Imagine a bill collector coming to your door: your instinct would be to punch them in the face, or at the least slam the door. Well, Capital One representatives may arrive at the door of their company’s clients, according to a recent contract update. The story was first spotted by the Los Angeles Times and […]
Archives for February 2014
Infographic offers inside look at credit card debt in U.S.
Consumer debt is a monster that doesn’t seem to be going away anytime soon. A high cost of living, low wages, a devalued dollar and rampant price inflation, it seems some consumers have no choice but to rely on their credit cards to survive. This infographic provides a visual glimpse into the world of credit […]
Voter’s Remorse: 71% of voters wish they never voted for Obama in 2012
We all have regrets after making purchases: some of us wish we never bought that vehicle, others wish they never bought that house. Well, the same thing can be applied to our voting habits. According to a new Economist/YouGov.com poll, a strong majority of Americans who voted for President Obama in the 2012 election now […]
CBO report claims minimum wage hike could cost 500,000 jobs
President Obama, anti-poverty activists and liberal economists may have good intentions, but the policies they advocate have unintended consequences. This is no truer after the non-partisan Congressional Budget Office (CBO) released a report that discovered that a minimum wage hike from $7.25 to $10.10 could cut total employment by 500,000 workers by the end of […]
Video: President Obama tells the ‘truth’ during SOTU
If you thought President Obama was lying and being hypocritical during the State of the Union address then you were wrong. This video looks at Obama telling the “truth” during the annual address to the country. It appeared that New York Democratic Senator Chuck Schumer was in complete agreement too. Video courtesy of Liberty Pen.