Monthly Archives: August 2011
What the duece: WSJ reports TX unemployment increased significantly! Unpossible
I thought things were miraculous in Texas? Oh, right. Adding government jobs to boost employment is Rick Perry’s miracle. Loss of jobs ’cause of expansionary austerity is Obama’s fault.
Filed under Texas, Unemployment, Unemployment sucks
Match the right iPad killer with the right GOP POTUS candidate
1. WeTab: Its from Germany, its been threatening to rollout since April 2010, and its named “We” instead of “i” because Germans are an inclusive bunch. Signature feature: Its based on MeeGo. 2 negatives make a positive? 2. Xoom: It … Continue reading
Filed under Buffoons, Meet the Wankers, Tech industry
Justin Wolfers uses John Taylor’s textbook to debunk John Taylor’s wingnut rhetoric
Precious: Ryssdal: So, Justin Wolfers, if we get people like John Taylor from Stanford in here, they’ll say you guys are out of your mind. We don’t need to spend more. We don’t need new debt. We need to reduce … Continue reading
Filed under Conservative politics, Dead economists, Economics, Economists, Wingnut
#Banksters complain about government cost control (LOL!!!)
Irony rich: Investment bankers are none too pleased by the cut-rate fees offered by the Treasury Department for underwriting offerings in government-owned shares of bailed-out firms Why can’t the government cut Medicare, social security to pay Wall Street? Poor guys. … Continue reading
Filed under Bankers, Buffoons, Stupid bankers
Tim Geithner, get yer boots back on. Your friends may need your bailout mojo again
Hedge funds are losing money (Gasp! But but they’re geniuses): .. [hedge] funds are watching their returns sink by double digits while others are shooting the lights out EU exposure is tanking bank stocks Banks in the United States are … Continue reading
Banksters optimistic “clouds will lift” but that was before their teanut friends did ‘em in!
Jamie Dimon, June 6, 2011: “The clouds will lift,” said JPMorgan Chase & Co.’s chief executive, Jamie Dimon, of litigation, foreclosure costs, interest rate pressures and housing price declines. “By the time all those clouds lift, all things being equal, … Continue reading
Filed under Bailout Nation, Buffoons, Crony capitalism, Crooked bankers, Crooks, Stupid bankers, Stupid banks
Its news when Meredith Whitney restates what Simon Johnson, Paul Krugman said 2.5 years ago
The pretty lady said something this week (CNBC, Markit Credit Research): Well-known banking analyst Meredith Whitney told CNBC that the larger US banks are turning into ‘zombies’. She cited a challenging regulatory environment, increased capital requirements and episodic, rather than … Continue reading
