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But then again…

…unmotivated leadership (ex in the safe realm of insider trading cases) and long-term budget starvation leading to serious skills atrophy, or whether the SEC really, truly, is so deeply intellectually…

Tax Policy Center* Says Romney Lies

…because it ignores Romney’s proposed corporate income tax cuts “The study analyzes only half of Governor Romney’s tax program, ignoring the reforms that would make America’s corporations more competitive by…

Simon Johnson on Barclay’s and markets

…deception for personal gain, causing significant damage to others. The Commodity Futures Trading Commission nailed the detailed mechanics of this deception in plain English in its “Order Instituting Proceedings” (which…

Should the Fed Buy Munis?

…by the flow of funds #s for state and local interest payments). Moreover, since state and local govts do the bulk of infrastructure investing, the fed could create a program

QE 2 and breakevens

…dollar open market shift. My view is that the problem was the Fed traded money for the most money like asset which wasn’t trading as a perfect substitute for money…