The Fount of Useless Information
Your place for useless information that just might possibly be interesting.
The Scam Wall Street Learned From the Mafia
How America’s biggest banks took part in a nationwide bid-rigging conspiracy – until they were caught on tape
http://www.rollingstone.com/politics/news/the-scam-wall-street-learned-from-the-mafia-20120620
This is a long article, I know, but it is worth reading to …
My friend Erik, who has prompted posts before (see here for an example), was asking me yesterday what I thought about the unemployment situation. He was advocating limiting the duration of the payments as well as the idea of requiring …
Public health group files FTC complaint about Merck’s ‘Madagascar 3’ marketing
http://www.philly.com/philly/business/Public-health-group-files-FTC-complaint-about-Mercks-Madagascar-3-marketing.html?cmpid=138890509
I blogged earlier about a middle ground approach between our current idiotic war on drugs and what prior to that point was my only other solution, full legalization …
This post is in response to a comment by DaWei on a previous post “Deficit fetishism“. I felt that rather than have a long comment that might never be read I would create a post that has a …
What Part of ‘Austerity Isn’t Working’ Don’t People Get?
http://www.rollingstone.com/politics/blogs/national-affairs/what-part-of-austerity-isnt-working-dont-people-get-20120617
This ties back well with my post on “Why the rich don’t care about a robust economy“, the people most clamoring for austerity are the people least likely …
Senators Grovel, Embarrass Themselves at Dimon Hearing
http://www.rollingstone.com/politics/blogs/taibblog/senators-grovel-embarrass-themselves-at-dimon-hearing-20120615
Another article where it might be too depressing to read. It is indescribably sad to me to realize how completely captured our government is by the oligarchy. Even our theater has become …
We’ve been brainwashed
It’s no accident that Americans widely underestimate inequality. The rich prefer it that way
http://www.salon.com/2012/06/14/weve_been_brainwashed/
Flippant title aside, this is an interesting article and I will slide in some quotes to try to motivate you to read …
New York to Repeat Chicago’s Parking Meter Catastrophe
http://www.rollingstone.com/politics/blogs/taibblog/new-york-to-repeat-chicago-s-parking-meter-catastrophe-20120613
This is symptomatic of our oligarchy. Lets sell our nation’s assets for pennies on the dollar today, then complain about the lack of revenue tomorrow and further cut taxes! The new …
Will conservatism bankrupt America?
The right’s privatizing alternative to the welfare state will leave us broke
http://www.salon.com/2012/06/12/will_conservatism_bankrupt_america/
I think this is an important article to read, hence my posting here for my reader(s). I am not able to organize my …
We Can Tame the Debt Without Breaking Medicare, Medicaid and Social Security
http://www.rollingstone.com/politics/blogs/national-affairs/we-can-tame-the-debt-without-killing-entitlements-20120607
Interestingly, as the article points out, everyone wants to focus on the disastrous upper bound where the debt reaches multiples of GDP in a couple of decades, …