Tag Archives: Fannie
Paralysis By Analysis
I know the title is not original but then there aren’t very many things that are new under the Sun as the Good Book teaches us. We should try to remember that more often when we peruse the day’s headlines … Continue reading
Filed under business, Economics, government, history, Politics
Can You Hear Me Now?
Some matters in history do recycle themselves even though we tend to ignore that fact. The world has seen plenty of bubbles over the years. There was the Tulip Bubble of the Dutch East Indies Company in the 17th century … Continue reading
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2 Cts. Worth on Politics, Climate, Economy
I wonder how well the folks at the EPA who are working on all the hazards of climate change are managing to get to work through the snow. Since they are so worried about CO2 as a climate changer and … Continue reading
Filed under business, Economics, Environment, Global Warming, government
Do markets or regulation work?
There has been a plethora of verbage about the market system for a couple of months and some have consisently stated that the problem was that there was not enough government regulation or that regulators were lax in their enforcement … Continue reading
Filed under Economics, government, Politics
Bailouts–What’s the Right Target
We have reached the point where we now have to refer to the bailout philosophy that dominates political discussion in the plural. There is yet another proposal that is being bandied about on Capital Hill and those wood paneled rooms … Continue reading
Filed under Economics, government, Politics
Money, Markets and Politics
With all the ado the last couple of days about Lehaman, Merril Lynch and reports on AIG it would do us all well to review a few of the basics of our economic system and the real world implications of any bankruptcy … Continue reading
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Capital–what is it and where does it go?
The Communists maintained that private Capitalism was the Devil incarnate and that all capital would be eliminated by them. Everyone was going to live in an Utopian paradise where it was all for the State and the State was for … Continue reading
Filed under Culture, Economics, government, Politics
Momma “Saves” Fannie/Freddie?
As I have written before I have been concerned that Mother Government would come to the rescue of Fannie and Freddie. Well, it looks like she did this weekend. I believe that sets such a bad precedent for the future. … Continue reading
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Fannie/Fredie–All Fall Down
It looks like Congress is about to go along with the President and approve some sort of Government bailout of both Fannie and Freddie. I personally think that is a bad idea for a number of reasons. These institutions have … Continue reading
Filed under Economics, government, Politics
