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“It is time for the Obama campaign to retire this talking point, no matter how much it seems to resonate with voters. The financial crisis of 2008 stemmed from a variety of complex factors, in particular the bubble in housing prices and the rise of exotic financial instruments.”
Becket Adams The Blaze […] October 1st, 2012 | Tags: Bush tax cuts, campaign ads, Ezra Klein, Fact-checking, Glenn Kessler, Great Recession, Hugo Chavaz, Mitt Romney, negative campaigns, President George W. Bush, The Washington Post | Category: Barack Obama, Economy, Elections, Politics, Taxes, Video | Comments are closed
Ylan Q. Mui The Washington Post 6/11/2012 The recent recession wiped out nearly two decades of Americans’ wealth, according to government data released Monday, with middle-class families bearing the brunt of the decline. The Federal Reserve said the median net worth of families plunged by 39 percent in just three years, from $126,400 in 2007 […] June 13th, 2012 | Tags: Debt, Great Recession, housing crisis | Category: Economy, Federal Reserve, United States | Comments are closed
Joe Weisenthal Business Insider 3/21/2012 It’s hard not to think it’s a big deal when a branch of the Federal Reserve system calls for the breakup of major American banks. The bank has just released its annual report, and the title of the letter is: Choosing the Road to Prosperity Why We Must End Too […] March 24th, 2012 | Tags: "too big to fail", bailouts, Dodd-Frank Wall Street Reform and Consumer Protection Act, federal debt, Federal Reserve Bank of Dallas, Great Recession, Harvey Rosenblum, mortgages, Richard Fisher | Category: Banking and finance, Economy, Fannie Mae, Federal Reserve, Freddie Mac, TARP, Texas | Comments are closed
Mackenzie Weinger Politico 9/26/2011 Sen. Susan Collins says businesses need a “time-out” from excessive regulations that discourage job creation. The Maine Republican wrote Monday in the Wall Street Journal that American employers “dread what is coming next out of Washington” — and Congress must pass the legislation she has proposed imposing a one-year moratorium on […] October 2nd, 2011 | Tags: "time-out", Great Recession, Sen. Susan Collins | Category: Congress, Economy, Employment, federal regulations, legislation, Maine, Politicians, Progressives, unemployment | Comments are closed
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