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"...hate crimes against Hispanics more than doubled and those against the disabled grew from 1 to 30."

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Posted on May 11, 2008 - 4:51pm at Stone Soup Station
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I can just about guarantee you too that as things go from bad to worse economically for many people, the trend of increasing hate crimes will almost surely continue. Ignorant people need scapegoats to blame for their own failings.....

"As waves of poverty wash over the once-affluent, it's nice to know that you can share the pain."

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Posted on May 7, 2008 - 7:01am at Stone Soup Station
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Even the rich aren't immune to the current economic problems....

Empty Wallet? Not to Worry -- Poor Is the New Rich!

Battling the budget crunch

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Posted on April 4, 2008 - 2:29pm at David Melson
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County officials and commissioners are talking openly, and city officials should be, about the need to watch budgets and cut costs as national economic problems and high gas costs have more of an effect here. Their first consideration should be making sure no employees lose their jobs...

Open Spigots

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Posted on March 7, 2008 - 8:43am at Southern Beale
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Remember when having a president with ties to the Saudi Royal Family was supposed to be a good thing? Remember this?

Gov. George W. Bush of Texas said today that if he was president, he would bring down gasoline prices through sheer force of personality, by creating enough political good will with oil-producing nations that they would increase their supply of crude.

Are We Starting To Look Like A Third World Country?

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Posted on February 14, 2008 - 5:44pm at Volunteer Voters
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A man bandied about as a potential independent candidate for President levels some harsh words at the current regime in Washington:

Economic policy, in a nutshell

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Posted on January 22, 2008 - 2:54pm at JimVoorhies.com
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The government has two ways to control the economy. Fiscal policy involves the government doing things like adjusting taxes or spending to make changes in the economy. Monetary policy is done by the Federal Reserve Bank (which is independent of the political process to some degree).

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