Archive for February, 2010

Reid Pulls Rabbit Out Of His Hat

Monday, February 22nd, 2010

Reid Pulls Rabbit Out Of His Hat
by David Kurtz
Talking Points Memo link
It looked for a time like even Harry Reid’s stripped-down jobs bill might stall with less than the required 60 votes, but at least two Republicans — Scott Brown of Massachusetts and Olympia Snowe of Maine — have joined with the Democrats, which […]

Commercial Real Estate Collapse Bigger than Subprime Implosion – Why is the Market Ignoring the $3.5 Trillion Commercial Real Estate Market Implosion?

Sunday, February 14th, 2010

Commercial Real Estate Collapse Bigger than Subprime Implosion – Why is the Market Ignoring the $3.5 Trillion Commercial Real Estate Market Implosion?
Posted by mybudget360
Most people that follow real estate even at a cursory level have heard of the problems in commercial real estate. The enormous $3.5 trillion market in commercial real estate (CRE) […]

Debt-Collection Industry Helped Pave the Way for Scott Brown’s Victory in Massachusetts

Friday, February 12th, 2010

Debt-Collection Industry Helped Pave the Way for Scott Brown’s Victory in Massachusetts
Debt collectors are near the top of our list of public enemies here at Legal Schnauzer. And they should be near the top of all progressives’ lists now that we know debt collectors played a prominent role in Republican Scott Brown’s victory for […]

Shareholders Forced Political Spending

Monday, February 1st, 2010

Shareholders Forced Political Spending
When we make an investment by buying shares in a corporation are we endorsing the political goals of corporate CEO’s or other corporate executives? For most American citizens, the answer is clearly “NO!”
The recent Supreme Court ruling stating that corporations have the right to spend the shareholders’ money to influence […]