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ETrade Baby and the Stock Market Collapse

Here is the ETrade baby responding to the current economic collapse of the market and the bond ratings. I would say enjoy, but I am…

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A Reality Check on Where and What the National Debt Is Owed and its Origins

In a fascinating, simple, yet brutal accounting of where and what the debt is, Stephen Squibb breaks down the where, the to whom, the why,…

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Paul Krugman: The President’s Surrender on Debt Ceiling

Paul Krugman, Nobel Economist, on this deal: …For the deal itself, given the available information, is a disaster, and not just for President Obama and…

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That is not only grotesquely immoral, it is bad economic policy.

I think Sen. Bernie Sanders sums up the proposed bill to extend the debt ceiling perfectly. My emphasis added. “The Republicans have been absolutely determined…

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Republican Bruce Bartlett and the NYTimes On the Debt Ceiling Facts vs. Fantasy

The House Republicans have just finished a 48 hour marathon debating amongst themselves whether to pass a flawed bill that would only extend the debt…

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