Welcome to the April 15, 2008 edition of American Economics Blog Carnival.

The state of the American economy affects both domestic and international affairs, as well as the financial stability of households and businesses around the world. In an age of globalization, it is important to understand things that influence American economics. This bi-monthly blog carnival includes articles and editorials that reflect various economic topics, realities and perceptions, as well as some information on how to deal with the personal impacts of national economic shifts.

Here are the articles selected for this edition:

R.Pettinger presents The Problem with Bailing out the Finance Sector posted at Economics Essays, saying, "The problem of moral hazard and bailing out financial crisis can often store up problems for the future."

Leon Gettler presents The Bear Stearns fallout and a solution posted at Sox First, saying, "The Fed's bail out of Bear Stearns continues to raise questions about "moral hazard" where the banks are being rewarded for greed and reckless behavior. And the taxpayer is footing the bill." Leon also presents Recession time: the house of cards tumbles .

Kurt O'Keefe presents Bailouts Continue for the Big Boys posted at Mortgage Law Network.

Allen in Fort Worth presents Walocaust Denial posted at The Whited Sepulchre, saying, "You can't ignore globalization."

Joshua Dorkin presents Fuels Costs, High Gas Prices and the Real Estate Investor posted at Real Estate Investing For Real.

Alex M presents Find Out Little Known Facts About American Financial Crisis posted at Personal finance strategy.

Nivek presents Measuring A Nation's Wealth: Alternatives To The GDP posted at Money Clipped.

Heather Johnson presents 5 Unusual Things That Adversely Affect the U.S. Dollar posted at Forex Blog | FX-BAR daily forex trading blog.

Jose DeJesus MD presents Small Business Tax Breaks in the Stimulus Program posted at Physician Entrepreneur.

Adfecto presents Anecdotes from the Downturn posted at Adfecto Abundantia - Aspire 2 Wealth, saying, "It is important to remember that a anecdotes talking about massive layoffs and hard times does not represent the economy as a whole."

Allan Wallace presents Something evil is about to fall posted at - The BFU Journal -
documenting the creation of a new type of college, saying, "In like manner the free markets that gave America its wealth and influence have been decaying for over a century. We are devouring our inheritance."

Dorian Wales presents Is Present Value - Value in the Present? The Economic sense behind Net Present Value posted at Personal Financier.

Zork Brauk presents Recession Tip 16 Be a BrownNoser, Part 2 posted at It's the Recession, Stupid!, saying, "Funny and useful ideas on how to hang onto your job with all your might during the recession."

Brent Diggs presents Putting The Economy In Motion - Buck-O-Quest: Part 2 : The Ominous Comma posted at The Ominous Comma, saying, "Crucial economic humor."

Passive Income Investor presents Cheney Betting Against The Dollar posted at LIVING OFF DIVIDENDS, saying, "Why is Dick Cheney betting against the US dollar and the US economy?"

Sagar presents Are Bernanke?s Hands Tied? 8 Reasons the US May Be in Worse Trouble Than You Think posted at Currency Trading.net.

Wendell Sherk presents Mortgage Lobbyists Falling on Hard Times? posted at Mortgage Law Network, saying, "Karma has bitten the mortgage banker lobbyists. They're having trouble paying their mortgage while lobbying against options to help consumers save their homes."

Shan Siddiqi presents The American Dream posted at Globally Rational, saying, "The American Dream, the classic rags-to-riches story, is in danger of becoming extinct. What can we do to determine the causes and fix the problem?"

Jeremy Zongker presents All I Really Needed to Know About Managing Money I Learned From Music posted at Destroy Debt.

hank presents When the Federal prime rate drops, some people are happy, but the dollar weakens; what happens then? | My Investing Blog posted at My Investing Blog.

That concludes this edition. Submit your blog article to the next edition of American Economics Blog Carnival using our carnival submission form. The carnival is posted on the 1st and 15th of every month, with submissions due 2-3 days prior.

Submitters are encouraged to submit only their best articles relating to the American Economy and/or the impacts of globalization.

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