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13.12.2009, 09:10
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The UK government has issued a one-time 50% tax on bank bonuses that are worth over £25,000. Lori “The Resident” Harfenist has asked New Yorkers if they think it is fair.
06.12.2009, 12:19
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This year has seen US unemployment levels rise to a staggering 15 million. 'The Resident', Lori Harfenist, took to the streets of New York to find out what people really feel about the current situation.
22.03.2009, 08:46
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For the past decade Texas Congressman Ron Paul has been a radical voice warning that the US economy is about to collapse. He's been marginalized and even ridiculed, though. Why are people afraid to hear radical ideas?
05.04.2009, 10:24
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World leaders met in London on April, 2 in an attempt to find a way out of the world economic crisis, but did the meeting of minds actually solve the world's financial problems, or was it just a waste of time?
08.03.2009, 11:12
As the global meltdown deepens, people's attitudes towards money is changing. The Resident, Lori Harfenist, takes to the streets of New York to find out whether the Big Apple believes in the dollar’s bright future.
15.03.2009, 08:56
Bernard Madoff has already appealed his sentence and is now seeking release until he is sentenced. The Resident, Lori Harfenist, finds out what the people of New York think about the fraudster’s plea.
28.03.2010, 10:12
As the economic crisis continues to take its toll in America, some people object to paying high income taxes to try and help out.
17.10.2010, 08:49
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Americans are the 'biggest' people in the world - the World Health Organization says over 60 per cent of the U.S. population is obese.
18.10.2010, 09:09
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Public services in Britain are facing massive cuts in their budget as the government looks to fill the huge black hole in its balance sheet.
15.08.2010, 12:04
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Islamophobia was quick to rise after the 9/11 attacks in the US but recently it has emerged again, following controversial plans to build a mosque near Ground Zero, with President Obama backing the decision.
Published: 18 January, 2009, 15:18
As governments around the world seem convinced they need to spend their way out of the global economic crisis, independent New York web-journalist Lori Harfenist asks people whether they consider the measures effective.
