Mike Goad on November 8th, 2008

I overheard it the day before the election.
“That Obama scares me.”
I tried to believe that his fear was of the changes that are going to occur as a result of this election.
I really would like to believe that.
But I know better.
It was fear of something different, of someone different.
“HE isn’t like us.” “HE looks [...]

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Mike Goad on October 12th, 2008

Even though times are bad, there’s a long ways to go before they’re anywhere close to as bad as they were in the Great Depression.
Information with the photo, from June 1938:
Old time professional migratory laborer camping on the outskirts of Perryton, Texas at opening of wheat harvest. With his wife and growing family, he has [...]

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Mike Goad on September 22nd, 2008

To support his family during the
Great Depression, my wife’s grandfather
had to travel to places where there was
work.  He built this small “camping
trailer.”
We did everything right…, we thought.
We “bought” a house that we could afford on our budget and never re-financed, though it probably would have been smart in order to get a better interest rate…, [...]

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The income tax rebate checks from the U.S. economic stimulus plan require filing a 2007 income tax return, required to be filed by most no later than April 15th.
An accountant we know told us that he is absolutely swamped right now — to the point that he is currently unable to take any new business. [...]

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