Debt Ceiling

        This cartoon shows the democrat and Republican mascot in the Congress building as a spaceship.  As you can see, they avoided a Government Shutdown; however, they are going to hit the debit ceiling which is represented by the moon.

American Ghost Towns of the 21st Century

         There are several counties in America, each with more than 10,000 homes, which have vacancy rates above 55%.  Most people who follow unemployment and the housing crisis would expect high vacancy rates in hard-hit states including Nevada, Florida and Arizona. They were among the fastest growing areas from 2000 to 2010.  Many large counties which have 20% or higher occupancy rates are in these same regions. Lee County, Fla., Yuma County, Ariz., Mohave County, Ariz., and Osceola, Fla., each had a precipitous drop in home prices and increases in vacancy rates as home buyers disappeared when the economy went south. Lake County, Mich. was #1 as far as vacancy rate among counties in the United States.

http://finance.yahoo.com/real-estate/article/112463/american-ghost-towns-21st-century-247wallst

Paul Ryan Cuts

       This picture shows Republican Paul Ryan as Paul Bunyan and instead of cutting trees, he's cutting the trees that are government programs because of the massive cuts he has suggested as far as for the federal spending.

White House says shutdown will delay pay to troops

          The Obama administration warned that a federal shutdown would undermine the economic recovery, delay pay to U.S. troops fighting in three wars, slow the processing of tax returns and limit small business loans and government-backed mortgages during peak home buying season.  According to the shutdown scenario described by the administration, the government would have to significantly cut staffing across the executive branch, including workers at the White House and civilian employees at the Defense Department; close to 800,000 workers would be affected. Congress and the federal court system will also be subject to a shutdown.
       Other than that, most government tax funded programs will still operate under certain circumstances.

World Education Rankings

     This cartoon shows imagery of education as boxing.  The child from the U.S. can't compete with the fighters from Korea, China, and Japan.  However, instead of helping The States guy and Fed guy, decides to cut budgets so he can compete with third world countries (Zimbabwe).

Fans mixed on Charlie Sheen’s Cleveland stop

          Charlie Sheen was greeted by a standing ovation inside Playhouse Square's State Theater Tuesday night.  Wearing an Indian's jersey, the man who played Ricky "Wild Thing" Vaughn in the movie "Major League."  The show was scaled back after its debut to boos in Detroit on Saturday, a show that Sheen referred to as a "gift".


         "I thought it was horrible, there was a lot of people that were kind of cheering and egging him on so it just kind of went everywhere there was really no order to it, no structure or anything like that.  It was kind of a waste of 50 bucks." said James Estrada from Bowling Green.
        "I didn't know what to expect that's why I bought the tickets," said Sara Mann of Akron. "First half was better than the second half there were some really good one liners kind of all over the place but he had his moderator there to keep him steady."
       The tour will head to the Palace Theatre in Columbus on Wednesday before heading to New York City's Radio City Music Hall this weekend.  It's amazing how the people of America are putting everything thats happening in the world and with the economy behind them to waste their time.  Honestly, Charlie Sheen is making a smart move by using his downfall to make some type of money, but in the end he really needs help and we as people need to move on from his madness.

GOP 2012 budget to make $4 trillion-plus in cuts

        A Republican plan for the 2012 budget would cut more than $4 trillion over the next decade, more than even the president's debt commission proposed, with spending caps as well as changes in the Medicare and Medicaid health programs.


More at http://news.yahoo.com/s/ap/20110403/ap_on_re_us/us_gop2012_budget