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The forest for the trees
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Mar 17, 2009
Who's handling the economic crisis better -- the US or Europe? Today, New York Times columnist Paul Krugman points out the stark differences in...
At the corner of uncertainty and anger
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Mar 17, 2009
It feels like we've reached an important crossroads in the economic recovery. Many people are fed up with the bailouts of companies like AIG. The...
The honeymoon may be over
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Mar 17, 2009
Other countries and more Americans are starting to question whether Team Obama is on the right path. European countries are sick of all the US...
Looting the taxpayer
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Mar 17, 2009
In the latest iteration of the government's plan to save the financial system, Treasury Secretary Tim Geithner says the government will give money...
Stimulus for sale (UPDATED)
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Mar 17, 2009
I read a story that says small cities in California are selling their federal stimulus funds to other cities in exchange for cash. The sellers are...
We don't want your stinkin' money
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Mar 17, 2009
An angry backlash is brewing at the country's smaller, healthier banks. At least two banks, Minnesota's TCF and Louisiana's Iberiabank, have...
I can't see the transparency
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Mar 17, 2009
A few weeks ago, Treasury Secretary Tim Geithner unveiled the Financial Stability plan, the next phase of government intervention into the...
AIG makes me angry too
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Mar 4, 2009
The more I read and think about AIG, the closer I get to having a conniption. Even Bernanke said it yesterday: nothing makes him angrier than the...
Dracula, the insurance company
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Mar 3, 2009
I felt like I was watching a bad horror movie this morning as Fed Chairman Ben Bernanke testified before Congress. Bernanke said the government...
Burning down the house
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Mar 2, 2009
Q: What happens to money when you throw it into a fire? A: The same thing that happens when you give it to AIG. Today's 4th bailout of the...
