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Obama " Private Sector Doing Fine"

by Spencer England A couple of weeks ago President Obama said that the private sector was doing fine. Needless to say this was subject to much criticism from some sources….

Obama Bucket Shop act

…decisively debunked the idea underlying the Obama Bucket Shop act, which is that public stock offering are an important source of funding for new businesses. The problem is, as Bhide…

Clarification (my final one, I hope)

Obama administration about the auto bailouts in early 2009. Much less did I know that Bain Consulting apparently did advise the Obama administration concerning whether to go forward with the…

Plouffe Vs Sperling, Krugman etc

As I’m sure all Angry Bear readers know, there is a debate within the Obama administration on whether to try to maybe do something about unemployment. To recap Obama has…

Election thinking

…hopeful scenario is not the way Barack Obama’s first year unfolded. Instead of making a radical break with Wall Street…This book is an exploration of why Obama did not rise…