Comments on: Can You Balance Your Checkbook? http://www.noquarterusa.net/blog/5162/can-you-balance-your-checkbook/ Sun, 27 May 2012 09:27:00 +0000 hourly 1 http://wordpress.org/?v=3.0.4 By: Jane from Tx http://www.noquarterusa.net/blog/5162/can-you-balance-your-checkbook/#comment-826616 Jane from Tx Thu, 02 Oct 2008 14:52:53 +0000 http://noquarterusa.net/blog/2008/09/30/can-you-balance-your-checkbook/#comment-826616 To RedDragon62- Yes, I do think if your property taxes have risen so severely there may be alternatives for you. Number one you have a disability now, this must be considered when the county tries to heap more taxes on you. You may be eligible for a tax credit there on that. Secondly at least here in Tx a property owner can hire a broker to represent him/her to the tax appraisal board, often resulting in a reduction in taxes. I urge you to look for some help in approaching your prop taxes. They may be assessing unfairly given your situation. Also you could be eligible for a reverse mortgage. Good luck to you. To RedDragon62-
Yes, I do think if your property taxes have risen so severely there may be alternatives for you. Number one you have a disability now, this must be considered when the county tries to heap more taxes on you. You may be eligible for a tax credit there on that. Secondly at least here in Tx a property owner can hire a broker to represent him/her to the tax appraisal board, often resulting in a reduction in taxes. I urge you to look for some help in approaching your prop taxes. They may be assessing unfairly given your situation. Also you could be eligible for a reverse mortgage. Good luck to you.

]]> By: Jane from Tx http://www.noquarterusa.net/blog/5162/can-you-balance-your-checkbook/#comment-826590 Jane from Tx Thu, 02 Oct 2008 14:45:34 +0000 http://noquarterusa.net/blog/2008/09/30/can-you-balance-your-checkbook/#comment-826590 No problem MMI. I admit I dont understand much of this and Im keeping an open mind when it comes to the <em>remote</em> possibility that politicians and other mega-financeers are purposely obfuscating events, (ya think?) I do think the white collar criminals should be pursued. The new bill <em>says</em>it doesnt offer any financial rewards to exiting CEO's. I do know that something had to be done in terms of stabilizing the market. It isnt as if these puppet masters really have the kind of control over the market many people seem to believe. I tend to mentally lump people who believe that with conspiracy theorists, meaning those who have a tendency to believe that others control each situation and that they themselves are a victim, rather than an actor. The market is more like a set of ocean waves than it is like a cut and dried situation. Control is only possible in a small area. I dont believe this catastrophe is a future situation, when it comes to people, especially the senior population, losing their 401K's. I lost mine in the 97-98 market crash. Fortunately for me Im still able to work. Others cant just go back to work and recoup, you know? Harsh! Like you maybe, I trust the MSM about as far as I can throw them. No problem MMI. I admit I dont understand much of this and Im keeping an open mind when it comes to the remote possibility that politicians and other mega-financeers are purposely obfuscating events, (ya think?)
I do think the white collar criminals should be pursued. The new bill saysit doesnt offer any financial rewards to exiting CEO’s. I do know that something had to be done in terms of stabilizing the market. It isnt as if these puppet masters really have the kind of control over the market many people seem to believe. I tend to mentally lump people who believe that with conspiracy theorists, meaning those who have a tendency to believe that others control each situation and that they themselves are a victim, rather than an actor. The market is more like a set of ocean waves than it is like a cut and dried situation. Control is only possible in a small area.
I dont believe this catastrophe is a future situation, when it comes to people, especially the senior population, losing their 401K’s. I lost mine in the 97-98 market crash. Fortunately for me Im still able to work. Others cant just go back to work and recoup, you know? Harsh!
Like you maybe, I trust the MSM about as far as I can throw them.

