Dem congressman: Repubs ‘real wolves of Wall Street’; Wake-up calls ensue

http://twitter.com/#!/CalebHowe/status/440294820276232192
With the film “The Wolf of Wall Street” up for a Best Picture nomination at the Academy Awards, California Democrat Rep. Mark Takano had obviously been dying to make this point:
http://twitter.com/#!/RepMarkTakano/status/440293512194441216
The hypocrisy of some Dems on the issue of Wall Street is amazing, as was pointed out:
http://twitter.com/#!/sunnyright/status/440295619547385856
http://twitter.com/#!/Neen59/status/440297549829013504
On that last point, the “Best Picture” nominee that most accurately represents Obamacare might be “American Hustle.”

Read more: http://twitchy.com/2014/03/02/dem-congressman-repubs-are-the-real-wolves-of-wall-street-wake-up-calls-ensue/

Dangerous Public Pension Bond schemes revealed in stock market woes

A Pension Bond Reality Check
by Allan Sloan, Sep. 11, 2015, 10:26 a.m.
 
This story was co-published with the Washington Post.
 
The scary stock market that we’ve seen since mid-August is a classic example of how reality keeps intruding on theory. And it shows how there really is… http://www.thecherrycreeknews.com/dangerous-public-pension-bond-schemes-revealed-in-stock-market-woes/ #AllanSloan, #BondFinance, #Colorado, #Money, #ProPublica, #PublicPensions, #PulitzerPrize, #SP500, #Stockmarkets, #TheWashingtonPost, #WallStreet

Nominate A Qualified Undersecretary Of Domestic Finance Now

 

By Simon Johnson
The Obama administration urgently needs to nominate a qualified individual as Undersecretary for Domestic Finance at the Treasury Department. The Dodd-Frank financial reforms are under sustained and determined attack, and the lack of a confirmed Undersecretary is… http://goo.gl/SMra1j #AntonioWeiss, #BarackObama, #BellagioResortAndCasino, #ConsumerFinancialProtectionBureau, #DoddFrankWallStreetReformAndConsumerProtectionAct, #RepublicanPartyUnitedStates, #RichardCordray, #TheWallStreetJournal, #WallStreet, #WhiteHouse