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Are Banks Safe? Already 25 Closed this Year!

Tuesday, March 9th, 2010

On Friday March 5, 2010, regulators took over three more banks to bring the number to 25 for the year.  At this rate we are on track to exceed the 2009 total of 140 bank failures.  It hasn’t been this bad since the S&L crisis of the early 1990s.

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Washington Underestimates Unemployment Rate at 10%

Thursday, February 25th, 2010

The White House announced today that the unemployment rate climbed to 10%. Hey, Washington, I got news for you it’s more like 20%. If you count all the people who no longer qualify for unemployment benefits and the under-employed you’re double the 10%.

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