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Wavestrider.... Any financial institution that is "too big to fail" becomes the entire system's weakest link, making the whole financial structure subject to collapse. They got to fix that or anything they do is going to just go bust later...

Jeuco2005 How about abolishing fractional lending??? ...................................................................................... This is a very interesting point.... At some point in the past.... the inventors of "fractional lending" sold this concept to government...

The problem regarding the larger banks/brokerages/rating agencies is very simple....and proven by the recent success of community banks.... Community banks were successful because they were accountable both in terms of both the lender/borrower having skin in the game....and only after knowing...

http://www.nakedcapitalism.com/2009/02/japan-on-edge-of-abyss.html THERE HAS NEVER BEEN DATA THIS BAD FOR ANY MAJOR ECONOMY – EVEN IN THE GREAT DEPRESSION. December industrial production came in down 9.6%, worse than the METI forecast. It is now down almost 21% year over year. METI...

ByLoSellHi The ONLY thing that matters. Jobs. .................................................. And valuations.... Guess what happens to the value of an asset whereby the income stream increases over 30% .... Literally at the stroke of the pen ? At 7x...10x....20x ...

And CAFTA.... Which drove out self sufficient food producers ....on to live in slums in the city.... And try to find one of those $300 month jobs that used to cost the US employer $10,000 month.... ............................................................................... And this...

Gnome....... What they NEED to do is establish the widest based, lowest tax rate they can rationalize... If they were to do that, foreign companies would perceive the USA as safe, business-friendly and tax-friendly... and would FLOOD the USA with their facilities to make things and employ...

Gnome.... Nothing will be "right" or "fair" until the RE bubble excesses have been wrung out. Before he died, Sir John Templeton said, "... housing prices will trough at 10% of their peak prices..." Maybe he's right.... happened in Japan. (Can you imagine? That $800,000 McMansion you bought...

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Very personal with Summers.... Transaction tax would spell the end of .... DE Shaw.... Shaw is his personal/family "nest egg"... ...................................................... And/if implemented.... Trading will continue.... And one must adapt...

http://finance.yahoo.com/news/No-answer-at-Davos-forum-to-apf-14217481.html Everyone wants to avoid the "simple mathmatics of loss" truths by not wanting to believe what has actually happened.... The bottomline universal ending concept ?.....Solve insolvency with more debt....Let's dig the...

http://www.batstrading.co.uk/resources/press_releases/BATSExchange3rdLargestFINAL.pdf The further establishment of BATS will basically enable the entire spectrum of the the world's securities to trade at extremely low rates.... BATS is shaping the framework of the future of trading all...

Actually ....why have an angry and "animal-like" reaction....that would be largely ineffective ? One can be silently in one's house at peace.... What if "everyone" cooperated and just stopped.... "Silence" and "inactivity" can be "deafeningly loud".... The military begs for...

Seems like "everyone" is afraid/unaware of "basic math"..... Very sadly....and very "idiotic"....

Simplistic example.... Current tax posture....Country A Progressive taxes.... Both businesses and individuals pay tax according to income.... A progressive tax is a "consumption tax".... A tube of toothpaste costs $1.00 on the shelf.... However some individuals will earn a...

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Wilburbear nails it..... Government employees can not earn big money in the private sector if they hold contractors accountable. Similar to SEC employees enabling fraud and being rewarded with private sector jobs later...

http://globaleconomicanalysis.blogspot.com/2009/01/global-crisis-destroys-40-of-world.html I wonder just what has to happen in order for the US Government to commence structural changes with regards to taxation.... The fact is that the current system simply means that over 50% of the...

You nailed it again !!!! Keep up the good work !!! ......................................................................... What is most difficult it seems is for those that have entrusted retirement assets that will be eliminated....as well as many other "dear to the heart assets" are...