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Financial Crisis in Laymens Terms

April 5, 2009 By sue-kennedy 5 Comments

This was forwarded to me and appears to be a pretty good description of how the Wall Street geniuses got us into this situation. Heidi is the proprietor of a bar in Berlin. In order to increase sales, she decides to allow her loyal … [Read more...]

Filed Under: User Tagged With: capitalism, credit, financial-crisis

Sheila Bair at UMass

March 28, 2009 By davemb 7 Comments

The most interesting question, I thought, was from a woman who asked why Bair acted competently and effectively in the crisis when the rest of the Bush financial leadership did not.  Bair didn't really answer, but a good answer was … [Read more...]

Filed Under: User Tagged With: fdic, financial-crisis, national, sheila-bair, umass

Who watched Jon Stewart v. Jim Cramer Uncensored?

March 13, 2009 By tblade 12 Comments

I don't have time for more than a drive-by post, but I'm surprised there's been no BMG conversation on the meme du jour, the extended and uncut Daily Show throwdown with CNBC's manic money mullah, Jim … [Read more...]

Filed Under: User Tagged With: cable-news, cnbc, daily-show, financial-crisis, jim-cramer, jon-stewart, mad-money, recession, stewart, talking-heads, the-daily-show, video

Some crazy talk about the economy.

November 6, 2008 By will 3 Comments

I don't happen to think the economy is in such bad shape. I believe it's largely a rich person's crisis, which they, as good, wholesome, greed-driven Americans, are trying to spread around. And they will probably succeed. Money protects … [Read more...]

Filed Under: User Tagged With: economy, financial-crisis, individual-solutions, leadership

This I don’t believe

September 30, 2008 By Charley on the MTA 75 Comments

I don't believe that Henry Paulson and Ben Bernanke are lying, devious hacks simply because they were appointed by Bush. I don't believe that Paulson's aim is simply to enrich himself after his current gig is up. I don't … [Read more...]

Filed Under: User Tagged With: economy, financial-crisis

We Got Your Socialism Right Here, Chump

September 21, 2008 By massmarrier 1 Comment

Cross-posting: This appears at Marry in Massachusetts.  In particular, Republican Presidents and legislators rode this swaybacked workhorse round and round the public ring. America was great because we believed in the free market and … [Read more...]

Filed Under: User Tagged With: caldwell, financial-crisis, financial-times, health-care, nationalization, socialism

Bailout: Don’t (just) buy the $#!+ (financial crisis Open Thread)

September 20, 2008 By Charley on the MTA 68 Comments

I admit that I am not a finance expert. Neither are the vast majority of people whose tax dollars are going to be spent bailing out institutions that took on risks that they should have known were bad. Therefore this distinction makes sense … [Read more...]

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lisakashinsky Lisa Kashinsky @lisakashinsky ·
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Morning, Mass. ☁️ The super PAC backing Salem @MayorDriscoll for lieutenant governor is up w/ its first TV ad, and her rivals’ arguments against it are getting complicated. Plus:
— Latest on tax relief
— First @FairShareMA TV ad for millionaire tax #mapoli https://politi.co/3zUGWdy

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j_m_santiago JS @j_m_santiago ·
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What is Geoff Diehl afraid of? Why won’t he participate in an independent debate? #mapoli https://www.wbur.org/news/2022/08/17/geoff-diehl-wbur-debate

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sportsterchic sportsterchic @sportsterchic ·
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Best for #MA
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https://commonwealthmagazine.org/criminal-justice/quentin-palfrey-platform-is-wish-list-of-progressive-policies/

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jimaloisi Jim Aloisi @jimaloisi ·
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My reaction to ⁦@maura_healey’s #mapoli transport plan:⁩ “Healey’s plan demonstrates that strong gubernatorial leadership can invest in urgent safety & service delivery needs while also investing in projects that elevate regional access and equity.” https://mass.streetsblog.org/2022/08/16/healy-unveils-plans-to-clean-up-charlie-bakers-messes/

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reppaulmark Rep. Paul W. Mark @reppaulmark ·
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Thank you to Mayor Tyer & Mayor Macksey for your support! #mapoli #checkMark✔️

https://www.berkshireeagle.com/opinion/letters_to_editor/letter-as-the-two-mayors-of-berkshire-county-we-jointly-support-paul-mark-for-state/article_047fedd6-1a4a-11ed-b892-db72e746ceb5.html

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c_milneil Christian Neal MilNeil @c_milneil ·
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Credit where it's due: Charlie Baker ran on his management experience as a health care executive, and now Massachusetts has a transit system that's as functional as the U.S. health care system.
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