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• 10.04.08
  One for the History Books
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  Will October 3, 2008 go down in the history books?  Will this be the day our country was fundamentally changed? Yesterday was my day off, and I spent a lot of it listening to radio shows and watching news coverage of the bill passed by congress that will supposedly help out the economy.  It will be left to the academics to argue over time if the bailout helped or hindered the economy. One thing is certain: people are angry.  People are fed up with their government.  Thankfully, I have a Congressman who listens to his constituency and stands on his principles.  I ...
  
  
• 09.26.08
  The Bailout, Education, and Youth Ministry
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  [Note: If your head is in the sand and don't know what is going on in the economy and the government right now, go to your favorite news website.  It will be on the front page.  I promise.  Read up.] On Sunday morning during Sunday school, I asked my high school students, some of whom are seniors taking Government, if they had heard anything about the $700 billion dollar bailout plan currently in the news.  A few of them had heard something about it.  I asked if any of them had talked about it in school, and they said no, which ...
  
  
• 09.23.08
  An Alternative to the $700 Billion Plan
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  I don't much like the idea of the government playing in the markets with $700 billion.  For a possibile alternative, check out this link.  Let me know what you think.