Corrupt Politics and imprudent bailouts are two peas in same pod
Mish In a study that confirms what anyone with common sense already knew, Banks with political ties got bailouts.
Politics in the Zeros
"A republic, if you can keep it." Vegas, taxes.
Politics in the Zeros
"A republic, if you can keep it." Vegas, taxes.
Category Banksters
Flopenhagen
The US did as little as they could at COP15. Obama’s speech in Copenhagen today was tepid, and the pretend agreement just announced is way too little, with even the US government saying it wasn’t enough to stop climate change.…
Rep. Kucinich: “Class war is over, working people lost”
“The class warfare is over — we lost,” Kucinich said before the Committee on Oversight and Government Reform. “I want to make that announcement today. Working people lost. The middle class lost.” No, it’s not over. It’s just beginning. (But…
Bernanke is Person of the Year? It’s time to get in the streets
And remove him and the do-nothing Congress from power. So says this great rant, which is not from a leftie, not at all. Just someone furious at the destruction of our economy and continuing massive theft by the ultra rich…
Is there anything Obama won’t give the banks?
The Internal Revenue Service on Friday issued an exception to longstanding tax rules for the benefit of Citigroup and the few other companies partially owned by the government. As a result, Citigroup will be allowed to retain $38 billion in…