Michael Moore Has It All Figured Out

Michael Moore has it all figured out. He sent this out to people on his mailing list. Click the link below to see the full plan.
Friends,
The richest 400 Americans — that’s right, just four hundred people — own MORE than the bottom 150 million Americans combined. 400 rich Americans have got more stashed away than [...]

You’ve Got Some Splainin’ To Do

Douglas Rushkoff has an interesting write-up trying to outline some of the issues with the bailout.
The mortgage and credit crisis wasn’t merely predictable; it was predicted. And not by a market bear or conspiracy theorist, but by the people and institutions responsible. The record number of foreclosures, credit defaults, and, now, institutional collapses is not [...]

Andrew Sullivan On The (Lack Of A) Bailout

“The final coda to the Bush years: the socialist bailout of capitalism … fails.”

The Paradox of Deleveraging

While the current financial crisis has many complicated details, the basics of it aren’t. Paul Krugman over at the International Herald Tribune has a quick and concise explanation of the current situation and details why it is so important to properly negotiate this bill.
Some are saying that we Americans should simply trust Paulson, because he’s [...]

We Need A Plan That Helps Wall Street And Main Street

Read about how to fix our financial crisis: Fair and Effective
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