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Food.. What are Your Thoughts About the Prices?

Deep-Or-Whimsical @DeepOrWhimsical (40) • United States 10 Nov 24

So, do you remember when a bag of Chester's Cheese Puffcorn (4.25 oz) was only 99 cents? Currently, they are marked on the package as having the printed package price of $2.69. There are so many food items that are now sky-high,...

food prices

thoughts about food

chesters cheese puffcorn

the economy

high food prices

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Politician

didik wijanarko @Babale (1874) • Semarang, Indonesia 11 Jul 20

I am of the opinion that a politician is plural with a thousand-faced mask. Sometimes they look good in front of the people, but behind them are bad people who do not hesitate to take people's property rights. How do you view...

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How severe is the level of corruption in your country?

didik wijanarko @Babale (1874) • Semarang, Indonesia 22 Jun 20

Corruption seems to be inseparable from the existence of a country, whether it's a rich or poor country. Even though the punishment for the culprit has been made as much as possible, but still, the amount of corruption never...

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The Vice-Presidential Debate

dcunni2990 @dcunni2990 (120) • United States 15 Oct 12

I watched the Vice Presidential Debate last week. Paul Ryan worked out with weights before the debate prep. and is considered a good debater in the House of Reps. Biden is ano old bureaucrat with old liberal ideas. Ryan is a young...

the presidential election

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Western Politics ! Summarized? & in few words!

its-logos-plus-logic @flowerchilde (12529) • United States 6 Jun 12

Sometimes the republican crowd are for unfettered, totally unregulated capitalism (and perhaps one or two somewhere in the world, as claimed, are for doing away with society safety nets).. But! Ideally, the people would regulate...

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Should the Bush Tax Cuts Be Renewed For Everyone?

elmiko @elmiko (6630) • United States 19 Nov 10

Originally I wasn't for renewing the tax cuts for the upper-class(people making $250,000 or more). Seriously, the middle and lower class people are already suffering enough financially as it is more so then many of the upper-class...

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Do unemployed people cause their own problems?

Barry331 @Barry331 (65) 31 May 10

Is it simply bad luck or is it part of a deeper problem.....Unemployment. While Its true that any number of things can happen to people causing unemployment It may well be that the unemployed have created their own situation. What...

the economy

unemployment

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How hard are jobs/work for you to find in your area?

RachelleNH @RachelleNH (1396) • United States 2 May 10

Our county's unemployment rate just hit 14%...it's a record high! I graduated in 2008 hoping to find a career. I applied for a medical field job and was told that 500 other people applied and I was one of the fortunate 8 chosen to...

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Doesn't every fee, fine, penalty and tax end up being paid by us, the everyday..

its-logos-plus-logic @flowerchilde (12529) • United States 19 Jan 10

Doesn't every fee, fine, penalty and tax end up being paid by us, the everyday person? Doesn't every group and company simply pass along the expense to us? So how can levying fines, penalties, and higher taxes upon business help...

stimulating the economy

taxes

the economy

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Life and the current economy...your most recent observations?

PeacefulWmn9 @PeacefulWmn9 (10420) • United States 25 Sep 09

Hi everyone. We all know about the economic crisis. Here in the US, the news reports talk that the crisis is letting up some. How is it for you in your own country? And have you noticed any good signs of the...

any economic relief yet

economics by country

life

money

personal finance issues

the economy

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How Exactly Does This Stimulate The Economy?

gewcew23 @gewcew23 (8007) • United States 27 Jul 09

Remember how we need 800 billion dollars to jump start the economy. Remember how it was going to create job by funding shovel ready project. In my state I have found three shovel ready projects, two of them was to repave existing...

roads

stimulus plan

the economy

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FDR or Ronald Reagan

gewcew23 @gewcew23 (8007) • United States 12 Jan 09

Both Presidents inherited an economy on the brink, but the two decided to handle the economy totally differently. The Great Depression began with the Great Crash of 1929. By 1931, unemployment had reached 16 percent. By 1933, 89...

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Do you oil price will go up again?

maria_k @maria_k (925) • United States 7 Dec 08

Right now oil price is low due to the economy, but once the economy picks up oil price will rice. Will it ever hit like $160/barrel as it did over the summer? I fill my tank today and it only cost $1.66/gallo. Sweet. I haven't...

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Painkillers For An Economy

gewcew23 @gewcew23 (8007) • United States 4 Dec 08

When an athlete injures himself and suffers great pain, a doctor could of giving him painkillers to keep him going. The pain might be masked, but at the risk of greater injury later. The same can be applied toward the inflationary...

policies

the economy

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You Cannot Spend Your Way Into Prosperity

gewcew23 @gewcew23 (8007) • United States 26 Nov 08

There are somethings that just do not go together, like two positive magnate, they will just work against each other. As with spending to create prosperity, no matter if it is your checkbook, a business budget, or even a...

economics

federal government

the economy

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Too Little Government Is Not The Problem

gewcew23 @gewcew23 (8007) • United States 30 Oct 08

This discussion is for all of those anti-capitalist that believe this economic crisis was cause because of capitalism and free markets. I am tired of being accuse of failing to understand the financial crisis resulted from too...

economics

the economy

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How are you coping with the tough economic times??? Any Tips or Tricks?

ThirdMillion @ThirdMillion (604) • United States 16 Oct 08

I was just wondering what are you doing to survive in today's tough economic times? How are you getting by when seems look so bad from a financial standpoint? Are you making cutbacks? If so, what are they. I know that are a lot of...

bad economy

cash

coping with the times

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Drill under Anwar's ice for heaven's sake! before our economy collapses!

its-logos-plus-logic @flowerchilde (12529) • United States 19 May 08

Yes, here's a politically incorrect discussion. It's so popular to be against drilling for oil in the U.S. especially in Alaska. But really now, didn't they do a study that showed the wildlife actually loved the pipeline as it...

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WHERE DO YOU THINK REAL ESTATE IS GOING?

Nancy7419 @Nancy7419 (4) • United States 28 Nov 06

Real estate has been on the decline in 2006. Do you think it will stabilize? When? Do you think interest rates will decline again below 6%. How long? Do you think the presidential election will affect the real estate...

housing market

interest rates

the economy

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