Why Government Bailouts Actually Lower GDP Growth Potential

Read More>> http://www.investmentcontrarians.com/recession/why-government-bailouts-actually-lower-gdp-growth-potential/1250/ By Sasha Cekerevac for Investment Contrarians What does it take to create and sustain long-term gross domestic product (GDP) growth in an...

Yogurt Rescues the Greek Economy

Athens - Don’t stick a fork in Greece. Use a spoon instead, because the debt-riddled nation is about to emerge as Europe’s economic powerhouse, thanks to booming sales of Greek yogurt. “Greek yogurt has more...

Fired for wearing orange shirts and Goldman Sach's rip off

14 employees in a law firm in Florida were fired for the heinous crime of, get ready, wearing orange shirts. Yes, wearing orange shirts. Seems the sharp legal minds at the Elizabeth Wellborn law firm fired them because they believed the workers were taking some kind protest....

Where is our TARP money?

Show us our money. TARP isn’t over says this report. American taxpayers are owed a sizeable amount – a little more than half the amount we loaned on bailouts. " “Report: Taxpayers Still Owed $132.9B From...

Bailout and Stimulus – Fool me twice, Shame on me!

(This article to be read in that certain disapproving tone of your favorite parent, grandparent or mentor.) I will be so disappointed in you if you vote to reelect any politician that voted to rip you off with the...

Ode to the Ford Motor Company Family

WALKING THE WALK While of Free Markets some did talk the talk; Mr. Henry Ford did walk the walk. Out of the Mother of Invention of the time, The Moving Assembly Line, In 1913 Mr. Henry Ford did design. Following the...

People may be over GM bailout, but I’m not buying your cars

I don’t believe in bailing out private enterprise. History of cars I owned Cars I loved: 1942 Plymouth Convertible, baby blue with white top, beaded finder weld (looked great, ran terribly) 1949 Ford, flathead...

It’s Official: Wall Street Has Become a Religion

New York - The international financial industry now controls Heaven as well as Hell. After years of behind-the-scenes maneuvering and back room deals, Wall Street officially became a major religion of the world...

A way in is a way out - Underwater homes for sale

America for sale How many qualified immigrants with visas are required to bailout underwater homeowners? If we average and assume there are 100 million single family homes, and 1 out of 6 are underwater, that...

Chrysler, old people with large cars

Smart mouth Marchionne had better come up with some cars people need and want beside the guzzling also-rans. Criticizing the bailout that kept the company in business, and not liking the interest rates is his...

GM’s China Appeal and Ford’s Investor Appeal

I read Sharon Silke Carty’s story in Manufacturing.Net comparing “the worth” of GM and Ford. What popped out to me is something that was underscored by a NowPublic commenter last week when Thirty-Aught-Six...

GM Payback to Uncle Sam

Obama bailout gets returns. Taxpayers “invested” in GM, it says. Of $50 billion paid to GM, we get 9.5 billion back. I don’t feel like celebrating yet do you. Have you driven a GM product lately? "  ...

The 259 Million Dollar Bailout of Fannie Mae and Freddie Mac

It looks like a major fiasco involving two well established mortgage giants Freddie Mac and Fannie Mae may wind up costing the American people nearly 259 million dollars. That is twice what was thought to be the original cost. It has been discovered that the 135 million...

Wall Street bailout a heroic move

New York (CNN) -- Most Americans oppose it, but the government's bailout of Wall Street appears in hindsight as a heroic rescue that kept the world economy from collapsing, says analyst Fareed...

OBAMA INFLATION - Simple dollar dynamics rears its ugly head

"OBAMA INFLATION - Simple dollar dynamics rears its ugly head 'Tis the season to be jolly, a Christmas season song lyric cajoles, yet all the American public can see is a political system and an economy in...

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