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Continue reading …Newstalgia Reference Room – Henry Morgenthau And Post-War Housing – May 16, 1946
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enlarge Henry Morgenthau and his former boss. Real-estate lobbies were wreaking havoc then too. Click here to view this media On this day in 1946 if you were listening to the radio you would probably be hearing an address by former Treasury Secretary under FDR Henry Morgenthau on the state of housing in Post-War America and where the returning Veteran stood in all of it. Then as now, Real Estate prices were grossly inflated and there seemed to be little in the way of a remedy for it. Measures were introduced such as the Veteran’s Emergency Housing Bill to provide a ceiling for prices in an attempt to curb runaway prices. But, as always, lobbies in Washington were powerful and belligerent and the crisis only deepened. Henry Morgenthau: “Wyatt’s (Wilson Wyatt, author of Veteran’s Emergency House Bill) proposal was simply this; suppose a man owns a house, he would be permitted to sell it once at any price he could get for it. But if the house is again put up for sale after that, that same price would be considered the ceiling so long as the emergency lasts. In other words, if he got $10,000 dollars for the house, $10,000 would thereafter be considered the ceiling price. This would have done nothing, of course to roll the real estate prices back from their present dangerously inflated levels. Mr. Wyatt was just trying to work out a compromise. But the Real Estate lobbies wouldn’t hold still, even for that. They know perfectly well that millions of dollars of Black Market money, a lot of it in the form of $1,000 bills is being poured into real estate speculation. Evidently they are unwilling to put an end to it. As far as the Real Estate lobbies are concerned, Real Estate prices can go on rising till kingdom come. Even if the average American and the Veteran are reduced to living in cellers.” In trying to remedy a situation that had spiraled out of control, Morgenthau, on behalf of the Truman administration sought to ease the anxieties and express some sort of solution to the problem. This radio address, given on May 16th 1946 was part of a weekly series of addresses Morgenthau gave on Post-War problems. . . .and I left in the Gallo Wine commercial as a reminder.
Continue reading …Newstalgia Reference Room – Henry Morgenthau And Post-War Housing – May 16, 1946
May 16, 2011 No Comment
enlarge Henry Morgenthau and his former boss. Real-estate lobbies were wreaking havoc then too. Click here to view this media On this day in 1946 if you were listening to the radio you would probably be hearing an address by former Treasury Secretary under FDR Henry Morgenthau on the state of housing in Post-War America and where the returning Veteran stood in all of it. Then as now, Real Estate prices were grossly inflated and there seemed to be little in the way of a remedy for it. Measures were introduced such as the Veteran’s Emergency Housing Bill to provide a ceiling for prices in an attempt to curb runaway prices. But, as always, lobbies in Washington were powerful and belligerent and the crisis only deepened. Henry Morgenthau: “Wyatt’s (Wilson Wyatt, author of Veteran’s Emergency House Bill) proposal was simply this; suppose a man owns a house, he would be permitted to sell it once at any price he could get for it. But if the house is again put up for sale after that, that same price would be considered the ceiling so long as the emergency lasts. In other words, if he got $10,000 dollars for the house, $10,000 would thereafter be considered the ceiling price. This would have done nothing, of course to roll the real estate prices back from their present dangerously inflated levels. Mr. Wyatt was just trying to work out a compromise. But the Real Estate lobbies wouldn’t hold still, even for that. They know perfectly well that millions of dollars of Black Market money, a lot of it in the form of $1,000 bills is being poured into real estate speculation. Evidently they are unwilling to put an end to it. As far as the Real Estate lobbies are concerned, Real Estate prices can go on rising till kingdom come. Even if the average American and the Veteran are reduced to living in cellers.” In trying to remedy a situation that had spiraled out of control, Morgenthau, on behalf of the Truman administration sought to ease the anxieties and express some sort of solution to the problem. This radio address, given on May 16th 1946 was part of a weekly series of addresses Morgenthau gave on Post-War problems. . . .and I left in the Gallo Wine commercial as a reminder.
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Children who take Adderall, Ritalin, Strattera, or other drugs for attention deficit hyperactivity disorder (ADHD) are no more likely to die from cardiovascular causes as other children, a new study finds.
