The Kevin Trudeau Show: 5-26-12
Today, Kevin explains why the economy is getting worse NOT better and goes over the steps you can take to save yourself from this economic hurricane.
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Global Information Network
Your Wish Is Your Command
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Bill Clinton Would Raise Debt Ceiling, Bypass Congress
Wealth:
Is The Economy Really Healing?
The Creeping Cost Of Consumer Inflation
Don’t Catch Recovery Fever
New Gold Bugs Are Young And Restless
Foreclosure Sales Are Still Pummeling Home Prices
Foreclosure Backlogs Could Take Decades To Clear Out
Foreclosures Leave Pockets Of Neglect And Decay
6 Steps States Can Take To Protect Themselves From Financial Collapse
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The Kevin Trudeau Show: 4-28-12
American dream or American debt? KT talks foreclosures, the debt ceiling, and inflation. Plus, Kevin explores why the U.S. has so many laws and how many of them are unnecessary, or even unenforceable.
Self Help:
Global Information Network
Your Wish Is Your Command
Government:
Bill Clinton Would Raise Debt Ceiling, Bypass Congress
Wealth:
Is The Economy Really Healing?
The Creeping Cost Of Consumer Inflation
Don’t Catch Recovery Fever
New Gold Bugs Are Young And Restless
Foreclosure Sales Are Still Pummeling Home Prices
Foreclosure Backlogs Could Take Decades To Clear Out
Foreclosures Leave Pockets Of Neglect And Decay
6 Steps States Can Take To Protect Themselves From Financial Collapse
Everything Kevin:
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Stand with KT!
Kevin is on YouTube!
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12 Facts About Super PACs That Will Blow Your Mind
February 24, 2012 by admin
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February 24, 2012
The American Dream
By TAD
“Another clear example at Super Pac nonsense can be seen with what Steven Colbert and John Stewart have done. The Super Pac rules are a joke.” –KTRN
In American politics, it takes an enormous amount of money to win campaigns, and the rise of the “Super PACs” is allowing the wealthy to exert even more influence over the political process than they did before. When you examine the results of federal elections over the past several decades, you quickly discover that the candidate that raises the most money almost always wins. Wealthy individuals are limited by law as to how much money they can give directly to a political campaign, but there are no limits on how much money they can give to Super PACs. During the 2012 election season, some of these Super PACs actually have more money than the campaigns of the candidates that they support do. Buying the vote is not illegal in America, and these Super PACs are buying huge amounts of advertising in key states. Unfortunately, most Americans have never learned to think for themselves. Instead, they let the television do much of their thinking for them. If their trusted friend, the television, tells them to vote a certain way, then that is what they are likely to do. Super PACs are much more likely to run negative ads than the actual candidates are, and we have already seen very negative ads dramatically move the poll numbers in some of the states. Sadly, as long as very negative ads keep working people are going to keep using them.
Super PACs are supposed to be completely and totally “independent” of the campaigns that they support, but the reality is that many of these Super PACs are run and staffed by former top aides of the candidates.
Some of the candidates are relying on the Super PACs to be the “attack dogs” while they sit back and try to maintain a more “positive” image. If a Super PAC goes too far, a candidate can simply claim that he does not have any control over that Super PAC.
If money did not influence elections, then people would stop giving so much of it to the campaigns and to the Super PACs. The truth is that money does influence elections, and when wealthy individuals and big corporations are allowed to pour millions upon millions of dollars into these Super PACs it gives them a much, much larger say in the outcome of our elections than you and I have.
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Ron Paul Resonates with Hispanic Voters in Florida
January 26, 2012 by admin
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January 26, 2012
US News
By Ken Walsh
“Ron Paul’s message is getting out there like never before.” –KTRN
Republican presidential candidate Ron Paul’s strategists say they have discovered a surprising source of support for their candidate—Latinos in Florida.
Paul hasn’t made any overt appeals for the Hispanic vote, his advisers say. In fact, he has barely campaigned in Florida at all because he considers the odds too great against him, although he did participate in a Tampa debate earlier this week and is preparing for another one in Jacksonville tonight. But a Paul spokesman cites a new poll indicating that the Texas congressman has the support of 41.5 percent of likely Hispanic Republican voters in Florida, with former House Speaker New Gingrich second at 25.3 percent, former Gov. Mitt Romney of Massachusetts at 9.2 percent, and former Sen. Rick Santorum of Pennsylvania at 4.1 percent.
This suggests that Paul could do better than expected in Florida’s presidential primary next Tuesday.
Other polls, however, have Paul far behind. A survey sponsored by Univision, ABC News and Latino Decisions, released yesterday, found that Romney was ahead among Latinos in Florida with 35 percent, Gingrich had 20, Santorum 7, and Paul 6, with 21 percent undecided.
But Paul strategists argue that their candidate is gaining traction with Latinos, a key voting bloc in Florida.
“Ron Paul’s support among Hispanic Republicans makes sense,” says Jesse Benton, Paul’s national campaign chariman, “since Hispanics desire the same reforms that their non-Hispanic counterparts want—strong purchasing power for their hard-earned dollars, a regulatory climate hospitable to business and job growth, and personal and economic liberties returned so decision-making on important life matters occurs in the home and not in Washington.”
Other Paul strategists speculate that Hispanics see Paul as a strong advocate of policies that reward individual effort and entrepreneurship so everyone can pursue the American Dream.