]]> By: MMI http://www.noquarterusa.net/blog/5162/can-you-balance-your-checkbook/#comment-816794 MMI Wed, 01 Oct 2008 02:58:50 +0000 http://noquarterusa.net/blog/2008/09/30/can-you-balance-your-checkbook/#comment-816794 Inflation is one of the concern people have about this plan. I don't know enough to predict whether or not it will happen but I know that it will add an additional burden to everyone's pocketbooks in addition to the 10,000 dollar we are asked to give government up front. I wish the MSM would report about the tax hikes Obama passed in Chicago and how it effected everyone, not just the top 5%, Inflation is one of the concern people have about this plan. I don’t know enough to predict whether or not it will happen but I know that it will add an additional burden to everyone’s pocketbooks in addition to the 10,000 dollar we are asked to give government up front.

I wish the MSM would report about the tax hikes Obama passed in Chicago and how it effected everyone, not just the top 5%,

]]> By: MMI http://www.noquarterusa.net/blog/5162/can-you-balance-your-checkbook/#comment-816751 MMI Wed, 01 Oct 2008 02:51:38 +0000 http://noquarterusa.net/blog/2008/09/30/can-you-balance-your-checkbook/#comment-816751 Jane, I went back and reread what I wrote, and I realized I used very harsh language. I apologize. I think part of the frustration with this bailout is that it is taking money from the public, many of whom are struggling to make it month to month, and using it to bail out businesses that by their own actions and incompetence should be reformed or go into bankruptcy, and then using exaggerated claims of economic collapse and a depression to get us to support it. Anyway, sorry. Jane, I went back and reread what I wrote, and I realized I used very harsh language. I apologize. I think part of the frustration with this bailout is that it is taking money from the public, many of whom are struggling to make it month to month, and using it to bail out businesses that by their own actions and incompetence should be reformed or go into bankruptcy, and then using exaggerated claims of economic collapse and a depression to get us to support it. Anyway, sorry.

]]> By: RedDragon62 http://www.noquarterusa.net/blog/5162/can-you-balance-your-checkbook/#comment-816588 RedDragon62 Wed, 01 Oct 2008 02:26:45 +0000 http://noquarterusa.net/blog/2008/09/30/can-you-balance-your-checkbook/#comment-816588 Thank you MMI. I really do appreciate your honest concern. My family is okay. We, as many others across this great nation, are feeling the pinch not only of higher gas prices, food prices, medical prices but also here in Illinois we have the highest taxes in the damn nation! Guess who helped pass those increases? Obama! That is why I am so damn angry at the media and those Kool-Aid drinking 'Bots! They have no idea what this man and his "Chicago Friends" have in store for them! They will find out if Obama should make it to the White House...Boy will they ever! Thank you MMI. I really do appreciate your honest concern.

My family is okay. We, as many others across this great nation, are feeling the pinch not only of higher gas prices, food prices, medical prices but also here in Illinois we have the highest taxes in the damn nation!

Guess who helped pass those increases? Obama!

That is why I am so damn angry at the media and those Kool-Aid drinking ‘Bots!

They have no idea what this man and his “Chicago Friends” have in store for them!

They will find out if Obama should make it to the White House…Boy will they ever!

]]> By: MMI http://www.noquarterusa.net/blog/5162/can-you-balance-your-checkbook/#comment-816534 MMI Wed, 01 Oct 2008 02:18:32 +0000 http://noquarterusa.net/blog/2008/09/30/can-you-balance-your-checkbook/#comment-816534 RedDragon2 I am not sure why your property tax has risen so quickly. This is one area where government can help main street. They can decrease property tax to match declining housing prices or make a cut in in property tax. If you are having trouble making payment on your mortgage or other bills, there are consumer groups or legal aid offices that might be able to help you negotiate a lower payment. RedDragon2

I am not sure why your property tax has risen so quickly. This is one area where government can help main street. They can decrease property tax to match declining housing prices or make a cut in in property tax.

If you are having trouble making payment on your mortgage or other bills, there are consumer groups or legal aid offices that might be able to help you negotiate a lower payment.

