The Wall Street Journal has an illiuminating piece about Jamie Dimon, the CEO of J.P. Morgan, today. It is both astounding and revealing because it shows exactly what we, the people, are up against when it comes to taking back the country from the people who gambled away–for their own enrichment and/or because of […]
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Bank Reform, Here and There
Posted on 06 April 2010.
Some random notes on the debate over reforming the financial system. The Brits continue to lead the charge on the bank tax–perhaps driven by the fast-approaching elections in which, if you believe the polls, the ruling Labor Party is going to lose its governing majority…perhaps a harbinger of things to come here. So, Gordon […]
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Germany Moves On Bank Tax, France Coming Soon
Posted on 01 April 2010.
This just in, via The Wall Street Journal: Germany on Wednesday moved toward a new bank levy to cover the cost of future bailouts, and France said it would pursue a parallel effort as leading world economies weigh strategies for curbing speculation and preventing future crises. A proposal approved by the German cabinet would […]
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Is A Bank Tax Enough?
Posted on 29 March 2010.
The momentum for a worldwide agreement to tax banks is apparently on the rise: The U.S. and European governments are moving toward a consensus on taxing large banks to cover the cost of any future bailouts rather than asking taxpayers to foot the bill, as happened regularly in past banking crises. The tax proposals […]
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