I get questions like that a lot, from my kids. Is $1 a lot? Is $10 a lot? It's probably because I spend A LOT of time trying to get my kids to understand the value of a dollar. It bothers me when my kids say that a kids meal is ONLY $4. It seems like a timely question in these economic times. How much is a lot of money?

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On top of the usual posts on recent prominent cases, there's always a few developing themes. Besides the already popular economic downturn theme, we now also have posts on predictions for legal developments in 2009. How the economy is affecting personal injury claims? - Tennessee attorney James Ferrell on his Memphis Injury Law Blog FCC Proposes New Digital Low Power Fill-In Translators, and Starts Accepting Applications Immediately - Washington, D.C. ...

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No way of knowing if it's just the first business day after a long weekend or the combination of everyone's New Years resolutions but today had a surprising number of great posts. Carolyn Elefant has a good entry on her predictions for solos in 2009 and Stephen Fairley continues his series of posts on tips for law firm marketing during tough economic times. New 2009 Missouri Child Support Guidelines and Basic Support ...

tags: new years resolutions, law firm marketing, carolyn elefant, missouri child support, child support guidelines, missouri divorce, city lawyer, wortman, fairley, economic times, legal news, business day, kansas city

paul krugman is a nobel prize-winning economist/columnist/professor of economics and international affairs at princeton. so when he says the global economy is about to implode, it’s a sobering alarum (not to mention allurement to knock back a shot or two). The fact is that recent economic numbers have been terrifying, not just in the United States but around the world. Manufacturing, in particular, is plunging everywhere. Banks aren’t lending; businesses and consumers aren’t spending. Let’s not mince ...

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