The examples of comments from our elected officials show how little regard they have for our intelligence and concerns are astounding. ...more

October 31, 2009

The Obama administration on Thursday unveiled a sweeping overhaul of the financial system designed to impose greater regulation on major players like hedge funds. ...more

March 26, 2009

This is in response to "Republicans Criticizing Obama Have Chutzpah." Gabriel Read, the author, selectively chose some facts while blatantly disregarding others. For example, the first stimulus bill was crafted by Pelosi, Reid, Franks and Dodd; Democrats all. In their haste to pass this stupid piece of legislation, they gave complete digressions and power to the greatest ponzi scheme con artist of all, Hank Paulson. ...more

March 25, 2009

Pointing with dismay to the AIG debacle, the nation's top economic officials argued Tuesday for unprecedented powers to regulate and even take over financial goliaths whose collapse could imperil the entire economy. President Barack Obama agreed and said he hoped "it doesn't take too long to convince Congress." ...more

March 24, 2009

El jefe máximo de AIG pide a los beneficiarios de bonificaciones que devuelvan al menos parte del dinero recibido. ...more

March 18, 2009

Pressure is mounting on the government to revise its bailout of AIG to ensure that taxpayers are repaid as much as possible of the $170 billion lent to the troubled insurer. ...more

March 17, 2009

"It's hard to understand how derivative traders at AIG warranted any bonuses, much less $165 million in extra pay," President Obama said ...more

March 16, 2009

Rep. Barney Frank charged Monday that a decision by financially strapped insurance giant AIG to pay millions in executive bonuses amounts to "rewarding incompetence." ...more

March 16, 2009

Firearms Foresight While it seems other readers found irony in placing a large ad for gun sales in a paper whose headline included at least two horrific examples of gun violence, I found the ad timely and appropriate. ...more

March 16, 2009

Years ago I made the mistake of declaring income I received from a financial investment as dividends. A year or two later I was advised by the IRS that this income should have been reported as interest, and I had to pay the difference, plus interest. ...more

March 4, 2009