I just read a news article about a McDonald's restaurant in Detroit experiencing an employee walkout. The employees are on strike because their low pay is unlivable at $7.40/hr.

So why are they penalizing the company that provided them a job?

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Times are tough and are getting tougher by some standards. You may be needing cash fast and selling old jewelry might seem like a good idea. However, like history always shows, desperate people during hard times are easily scammed and robbed. Arm yourself with knowledge.

ABC News has a couple of very informative articles like "Selling Your Gold ( Read more... )

The following data comes from the U.S. Bureau of Labor Statistics:

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HOUSEHOLD DATA HOUSEHOLD DATA ( Read more... )

Aw crap... this can't be good.

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