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Watching BP

May 8, 2010 By liveandletlive

Will BP try to raise the price of gas in order to recoup the cost of the mess they created?  It seems they could be trying.   In an earlier post about abusive corporate practices, I noted that the price of gas at our local BP … [Read more...]

Filed Under: User Tagged With: bp, corporate-greed, corporate-responsibility, gulf-oil-spill, massachusetts, price-gouging, united-states

Tax amnesty program bringing forward more than a few tax evaders.

November 17, 2009 By liveandletlive

Popped into Huffington Post to find this amazing news. More than 14,700 U.S. taxpayers came forward to disclose billions in offshore bank accounts in 70 countries under a voluntary Internal Revenue Service program allowing most to avoid … [Read more...]

Filed Under: User Tagged With: offshore-bank-accounts, tax-amnesty, taxes, united-states

Spinning the Economy…Today’s News

October 29, 2009 By liveandletlive

Market update ...... they are spinning it positive again. Proclaiming the "unofficial" end to the recession... The U.S. economy grew in the third quarter for the first time in a year as consumer spending and investment in new home-building … [Read more...]

Filed Under: User Tagged With: economy, main-street, massachusetts, stimulus, united-states, wall-street

Coal’s Stranglehold on Congress

January 22, 2007 By stomv

Bits and Bobs of InformationBefore writing this diary, I knew little about the financial side of coal.  Some tidbits:  * Total United States coal production 2005-06: 1131.5 million short tons (eia.doe.gov).  * There are … [Read more...]

Filed Under: User Tagged With: bingaman, byrd, coal, dingell, electricity, energy, house, markey, national, obama, pelosi, schweitzer, senate, tester, united-states

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