June, 2010
Update on Wedding Cans – Andrea and Peter complete 5-ton goal
Just in time for their wedding day, the Wedding Cans couple has successfully achieved their goal to collect 400,000 cans to pay for their wedding - completed in just eight months! Who would've ever imagined collecting cans would pay for an entire wedding? Although some may call it crazy, this Spokane couple is proving that ...
Bonds for sale, backed by student loans
There is a big sale of student loans planned – and also the loans are all federally backed. Securities made up of or combined with student loans are set to go on the market very soon. Should governments be on the hook for federally backed loan credit sold by private businesses? ?
How these banks got ...
Should the US Navy just blow up the Macondo oil well?
In a recent New York Times op-ed piece entitled "Blow Up the Well to Save the Gulf," Christopher Brownfield draws our attention to what could be a better alternative for dealing with the BP oil spill. BP CEO Tony Hayward admitted to Congress that his company has no intention of plugging the ruptured Macondo oil ...
Responsible lending and those who would restrict it
In California, legislators are convinced that placing heavy restrictions on payday loan companies is a better course of action than promoting responsible lending. Unfortunately, they abandon the concept of a self-regulating free market economy by mistaking shackling private money lenders with being responsible. .
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Personal installment loans online for easier debt consolidation
Cash for anything you need is available through a personal installment loan. The best place to get personal loans is online, where you'll the best terms and most choices. Personal loan can be utilized for any financial purpose. If you can arrange a lower monthly payment than you make on credit card debt, personal ...