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Obama: More Debt Could Push U.S. Into Double-Dip Recession | Biden: "Socialism For The Rich And Capitalism For The Poor" | Holder: Prosecute Fraud
Submitted by George Washington on 11/18/2009 12:36 -0500They're TALKING a good game, but talk is cheap...
Japan: Not Out of the Woods
Submitted by George Washington on 11/17/2009 15:22 -0500Japan has recovered . . . oh, wait . . .
The Fed Talking About Reducing Leverage Is Like A Crack Cocaine Dealer Handing Out "Just Say No" Stickers
Submitted by George Washington on 11/17/2009 15:18 -0500Or like Smokey the Bear handing out matches ...
Special Inspector: AIG Counterparty VOLUNTEERED to Take a Haircut, But Geithner Refused
Submitted by George Washington on 11/16/2009 19:49 -0500Timmy Geithner: loyal servant to the big banks.
Bernanke Blames Banks For Slow Recovery and High Unemployment . . . Then Gives Them a Pat on the Back and a Wink
Submitted by George Washington on 11/16/2009 18:30 -0500While Bernanke is criticizing the banks one the one hand, Bernanke is patting the banks on the back with the other hand and giving them a big wink.
Can We Save America?
Submitted by George Washington on 11/16/2009 13:18 -0500Yes . . . but only if we get off our butts.
"War ALWAYS Causes Recession"
Submitted by George Washington on 11/15/2009 20:22 -0500Anyone advocating for war to help our economy is mistaken.
Would Our Government Really Start a War to Try to Stimulate the Economy?
Submitted by George Washington on 11/14/2009 12:27 -0500Confirmed: Defense Spending Creates Fewer Jobs Than Other Types of Spending
Submitted by George Washington on 11/13/2009 15:12 -0500The war hawks claim that getting us into some more wars will pull us out of the economic crisis.
But several studies show that more jobs would be created by other types of spending.
The Weak Dollar and the Too Big to Fails
Submitted by George Washington on 11/13/2009 15:07 -0500Simon Johnson says Bernanke is killing the dollar to help bail out the too big to fails ...
Senator Dorgan: "We Essentially Have Had Modern-Day Bank Robbers ... and There's Been No Accountability ... There's No Question the System Is Rigged"
Submitted by George Washington on 11/13/2009 15:05 -0500Senator Dorgan calls it like he sees it ...
Confirmed: Defense Spending Creates Fewer Jobs Than Other Types of Spending
Submitted by George Washington on 11/12/2009 02:09 -0500"Military Keynesianism" - the idea that war is the best economic stimulus - is false.
Financial Reform Doesn't Need to be Complicated
Submitted by George Washington on 11/11/2009 13:34 -0500Give us real, SIMPLE reform, not thousands of pages of loopholes ...
Military Spending is INCREASING Unemployment and REDUCING Economic Growth
Submitted by George Washington on 11/11/2009 13:31 -0500Contrary to what you might have heard, higher military spending leads to HIGHER unemployment and lower GDP...
Senator Dodd's Bill: Trying to Prop Up a Broken System
Submitted by George Washington on 11/10/2009 18:27 -0500Dodd's bill - while sounding good - is really an all-out attempt to save the current, broken system...
