Monthly Archives: June 2011

Infastructure rebuild is a no brainer for US job growth

In all the hand-wringing and panic about how to rebuild stability in the financial system and growth in the US economy, there are two ideas that are clear as water and should be actioned without further delay. First, re-separate banks … Continue reading

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Former Inspector General for TARP: 5 trillion in bailouts will be needed in next leg of crisis

“Dan Rather Reports” presents an in-depth interview with Neil Barofsky, who recently stepped down as the Special Inspector General for TARP, more commonly known ; as the $700 billion dollar taxpayer bailout of the country’s biggest banks. Barofsky warns that … Continue reading

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Bringing leverage back down to earth

For some time now I have been talking to my kids about the key strengths of democracy: a written constitution, basic rights and freedoms, the social contract and the rule of law. Ignorance is our greatest weakness. Unless we can … Continue reading

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