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This Two Minute Video Really Puts the National Debt Into Perspective

Brad Weiser — Tue, 19 Mar 2013 17:11:58 +0000

If you know someone who really doesn’t understand the national debt and how we got ‘here,’ show them this clip. It pretty much sums it up.

CEO Pay Went Up 27% in 2010

Jackie — Mon, 04 Apr 2011 14:22:18 +0000

I think that in these troubled economic times, sometimes we forget the real victims . . . CEOs. Do you know how hard it is to be a family with only one private jet? Or when you can't afford a third butler for your summer home in the south of France?

Well, THANK GOD, in 2010, CEOs finally got some relief. According to the Bureau of Labor Statistics, the median CEO pay in the U.S. jumped 27% in 2010. For the rest of us, pay went up 2.1%, or about 13 times less.

World Unrest Causing Gas Prices To Soar

Brad Weiser — Thu, 24 Feb 2011 16:56:44 +0000

The unrest half a world away is causing gas prices to rise in the US and here locally. Prices range from just over $3.00 for a gallon of regular unleaded in Twin Falls to as high as $3.26 a gallon just a few miles west in Filer. Oil analysts say the supply in the US [...]

The Economy Is Getting Better

Jackie — Wed, 23 Feb 2011 15:28:54 +0000

You can finally throw out all of your frayed, hole-ridden underwear... the good times are here again, baby!

Kiplinger.com just put out a list of indicators that the economy is on the way back up, and the big one is that people are finally replacing their old underwear. When the economy started tanking, underwear sales fell. Now they've finally stabilized.

Traffic Has Never Been Better Due To the Economy

95.7 KEZJ — Fri, 21 Jan 2011 18:00:42 +0000

This is pretty much the textbook definition of looking for a silver lining. Yes, the recession has had an impact on every single person in this country. Yes, it’s wreaked havoc on all of our jobs. Yes, it’s hurt countless people’s lives. But when it comes to TRAFFIC . . . my God, it’s never [...]