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Driving tired...down the middle of the highway.  Oncoming traffic beware.79

After Truck Driving School: Driving Tired

No matter what they tell you in truck driving school, you will be "driving tired" if you're out there making a living as an OTR (over the road) truck driver. Every driving school instructor in the business...

4 comments    california sleep truck
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"New" Industries Regulated

The federal government has announced intentions to regulate money market accounts, hedge funds, insurance agencies, and "industries too big to be allowed to fail". Do you know what these things are? A money...

0 comments    politics mortgage bailout
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Why HYIP's (High Yielding Investment Programs) Are Always A Scam

An HYIP is the term used to describe programs which promise a certain return on investment over a specified period of time. This high-yielding investment programs are blatantly illegal Ponzi schemes - scams...

0 comments    scam invest pay back
russlongcore profile image56

The Absence of Outrage

The machinations of the Federal Government of the United States remind me of the old story of the frog and the scorpion. The frog and the scorpion met at the edge of a creek. Both needed to cross to the...

1 comment    politics economy inflation
Sweeping changes to the American economy58

New Federal Consumer Protection Agency

On June 17th President Obama announced plans for a new Consumer Protection Agency, ending an error of the US economy. The new "super" federal agency will have power to regulate banks, mortgages and Hedge...

0 comments    hedge fund bank regulation
wagnerzx2 profile image59

Tobacco Law

 I recently read an article stating that new federal regulations will impose more requirements of cigarette manufacturers packaging. I wonder, when will it end? How much information needs to be pumped into...

0 comments    politics people america
Iconoclast profile image60

US Postal Service Refuses to Enforce the Law

  I have decided to write this because I have recently been robbed on two occasions by, I believe, someone working in my local Post Office. A couple months ago, I was to receive an inheritance check...

1 comment    politics federal arkansas
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Stun Gun Laws and Why They Exist

In spite of the fact that stun guns are typically considered to be a safe form of defense and are typically marketed as safe for home and personal protection, there are laws in various states, cities and...

0 comments    laws federal regulations
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