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It is the agreed-upon defence tactic and Messrs.Troy Gabb and Ralph Fonseca are its chief proponents. It goes like this: When the Peoples United Party (PUP) took over from the United Democratic Party (U.D.P.) in 1989 the economy was in such a slump that it took lots and lots of investment money to make it grow. The fertilizer of choice to grow the economy was money from the D.F.C. the Development Finance Corporation and the S.S.B., the Social Security Board, both of which had grown strong from during the U.D.P. years. But the rhetoric does not measure up to the facts. When the U.D.P. left office in 1998 the National Debt (a combination of the foreign and domestic debt) stood at Bze. $700 million. This year as the PUP prepare to leave office after nine years, the National Debt is more than Bze.
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All online business owners have something they feel passionate about; what most of them don't have is unlimited capital to get the site off the ground and firmly in the black. The founders of Abondanteliving.com — Marlin and Laurie Detweiler and Jim and Debi Long — are no different. Their passion? Keeping the Sabbath, and keeping it well. “Sunday should be the high point of the week," not an exercise in prohibitions and obligations, said Marlin Detweiler. “One of the most incredible things we can do is reorder our lives, stop and have a wonderful meal on Saturday evening as a kickoff to a day of worship and rest." Abondante Living, launched in November 2006, is the couples' way of sharing that point of view, along with practical ideas and products to make a beautiful, weekly celebration an achievable goal for busy families.
Equity in home protected by law
Under Rhode Island law, up to $300,000 of the equity in your house is protected from the claims of most creditors, said Matthew J. McGowan, a Providence lawyer and a contributing author for a national legal manual. In general, "equity" is your house's fair-market value minus your mortgage. So if your house is valued at $250,000, and you have mortgage loans with a principal balance of $130,000, you have $120,000 in home equity. Originally, state law protected only $100,000 of the equity in your house from creditors. Over the years however, the General Assembly gradually increased the amount of the protection to its current level of $300,000. Technically, the protection provision is known as the homestead estate exemption. It's the result of legislation originally introduced by state Sen.
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