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The Shocking, Graphic Data That Shows Exactly What Motivates the Occupy Movement
October 31, 2011 by admin
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October 31, 2011
Alter Net
By Les Leopold
What are the Occupy Wall Street protesters angry about? The same things we’re all angry about. The only difference is the protestors turned their anger into public action. Occupy Wall Street lit the embers and the sparks are flying. Whether it turns into a genuine populist prairie fire depends on all of us.
Now is not the time for wonky policy solutions, as the media meatheads are calling for. Rather, it’s time to air our grievances as loudly as possible, which is precisely what Wall Street and its minions fear the most. Here’s a brief list of why we should be angry and the charts to back it up.
1. The American Dream is imploding…
The productivity/wage chart says it all. From 1947 until the mid-1970s real wages and productivity (economic output per worker hour) danced together. Both climbed year after year as did our real standard of living. If you’re old enough, you will remember seeing your parents doing just a bit better each year, year after year. Then, our nation embarked on a grand economic experiment. Taxes were cut especially on the super-rich. Finance was deregulated and unions were crushed. Lo and behold, the two lines broke apart. Productivity continued to climb, but wages stalled and declined. So where did all that productivity money go? To the rich and to the super-rich, especially to those in finance.
2. Our wealth is gushing to the top 1 percent…
Actually the top tenth of one percent. Because of financial deregulation and tax cuts for the rich, the income gap is soaring. Here’s one of my favorite indicators that we compiled for The Looting of America. In 1970 the top 100 CEOs earned $45 for every $1 earned by the average worker. By 2006, the ratio climbed to an obscene 1,723 to one. (Not a misprint!)
3. Family income is declining while the top earners flourish…
As women entered the workforce, family income made up for some of the wage stagnation. But now even family incomes are in trouble. Meanwhile, the incomes of the richest families continue to rise.
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To Rent or Buy, That is the Question
October 19, 2010 by admin
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October 19th, 2010
FOX News
By: Molly Line
In the midst of a stalled economy it’s a wonder anyone feels like making a big financial purchase like buying a home — long perceived as a large part of the American dream.
But dismal economic reports, rising foreclosures and plummeting home values have done little to deter the hopes of would-be homebuyers. Some are even looking for a bargain, and to take advantage of low interest rates.
But, is it really wiser to buy during a time of economic uncertainty? Or is renting a better bargain?
Cape Cod real estate expert and agent Danny Griffin says now is a great time to make a home purchase, but only if the prospective homebuyer has the capital to make the investment.
“We do get more calls than we’ve ever had for rentals, but first thing we’re going to tell them, or ask them, is have you ever sat down with a mortgage broker and asked, ‘Can I qualify for a loan? Because there is no better time to consider buying,” said Griffin.
Caitlyn Sweeney and Joe Maddalena are shopping for their first place in Marstons Mills, Massachusetts. Both work full time. Joe is an assistant golf course superintendent and Caitlyn is a teacher. She brings in some additional funds by managing a restaurant on weekends. They are determined to escape the rental market and want to take advantage of plummeting home prices, while also enjoying the satisfaction of owning something.
“You’re putting a lot of money into something that’s not yours. You don’t get to change anything, decorate the way you want to, you don’t have a yard, you don’t have extra rooms,” explains Sweeney, who’s looking forward to making her mark on a new place.
While many homebuyers look forward to creating their own individualized space, Maddalena says their plan to buy is more than an emotional decision. They have their finances in order. “I think we’re both at an age now where our jobs are secure, we’ve saved up some money and houses are at reasonable price,” said Maddalena.
“So the smart buyer is coming in now and saying, okay, finally, I can buy these at a normal price again and it’s affordable for me and I can live within my means,” said Griffin.
“It’s already happening in most of the majorly hit markets in the United States, especially Las Vegas, California, Florida — all of the over-inflated places like that are beginning to hold. You’re seeing people come into that marketplace, whether they be first time homebuyers, second homebuyers, they’re beginning to say ‘Hey, this is a reasonable price and I need to be invested in this now.’”
Despite the desire to own a home, renting does have some obvious pluses say experts: most notably no property taxes, no upkeep costs, no paying for a new roof or dishwasher. Some landlords will even change a light bulb. In some communities renting may be the more affordable option.
Trulia, an online real estate tracking site, released its quarterly Rent vs. Buy Index last week, which looks at the costs of home ownership and renting in America’s 50 largest cities. Trulia’s experts compare the average cost of buying a two-bedroom apartment, condo or town home to the cost of renting using the properties listed on the site. Topping the list where rents are cheaper than buying was New York City, followed by Seattle; Fort Worth, Tex.; Omaha, Neb. and Sacramento, Calif.
Trulia’s experts say these cities share a common denominator: they are major regional employment hubs.
“Homebuyers want to live where jobs are and where they believe they’ll be able to get jobs in the future,” said Tara-Nicholle Nelson, a real estate broker and lawyer who focuses on consumer education for Trulia. The economic draw also pushes up prices, making rental rates a much better deal for some consumers.
The index showed home ownership was more affordable than renting in Arlington, Tex.; Fresno, Calif.; Miami and Mesa and Phoenix in Arizona.
In these types of communities, “we see a real pattern of foreclosure hot spots,” said Nelson. “Prices have dropped a lot in these cities and their rental markets have seen a huge influx of renters.” Nelson is quick to point out the index is just a “snapshot in time,” not an indication of what a given family or individual should do.
“Just because a place is on that list doesn’t mean it’s unwise to buy depending on your personal circumstances,” said Nelson, who believes that equation is much more personal and complicated, involving everything from financial assets to time commitments and stability.