]]> By: MMI http://www.noquarterusa.net/blog/5162/can-you-balance-your-checkbook/#comment-816107 MMI Wed, 01 Oct 2008 01:14:59 +0000 http://noquarterusa.net/blog/2008/09/30/can-you-balance-your-checkbook/#comment-816107 Did anyone say there is no problem with the economy? Have we not been saying the economy is probably going to enter a recession? What we are saying is this that the MSM is behaving hysterically, terrorizing people into believing that if the Paulson plan is not approved, the economy will collapse and we will be in a depression. Confidence, stability in the economy? If that is the aim of Wall Street and Congress, their reckless predictions of a depression is creating a lot of insecurity and instability. What would be complacent is letting ignorant politicians who did not know enough to see the problem until it became a "crisis" decide what is the best way to handle this crisis. What would be complacent is to overreact and rush to create a new government program that will cost taxpayers a trillion dollars which might not work and may even make things worse and create a bad precedent. Complacent would be not considering alternative options, or refusing to listen to expert economists and business people who do not have a vested interest in the outcome. I find it disgusting how many people are irresponsibly scaring elderly people about their 401K and creating more uncertainty in the market by screaming about the next depression. It was this hysteria that caused such a big drop in the market when the bill did not get passed. They are doing the same thing today, building expectations about the bill, drawing catastrophic scenarios if it does not get passed. Did anyone say there is no problem with the economy? Have we not been saying the economy is probably going to enter a recession? What we are saying is this that the MSM is behaving hysterically, terrorizing people into believing that if the Paulson plan is not approved, the economy will collapse and we will be in a depression. Confidence, stability in the economy? If that is the aim of Wall Street and Congress, their reckless predictions of a depression is creating a lot of insecurity and instability.

What would be complacent is letting ignorant politicians who did not know enough to see the problem until it became a “crisis” decide what is the best way to handle this crisis. What would be complacent is to overreact and rush to create a new government program that will cost taxpayers a trillion dollars which might not work and may even make things worse and create a bad precedent. Complacent would be not considering alternative options, or refusing to listen to expert economists and business people who do not have a vested interest in the outcome.

I find it disgusting how many people are irresponsibly scaring elderly people about their 401K and creating more uncertainty in the market by screaming about the next depression. It was this hysteria that caused such a big drop in the market when the bill did not get passed. They are doing the same thing today, building expectations about the bill, drawing catastrophic scenarios if it does not get passed.

]]> By: dorianb http://www.noquarterusa.net/blog/5162/can-you-balance-your-checkbook/#comment-815882 dorianb Wed, 01 Oct 2008 00:44:41 +0000 http://noquarterusa.net/blog/2008/09/30/can-you-balance-your-checkbook/#comment-815882 Jane, You are right! I feel like you do. dorianb Jane,
You are right! I feel like you do. dorianb

]]> By: IndayHill http://www.noquarterusa.net/blog/5162/can-you-balance-your-checkbook/#comment-815863 IndayHill Wed, 01 Oct 2008 00:41:58 +0000 http://noquarterusa.net/blog/2008/09/30/can-you-balance-your-checkbook/#comment-815863 Perry, how well do you know your candidate, Obama, to trust him the safety of your family and of this great nation? IMO, he will really bring "CHANGE" to my beloved America,if ever he wins (God forbids )from better to worst ! His advisers are mostly the corrupt Wall Street CEOs, friend of anti-America, friend of domestic terrorists, friend of world dictators and owned by the media moguls.Pay-back time ! Obama is going to take your freedom of speech, Perry, I give you the right to exercise your freedom to do research now before it is too late !I will NOT do it for you, Mr. If only people work harder for the money & sweat for their life-styles, we will not be in this mess. Hand-outs, that's what is Obama good for, isn't he a great model? Do not work but fleece the government for your dreams to come true. That is Obama, never did a real job in his younger years.Even now, the taxpayers' money is paying him to work, but no, "Call me if you need me! Don't disturb,I'm busy,so busy fooling people so I'll get my dream:to become the POTUS." VOTE MCCAIN/PALIN '08 HILLARY' 12 GOD BLESS AMERICA !!! Perry, how well do you know your candidate, Obama, to trust him the safety of your family and of this great nation? IMO, he will really bring “CHANGE” to my beloved America,if ever he wins (God forbids )from better to worst ! His advisers are mostly the corrupt Wall Street CEOs, friend of anti-America, friend of domestic terrorists, friend of world dictators and owned by the media moguls.Pay-back time !
Obama is going to take your freedom of speech, Perry, I give you the right to exercise your freedom to do research now before it is too late !I will NOT do it for you, Mr.
If only people work harder for the money & sweat for their life-styles, we will not be in this mess. Hand-outs, that’s what is Obama good for, isn’t he a great model? Do not work but fleece the government for your dreams to come true. That is Obama, never did a real job in his younger years.Even now, the taxpayers’ money is paying him to work, but no, “Call me if you need me!
Don’t disturb,I’m busy,so busy fooling people so I’ll get my dream:to become the POTUS.”
VOTE MCCAIN/PALIN ’08
HILLARY’ 12

GOD BLESS AMERICA !!!

