US Needs Plan to Tame Debt Soon, Experts Say
By Andy Sullivan
The U.S. government must craft a plan next year to get its ballooning debt under control or face possible panic in financial markets, a bipartisan panel of budget experts said.
http://www.informationclearinghouse.info/article24206.htm
How Banks Fleece the Unemployed
By Barbara Koeppel
December 16, 2009 "Consortiumnews" -- While posting breathtaking profits in the last two quarters - Wells Fargo's $3.2 billion, Citigroup's $3 billion and Chase's $2.7 billion - U.S. banks have figured out a way to squeeze some extra dollars from those who can least afford it, the unemployed.
http://www.informationclearinghouse.info/article24199.htm
US House Passes Pro-Wall Street Banking Bill
By Barry Grey
Wall Street lawyers have helped draft the details of the House bill in closed-door meetings, while Obama and his top economic advisers have conferred repeatedly with the CEOs of the most powerful firms.
http://www.informationclearinghouse.info/article24204.htm
Congress set to raise borrowing limit by $2 trillion to $14 trillion
With the economy growing only sluggishly and Congress spending heavily on economic stimulus, two wars and extended unemployment benefits, the nation is running a deficit that hit a record $1.4 trillion in the latest fiscal year, adding to the national debt.
http://www.msnbc.msn.com/id/34420565/ns/business-personal_finance/
U.S. gave up billions in tax money in deal for Citigroup's bailout repayment
The federal government quietly agreed to forgo billions of dollars in potential tax payments from Citigroup as part of the deal announced this week to wean the company from the massive taxpayer bailout that helped it survive the financial crisis.
http://snipurl.com/tq4wf
Obama holds stage-managed meeting with Wall Street bankers
The true nature of the event was not lost on its attendees. "It's a PR [public relations] stunt," an unnamed CEO flatly told Time magazine prior to the meeting.
http://www.wsws.org/articles/2009/dec2009/bank-d15.shtml
Growing Up Empty: The Hunger Epidemic in America
Most Americans may find it hard to accept that millions in this nation are suffering from hunger -- an affliction most often associated with war-torn Africa or flood-ravaged Bengal.
http://motherjones.com/media/2002/11/growing-empty-hunger-epidemic-america
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The U.S. government must craft a plan next year to get its ballooning debt under control or face possible panic in financial markets, a bipartisan panel of budget experts said.
http://www.informationclearinghouse.info/article24206.htm
How Banks Fleece the Unemployed
By Barbara Koeppel
December 16, 2009 "Consortiumnews" -- While posting breathtaking profits in the last two quarters - Wells Fargo's $3.2 billion, Citigroup's $3 billion and Chase's $2.7 billion - U.S. banks have figured out a way to squeeze some extra dollars from those who can least afford it, the unemployed.
http://www.informationclearinghouse.info/article24199.htm
US House Passes Pro-Wall Street Banking Bill
By Barry Grey
Wall Street lawyers have helped draft the details of the House bill in closed-door meetings, while Obama and his top economic advisers have conferred repeatedly with the CEOs of the most powerful firms.
http://www.informationclearinghouse.info/article24204.htm
Congress set to raise borrowing limit by $2 trillion to $14 trillion
With the economy growing only sluggishly and Congress spending heavily on economic stimulus, two wars and extended unemployment benefits, the nation is running a deficit that hit a record $1.4 trillion in the latest fiscal year, adding to the national debt.
http://www.msnbc.msn.com/id/34420565/ns/business-personal_finance/
U.S. gave up billions in tax money in deal for Citigroup's bailout repayment
The federal government quietly agreed to forgo billions of dollars in potential tax payments from Citigroup as part of the deal announced this week to wean the company from the massive taxpayer bailout that helped it survive the financial crisis.
http://snipurl.com/tq4wf
Obama holds stage-managed meeting with Wall Street bankers
The true nature of the event was not lost on its attendees. "It's a PR [public relations] stunt," an unnamed CEO flatly told Time magazine prior to the meeting.
http://www.wsws.org/articles/2009/dec2009/bank-d15.shtml
Growing Up Empty: The Hunger Epidemic in America
Most Americans may find it hard to accept that millions in this nation are suffering from hunger -- an affliction most often associated with war-torn Africa or flood-ravaged Bengal.
http://motherjones.com/media/2002/11/growing-empty-hunger-epidemic-america
From Information Clearing House
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rudkla - 17. Dez, 09:18