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Donald Trump is not running for president. “After considerable deliberation and reflection, I have decided not to pursue the office of the presidency,” Trump said in a statement. “This decision does not come easily or without regret; especially when my potential candidacy continues to be validated by ranking at the top of the Republican contenders in polls across the country. … Ultimately, however, business is my greatest passion and I am not ready to leave the private sector.” According to the Associated Press, Trump made the announcement in person Monday at a Manhattan hotel, as NBC rolled out its fall lineup, including another season of “The Celebrity Apprentice.” He explained that the show has made a lot of money for charity and that he wanted to continue doing so. “I will not be running for president as much as I’d like to,” Trump said. WATCH: if(typeof AOLVP_cfg===’undefined’)AOLVP_cfg=[];AOLVP_cfg.push({id:’AOLVP_946219491001′,’codever’:0.1, ‘autoload’:true, ‘autoplay’:false, ‘playerid’:’61371448001′, ‘videoid’:’946219491001′, ‘width’:512, ‘height’:288, ‘stillurl’:’http://pdl.stream.aol.com/pdlext/aol/brightcove/aolmaster/1612833736/1612833736_946173852001_ari-origin29-arc-578-1305569974859.jpg?pubId=1612833736′, ‘playertype’:’inline’,’videotitle’:’Donald Trump makes announcement regarding Presidential run’,’videodesc’:’MSNBC’}); Trump’s full statement is below: After considerable deliberation and reflection, I have decided not to pursue the office of the Presidency. This decision does not come easily or without regret; especially when my potential candidacy continues to be validated by ranking at the top of the Republican contenders in polls across the country. I maintain the strong conviction that if I were to run, I would be able to win the primary and ultimately, the general election. I have spent the past several months unofficially campaigning and recognize that running for public office cannot be done half heartedly. Ultimately, however, business is my greatest passion and I am not ready to leave the private sector. I want to personally thank the millions of Americans who have joined the various Trump grassroots movements and written me letters and e-mails encouraging me to run. My gratitude for your faith and trust in me could never be expressed properly in words. So, I make you this promise: that I will continue to voice my opinions loudly and help to shape our politician’s thoughts. My ability to bring important economic and foreign policy issues to the forefront of the national dialogue is perhaps my greatest asset and one of the most valuable services I can provide to this country. I will continue to push our President and the country’s policy makers to address the dire challenges arising from our unsustainable debt structure and increasing lack of global competitiveness. Issues, including getting tough on China and other countries that are methodically and systematically taking advantage of the United States, were seldom mentioned before I brought them to the forefront of the country’s conversation. They are now being debated vigorously. I will also continue to push for job creation, an initiative that should be this country’s top priority and something that I know a lot about. I will not shy away from expressing the opinions that so many of you share yet don’t have a medium through which to articulate. I look forward to supporting the candidate who is the most qualified to help us tackle our country’s most important issues and am hopeful that, when this person emerges, he or she will have the courage to take on the challenges of the Office and be the agent of change that this country so desperately needs Thank you and God Bless America! Donald J. Trump
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Donald Trump is not running for president. “After considerable deliberation and reflection, I have decided not to pursue the office of the presidency,” Trump said in a statement. “This decision does not come easily or without regret; especially when my potential candidacy continues to be validated by ranking at the top of the Republican contenders in polls across the country. … Ultimately, however, business is my greatest passion and I am not ready to leave the private sector.” According to the Associated Press, Trump made the announcement in person Monday at a Manhattan hotel, as NBC rolled out its fall lineup, including another season of “The Celebrity Apprentice.” He explained that the show has made a lot of money for charity and that he wanted to continue doing so. “I will not be running for president as much as I’d like to,” Trump said. WATCH: if(typeof AOLVP_cfg===’undefined’)AOLVP_cfg=[];AOLVP_cfg.push({id:’AOLVP_946219491001′,’codever’:0.1, ‘autoload’:true, ‘autoplay’:false, ‘playerid’:’61371448001′, ‘videoid’:’946219491001′, ‘width’:512, ‘height’:288, ‘stillurl’:’http://pdl.stream.aol.com/pdlext/aol/brightcove/aolmaster/1612833736/1612833736_946173852001_ari-origin29-arc-578-1305569974859.jpg?pubId=1612833736′, ‘playertype’:’inline’,’videotitle’:’Donald Trump makes announcement regarding Presidential run’,’videodesc’:’MSNBC’}); Trump’s full statement is below: After considerable deliberation and reflection, I have decided not to pursue the office of the Presidency. This decision does not come easily or without regret; especially when my potential candidacy continues to be validated by ranking at the top of the Republican contenders in polls across the country. I maintain the strong conviction that if I were to run, I would be able to win the primary and ultimately, the general election. I have spent the past several months unofficially campaigning and recognize that running for public office cannot be done half heartedly. Ultimately, however, business is my greatest passion and I am not ready to leave the private sector. I want to personally thank the millions of Americans who have joined the various Trump grassroots movements and written me letters and e-mails encouraging me