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    CNBC gives financial advice - by frog



    CNBC’s Rick Santelli is angry that those loser homeowners are going to get bailed out. .cc_box a:hover .cc_home{background:url(‘http://www.comedycentral.com/comedycentral/video/assets/syndicated-logo-over.png’) !important;}.cc_links a{color:#b9b9b9;text-decoration:none;}.cc_show a{color:#707070;text-decoration:none;}.cc_title a{color:#868686;text-decoration:none;}.cc_links a:hover{color:#67bee2;text-decoration:underline;} The Daily Show With Jon StewartM – Th 11p / 10c CNBC Gives Financial Advice Daily Show Full EpisodesImportant Things w/ Demetri Martin Political HumorJim Cramer read more
    March 19, 2009 8:00 am - 5 Comments
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    Ryall: headlines over healthcare? - by Kevin Hague



    I’m worried that Health Minister, Tony Ryall, doesn’t seem to have made the transition yet from Opposition to the responsibilities of government. In opposition he was able to take pot shots at the Government based on populism and what he thought would be most effective in attracting headlines – an essentially political framework. Now as [...] read more
    February 26, 2009 4:45 pm - 10 Comments
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    The fat lady still sings - by frog



    There is an American saying that it ain’t over until the fat lady sings. While it is a southern phrase that refers to opera or to church, it has been popularised by sports commentators referring to the last minutes of a game. I was watching Michael Cullen on Agenda this morning, discussing the bailout and the financial crisis. [...] read more
    October 19, 2008 11:48 am - 22 Comments
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    Nature loss ‘dwarfs bank crisis’ - by frog



    I am among the first to critisise both the Labour and National Partyś leadership for playing down the importance and risk of our current global financial meltdown. I think they are both soft-peddaling the issue until after the election in order to avoid spooking the horses. However, the BBC has kindly put it back into [...] read more
    October 11, 2008 12:25 pm - 68 Comments
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    Canadians may beat us to the polls - by frog



    Despite four planned and payed for by-elections scheduled for September 8th, Canadian Prime Minister Stephen Harper is tipped to call a snap election this week as his minority government struggles to get any work done. This would infuriate the Greens, who have a realistic chance of picking up one of the seats in the by-elections next [...] read more
    August 30, 2008 2:13 pm - 4 Comments
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    The $5 Billion Failure - by frog



    Today’s weekend Herald discusses the extent of the finance companies’ failures over the last few years and the effect it has had on families and investor confidence in general. It only gives passing consideration of the cause – laissez faire, free market ideology. Before I get bashed to death for my socialist ways, let me [...] read more
    August 16, 2008 10:01 am - 65 Comments
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    Fairness in lending - by frog



    Sue Bradford hosted the launch of Finsec‘s Fairness in Lending Report this morning at Parliament. The report promotes a reforming and regulating the financial sector by establishing a lending code and code of social responsibility for all financial institutions, not just banks. These codes will be a new watchdog agency with a broad systematic overview [...] read more
    August 7, 2008 1:12 pm - 9 Comments
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    The greed of the few harms all our futures - by frog



    That is the title of Will Hutton’s editorial in the Guardian Weekly. He states: Never in human affairs have so few been allowed to make so much money by so many for so little wider benefit. Across the globe, societies and governments have been hoodwinked by a collection of self-confident chancers in the guise of [...] read more
    February 20, 2008 12:46 pm - 66 Comments