Monthly Archives: June 2011
ABA whines to TimGeithner about Dodd-Frank
While lobbying Congress sometimes may not work, you can always count on Tim Geithner to lend a sympathetic ear, especially if you are bank lobbyist: ABA President Frank Keating wrote a weepy letter to Geithner: “There is uniform concern, anxiety, … Continue reading
Filed under ABA, Chamber of corruption, Corporate cronyism, Crooked bankers, Lobbyists
WSJ trots out high corporate tax rate bs again & proves why lowering corporate tax rates won’t work
John McKinnon: As other countries have reduced corporate taxes, the U.S. has one of the world’s highest top rates, at 35%, although effective rates everywhere can be substantially lower depending on tax breaks and other incentives. The U.S. also is … Continue reading
Deficit bs is called out but CNN, CNNBRK MktPlaceRadio must be busy with another weiner on the lose
Ezra Klein (via C&L): The Congressional Budget Office just released the latest edition of its long-term budget outlook (pdf), and it shows the same thing as always: If Congress lets the Bush tax cuts expire or offsets their extension, implements … Continue reading
How the economy will get better according to …
How things will get better according to banksters Deregulate, lay off employees, raise rates How things will get better according to House GOP, Fox News, Hoover Institute, Koch funded Manhattan Institute, George Mason U, Hudson Institute, teanuts, Megan McArdle Cut … Continue reading
