All Posts Tagged With: "Shah Gilani"
Heads I Win, Tails You Lose: Why the Senate Bailout Bill Will Fail Taxpayers
My sister lives in a landmark building in Coral Gables, Fla. There was a fire in one apartment in the building. After that fire was brought under control, the fire department – for some unknown reason – dropped a hose in the burned apartment, and left the water running … for hours.
That inane maneuver destroyed many apartments, crippled the building’s infrastructure and resulted in the building being temporarily condemned. The entire building was closed down for many months. Every person who lived there had to relocate. My sister, fortunately, had the wherewithal to take up temporary residence in the world-famous…
2Oct2008 | Money Morning | 1 comment | ContinuedDear Hank: Here’s How to End the Credit Crisis at No Cost to Taxpayers
While it’s clear from the current credit crisis that our financial system is at a critical juncture, it’s just as clear that there’s no agreement over how we should fix the problems we face. The reality is that neither the plan put forth by U.S. Treasury Secretary Henry M. “Hank” Paulson Jr. – nor any of the addendums offered up by Congress or the lobbyists – will resolve this crisis.
The key culprits are the structured financial products that reside on the balance sheets of banks, dead investment banks, insurance companies, hedge funds and all manner of other duped and unsuspecting…
25Sep2008 | Money Morning | Comments Off | Continued
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