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Why Democracy?

…way or I’ll tear the house down.   Democracy is government by consensus, the consensus of the people. In democracies, the people are sovereign.  The kingdom never belonged to the king;…

A Cook Book for Book Cookers

…shares. OK this is close to 1. Preferred shares are not debt. The whole key to TARP was that preferred shares are not debt. Government agencies can issue preferred shares…