]]> By: MaggiefromMichigan http://www.noquarterusa.net/blog/5162/can-you-balance-your-checkbook/#comment-815842 MaggiefromMichigan Wed, 01 Oct 2008 00:37:59 +0000 http://noquarterusa.net/blog/2008/09/30/can-you-balance-your-checkbook/#comment-815842 Maybe a 527 should put lots of commercials out to bring attention to the media's bias and unprofessionalism. There are so many examples. I still run into people that are clueless when I broach this topic and say "but they wouldn't do that would they"? Oops have to switch from Fox News since Kerry is on. I no longer listen to idiots so he is banned from my TV. Maybe a 527 should put lots of commercials out to bring attention to the media’s bias and unprofessionalism. There are so many examples. I still run into people that are clueless when I broach this topic and say “but they wouldn’t do that would they”? Oops have to switch from Fox News since Kerry is on. I no longer listen to idiots so he is banned from my TV.

]]> By: RedDragon62 http://www.noquarterusa.net/blog/5162/can-you-balance-your-checkbook/#comment-815770 RedDragon62 Wed, 01 Oct 2008 00:27:21 +0000 http://noquarterusa.net/blog/2008/09/30/can-you-balance-your-checkbook/#comment-815770 This is one time I have to disagree with you Larry! I was an Iron Worker making close to 100.000 a year. I was injured on the job and lost "Everything' I owned to pay off my medical bills. What I saved was lost. The only saving grace was that My Wife and I had put some of our money away in CD's so that my children could go to college and they did! Thanks to Ratheon...My time card and employment history..."Disappeared!" It happened..I got over it and moved on no thanks to the Bitches I worked with and the payoffs they received for NOT showing up at the Compensation hearing! Now... I am disabled and shuffling around at home. My wife is working her ass off at her job and we just don't seem to be getting anywhere! today I had to go pay my real estate taxes and they have almost doubled in the last 5 years. I am now paying close to 5 grand a year for a home that is losing value... Sorry I am having trouble balancing my check book Larry... But many of us are in the same damn boat! Still love ya though Brother! This is one time I have to disagree with you Larry!

I was an Iron Worker making close to 100.000 a year. I was injured on the job and lost “Everything’ I owned to pay off my medical bills. What I saved was lost. The only saving grace was that My Wife and I had put some of our money away in CD’s so that my children could go to college and they did! Thanks to Ratheon…My time card and employment history…”Disappeared!”

It happened..I got over it and moved on no thanks to the Bitches I worked with and the payoffs they received for NOT showing up at the Compensation hearing!

Now…

I am disabled and shuffling around at home. My wife is working her ass off at her job and we just don’t seem to be getting anywhere!

today I had to go pay my real estate taxes and they have almost doubled in the last 5 years. I am now paying close to 5 grand a year for a home that is losing value…

Sorry I am having trouble balancing my check book Larry…

But many of us are in the same damn boat!

Still love ya though Brother!

]]> By: Mr.Murder http://www.noquarterusa.net/blog/5162/can-you-balance-your-checkbook/#comment-815617 Mr.Murder Wed, 01 Oct 2008 00:08:54 +0000 http://noquarterusa.net/blog/2008/09/30/can-you-balance-your-checkbook/#comment-815617 Record personal debt. Record bankruptcies and foreclosures. Blocking medical bankruptcies. Allowing corporations to still do it, denying the little guy the same rights. Record deficits and revenue shortfalls. As for rent prices here, they're more absurd than housing prices, and the city is needing millages just to get past revenue shortfalls and fuel spikes. As for the checkbook, the last one written had not cleared and it had been two weeks. It won't happen again, John McCain and Mike Milken promise. Record personal debt. Record bankruptcies and foreclosures. Blocking medical bankruptcies. Allowing corporations to still do it, denying the little guy the same rights. Record deficits and revenue shortfalls.

