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On the edge of the volcano
The emperor has no clothes Socialist Watch by Benjamin Weingarten 03/19.09 What we are seeing right now are the kinds of last ditch efforts that reveal how truly inept and desperate our leaders are.... ...
If you’re a little guy, a contract means nothing
TruthDig by Marie Cocco 03/19/09 With due deference to George Orwell, all contracts are equal. But some contracts are more equal than others. Contracts entered into by the hotshots at American International... ...
The Real AIG Scandal
Eliot Spitzer, Slate Magazine: "Everybody is rushing to condemn AIG's bonuses, but this simple scandal is obscuring the real disgrace at the insurance giant: Why are AIG's counterparties getting paid back... ...
Hypocritical posturing by Obama over AIG bonuses
OpenMarket.org by Hans Bader In response to public outrage, Obama is belatedly criticizing the millions of dollars in bonuses that AIG, which is being bailed by taxpayers at a cost of $170 billion, is... ...
Outrage against AIG set to mount
Outrage against American International Group (AIG) is set to grow after the ailing insurance giant said that more than half the taxpayer bailout money it has received has been paid to investment firm Goldman... ...
Beware of “let government do it”
Orange County Register by Steve Greenhut Those of us who advocate freedom and capitalism run up against a difficult problem. Even though these ideas, hampered as they have always been by government intervention,... ...
Who Got AIG's Bailout Billions?
Tondai Reinhold, Reuters: "Where, oh where, did AIG's bailout billions go? That question may reverberate even louder through the halls of government in the week ahead now that a partial list of beneficiaries... ...
Let those banks fail!
Independent Institute by Alvaro Vargas Llosa 03/04/09 In January alone, the annual rate of saving in the U.S. was the highest since monthly records began in 1959. That should be a reason to rejoice.... ...
U.S. Taxpayers: The Few, The Proud, The Unprofitable
http://www.lewrockwell.com /orig10/mogambo2.html --- ----- The easy answer Asia Times by Richard Daughty (The Mogambo Guru) 03/05/09 There is, of course, a solution to our present financial crisis —... ...
Many Employers Are Just Using the Recession to Stick it to Workers
Stimulus Package Tax Credit Should Mean $8 To $10 A Week By James Oliphant A little goes a long way, some experts say of the projected increase in take-home pay, but critics say individual taxpayers... ...