Economics - October 2007

October 10th, 2007

Good evening my name is Tracy and I have recently been involved in an accident that has caused me to be out of work since April of this year. I have recently had ACL arthroscopy on my right knee and may be looking forward to yet another on my left knee. The recovery time is up to 8 months. At this rate with no income I will be another number that stands in line at a homeless shelter by the time I reach a healing plateau. These injuries do not include the fact that I have 3 screws in my left femoral neck and in addition my back has it's problems too. To include deteriorating ,and bulging discs and I am sure some nerve damage that has not yet been determined as of yet.
I truly intend to eventually find employment that my injuries will not be an issue until then I am at a loss of where to turn for assistance, seriously I have no clue of where to turn at the present. Granted I have truly wonderful friends. But lets face it with the economy the way it is most of them are barely making ends meet themselves. I can’t expect them to feed me, pay my rent, clothe me or provide me with personal products etc for another 4-6 months..
I have been advised to apply for S.S. Disability. Is this a possibility and how long will it take? I know this much. Much longer than I will be able to stay afloat before it would be approved if it even would. I have my reservations about applying and one of them I guess is pride. I am only 35 and feel, kind of crappy even thinking about it. But I realize that it’s time to suck it up and get moving on it before I’m in an even worse scenario.
I have managed to not allow this depression, anxiety, frustration, insomnia and fear completely deplete my spirit since April. I am committed to surviving this bump in the road but I am not sure how much longer I can stay mentally glued together.
So if any one out there has been in a similar situation, have had friends who have made it through it or works somewhere that could possibly help. I would truly appreciate the advice or direction..

I look forward to hearing from you. Thank you from the bottom of my heart.

2007-10-08 19:42:43 · 5 answers · asked by Anonymous

My teacher gave us this scenario for our economics class and I need help with it.

"I made a comment to our attorney, who had put in quite a bit of time on a case that was settled after fourteen years. My remark was that his firm had not made a lot of money on the case, and his reply was that it was especially true considering all the business they had turned away in the past fourteen years."

What economic concept does this attorney understand? Why?

2007-10-08 19:38:15 · 6 answers · asked by Anonymous

2007-10-08 17:32:48 · 7 answers · asked by Raven98 2

I looked it up online and everywhere it says $44,000 but i have my doubts. Most people I know don't even make $25,000 so how is $44,000 our per capita income?!

2007-10-08 16:44:56 · 16 answers · asked by Anonymous

Should I immigrate there? I'm Canadian but I don't think I could make as much money in Canada as I can in the USA. It's likely because Canada is socialist and the USA is capitalist. Canada has high taxes, higher cost of living and lower salaries compared to the U.S.

Should I immigrate? If I do I figured I would have more money, more wealth. I could buy all the stuff that I've always wanted.

When it comes to business, higher taxes impede business growth. Don't you agree?

Shouldn't we have less taxes and less government? With less taxes people will have more money to spend. Therefore there would be a stronger economy with a higher GDP.

But how hard is it for a Canadian to immigrate to the US? And do you agree that what I say is right?

2007-10-08 15:48:47 · 12 answers · asked by Philladelphia 2

ok what type of economy does northwest china have? or what is there economic activities like?

2007-10-08 15:26:41 · 6 answers · asked by Anonymous

I am from Omaha, Nebraska and attending the University of Nebraska at Omaha. The question was posed to our class after seeing statistics of median income for Canadians. The median was around 50,000, but in the territories it was from 65,000 to 83,000. Why is this?

2007-10-08 12:08:35 · 4 answers · asked by cmgarcia1524 1

please helpp meee!!

2007-10-08 10:12:19 · 12 answers · asked by clumsydevil 1

Despite the best efforts of Adam Smith and the rest of Classical economics, Mercantilism, governmental interference in the economy for the benefit of specific parties at the expense of others, was not relegated to the history books during the 19th century. Instead, Neo-Mercantilists emerged in the late 19th and early 20th centuries, such as "Neo-Classical" and Keynesian economics. After the Federal Reserve, itself a Mercantilist program, caused the Great Depression by inflating the money supply, the Neo-Mercantilists successfully blamed laissez-faire for the Depression even though their economic fallacies were responsible. So, we have seen an unrestricted expansion of Mercantilism for the last 7 or 8 decades with no end in sight.

