Monthly Archives: June 2010
Huzzah to caller Bill from Waterbury, MA to make this point: “I cant believe how fickle the American people are”
Caller to Week in the News on On the Point with Tom Ashbrook: “I can’t believe how fickle the American people are. Everything that’s going on even within the last week with the oil spill, and the war in Afghanistan, … Continue reading
Joe Barton (dbag-TX), Peter Wallison (Liar-AEI) apologize to Morgan Stanley
I am sure the democrats, the poor owe an apology to Morgan Stanley for this Massachusetts style shakedown. Dealbook: Morgan Stanley agreed Thursday to pay $102 million to end an investigation in Massachusetts into unfair lending practices, Reuters reports. Martha … Continue reading
Filed under Uncategorized
Amazon’s welfare program
Amazon doesn’t to compete with local firms & pay taxes. And now it wants taxpayers to fund its cheap delivery. Via Slashdot: Online retailer giant Amazon.com has come out against a US Postal Service proposal to end Saturday service, part … Continue reading
Filed under Corporate communism
Where I fill in the names with the “The Anosognosic’s Dilemma”
Filed under Wankers, Wankery, Wingnut, Wingnut welfare
I found another instance of the most efficient use of capital
Imagine how many jobs are being created by just holding onto cash: Only on Wall Street, in the rarefied realm of buyout moguls, could you actually have too much money. Private equity firms, where corporate takeovers are planned and plotted, … Continue reading
In what world is the “Competitive Enterprise Institute” a liberatarian organization?
How does APM Marketplace get away stating that the “Competitive Enterprise Institute“, a corporate funded, far-right partisan organization is just a “libertarian” organization while the Open Network Coalition is noted as an organization funded by Google? WTF? Of course Marketplace … Continue reading
Filed under Crony capitalism, Lobbyists, What liberal media
Fin reform update: lobbyists swarm DC, Internets
Guardian: At least 56 industry lobbyists have served on the personal staffs of the 43 Senate and House members who will have a hand in shaping the bill over the next two weeks, according to an analysis by Public Citizen … Continue reading
Filed under ABA, Consumer protection, Crony capitalism, Crooked bankers, Lobbyists
Innovation v. regulation
According to a letter published and heartily endorsed by Friedman, regulation stifles innovation. This, of course, would explain how Apple, Intel, Oracle & Microsoft were formed during the heavily regulated environment under Carter and eBay, Yahoo, Google etc. survived the … Continue reading
Filed under Innovation
