"Those who learn from history are doomed to watch others repeat it" (drx). So maybe looking at the history of FDR's guidance out of the great depression might just provide some kind of heads up this time around? FDR was heckled into curtailing stimulus, in favor of budget concerns, in the late 30's. The economy did another dip, then war production finally ended the depression. Should we heed the duplicitous warnings of neocons and bush era leaders on debt, and stop the stimulus a few months into it's initiation? After only wall street has been stimulated? And after none of the regulation imposed by FDR on wall street scamming is repeated under Obama's watch?   more »

Here's a very effective twitter search category to identify scambots, automated tweet generating bots designed to look like real tweople. Once I ID one, I unfollow them. Simple plan to clear your personal portion of the twitter hive mind of useless con game chatter.   more »