to run. My gratitude for your faith and trust in me could never be expressed properly in words. So, I make you this promise: that I will continue to voice my opinions loudly and help to shape our politician’s thoughts. My ability to bring important economic and foreign policy issues to the forefront of the national dialogue is perhaps my greatest asset and one of the most valuable services I can provide to this country. I will continue to push our President and the country’s policy makers to address the dire challenges arising from our unsustainable debt structure and increasing lack of global competitiveness. Issues, including getting tough on China and other countries that are methodically and systematically taking advantage of the United States, were seldom mentioned before I brought them to the forefront of the country’s conversation. They are now being debated vigorously. I will also continue to push for job creation, an initiative that should be this country’s top priority and something that I know a lot about. I will not shy away from expressing the opinions that so many of you share yet don’t have a medium through which to articulate. I look forward to supporting the candidate who is the most qualified to help us tackle our country’s most important issues and am hopeful that, when this person emerges, he or she will have the courage to take on the challenges of the Office and be the agent of change that this country so desperately needs Thank you and God Bless America! Donald J. Trump
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Last week, the online grapevine foretold that T-Mobile users would have complimentary calling over WiFi . Now, the pink provider’s powers that be have made good on the gossip and officially made free WiFi calling official. The service is available to those with Android handsets with the carrier’s Smart Wi-Fi app preinstalled and are on T-Mo’s Even More or Even More Plus plans. All others wanting a dose of free will have to pony up for a new plan — you didn’t think it was actually free, did you? T-Mobile confirms gratis WiFi calling for the magenta-clad masses originally appeared on Engadget on Mon, 16 May 2011 21:55:00 EDT. Please see our terms for use of feeds . Permalink
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Presidential candidate Newt Gingrich had a tough day on “Meet the Press” Sunday. So troubling was his performance that syndicated columnist Charles Krauthammer told “Special Report's” Bret Baier Monday, “He’s done…This is a capital offense…It's over” (video follows with partial transcript and commentary): BRET BAIER, HOST: Charles, how big of a deal is this? CHARLES KRAUTHAMMER: This is a big deal. He’s done. He didn't have a big chance from the beginning but now it's over. Apart from being contradictory and incoherent as we saw in those two bytes you showed where he contradicted himself in the course of one day on the individual mandate. Calling the Republican plan which all but four Republican members of the House have now endorsed and will be running on, calling it radical and right-wing social engineering is deadly. I mean, I think every one of these Republican candidates running for the House is going to have a Democratic opponent who’s going to run an ad that you can write today. It’s going to start, “Even the conservative Newt Gingrich, the former leader of the Republicans in the House, says, ‘It’s radical, it’s social engineering.’” Reagan had the Eleventh Commandment: do not, thou shalt not attack fellow Republicans. This is a capital offense against the Eleventh Commandment. He won’t recover. As bonus coverage, the discussion later changed to Mitch Daniels: KRAUTHAMMER: If Daniels does not run – although I think probably he will now – if he doesn't, I think there’s a good chance that either a Christie or a Ryan will be kind of drafted in to bring electricity, new energy into the Party. So, I think that could be, it wouldn't close the list of major candidates if one of those two decides that this is the moment. BAIER: Well, a Ryan-Gingrich debate would be interesting. Is Krauthammer right on either count?
Continue reading …Roswell and Area 51 have long been the focus of alien-hunting conspiracy theorists—and a new book’s theory is likely to disappoint them. Annie Jacobsen’s Area 51 , a history of the top-secret base based on interviews with scientists and engineers who worked there, presents an explanation for the famous “flying…
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NASA Shuttle Launch and the Importance of Science in Schools … NASA NEWS: Space shuttle Endeavour final launch / HASTA LA VISTA !!! NASA Launches Space Shuttle Endeavour on Final Voyage Nasa Shuttle Launch » Web Xpert Tags: nasa Nasa Shuttle Launch nasa tv nasa.gov shuttle shuttle launch. You can follow any responses to this entry through the RSS 2.0 Feed. You can leave a response , or trackback from your own site. Advertisement … NASA: Shuttle Launch on Monday FrumForum – MorrisPhill's blog The Wall Street Journal reports: Two weeks after space shuttle Endeavour’s launch was postponed due to electrical problems, the orbiter appears ready to. Two weeks after space shuttle Endeavour&8217;s launch was postponed due to … NASA: Shuttle Launch on Monday FrumForum | ab21cd43 NASA: Shuttle Launch on Monday FrumForum. Posted on May 16, 2011 by morrisphill. The Wall Street Journal reports: Two weeks after space shuttle Endeavour’s launch was postponed due to electrical problems, the orbiter appears ready to. … Nasa Shuttle Launch Nasa shuttle launch was very successful and body gasped for air when it llaunched. People were looking in amazement when it took off the ground. Find out why. NASA Shuttle Launch | 12 Us Post Space Shuttle Endeavour, a young fleet of NASA’s orbiter, flew into the sky on Monday morning to start the final mission of his career for 19 years. naveedprince11 says: nasa-shuttle-launch .html from newsusaworld.com – StumbleUpon http://lnkd.in/M9fKpi
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