State Representative Barbara Mallory Caraway and Dallas Independent School Board Trustee (DISD) Lew Blackburn will host the 2nd Annual Career Futures Initiative Job Expo and CareerFest on Saturday April 4, 2009. This event provides high school students with an opportunity to meet representatives from profit and not-for-profit businesses offering paid...
By James Guess, Dallas South Contributor Is it not ironic, that the game of free-market capitalism, the economic system responsible for creating the wealthiest country in the world, is now the culprit for the financial collapse of America’s $13 trillion economy? Foreign leaders around the world have called out American...
By James “Bird” Guess What if I lost my job? Over 3 million Americans fell victim to job loss in 2008. Unfortunately, losing your job may create new tax issues. Severance pay and unemployment compensation are taxable. Payments for any accumulated vacation or sick time are also taxable. What if...
Conservatives are acting like they’re in the majority rather than the pitiful lows that their numbers have reached in the Senate. And why not. After the coronation of the President Obama many of his supporters have claimed victory and left the Commander-in-Chief and his staff to their own devices. The...
By JAMES “BIRD” GUESS Obamanomics: The Financial Breakdown of How President Barack Obama Plans to Repair America’s Shattered Economy In an attempt to repair the economy and potentially create up to 3.5 million jobs, President Obama has proposed an economic stimulus plan that would cost taxpayers $825 billion. The House...
President Obama had some harsh words to Wall Street Bankers who are accepting TARP (Troubled Asset Relief Program) money while receiving big bonuses and buying private jets. He sat down in front of reporters yesterday to discuss his frustration with the situation. For the full text of the President’s remarks...
BY JAMES “BIRD” GUESS “Remember the Lord your God, for it is He who gives you the ability to produce wealth” — Deuteronomy 8:18 What does the Bible have to say about money? Many people may consider the Bible to be only a book detailing Jesus’ teachings and the...
Former Time Warner CEO and chairman Richard Parsons will become the new chairman of Citi, the financial services company formerly known as Citigroup. Parsons has been and economic adviser for President Barack Obama and served on his presidential transition team. In an interview with CNBC, Parsons said “I have every...
BY JAMES “BIRD” GUESS While Southern Dallas continues to receive the majority of attention from real- estate developers and city officials, West Dallas, an area of 23,000 residents waits anxiously in the economic background for change. There is hope for this area of Dallas, although poor performing schools and an...
Click on the link below to listen to my financial commentary which aired on KERA today. I was trying to get my “NPR voice” on, but I think I over did it a little. Thanks a lot to Sam Baker for the opportunity. shawn-williams-monopolyshawn-williams-monopoly1
