The federal government’s plan to cut huge funding support to state governments across the country is expected to take a serious toll on those millions of residents who either lack insurance coverage or the uninsured patients who now avail of free medical services from the government. The new proposal, now being deliberated in the U.S. […]
Financially Free in the New Economy: Saving When You’re Broke
Saving money when you’re ‘broke’ is never easy. In fact, most people will claim its impossible. After, if you’re ‘broke’ you have no money to spend right? Personally, I don’t believe that. Everyone earns money. Period. Heck, even most children receive an allowance and cash during special occasions. In my opinion, it’s a matter of […]
Rereading Ron Paul’s Freedom Under Siege
Representative Ron Paul, M.D. (R-TX) www.RonPaul2008.com became a phenomenon in the 2008 USA presidential election campaign thanks to his provocative appearances in the TV debates and the echo effect of the Internet support they engendered. https://www.groundreport.com/Politics/The-Bomb-That-Heals On April 30th, Ron Paul’s book The Revolution: A Manifesto will be released generally to the public. Not having read […]
Congress I versus Left Parties :Indian Perspective
It appears that the UPA Government led by Congress I is gearing up itself ready for the Lok Sabha Elections may be even mid-term, though the present tenure of the Lok Sabha ends only by 2009.The left parties, particularly the CPI (M),once considered Congress (I) as their bitter enemy reconciled itself and started supporting Congress I […]
Auto, FMCG, pharma cos survive storm
MUMBAI: After any market crash – the all-important question always is where should one invest? And post budget – no prizes for guessing – all signs point to the FMCG, auto and healthcare sectors. Yet keeping the broad market sentiment in line, analysts say that though the budget has infused a fresh lease of life […]
How Budget affects your stocks: Sectoral analysis
What the Budget does * Exemption from customs duty on specified parts of set top boxes and specified raw materials for use in the IT/ electronic hardware industry. * Reduction in customs duty on convergence products from 10% to 5%. * No change in the corporate income tax rates. * No change in the rate […]