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Prolonging the War is a "Threat to Our National Security"
Submitted by George Washington on 12/03/2009 18:47 -0500Congressman Kucinich said today:"America is in the fight of its life and that fight is not in Afghanistan -- it's here ... We are deeply in debt. Our GDP is down. Our manufacturing is down. Our savings are down. The value of the dollar is down. Our trade deficit is up. Business failures are up. Bankruptcies are up."
Bernanke Nomination on Hold
Submitted by George Washington on 12/03/2009 18:46 -0500Call and write your senator ... keep up the pressure to change insane fed policy.
Former Managing Director of Goldman Sachs: Accounting Fraud of the Too Big to Fails May Be Worse Than Enron
Submitted by George Washington on 12/02/2009 17:32 -0500Robert Reich Confirms Permanent Destruction of Jobs in America
Submitted by George Washington on 12/02/2009 17:27 -0500Heck of a job, Larry, Tim and Ben...
Questions for Bernanke's Senate Confirmation Hearing
Submitted by George Washington on 12/01/2009 16:30 -0500Questions for our Esteemed Chairman ...
Keynesians Are Wrong: We CAN (And Very Well May) Have Disinflation With Rising Real Interest Rates, Which Could Hasten the Decline of American Power
Submitted by George Washington on 12/01/2009 14:59 -0500We might get falling inflation (disinflation or deflation) and rising real interest rates, which would hasten the decline of the American empire.
The Tax Code ENCOURAGES Leverage
Submitted by George Washington on 11/30/2009 12:45 -0500Did you know that the tax code ENCOURAGES high levels of leverage?
Climate: We Can ALL Agree On Two Things
Submitted by George Washington on 11/30/2009 12:43 -0500Whatever you think about the leaked emails showing that "tricks" were used to "hide the decline" in the climate data, and the fact that the original source data showing historical climate information was destroyed, you should agree on two things.
What Happens to Citibank's $8 Billion Loan to Dubai?
Submitted by George Washington on 11/29/2009 23:49 -0500Did you hear about Citi's $8 billion dollar loan to Dubai?
DuBubble DuBurst
Submitted by George Washington on 11/28/2009 03:09 -0500Background to, and fallout from, Dubai debt crisis.
The Fed Doesn't Want Banks to Increase Lending
Submitted by George Washington on 11/25/2009 22:45 -0500"Easing credit standards and expanding their lending substantially ... if not offset by Federal Reserve actions, could give additional impetus to spending and, potentially, to actual and expected inflation"
Instead of Fixing the U.S. Economy or Creating Jobs for AMERICANS, Obama Will Spend The Money in Afghanistan and Iraq
Submitted by George Washington on 11/24/2009 13:55 -0500Bottom line: The wars are unnecessary, and they are draining resources which could be used to reduce unemployment and help the economy.
Deficits (and Massive Debt Overhangs) DO Matter
Submitted by George Washington on 11/23/2009 15:15 -0500Deficits don't matter . . . do they?
Is America Finally Starting to Stand Up To Wall Street?
Submitted by George Washington on 11/21/2009 00:09 -0500???
January 9th Is "National Citizens Day" … A Day to Show That WE Get to Decide Which Politicians Are Fired or Elected and Which Companies Fail or Succeed
Submitted by George Washington on 11/18/2009 22:55 -0500Cue loud music which gets everyone up on their feet ...
