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2010-07-30 16:02

Obama Reappoints Bernanke

This morning, President Obama officially announced that he is reappointing Ben Bernanke for a second four-year term as chairman of the Federal Reserve.  The video below contents The President’s statement.

Does anyone have any thoughts on the reappointment?  Would you have reappointed Bernanke?  If not, who would you have chosen?

How Obama’s Tax Plan Will Affect You

I found a cool article that highlights how President Obama’s tax plan will affect everyone based on their incomes and filing status. It doesn’t cover all the possible income / family situations but you should be able to get a rough estimate by looking at it.

Here’s a look at how the plan impacts two [...]

Obama’s Stimulus Plan To Include Tax Cuts

The News

President-elect Barack Obama announced today that his economic stimulus package could include up to $300 billion in tax cuts.  The announcement came as a pleasant surprise to some Republican lawmakers, who previously thought the stimulus would consist mainly of infrastructure investments.  Many believe this was a smart political move by Obama, since most Republicans [...]