Why have the discredited fallacies called Mercantilism that were debunked by Classical and Austrian economists survived to this day? Why haven't they disappeared into the history books yet?

2007-10-08 10:03:15 · 2 answers · asked by Anonymous

Does anyone do economics? HELP- atleast 5 ways

2007-10-08 07:22:46 · 4 answers · asked by Mike man 2

2007-10-08 07:21:03 · 3 answers · asked by ATOZ 2

What mindset/environment/whatever encourages you to work harder?

2007-10-08 06:11:10 · 5 answers · asked by Doner 1

Right now we have to farm out factory work to other countries to make products cheap so people will buy our products. Now the Government realizes we need to have illegal immergrants working the farms to make that profitable. Slavery would not be pc but hey, what do you think our guest workers are doing

2007-10-08 06:09:42 · 6 answers · asked by Phil D 1

2007-10-08 05:23:26 · 2 answers · asked by TD Euwaite? 6

Do you remember a few things that could be purchased for less than an "old" penny and for approximately how much and approximately when?
As a clue from the age of eight in 1951 I lived behind my parents' Newsagents, Tobacconists, Stationers and Toy shop which was great. I learnt to read with the Wizard, Hotspur, Rover and another comic in the same stable (Any one remember the fourth name?)
All these "comics (unlike those today) had few pictures but told great serial stories (Such as "Roy of the Rovers") which contined to attract child (and some adult) readers for months on end. Is there anything similar today?
I look forward to your memories - let me know your ages if you wish (and where you were as a child?)

2007-10-08 03:13:17 · 3 answers · asked by Anonymous

2007-10-07 19:08:19 · 6 answers · asked by Anonymous

2007-10-07 18:27:42 · 5 answers · asked by Justin J 1

In other words, what goods and services does the U.S. export to other countries? What to do comparative advantages say about the distinctive competencies of the United States?

2007-10-07 17:58:45 · 3 answers · asked by babyface 1

I need to do this for a report. Due tomorrow.
Anyway, I'm was looking for various websites but they don't really help me out (I'm in 9th grade)
So how is the Global Economy doing? Is it ok or bad?
Do you have the links to any websites that might help me out?
I need this for the following also: Job Market and U.S Economy.
I have been looking for 2 straight days but can't find any websites that help me!!!!!!
Thanks for those who help! I really apperciate it. (I need to go to bed in about 1 hour so please help!)
^____^

2007-10-07 16:59:18 · 1 answers · asked by Anonymous

Does any one know where i can find the real long-term interest rates from the last 30 years?? and the national deficit for the last 30 years? and does any one know how they relate?

2007-10-07 16:43:11 · 1 answers · asked by kari_skeets 1

2007-10-07 14:56:09 · 7 answers · asked by Anonymous

I drive by the big farms and they have large amounts of hay put up...overflowing amounts. However, the word is that hay is scarce so they are playing on the opportunity to up their prices
on the small farmer that depends on their hay. I realize that each farmer has a right to set their price but isn't there some kind of code of conduct if nothing else that rules the farm industry...if not..they may as well all be used car salesmen ....looking for the next Buck..regardless of their fellow farmers.

2007-10-07 14:16:30 · 4 answers · asked by sunnydays 1

A student was heard to remark, "Even though I am certain to fail this course, I cannot drop it since it is too late to get back my tuition.

2007-10-07 14:06:48 · 6 answers · asked by nafiseh g 1

2007-10-07 14:01:04 · 1 answers · asked by Kasibss 1

2007-10-07 12:42:10 · 2 answers · asked by Kyuemon 1

compensation system for employees.

2007-10-07 06:40:26 · 1 answers · asked by sheqyn 1

2007-10-07 03:31:56 · 2 answers · asked by shreefree 1

2007-10-06 23:58:06 · 1 answers · asked by James T 3

Q=50P^-1.5 I ^.5

Q=quantity demanded P=product price
I=per capita disposable income Marginal cost is $10/product

Product price is $20, is this the optimal price, why or why not? If not what is??

2007-10-06 16:24:40 · 2 answers · asked by Anonymous

The government of a small nation of Stabilia is overturned by a military coup. ( the new ruling junta restores the country's old name of Instabilia.) What would you expect to happen to Instabilia's real interest rate and real exchange rate?

2007-10-06 16:21:45 · 2 answers · asked by true2b 1