Unknown to most of the US public, the United States military is using tax dollars to pay the Taliban for safe transport of goods.

Of course, it’s a bit more complicated than that, as you’ll see in the video.

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Despite having earned $40 million in just one year, star Nicolas Cage is selling his homes and assets to break even. He is crying foul, claiming his business manager is to blame for his debts.

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Early this year, Michael Moore warned Wall Street that they “better watch out” and a just few weeks ago he teased bank CEOs- now his new movie about the United States’ financial crisis finally has an official trailer.

“This is about the thing that dominates all our lives — the economy. I made this movie as if it was going to be the last movie I was allowed to make.”
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This is a great clip from financial expert Suze Orman’s chat to ‘Generation Broke’ and their parents. This video focuses on how much to give to charities.

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The news has been a bit of a downer lately, so I thought I’d share this more lighthearted clip of Will Ferrell being his goofy self on live news. You don’t have to be a fan of Anchorman or know who Ron Burgandy is to enjoy this breath of fresh air.

I challenge you to find a more interesting clip of CNBC’s Power Lunch.
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You know that the economy has truly hit hard times when Glenn Beck has to leave his usual set and ‘borrow’ other shows’ sets just to get his point across.

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Hot on the heels of Obama’s appearance on The Jay Leno Show, where he made an ill-advised joke about the Special Olympics, comes an interview with the president on 60 Minutes. Again, something happened that is overshadowing the rest of the chat.

While talking about the economic recession, Obama laughs his head off as if it doesn’t really matter. This prompts interviewer Steve Kroft to ask the president, “Are you punch drunk?” Obama then tries to worm his way out of the awkward situation.

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This video is so bad it’s good. Seriously. It goes all the way around the pants-o-meter that it comes out the other side and ends up on the awesomeness-o-meter. Plus, it sees the humor in the current economic crisis, which is always good.

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It always boils my blood when middle class familes invest their lifesavings only to be taken advantage by large companies. “I’m sorry for everyone, but we’re in the same boat,” says Ivanka Trump.

Oh really? And which yacht would that be honey?
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As the economy continues to suffer, it is becoming more apparent that it isn’t just the average Joe being affected. In fact, this year marks the first time since 2003 that the number of billionaires has dwindled.

Isn’t it nice to know that both the richer are getting “poorer” and the poor are getting poorer?
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