Monday, February 09, 2009

More economic issues


DELAY ON NEW BANK BAILOUT AS STIMULUS DRAMA DRAGS ON...

IMF FEARS CASH FOR BAILOUTS WILL DRY UP...

Private Bank for Bad Assets?

COMPETING BILLS ON STIMULUS DIVIDE CONGRESS...

...battle not yet over

Swiss banks to announce massive losses...

Gold Disconnects from USDollar

by Jim Willie

This is the biggest story in England not told, the gold breakout. True to form, the gold price has seen a powerful breakout in the nation whose financial foundation has been destroyed more rapidly than any other nation on the planet, except the Untied States of America. Continue


US Must 'Save Capitalism' From the Banks: Nassim Taleb

Author of 'The Black Swann' wants banks nationalizated—and bankers punished

By James Saft

"I want them poor and they deserve to be poor. You can't have capitalism without punishment." Continue


How to Lighten the Income Tax Load on the American Worker

Tax the Speculators!

By RALPH NADER

Let's start with a fairness point. Why should you pay a 5 to 6 percent sales tax for buying the necessities of life, when tomorrow, some speculator on Wall Street can buy $100 million worth of Exxon derivatives and not pay one penny in sales tax? Continue


Socialism Is Not a Dirty Word

By Bryan Friesen

In America, it is widely unpopular to associate oneself with a socialistic ideology. Americans use the word “socialism” to imply negative connotations to a political theory most know little about. Commonly categorized with Nazism and communism, the idea of socialism in America is derogative and unappealing. Continue


Will Obama Start the Next Trade War?

By Shamus Cooke

It is no exaggeration to say that the U.S.-China economic relationship, which is central to the functioning of the larger world economy, is already in tatters. This precarious partnership was dysfunctional from the beginning: China was to build the world’s products and lend money to the U.S. so that these products would then be purchased. Continue

UK: Record numbers are declared bankrupt as recession bites: The number of people being made bankrupt hit an all-time high during the last three months of 2008, as the country's worst recession in three decades left thousands of individuals unable to pay their debts.

Irish economy 'worst hit in eurozone': For 15 years, Ireland's economy boomed, but today it is the country most severely hit by recession in the Eurozone. Every five minutes, a job is lost.

Peter Schiff: Stimulus Bill Will Lead to "Unmitigated Disaster": Schiff scoffs at the notion the economic decline is starting to level off and concedes no government action means a "terrible" recession. But the path of increased government intervention will lead to "unmitigated disaster," says Schiff

84% of cities in money trouble: Some 84% of cities say they are facing financial difficulty, according to new survey. Things won't improve this year.

State can run out of money, but can't file for bankruptcy: Federal law permits individuals, businesses and local governments to file for bankruptcy reorganization and sometimes debt forgiveness. States are not covered by the law. No U.S. state has ever declared bankruptcy.

Feds Seize Two More Banks: Federal regulators shut down a bank in Southern California and another in the Atlanta area today, bringing the number of U.S. failures this year to eight in almost as many weeks. This is the 33rd collapse since the depression began.

Chapman - Barky's Stimulus Political Playoff Plan

BoE - Grimmest Warning Yet On Economy

Brown Calls In Top Bank Bosses

Treasury To Pump Billions More Into Banks

Treasury Overpaid $78B To Troubled Banks

Taxpayer To Insure $800B 'Loan' Scheme

MP - 'Bring Back Guillotine For Bankers'

RBS Toxic Loans Boss Paid $80 Million

RBS To Pay Staff $2 Billion In Bonuses!

The Rise And (Almost) Fall Of US Banks

Where Has The US Bailout Money Gone?


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