turned this country into the greatest standard of living on earth

 

[kptvol]

So is VolsNSkinsFan going to apologize for pedaling nonsense if this does not happen by August 31?

Oh wait, if you follow it with a question mark I guess it's OK to throw out any kind of gibberish?

What was that about apologizing?

 

[OrangeEmpire]

i see. so what you suggest is we turn into china and start producing tosters. hopefully you will enjoy your 90% pay cut. "big business" is what has turned this country into the greatest standard of living on earth

+1

:hi:

 

[orangeblooded2]

i see. so what you suggest is we turn into china and start producing toasters. hopefully you will enjoy your 90% pay cut. "big business" is what has turned this country into the greatest standard of living on earth

Never said they were not the reason for it. But in today's world the analogy is valid. If the standard falls. It is those who control and take credit for the prosperity in good times, whom are responsible for that failure.

 

[OrangeEmpire]

In short, you blame gov't.

 

[orangeblooded2]

In short, you blame gov't.

I Blame both!

 

[droski]

Never said they were not the reason for it. But in today's world the analogy is valid. If the standard falls. It is those who control and take credit for the prosperity in good times, whom are responsible for that failure.

ups and downs in the economy have been happening for all of human history. well before microsoft and exxon. blaming them for bubbles and the natural bursting of said bubbles is rather ridiculous.

 

[orangeblooded2]

ups and downs in the economy have been happening for all of human history. well before microsoft and exxon. blaming them for bubbles and the natural bursting of said bubbles is rather ridiculous.

One could pose the question.....and why are there bubbles to begin with? A short Answer. Greed.

 

[droski]

One could pose the question.....and why are there bubbles to begin with? A short Answer. Greed.

so every person who bought a house because they thought prices would rise forever is greedy? i'd say some of that was undoubtably fear (fear that they wouldn't be able to afford a house in the future) and naivete.