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How the Financial Crisis Led to Trump

Many salient points in this clip.   Here is a direct video link. Also see The Bailouts for the Rich are Why America is so Screwed Right Now for some further historical context on how financial crisis and resulting lack of … Continue reading →

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Banker-sponsored resistance inside the White House

I have repeatedly cited the Obama Administration’s failure to break up big banks and prosecute individual executives for their financial crimes, as being a leadership failure of historic proportions.   Author Michael Lewis reported that he directly asked Obama about his … Continue reading →

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How we earned the retirement savings crisis

This video segment discusses the $1 trillion+ deficit in corporate pension plans and how the average fund today is missing 20% of the capital needed to pay benefits promised.  It is critical to note that this capital hole persists even … Continue reading →

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