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April 29, 2010
A $787-billion stimulus. Liabilities of $356 billion for the TARP bailout on the federal government’s balance sheet. And that’s in addition to other unfunded liabilities from federal entitlements like ObamaCare, Medicare, and Social Security.But…
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April 29, 2010
It doesn’t take a rocket scientist to realize that so-called payday loans probably aren’t the most reasonable option when it comes to short-term borrowing. But according to MSNBC’s Rachel Maddow, it takes the federal government to let you know.On…
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November 11, 2008
Cramer, in his Nov. 11 “Stop Trading” segment on CNBC’s “Street Signs,” told host Erin Burnett if General Motors (NYSE:GM) wasn’t bailed out, the U.S. economy would face a “meltdown.”
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November 11, 2008
Politicians and experts who think aggressive government intervention in the U.S. economy is a dangerous path to travel aren’t heard very often in the media. But one of those voices did get a platform on CNBC’s Nov. 11 “Squawk Box.”
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November 11, 2008
It’s either socialism or capitalism – don’t try to have it both ways, according CNBC “Fast Money” trader Jeff Macke.
Macke, a regular on CNBC’s afternoon market wrap-up program, told viewers on…
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April 22, 2010
Finally! What the public thinks is now important.That was the takeaway from an April 22 CNBC “Squawk Box” segment in which the network’s Washington correspondent John Harwood explained the upside for the Obama administration in taking an aggressive…
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April 20, 2010
It’s pretty obvious that oftentimes the media and the Democratic Party work in concert to marginalize opposition of a common goal. ABC’s George Stephanopoulos working with White House Chief of Staff Rahm Emanuel was just one example. The question is…
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November 6, 2008
Love him or hate, CNBC’s Jim Cramer brings an interesting perspective to the debate about the fragile U.S. economy.
On Nov. 5 the host of CNBC’s “Mad Money” detailed for his audience how he…
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November 6, 2008
He’s President-elect Barack Obama’s new chief of staff, according to various Nov. 6 media reports, but Rep. Rahm Emanuel, D-Ill., also has some baggage pertaining to the financial crisis. Will anyone in the media take note?…
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November 7, 2008
Oil – it’s often called the lifeblood of the American economy and when the prices are high, it takes its toll on the U.S. economy.
These higher oil prices are often the subject of media…