American Consumers

WASHINGTON, Dec. 28 (UPI) -- Gasoline Rationing and $5 pump prices are predicted by 2012 for consumers if U.S. politicians don't get their act together, a former Shell executive said. The average price for regular unleaded gasoline for U.S. consum…

All of us are quite aware of the continued Deficit spending that has gone on ever since the Republican majority Congress held the Clinton Administration expenditures to a Balanced Budget. However, once the Clinton White House left office under a d…

Turbulent times often cause Western opinion leaders to seek out appropriate Winston Churchill quotes. Perhaps a few of Sir Winston's observations would be useful to President Obama in the aftermath of the Midterm Elections as a weak Economic Recov…

Republican Congressman Spencer Bachus of Alabama, leading contender for the chair of the House Financial Services Committee, and Illinois Representative Judy Biggert, top Republican on the Oversight and investigations subcommittee of the Financial…

U.S. Rep. Barney Frank rode to the defense of the Federal Reserve’s monetary policies today, saying Republican critics were effectively siding with the Central Banks of China and Germany against America’s own attempt to bolster the U.…

WASHINGTON — Many Republicans who swept rural Democrats from office are now confronting the reality of a promise to reduce Spending: Should it cover the Farm Subsidies that have brought money and jobs to their districts — and directly …