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Stop subsidizing the super rich: alternatives to the Fed rate hike

Posted on December 16, 2015 @ 9:56 am by David Esrati

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Today is the day when the mystical magic of economics is played with by people in an echo chamber. And while the actions of Dr. Janet Yellen and the Fed are being anxiously awaited by the Wall Street Wizards, the pawns of the economy are hoping that the price of gas doesn’t jump up 20 Read More

The power of political posturing?

Posted on May 9, 2009 @ 6:08 pm by David Esrati

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I’m having second thoughts about posturing legislation. Tony Capizzi did it when he proposed gun control legislation. Dean Lovelace did it when he pushed for anti-predatory lending laws. Mary Wiseman did it when she asked for equal opportunity protection for gays. All of these were pissing in the wind, since none were enforceable, or true Read More