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		<title>This is What Deflation Looks Like</title>
		<link>http://blog.prudentmoney.com/2010/05/21/this-is-what-deflation-looks-like/</link>
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		<pubDate>Fri, 21 May 2010 12:28:52 +0000</pubDate>
		<dc:creator>bob@prudentmoney.com</dc:creator>
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OK don&#8217;t let the economic charts turn you off.  This is important to understand and actually is very easy to get.  This is a chart of what is referred to as M3.  M3 is simply the broadest measure of money in our economy.  It shows how much money is out there [...]]]></description>
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		<title>Convenient Timing for the Politicians</title>
		<link>http://blog.prudentmoney.com/2010/01/22/convenient-timing-for-the-politicians/</link>
		<comments>http://blog.prudentmoney.com/2010/01/22/convenient-timing-for-the-politicians/#comments</comments>
		<pubDate>Fri, 22 Jan 2010 15:37:15 +0000</pubDate>
		<dc:creator>bob@prudentmoney.com</dc:creator>
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		<guid isPermaLink="false">http://blog.prudentmoney.com/?p=3035</guid>
		<description><![CDATA[We have talked many times on the radio show about the real problem that ignited the financial crisis.  The financial system was allowed to practice acts of greed and take advantage of an unregulated system.  As a result, there are trillions of dollars of losses for which the consumer/investor paid the price.  [...]]]></description>
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		<title>SEC and the Bernie Madoff Case &#8211; Incompetence or Something Else?</title>
		<link>http://blog.prudentmoney.com/2009/09/04/sec-and-the-bernie-madoff-case-incompetence-or-something-else/</link>
		<comments>http://blog.prudentmoney.com/2009/09/04/sec-and-the-bernie-madoff-case-incompetence-or-something-else/#comments</comments>
		<pubDate>Fri, 04 Sep 2009 16:27:49 +0000</pubDate>
		<dc:creator>bob@prudentmoney.com</dc:creator>
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		<description><![CDATA[I routinely get asked questions about the Bernie Madoff scandal.  How could Bernie Madoff get away with running a ponzi scheme for decades and defraud investors of billions of dollars.  It was the biggest fraud in the history of the markets.  Well, I start to answer that question by explaining what investors [...]]]></description>
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		<title>Does God Need a Partner?</title>
		<link>http://blog.prudentmoney.com/2009/08/21/does-god-need-a-partner/</link>
		<comments>http://blog.prudentmoney.com/2009/08/21/does-god-need-a-partner/#comments</comments>
		<pubDate>Fri, 21 Aug 2009 15:23:54 +0000</pubDate>
		<dc:creator>bob@prudentmoney.com</dc:creator>
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		<description><![CDATA[“We are God’s partners in matters of life and death.”
         President Barack Obama &#8211; August 20, 2009
A friend of mine sent me an e-mail with this quote and his reply &#8211; a new low.  It came from this article. Everyday something unbelievable comes out of Washington. [...]]]></description>
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		<title>Politicians Need a Dose of Reality</title>
		<link>http://blog.prudentmoney.com/2009/08/11/politicians-need-a-dose-of-reality/</link>
		<comments>http://blog.prudentmoney.com/2009/08/11/politicians-need-a-dose-of-reality/#comments</comments>
		<pubDate>Tue, 11 Aug 2009 14:45:00 +0000</pubDate>
		<dc:creator>bob@prudentmoney.com</dc:creator>
				<category><![CDATA[Taxpayer Money]]></category>
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		<guid isPermaLink="false">http://blog.prudentmoney.com/?p=2369</guid>
		<description><![CDATA[I feel better knowing that our politicians will fly in the comfort that they deserve.  The House of Representatives added $330 million to the defense budget to purchase 4 brand new planes for the Air Force “VIP” fleet.  These planes are used to fly White House Officials and Generals around the world.  [...]]]></description>
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		<title>Tax Receipts Report Largest Drop Since 1929</title>
		<link>http://blog.prudentmoney.com/2009/08/04/tax-receipts-report-largest-drop-since-1929/</link>
		<comments>http://blog.prudentmoney.com/2009/08/04/tax-receipts-report-largest-drop-since-1929/#comments</comments>
