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As Bank Failures Rise, FDIC Funds Sink

riskrapper wrote 3 months ago: The FDIC has reported the failure of 77 banks so far this year.  It is the highest rate of bank fail … more →

Tags: Banking, credit, credit crisis, Economics, FDIC, Private Equity, Real Estate, recession, Regulatory

The New Deal and Reagan's overturning of progressive reform

antreus wrote 3 months ago: I was purusing the Huffington Post to day and a nice article really highlighted how Wall Street has … more →

Tags: Economics, Links, economic bubbles, Emmanuel Saez, Income Inequality, obama, Paul Krugman, Progressive Reform, regean

Reagan years: A contrarian's view9 comments

Ed Darrell wrote 6 months ago: California abandoned the memory of the guy who worked tirelessly to keep California in the Union dur … more →

Tags: History Revisionism, History, accuracy, iraq, Cold War, Dissent, Politics, Presidents, Scandals

Reaganomics: Black Magic

yomamaforobama wrote 6 months ago: I am going to keep this short and sweet as my thoughts here are a rehash.  Please read my post calle … more →

Tags: 1, George W. Bush, Ronald Reagan, Reaganomics, trickle down economics

Beat Lending Crisis

savvybusinesswoman wrote 10 months ago: Solutions for the Subprime Lending Crisis There are solutions for the subprime lending crisis that e … more →

Tags: For Sale By Owner (FSBO), foreclosure, Property Selling Tips, Finance, Real Estate Solutions, Mortgages, Seller Financing, real-estate-fsbo, For Sale By Owner

Obama's Keating Five Hypocrisy4 comments

JLG wrote 1 year ago: Obama is trying to make a big deal out of the Keating Five scandal of the 1980’s, an ethics in … more →

Tags: Campaigns & Elections, Judges and Courts, 2008 Election, John McCain, Barack Obama, Politics, News, Scandal, Alan Cranston

Sarah Barracuda: Gov. Palin is on the attack! Too bad she isn't good at it...

Steve wrote 1 year ago: Saturday Night Live is starting to make a comeback and politics have everything to do with that reas … more →

Tags: Politics, '08 race, media & entertainment, Hollywood, Diabolical Haters, Satire, Advice, global events, Drinking

Finally! The "K" word.

rhibowman wrote 1 year ago: This is an email from the Obama campaign to their supporters, dated today:  Over the weekend, John M … more →

Tags: Politics, obama, The Nation, Media Matters, McCain, Cindy McCain, Great Depression, Keating Five, Economics

It's the Economy, Stupid -- Jonny Doesn't Want You to Remember His Days Before the Senate Ethics Committee

Christine Faltz Grassman wrote 1 year ago: Remember Charles Keating? Hope he never dropped the soap, ’cause that would have brought him f … more →

Tags: Add new tag, John McCain, S&L crisis, Charles Keating, Senate Ethics Committee

Business Ethics, Bank Failures and Government Bailouts - Are They Compatable?2 comments

chuckgallagher wrote 1 year ago: Just last night I was having dinner with with the head of a company and two retired physicians, none … more →

Tags: Banks, Business and Personal Ethics, Choices and Consequences, financial crisis, Freddie Mac, government bail-out, loan fraud, Politics, Presidential Politics

It's a Bailout! No, It's a Rescue Plan! Whatever You Call It, It's a Whole Lot Of Money5 comments

opinionatrix wrote 1 year ago: This week congress got up and congratulated themselves for passing a 700 billion dollar “rescu … more →

Tags: Politics, News, Economy, GOVERNMENT BAILOUT, recession, Henry Paulson, Congress, 700 billion dallars, credit

Two Words They Don't Want You to Hear...

Mr. Bitterness wrote 1 year ago: Keating Five. If we truly had this supposed ‘liberal media’ I keep hearing about (you kn … more →

Tags: Economy, Misconduct, Congress, Election 2008, Your Liberal Media, John McCain, bail out, Keating Five, Honor

john mccain's keating five problem in 97 seconds

angryxer wrote 1 year ago: Jed strikes again, over at HuffPo. Lovely little summary of Keating 5 McCain.   more about “Jo … more →

Tags: John McCain, huffington post, Keating 5, S&L crisis, jed lewison

The Savings and Loan Crisis, The RTC, and the Paulson Plan7 comments

Josh wrote 1 year ago: (There has been a recent discussion regarding the Paulson Plan with a great number of individuals co … more →

Tags: credit crisis, paulson plan, RTC

Big Money Crime: Fraud and Politics in the Savings and Loan Crisis

hhotpicks wrote 1 year ago: At a cost of $500 billion to American taxpayers, the savings and loan debacle of the 1980s was the w … more →

Tags: University of California Press, S & L Crisis, savings and loan, Resolution Trust Corp, Resolution Trust Corporation, Kitty Calavita, Henry N. Pontell, Robert Tillman

Read my lips

joelb28 wrote 1 year ago: If elected president, John McCain will raise taxes. Why? Because this election has so many eerie par … more →

Tags: Politics, Economy, Campaign 2008, History, Debt, Barack Obama, John McCain, Election 2008, presidential campaign

mccain: a deregulating fish out of water

angryxer wrote 1 year ago: For his entire life McCain’s been a staunch supporter of deregulation, no matter how bad the s … more →

Tags: 2008 Election, John McCain, Rachel Maddow, MSNBC, Economy, mortgage crisis, Keating 5, lehman brothers, Merrill Lynch

The Savings and Loan Crisis All Over Again?1 comment

idubrawsky wrote 1 year ago: I have to wonder whether the Fed’s current plan to prop up Fannie Mae and Freddie Mac is the S … more →

Tags: Politics, rants, Financial, Economy

Bank This

Cara Ellison wrote 1 year ago: I generally only have friends who call a Swede a Swede, meaning they are straight-talkers, they … more →

Tags: Lehman, Personal, Freddie Mac, Fannie Mae, citi, Banks, banking crisis


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