It also requires a thumb print from applicants and applicants have to take an "examination" provided by the federal government to determine if they are "safe" enough persons to own a gun.

But he would still rather see the government not get involved.I may be mistaken though...

Add in the government $8k credit and you have yourself one of, if not the best times to buy real estate.Can someone argue that?

The decreased bond asset value destroys the banks liquidity and prevents it from issuing new loans.The suppliers of Heidi's bar, having granted her generous payment extensions and having invested in the securities are faced with writing off her debt and losing over 80% on her bonds.Her wine supplier claims bankruptcy, her beer supplier is taken over by a competitor, who immediately closes the local plant and lays off 50 workers.The bank and brokerage houses are saved by the Government following dramatic round-the-clock negotiations by leaders from both political parties.

The Chinese government is loathe to allow the speculators to profit, but the longer it holds out, the more the appreciation eventually will have to be.

Rich,A cynic might suggest that the government is already on top of the problem with the simple solution of inflating the currency.Not that I (or my hard asset investments) are at all cynical . . . . . .

The other time, the leak was fixed by removing the gas fitting on the regulator and reinstalling it with some fresh pipe compound (only cost me the drive).

I would go to government sites.

I wonder if it's governed by state law.

The government clearly needs to get these properties off of their books.