		<pubDate>Tue, 04 Aug 2009 16:02:38 +0000</pubDate>
		<dc:creator>bob@prudentmoney.com</dc:creator>
				<category><![CDATA[Debt]]></category>
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		<guid isPermaLink="false">http://blog.prudentmoney.com/?p=2316</guid>
		<description><![CDATA[What would a 21% decline in income mean to you?  This is what is happening to the US Government.  Tax receipts, the money that pays for all of the irresponsible spending in Washington, is down -21% from June 2008 to June 2009.  Individual income tax receipts are down -22%.  Corporate income [...]]]></description>
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		<title>Cash for Clunkers Breaks Down</title>
		<link>http://blog.prudentmoney.com/2009/07/31/cash-for-clunkers-breaks-down/</link>
		<comments>http://blog.prudentmoney.com/2009/07/31/cash-for-clunkers-breaks-down/#comments</comments>
		<pubDate>Fri, 31 Jul 2009 13:12:05 +0000</pubDate>
		<dc:creator>bob@prudentmoney.com</dc:creator>
				<category><![CDATA[Auto Industry]]></category>
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		<guid isPermaLink="false">http://blog.prudentmoney.com/?p=2295</guid>
		<description><![CDATA[If you want to see Government efficiency at work, look no further than the &#8220;cash for Clunkers&#8221; program put together by those brilliant politicians in Washington.  This is a good example of why we DON&#8217;T want politicians making decisions for us, for our future, and especially for our healthcare.
According to the AP, they will [...]]]></description>
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		<title>How Banks are Ripping You Off in the Name of &#8220;Convenience&#8221;</title>
		<link>http://blog.prudentmoney.com/2009/07/15/how-banks-are-ripping-you-off-in-the-name-of-convenience/</link>
		<comments>http://blog.prudentmoney.com/2009/07/15/how-banks-are-ripping-you-off-in-the-name-of-convenience/#comments</comments>
		<pubDate>Wed, 15 Jul 2009 16:42:33 +0000</pubDate>
		<dc:creator>bob@prudentmoney.com</dc:creator>
				<category><![CDATA[Credit Card Industry]]></category>
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		<guid isPermaLink="false">http://blog.prudentmoney.com/?p=2188</guid>
		<description><![CDATA[38.9 billion dollars&#8230;This is the estimated revenue that the banking system will make this year in overdraft fees.  Overdraft fees have become an enormous revenue producer for banks.
The Federal Deposit Insurance Corporation estimates that 81% of all banks now allow customers to exceed their account balances.  Most banks in America will automatically sign [...]]]></description>
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		<title>Another Way Congress Protected The Credit Card Industry</title>
		<link>http://blog.prudentmoney.com/2009/07/14/another-way-congress-protected-the-credit-card-industry/</link>
		<comments>http://blog.prudentmoney.com/2009/07/14/another-way-congress-protected-the-credit-card-industry/#comments</comments>
		<pubDate>Tue, 14 Jul 2009 16:51:18 +0000</pubDate>
		<dc:creator>bob@prudentmoney.com</dc:creator>
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		<guid isPermaLink="false">http://blog.prudentmoney.com/?p=2164</guid>
		<description><![CDATA[If you were to listen to the political sound bites, you would think that the politicians have done an amazing job protecting the American Consumer through the credit card legislation that was passed in May and goes into effect February 2010.  Just like everything in Washington, the sound bites don&#8217;t reflect reality.  Politicians [...]]]></description>
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		<title>Dazed and Confused &#8211; The Weapon of the Politicians</title>
		<link>http://blog.prudentmoney.com/2009/06/30/dazed-and-confused-the-weapon-of-the-politicians/</link>
		<comments>http://blog.prudentmoney.com/2009/06/30/dazed-and-confused-the-weapon-of-the-politicians/#comments</comments>
		<pubDate>Tue, 30 Jun 2009 15:21:02 +0000</pubDate>
		<dc:creator>bob@prudentmoney.com</dc:creator>
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		<description><![CDATA[New Debt Tip! 
I don&#8217;t think that many Americans understand the latest attempt by the Government to garnish more control and push us closer to socialism.  This 1000+ page bill was given to the house of politicians at the last moment with the expectation that it would be read and the politicians would be ready to vote.  [...]]]></description>
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