All posts tagged 2012 election
2012 Electoral College vote map satires national election outcome
Though perhaps not as personally biting as the San Francisco Bay Area map parody, the blue-state, red-state map of the United States divides the nation into “Obamerica” and “The United States of Hate.”
President Obama’s second term, housing and the national recovery
In a rare second-term election for a president facing economic turmoil, President Barack Obama got a boost from recovery in the housing market, a cornerstone of the economy. "Housing
Laughing off the presidential election
By now, you likely just want the national election to be over so the nation can get on with what's to come and you can get on with
The ‘Buffett Rule’ explained
THE WHITE HOUSE - Under the current U.S. tax system, a number of millionaires pay a smaller percentage of their income in taxes than a significant proportion of
Voters seek candidates who champion housing
Candidates running for office in 2012 had better put their housing game on the table. From tiny towns to the national electorate, voters have been clear about who
Voters strongly support Wall Street reform
AARP – Voters broadly and strongly support Wall Street reform. They support it in principle, they support it in law, they support the individual components of the reform
It’s housing, stupid
Focus like a laser beam on housing. Just writing down all of California's underwater mortgages to market value would pump more than $20 billion into the state, create more
Voters united over homeownership
The message American voters recently sent to legislators in Washington D.C. is pretty clear: "Don't make home ownership any more difficult than it already is." Voters who are homeowners
Housing to take center stage in 2012 election
Housing-related tax breaks are as American as apple pie and politicians who want to cut the tax perks that come with housing may want to consider another line
