From the category archives:

Economy

I like the way that Senator Tester thinks:
As chiefs for the nation’s top automakers made a second appeal to lawmakers Tuesday for $25 billion in federal help, their plans included an element first suggested by Montana Democratic Sen. Jon Tester last month: Slash chief executive pay to a buck a year. [...]

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From the Wall Street Journal:
Under fire for his role in the near-collapse of Citigroup Inc., Robert Rubin said its problems were due to the buckling financial system, not its own mistakes, and that his role was peripheral to the bank’s main operations even though he was one of its highest-paid officials.

Nothing like accountability, is there? [...]

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Color Me Confused

by Pogie on September 29, 2008

in Economy

How do right wing blogs and talking heads get to blame the Democrats for not passing the bailout bill today when Republicans voted overwhelmingly against it?  I’m not a logician, but it seems unfair for people opposed to the bailout to blame Democrats for the negative impacts of it not passing.
If they push this narrative, [...]

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According to Bush the Democrats are to blame for the high gas prices.
Yeah, I’ll just let that sink in for a second…
… President Bush drilled the “Democratic-controlled Congress” for opposing White House energy policies, which he said has resulted in the rise of “gas prices to record levels.”
“If Congressional leaders leave for the Fourth of [...]

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I attend college in Washington state and over the last few years I’ve become acquainted with a number of left-leaning periodicals, which focus on a range of subjects from entertainment to social life to politics. One such periodical is The Sitting Duck, which is published in Olympia.
This week’s issue has an article focusing on the [...]

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