Archive - Dec 16, 2012 - Blog entry
Arm Teachers To Save Our Children, Now
Submitted by Econophile on 12/16/2012 18:42 -0500While pundits argue about the whys and motives of the Sandy Hook shooter, our children are vulnerable to more attacks. Studies show that these mass murders are becoming more common. It seems now that one event inspires (if that is the right word) others to commit heinous acts of violence. Ignore the arguments about gun control, mental health intervention, and the need for the safety of our schools because the powers that be will debate them to no practical end. Here are two suggestions to protect our children NOW.
Mainstream Media Finally Awakens to the Fact that Big Banks Are Criminal Enterprises
Submitted by George Washington on 12/16/2012 15:05 -0500- Bank of England
- Barclays
- Comptroller of the Currency
- Consumer protection
- Credit Suisse
- Department of Justice
- Drug Money
- Fail
- Financial Regulation
- Global Economy
- Great Depression
- Joseph Stiglitz
- Lloyds
- Matt Taibbi
- Meltdown
- Mexico
- national security
- Neil Barofsky
- New York Times
- Newspaper
- Nobel Laureate
- Obama Administration
- Office of the Comptroller of the Currency
- Oklahoma
- Prison Time
- Reality
- Too Big To Fail
- Treasury Department
- Wachovia
- Wells Fargo
“The Government Has Bought Into the Notion that Too Big to Fail Is Too Big to Jail”
Initial Thoughts on Japan's Election
Submitted by Marc To Market on 12/16/2012 12:56 -0500
The outcome of Japan's elections seems to be largely in line with market expectations. The Liberal Democrat Party won handily. It appears to have secured a majority of lower chamber of the Diet.
There had been some reports suggesting that it might be able to achieve a super-majority of 2/3, but this does not look to materialized. However, with its traditional party, the Komeito, together it may.
In any event, this is a strong mandate for the LDP's agenda. It is a combination of nationalism and what passes for socialism in the neo-liberal age, namely increased government support for the economy via a) massive public spending and 2) unlimited monetary easing.
Investor Sentiment: Serious Headwinds
Submitted by thetechnicaltake on 12/16/2012 11:17 -0500Who or what is going to "save" the markets from a long overdue correction? And what will be that catalyst?
Shuffle Rewind 10-14 Dec " Lazy Sunday Afternoon " (Small Faces, 1968)
Submitted by AVFMS on 12/16/2012 08:52 -0500Bingo Bongo, Good News hailing, Sleepily digesting in the South to end Stuck… What an uninspiring week… Felt slow as a Sunday Afternoon– for 5 days in a row… The only thing that wasn’t lazy and laid back was the EUR.