As for rent prices here, they’re more absurd than housing prices, and the city is needing millages just to get past revenue shortfalls and fuel spikes.

As for the checkbook, the last one written had not cleared and it had been two weeks. It won’t happen again, John McCain and Mike Milken promise.

]]> By: Jane from Tx http://www.noquarterusa.net/blog/5162/can-you-balance-your-checkbook/#comment-815493 Jane from Tx Tue, 30 Sep 2008 23:52:26 +0000 http://noquarterusa.net/blog/2008/09/30/can-you-balance-your-checkbook/#comment-815493 Im disappointed with the self-righteous tone of this blog from Larry and many others on here. This financial situation is not just about bad mortgages. The financeer-pirates should be held accountable, if Martha Stewart can spend time in jail so can these bozos. While y'all are sitting around feeling complacent because you are renting instead of having bought a home, this non-crisis as you call it has caused many older people to lose their retirement, and others who invested in 401K's to lose their assets. That is not bad judgment. Not many of us have degrees in finance. Yes, I can balance my checkbook very well thank you. and luckily I havent lost a penny, but many people who are those who were the least that could afford to lose have lost. Have some compassion for them for Chris-sake. Im disappointed with the self-righteous tone of this blog from Larry and many others on here. This financial situation is not just about bad mortgages. The financeer-pirates should be held accountable, if Martha Stewart can spend time in jail so can these bozos.
While y’all are sitting around feeling complacent because you are renting instead of having bought a home, this non-crisis as you call it has caused many older people to lose their retirement, and others who invested in 401K’s to lose their assets. That is not bad judgment. Not many of us have degrees in finance. Yes, I can balance my checkbook very well thank you. and luckily I havent lost a penny, but many people who are those who were the least that could afford to lose have lost. Have some compassion for them for Chris-sake.

]]> By: MMI http://www.noquarterusa.net/blog/5162/can-you-balance-your-checkbook/#comment-815103 MMI Tue, 30 Sep 2008 22:55:30 +0000 http://noquarterusa.net/blog/2008/09/30/can-you-balance-your-checkbook/#comment-815103 I disagree with Clinton, just as I disagree with Obama and McCain. Why lend right now when they can wait and get a higher price for the toxic debts from government than what the market is offering right now, and lend at a lower risk? Wasn't this the type of stuff that fueled the sub-prime lending problem? I disagree with Clinton, just as I disagree with Obama and McCain.

Why lend right now when they can wait and get a higher price for the toxic debts from government than what the market is offering right now, and lend at a lower risk? Wasn’t this the type of stuff that fueled the sub-prime lending problem?

]]> By: MMI http://www.noquarterusa.net/blog/5162/can-you-balance-your-checkbook/#comment-815006 MMI Tue, 30 Sep 2008 22:41:51 +0000 http://noquarterusa.net/blog/2008/09/30/can-you-balance-your-checkbook/#comment-815006 I have not been pleased with McCain or Obama on this issue, but at least McCain tried to get something done and he made sure the House Republicans were involved in the negotiation. He has been getting attacked in the media for it, and he bought some time for people to giver the plan greater scrutiny. Obama has been MIA except when he thought there was a deal and then he was all over the media saying he made it happen. President McCain, you might disagree with him, but you know the bucks stops with him. With Present Obama (it's not a typo), the buck stops with ACORN, Freddie, and Fannie. I have not been pleased with McCain or Obama on this issue, but at least McCain tried to get something done and he made sure the House Republicans were involved in the negotiation. He has been getting attacked in the media for it, and he bought some time for people to giver the plan greater scrutiny. Obama has been MIA except when he thought there was a deal and then he was all over the media saying he made it happen. President McCain, you might disagree with him, but you know the bucks stops with him. With Present Obama (it’s not a typo), the buck stops with ACORN, Freddie, and Fannie.

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