AIG!

     After much research online, I could not for the life of me find a significant figure for the stock price of AIG before the stock market crash in 2008. I did however find out that after the stock market crash AIG's stock fell by almost 95% to almost $1.25 per share, that is quite a drop. AIG received about 22 million dollars worth of TARP funding post 2008 crash. In 2008 it brought in about 668 billion dollars in total revenue and last year only brought in about 77 billion. That second number seems kind of weird to me, so if i'm wrong I hope somebody might correct me. Overall I don't know why we bailed out companies like AIG, especially after hearing that ridiculous figure at the end of "The Other Guys," about $2000 per man, woman and child? NO THANK YOU!

Glenn Beck...........

So glad this guy is going to be off the air. According to the Huffington Post (http://www.huffingtonpost.com/2011/04/06/glenn-beck-to-transition-_n_845573.html) Glen Beck will be off of fox news by the end of the year. I couldn't be more happy about this, who really even agrees with anything this guy has to say. He's an alcoholic, egotistic bigot! Heres something to laugh at.............

http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=W3J_QLtYqlk     ~~~ Enjoy

Consumer Worksheet

            This assignment was interesting. I've never thought about how I might live on my budget in another country or someone else living in our country for that matter. A lot of people worked long and hard to make the clothes I wear everyday and I sure as hell take it for granted. Most of these workers are stuck in one place for hours on end doing a certain mundane and repetitive task like stitching a shirt together. Many companies outsource nowadays and it takes it toll on a lot of people.

Hello Internet! My Name is Justin.

I should start of by saying that iv'e never attempted a blog before but I'm open to it. My name is Justin, I live in the Bay Area where I regularly attend school at Foothill College. My major is currently undecided but that doesn't mean that I don't have goals. I aspire to be happy doing whatever I do later in life but at the moment I work as a cook/waiter/host at a restaurant in the Southern half of the bay area. As far as my english class goes, I guess I hope to improve on my (bad) writing habits.

 ---more to come.........