Who Says Crime Doesn’t Pay?
Whoever said that crime doesn’t pay hasn’t seen Wall Street. Hey, can we all just stop complaining that our government coddles Wall Street’s big money-grubbing banks? Sure, they … Read more
Wall Street
To Get America Moving, Tax Financial Transactions
No soak-the-rich-idea, but common sense: We should tax financial transactions. The financial transactions tax is not an idea whose time has just now come; it simply has returned. … Read more
Martin Shkreli Promises to Bomb Agrabah, Wins 30% GOP Support
Reince Priebus and RNC rush to support ‘exciting new presidential candidate’ and recently jailed Martin Shkreli WASHINGTON DC – Republican National Committee chairman Reince Priebus announced Friday that … Read more
Greed Not Good
Gordon Gekko was wrong: Greed is not good. Get this. And get it straight. Gordon Gekko was wrong. Greed is not good. Greed is bad. Greed eats away … Read more
Moneyed Elites Get Richer the Old-Fashioned Way: Stealing
But the pampered elites of Wall Street call it ‘hard work.’ With the 2016 presidential campaigns in full swing the burdens of the working middle class have taken … Read more
CEOs Call for Wage Increases for Workers! What’s the Catch?
Wage increases are a great idea, but… Peter Georgescu has a message he wants America’s corporate and political elites to hear: “I’m scared,” he said in a recent … Read more
Donald Trump: The Joke Could Be on Us
Republicans complain that Obama ‘acts like a king,’ yet want to elect Donald Trump, the wannabe dictator. For all their complaining about Obama “acting like a king,” Republicans … Read more
A Whining Wall Street Banker Pleads for Pity
Wall Street’s Jamie Dimon complains that “banks are under assault.” J.P. Morgan was recently socked in the wallet by financial regulators who levied yet another multi-billion dollar fine against … Read more
A Billionaire’s Sound Advice to the Billionaire’s Club
Nick Hanauer speaks the truth to power, even though he’s a card-carrying member of the Billionaire’s Club. I’ve noticed several CEO’s, political pundits and so-called economic experts saying … Read more
$7 Billion Penalty: A Good Deal on Wall Street
When your Wall Street megabank makes $76 billion a year, $7 billion can be just the cost of doing business. Media outlets across the country trumpeted the stunning … Read more
