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Health Care and GOP Lies

March 5, 2010

Allow me to rant: OK enough. Those of us who care about civil discourse are being drowned out by a torrent of diversion and outright lies propagated by Republicans who know better, but appear comfortable adding fuel to an already volatile mix. I am referring to the myth being spread that Obama is trying to […]

Economics / bailouts, banking, Citibank, Geithner, Goldman Sachs, Herb Allison, TARP, Vikram Pandit /

Banking Back In The News … With A Bang

March 4, 2010

What a day it turned out to be in Congress today. Bankers everywhere. Treasury Department officials causing chaos. Congressmen and women apoplectic and avoiding responsibility. Aaah, good times. First: Vikram Pandit, the deservedly beleaguered CEO of Citibank, went to Congress and gave heartfelt thanks for all the support his failed organization received during its self-inflicted […]

Economics / consumer confidence, consumption, deflation, jobs, Keynes, productivity, retail sales, stimulus, unemployment, wages /

Better News!

March 4, 2010

I won’t say ‘good news’, but definitely better. Jobs: This morning’s report on first time claims for unemployment assistance has them dropping by 29,000 to 469,000. Before we all get too wrapped up by this though we have to recall the free pass we gave ourselves the last two weeks. There has been an issue […]