Posts Tagged ‘Obama’

If I am posting less than you would like, it is because I am busy working for my clients. Here are the links I haven’t had the time to comment on from the last week or two:

What’s Worse Than Inflation? Deflation. | Consumerist
The Wall of Debt (Financial Voyeurism) | StopBuyingCrap.com
Terrific Online Saving Sites | Terri’s [...]

A son of Democratic vice presidential candidate Joe Biden was paid an undisclosed amount of money as a consultant by MBNA, the largest employer in Delaware, during the years the senator supported legislation that was promoted by the credit card industry and opposed by consumer groups.
MBNA and its employees have contributed over $200,000 to Biden’s [...]

Obama Losing Voters Over FISA Support (I may be one of them. I want a president who will protect citizens, not lawbreaking corporations.) | /.

I have a backlog of cool articles in my starred items folder in Google Reader. Here they are:

Good news from a debt-collection industry source: Collectors Face New Law in Colorado, and NY Considers Debtor’s Bill of Rights | Collection News
Countrywide CEO Gave Below Market Rate Loans To Senators From A Special “VIP Desk” | Consumerist
Subprime [...]

Here is a short video from Democratic presidential candidate Barack Obama in which he promises to create a ten million dollar fund to help keep people in their homes and a tax deduction for homeowners who do not itemize on their income tax returns.

[via Consumer Rights Watch]

Bankrate.com highlights the major-party presidential candidates’ stances on the subprime meltdown. Romney, Huckabee, and McCain favor a light touch, perhaps freezing interest rates or offering some aid to borrowers. But they are vague as to what, if anything, they would do. Paul favors a return the gold standard and the abolition of the Federal Reserve.
Democrats [...]

“The truth is, our middle-class families are not going to be secure so long as they can’t get out of debt,” Obama said Monday, sharpening the populist rhetoric of his presidential campaign. “If we’re serious about stopping Americans from falling deeper in debt, we’ve got to crack down on predatory credit card companies that are [...]