Update: Workers dying at the hands of Congress and Agencies " “Rules Lag As Factory Dust Explosions Kill Workers Combustible dust has been linked to at least six deaths at factories this year, but tighter...
I understand “business” not wanting too much federal regulation. However, let’s consider recent history. Wall Street ran amuck without proper regulation and screwed investors worldwide. Manufacturers complain...
We all hope that the content of the overhaul will have desired effect. You have to give Congress credit for getting it done. Republican foot dragging was probably just the “right” balance that the Democrats...
What part of the Internet requires regulating? That is a critical question and a place to start?
Like the March of Dimes Charity, the FCC seems to be in search of a mission since their duty to regulate telephone communications and cable television is presumably complete....
" The Obama administration waded into negotiations over Wall Street regulations Wednesday, calling for limits on the size of financial institutions and insisting that consumer protections remain a central objective...
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Obama called for legislation to corral bankers after he loaned them money to keep them from failing. Then, they paid themselves huge salary bonuses, enough to pay for the reconstruction of Haiti for God’s...
Ladbrokes have added their name to the list of companies taking their online gambling operations overseas and thus depriving the UK treasury of millions of pounds in taxes.A terse statement from their chairman...
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Scientists say the are "astonished" by new information showing human cell-death from ''inert" properties in the top-selling weed killer in the U.S., and call for...
THE OBAMA FOOD POLICE...H.R.875 NEW BILL BEING PASSED!!!IS THIS THE CHANGE YOU THOUGHT HE PROMISED?THERE ARE MANY LAWS BEING PASSED BEHIND CLOSED DOORS IN THE WHITE HOUSE! ONE OF THE MOST HEINOUS IS CALLED H.R.875 PLEASE GOOGLE THIS AND LEARN FOR YOURSELF. IT IS A BILL THAT...
Governments should be regulating the diet industry, to help keep Canadians from falling prey to all the misleading claims of fad dieting, says this week's Canadian Medical Assiciation Journal. "Although...
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In a move that will surely have Canadians feeling a lot more safe and secure, industry regulator CRTC has announced plans to upgrade Canada's increasingly outdated 911 system for the cellphone industry. ...
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The Bernard Madoff revelation – The LARGEST EVER FRAUD [ alledged ] in ELECTRONIC TRADING costing Investors some $50 Billion and all UNDER THE EYES of the US Securities and Exchange Commission [ SEC ]. The same person whom was a former chairman of the Nasdaq Stock Market...
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Fred Harrison's latest effort to enlighten us."The G20 leaders meeting in Washington this weekend want us to believe that they are setting a new course for the global economy. They are in fact setting up the next...
created by Maireid Sullivan | 3 years ago | updated 3 years ago 220 views | 17 recommendations | 2 comments
This would never happen in Australia, first, because we have a surplus, and second, because we have excellent prudential regulation, with the Australian Prudential Regulation Authority - which, to paraphrase the...
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"The US banking crisis is an "earthquake" that will cost the US its role as "superpower in the world financial system", German Finance Minister Peer Steinbrueck said on Thursday. Making a statement on government policy to legislators in Berlin, Steinbrueck said the Group...