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They don't "jive" because it is an election year. The press, wanting Osama Obama to win, will blow everything bad out perportion. Facts are no relevant. Most my age, 57, can remember when time were way worse than they are now. My first house loan, '81, was a bargin (VA rate) 15 1/2%. We had just...

The house was not far from that White Castle!!! Which might explain my often un-controllable cravings for them!!!!!!!!! Layoutshooter

Greg, I can't find the address on the internet. The Booth Memorial Hospitals/Maternity Homes were a nation wide "chain" run by the Salvation Army. They were also homes for un-wed mothers. (not my case) It was the closet hospital to the "mine". I lived my first 4 years on Dora Street in...

Booth Memorial Hospital. Tended to be used by us "po folks" I am the son of a miner. My dad worked at the Salt Mine in Detroit. When my dad said "it's back to the salt mines" on Monday, he was not kidding!!!! He mined coal in PA before the war. I am not sure when they closed the hospital. It...

Gee, my first name is Joseph, what does that make me? Let's see, a native American, born in Downtown Detroit. (they closed the hospital after I was born, no way to improve on me I guess) I was born into to the "Wop-A-lock" tribe.(Italian and Polish) My father was the "Chief" of our "Clan"...

The Depression might have ended much sooner than it did had it not been for some of the "fixes" that were put into place. Taxes were WAY too high and needed to be dropped to spur new business. The Libs tend to forget, or not care, that it is business that provides most of our jobs. They produce...

Both parties are equally involed in "kissing the Saudi Butt"!!! That is why when I hear Osama Obama or McCain talk about "change" I have a hard time deciding if I should laugh or vomit. The ONLY way you could have real "change" in this country is to abandon socialism and return to a free market...

That may or may not be true. I do think that it might be a bit more complicated than that. That is giving them a lot of credit for brains, I don't think they are as smart as they think they are. I feel that there are many internal and external influences that shape our economy. Our normal...

We agree on that one OVM. I went to Catholic school thru the 9th grade. I learned many things there. Nuns have no feet and six sets of eyes. They float silently around the class room with 360 degree vison and can "pounce" on an offending student from any point in the room in milli-seconds...

Well TheBeemer, for once we agree with something, both parties are discusting. I think that we have become to casual about out of wedlock prenancy and sex in general but that is my opinion. We did not have the hugh numbers of un-wed/single moms when I was a kid. Crime was much too. I believe it...

Maybe Michael Moore should drive for Ex/Lax!!! Swallowing all those pizzas has bloated him up and he must be constipated. That would explain his attitude towards things, HE IS JUST FULL OF IT!!!!!!!!!!!!!!! Layoutshooter

Yea Ark but there are things you can "get" the those truck stops in West Memphis that are harder to find at the Mall!!!! LOL You know, like mugged, AIDS, panhandled, robbed, truck broken into, LOL what an interesting couple of truck stops!!!!! OH OH and don't forget the 2.5 million lot...

Of course there is politics in hurricanes. I once heard a woman in a grocery store who blamed President Bush for starting Katrina!!! No joke!!! She said he did that cause he hates poor people and it was a good way to kill a bunch. I will tell you one thing, if Bush can start hurricanes he would...

Oh Man, Greg, that is half my family and 3/4 of the neighborhood I was raised in!!! Layoutshooter

What theory? Without any other data all the un-employment chat show is that it goes up and down. Layoutshooter

We stay at the "J" in Olive Branch. It seems to be a bit cleaner and much safer than the truck stops in West Memphis. We have been "bothered" by all kinds of riffraff in West Memphis, no problems (yet) at Olive Branch. Layoutshooter

It might be difficult to do without running into legal problems. Many times there are problems with a dirver or an owner it often turns out to be more "personal" than a "bad" owner or driver. That is not to say there is no bad drivers or owners, just when people are involed "things" happen. The...

What do you mean by "buying" into a van? Layoutshooter

This is just VERY raw data, I just posted it to show that what is going on economically is nothing new or even all that bad. To be of real value you would have to have lots more data. Like, being or ending a major military action. Relitive tax rates to the ecomonmy of the time. Interest rates...

Here are un-employment figures since 1948. Big swings over the years. If I can figure out where and how to do it I will try to super-impose tax rates/interest rates etc. Layoutshooter Title: Civilian Unemployment Rate Series ID: UNRATE Source: U.S...