Posted by smeddum on October 27, 2008
OPINION OCTOBER 27, 2008
The Age of Prosperity Is Over
This administration and Congress will be remembered like Herbert Hoover.
By ARTHUR B. LAFFER Wall Street Journal
About a year ago Stephen Moore, Peter Tanous and I set about writing a book about our vision for the future entitled “The End of Prosperity.” Little did we know then how appropriate its release would be earlier this month. Read the rest of this entry »
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Posted by smeddum on September 29, 2008
Roll Call Vote for H.R. 3997, the ‘Bailout’ Bill
Democrats: 140 Ayes, 95 Noes
Republicans: 65 Ayes, 133 Noes, 1 Not Voting
Total: 205 Ayes, 228 Noes, 1 Not Voting
Click here for a detailed roll call, including breakdown by representative.
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Posted by smeddum on September 26, 2008
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Posted by smeddum on September 26, 2008
Wachovia Slumps After WaMu’s Seizure, Bailout Impasse
By Linda Shen and David Mildenberg
Sept. 26 (Bloomberg)
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The pressure on Capitol Hill has all the making of a high drama; it looks to me that it will not be the bailout at issue but the type of bailout and how it should be sold to the public. In other words how to pull off the scam
— Wachovia Corp. and National City Corp. slumped after negotiations on the government’s financial bailout stalled and Washington Mutual Inc. was seized by regulators and sold to JPMorgan Chase & Co. Read the rest of this entry »
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