The Brian Lehrer Show

Cash Flow

Tuesday, February 03, 2004

We all worry about money, and most of us would like more of it. Some simple measures like bringing lunches to work, paying for items in cash rather than on credit, and distinguishing between "needs" and "wants" can keep a bank account healthy. Plus, New York turns to tourism-related jobs, South Carolina preview, Arianna Huffington and what special interests gave how much to which candidates?

"It’s gotten to the point where I feel as if some couples want to set up a cash register at their wedding and you just hand them over your credit card so they can debit it."
--Michelle Singletary on expensive weddings

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Follow the Money

Charles Lewis founder and executive director of the Center for Public Integrity and author, The Buying of the President 2004: Who's Really Bankrolling Bush and His Democratic Challengers--and What They Expect in Return (HarperCollins, 2004) explains where the candidates for president got their campaign cash

From the Assembly Line to the Circle Line

James Parrott Chief Economist and Deputy Director of the Fiscal Policy Institute
and
Kathryn WyldePresident and C.E.O. of the Partnership for New York City
debate whether tourism is a replacement for manufacturing in New York City

Repeat After Me

Michelle Singletary Writes "The Color of Money," a column on personal finance, for the Washington Post and author, Money Mantras for a Richer Life: How To Live Well With the Money You Have(Random House, 2004) shares her rules for sound personal finance

Sweet Carolina

Lee Bandy Political Writer, The State
, daily newspaper, Columbia SC on the South Carolina Primary

Huffing and Puffing

Arianna Huffington commentator, columnist and author, Pigs at the Trough: How Corporate Greed and Political Corruption are Undermining America(Crown,2003)discusses the current political landscape