Salem-News.com News Feed for articles tagged with money www.salem-news.com 2010 In the 1987 movie Trains, Planes and Automobiles John Candy and Steve Martin are staying in the same room and the same bed, when they're robbed by a small town burglar. Candy: “What kind of plastic you carry?” Martin: “Visa and a gasoline card. Oh, and I’ve got a Neiman Marcus card in case we want to buy a gift for someone. What have you got?” http://salem-news.com/articles/may022012/plastic_money_dj.php http://salem-news.com/articles/may022012/plastic_money_dj.php Wed, 02 May 2012 12:24:00 PDT Privatization of the Social Security program (Program) raised its ugly head again. The annual report of the trustees of Social Security (Report) states that, because of high unemployment, the Program will pay out more this year than it collects in payroll revenues. If the current rate continues, the report goes on to say, the Program's reserves will be exhausted in 2037. http://salem-news.com/articles/august162010/fixing-money-rs.php http://salem-news.com/articles/august162010/fixing-money-rs.php Mon, 16 Aug 2010 17:05:00 PDT In the first trimester of 2010, the amount of dollars sent by migrant workers in the US to Mexico registered the worst seasonal plunge in five years, the Bank of Mexico reported this week. According to the country’s central bank, about $6.6 billion in remittances entered the country’s economy during the first four months of 2010. The sum was nearly 9 percent less than the $7.25 billion received during the same period in 2009. http://salem-news.com/articles/june032010/migrant-remittances.php http://salem-news.com/articles/june032010/migrant-remittances.php Thu, 03 Jun 2010 22:56:00 PDT Why is almost every politician elected to State government either a Democrat or Republican? Why is every representative of our State in the Federal government either a Democrat or Republican? If our State is to have a serious government that represents the people of the State according to its constitutional mandate these questions must be asked. http://salem-news.com/articles/march032010/politics-reform-ew.php http://salem-news.com/articles/march032010/politics-reform-ew.php Wed, 03 Mar 2010 16:16:00 PST The Southwestern Company is about much more than selling books door-to-door. They have expanded and diversified their business operations into many areas. Southwestern Company owners and employees also have their own separate business interests that they are pursuing. http://salem-news.com/articles/march022010/southwestern-company-final-ew.php http://salem-news.com/articles/march022010/southwestern-company-final-ew.php Tue, 02 Mar 2010 16:14:00 PST The Bradbury Campaign announced today that they raised over $100,000 in the past month. The campaign now has over $100,000 in cash on hand and has raised over $305,000 to date. “We set a goal of raising $100,000 between February 1st and today and I am proud to say we met that goal,” said Bradbury campaign manager Jeremy Wright. http://salem-news.com/articles/march022010/bradbury-campaign.php http://salem-news.com/articles/march022010/bradbury-campaign.php Tue, 02 Mar 2010 15:34:00 PST Southwestern Company owners and executives have spent $151,398 dollars influencing Federal elections since 2000. Of their individual contributions, 86% have gone to Republican candidates. As revealed in the first two parts of this story, The Southwestern Company is engaged in an organized scheme of tax evasion and illegal immigration that violates both State and Federal laws. http://salem-news.com/articles/february282010/southwestern-company-3-ew.php http://salem-news.com/articles/february282010/southwestern-company-3-ew.php Sun, 28 Feb 2010 19:08:00 PST Schwabe, Williamson & Wyatt, the Oregon law firm representing The Southwestern Company continues to send letters making increasingly shrill and inaccurate demands concerning the ongoing expose of The SW Company’s business practices. The latest letter contains the inaccurate claim that I have “accused” the Southwestern Company of “RICO violations.” http://salem-news.com/articles/february262010/southwestern-correspondence-ew.php http://salem-news.com/articles/february262010/southwestern-correspondence-ew.php Fri, 26 Feb 2010 20:01:00 PST The Racketeer Influenced and Corrupt Organizations Act (RICO) is a Federal Statute designed to allow for prosecutions of mafia organizations. RICO makes it a crime to engage in a pattern of criminal activity in violation of certain other Federal laws. http://salem-news.com/articles/february252010/southwestern-company-2-ew.php http://salem-news.com/articles/february252010/southwestern-company-2-ew.php Thu, 25 Feb 2010 01:32:00 PST