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…mortgage initiators. Oh and if definitely more than $ 300 billion a quarter (maybe twice that) sounds like a lot, recall that Joe Gagnon is the guy who used the…

And Now, Random Convention Thoughts

…“I’ll tell you one thing, son: George Bush is not fit to lead this country.” Edwards: Good speech, not great. Unlike Joe “Mentum” Lieberman, he’ll debate circles around Cheney. In…

ECONOMIC WEBLOGGERS & CONFERENCE

…APRIL 12, 2013 11:45 AM: Economic and Weblogging and the Future and Sustainability of Financial Journalism: Panel: Cardiff Garcia, Joe Weisenthal, Allison Schrager): DRAFT INTRO: As Michael Bloomberg will readily…

Second Verse, the Same as The First

…by extending tax cuts. 3% = 20%? Not likely and this is another example of the Republicans attempting to confuse the taxpayers. Even “Joe– The-Plumber” got it wrong; but then,…

The Future of the Fed

Spent the morning at this event: presentations and discussion by Joe Stiglitz, Yves Smith, Mike Konczal, Joe Gagnon, Matt Yglesias, Tom Palley, and many others. Mike K. tole me he…

On budget, off budget

…money went into the Treasury just like other taxes. This would be like a bank telling you that your money was no different from Joe Smith’s because the same Teller…