According to the CNN article, with very few exceptions, no employee will be paid more than $500,000 in “base compensation” this year in cash and/or stocks.

It all begs the question… should the US Gov’t have any say-so in this matter, or should the companies prove fiscal responsibility and police themselves?

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Are Government Mandated Salary Caps Acceptable?

I help alot of folks with websites and such… the Realtors I help out have all said that the situation with them is dire. People with great credit being turned away due to lack of a 30% down payment, etc.

How has the Economic Stimulus Bill Helped You?

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Economic Stimulus Plan – Is It Helping You?

There appears to be a fairly narrow split on whether this is supported by consumers or not. Those on one side of the aisle say: You, the Consumer, should have read the print a bit further and known ahead of time how your personal credit would be effected if certain conditions occur. Over on the other side, people are crying foul play from the credit card companies with all sorts of horror stories about accounts being closed, rates doubling after 1 late payment etc.

What do you think?

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Will Credit Card Reform Help Ease the Economic Crisis?

Do you think the Dollar will Collapse?

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Is the US $ Dollar on the Verge of Collapse?

A Few Keys to the New Obama Foreclosure Plan

One of the most important and likely positive keys to the new foreclosure plan, is that our Government will subsidize mortgage payments along with the banks who own your note! That’s right… Along with a reduced interest rate, the lenders will be asked to kick in a little toward your house payment and the taxpayers will match the same amount!

Along with the newly subsidized mortgages, the Obama Foreclosure Plan also calls for a Restructuring of the Current Bankruptcy Laws, allowing the Judge to modify your mortgage on the fly and be excluded from the settlement! Under current laws, once you file for bankruptcy protection, your home loan cannot be modified! As you can imagine, banks and lenders are not too keen about this idea, since homeowners can realistically just go broke, and not be held liable to their obligations!

What do You Think about the New Foreclosure Plan?

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Obamas Foreclosure Plan – I Will Pay for Your Home!

Why It Might Work

Microsoft still holds a very large percentage of the home computer market and many people use their software daily! If they position the Microsoft Retail outlets as a service and training company versus a retail software chain, they have a much better chance of reaching people and business. They can load the store with their software of course, but having consumer techs and more importantly, small business solution technicians in place to not only assist with issues, but helping people envision HOW the software will benefit them, they might just make it work!

It has been my own experience in 15 years of working around the PC, 99% of the problems people experience are user or training related. If they meet that need, they might have something!

Why it Won’t Work

It will be easier to complete this section, since IMO, this is going to be a HUGE money pit from day 1! Microsoft Retail Stores… what are they going to actually sell? Operating systems? Office Software? Of course… BUT what makes them any different than your neighborhood Best Buy or Online Discount seller? Unless they align themselves with a hardware manufacturer that is NOT already present in the warehouse stores, why bother going there?

Why would you visit a Microsoft Retail Store that offers 1-2 products, versus going to Best Buy with hundreds?

Do YOU Think it will Work?

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Microsoft Retail Stores – Would You Go There?

Lets Welcome the US Government into our Homes

Sure, this may be the first example of the Obama administration standing up to corporate powerhouses and flexing its muscle, but what if they don’t stop there? What if they start telling every business or Individual who receive some form of federal support, how to run their own ships? Do they have the right? Do we really want them to?

After they see they can dictate how businesses run… you can bet they will be in our homes, criticizing our household spending next!

What do you think about this new Government Control?

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Citibank Plane Crashes Under Pressure from Obama Administration!

This leads to a risky proposition of Government oversight…

How much do we really want our Govt looking in to the finances and spending practices of those who receive bailout funds? After all, there are many past, present, and future bailouts in the works, and just as we are calling on oversight for the businesses receiving funding, what if we make too much noise, and they also want to scrutinize how WE spend funds given to us!

• In February 2008, the Federal Economic Stimulus Act put approximately $152 Billion back into taxpayer pockets.
• President Obama is currently proposing another stimulus check for taxpayers.

This all leads to a question on whether or not we as citizens, are also willing to have our own finances scrutinized! Lets face it, the Government gave US money also… are we willing to let then into our homes, and look at every penny we spend?!

What’s your opinion?

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When Government Oversight becomes a Risky Proposition!