Maybe he should have had his wife call, and state her title along with the company she worked for or represented.

If she can’t do that because of Attorney/Client privlige, than he should not be blabbing privliged information.

Sounds more like a caller with BS.

Frankly, I don’t have a clue as to what to do rather than stay home, don’t spend $$ and watch Nefflix movies about WWII.  It makes me feel better in comparison.

The Fed boosted the discount lending rate to 0.75% from 0.50%. All that is going to do is eat into big bank profit. Interest rates to consumers and businesses will bareley be felt if at all.

The rate change is entirely symbolic. That rate affects virtually no borrowing at present.

“Fed policymakers said they expect the rate will stay “exceptionally low” for an “extended period.” It repeated that assurance Thursday.”

The biggest problem in DC is the out of control deficit.

China stopped lending to the US because they are about to raise the vaile of the Yuan compared to the dollar. That will make the value of the US debt notes that China holds decline.

The tiny Fed rate increase just shows China that maybe the US is trying to get it’s act together.

Any idea why Platnum was up 11.50 on the day? 

I see near 50% commercial vacancy in my part of Anywhere, USA, so when the financial crunch hits, it will be ironic that many have put there money into smaller institutions in protest against big money and will soon find themselves having not escaped the jugernaut.

i’m not a fan of stimulus – i think they should’ve stuck with ‘tried & true’ methods like dramatically reducing spending, aggressive use of tax deductions & incentives, and downsizing our monsterous government bureaucracy rather than this dubious concept of “spending our way out of debt (?!)”. 

but if we were gonna go down that road, wouldn’t the most effective thing would’ve been to just put the stimulus directly into the hands that its needed most – specifically, anyone who isn’t a billionaire (which are pretty much the only people who really benefited).  think we’d be doing better if they’d just sent each family $20,000?

Also, you might check if there is a general resource number in your state – here it’s 211.  You might call them (or have your friend call for herself) to see what’s out there, because often there are agencies or religious groups that will help people with medication vouchers.  They sometimes have limits, like only so many times a year, but that’s something.  A lot of things are being cut back on the government level, but there are some private groups that are still able to help some people with funding for medications.  If you have a number like 211, they’d be able to tell you where they are. 

If you can’t find a number like that, you might try getting through to the social work department in an agency or hospital and see if someone will tell you about some resources for your friend.

How many Lawyers does it take to screw in a lightbulb?
None. If lawyers are involved, the lightbulb is already screwed.