Last Thursday, the Senate failed to pass a bill that would again extend unemployment benefits. Rather than continue haggling between Democrats and Republicans for another round of changes to the bill, the Senators will likely drop the issue.
The bill also contained an extension to the homebuyer tax credit, a benefit that officially ends on June 30, 2010 for homes purchased by May 31.
This is the beginning of the end for economic stimulus from the government. Meanwhile, the Obama administration at the G-20 summit is warning other countries not to end their own stimulus plans too quickly, an approach we might not be able to take ourselves.
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Are other forms of transportation available? Although I was living in the suburbs, I took a bus and a train to my job a few years ago, and could use public transportation to get wherever I needed to go. Bicycles are less expensive to own than cars, and walking is yet another choice.
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Best of Consumerism Commentary, September 2009
We also had a number of excellent guests on the Consumerism Commentary Podcast in September. We discussed budgeting with the creators of You Need a Budget and PocketSmith, learned how to survive on a teacher’s salary, discovered the details about Mint.com’s acquisition by Intuit including one surprise that was not mentioned in the media earlier, and discussed negotiating and bargaining with presidential adviser Herb Cohen.
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