Spending is perfectly acceptable when it’s money allocated by a Republican like Bush, yet the same dollars are somehow toxic when associated with Obama.
Paul Ryan And A Republican Paradox
by Damon Wallace •
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Jon Stewart Mocks Republicans For Doing Little To Regulate Wall Street And Fix The Economy (VIDEO)
by Stephen D. Foster Jr. •
Jon Stewart slammed Congressional Republicans on Thursday night’s edition of The Daily Show, and managed to show a House Democrat willing to tell the GOP to stick it.
Former Citibank CEO Calls For Banking Breakups (VIDEO)
by Nathaniel Downes •
In his recent interview on CNBC, Sanford Weill calls for the breakup of the major banks.
Senate Committee Asks World’s Largest Bank To Self-Regulate
by Sovereign Voice •
Standard Right Wing Propaganda: The Blame Game
by Justin "Filthy Liberal Scum" Rosario •
Conservatives like to talk about “personal responsibility” but have made an art form out of dodging it.
Romney Excuses JPMorgan’s $3 Billion Gambling Loss As ‘How America Works’ (VIDEO)
by Stephen D. Foster Jr. •
Clearly, banks are still making irresponsible decisions that threaten economic stability and growth. But Mitt Romney doesn’t see it that way at all. He says it’s just ‘the way America works.’
JPMorgan Chase Loss Exemplifies The Conservative Assault On The U.S. Economy
by Harvey Gold •
Barely four years after Wall Street plunged the world into financial chaos, Jamie Dimon, the bank’s chief executive, warned on Thursday, May 10th 2012, that losses could very well exceed even the worst scenario of the models that the bank had used to calculate the risk. Now that is an understatement.
Stop The GOP Assault On The U.S. Economic Future
by Harvey Gold •
The Republicans, who were elected in large numbers in 2010 ostensibly to address economic policies and get our economy revved up, instead have focused almost solely on social policies while obstructing every single bill put forth by Democrats to deal with the fragile economic recovery.
The Titanic: One Hundred Years Later, The Unthinkable Lives On In The Form Of Too Big To Fail
by Peter Fegan •
The Great Recession of 2008 – the worst economic upheaval since the Great Depression of the 1930s – brought the world to the edge of the precipice. It was yet another painful reminder that not only aren’t unregulated markets rational, they can be responsible for causing untold carnage if given half a chance.
Paul Ryan Agrees With Reinstating Glass-Steagall
by Stephen D. Foster Jr. •
During a conservative radio show with Bill Bennett last week, GOP Rep. Paul Ryan agreed with a caller that the big banks should once again be regulated by Glass-Steagall.
Newt Gingrich Calls For Reinstating Glass-Steagall, Admits Deregulating The Banking Industry Was A Mistake
by Stephen D. Foster Jr. •
In an interview on ABC with Jake Tapper, Gingrich admitted that deregulating the banking industry was a mistake.