Executive Summary Columbia Fictional Bio Introduction Columbia’s Fictional Bio Jeffery Sachs’ Columbia web page is effusive with accomplishments, committees he sits on, and presents him as both a genius and an all-around great guy. What is missing from his resume is his work with Russia during the 1990s when he was one of the architects…
Executive Summary What Kind of Financial and Economics Reporting Do We Deserve? Historically Correct Disclosure Statement What Kind of Financial and Economics Reporting Do We Deserve? The differences between conventional media and the publication Dollars and Sense on the topic of economics and the present economic crisis is stark. From the conventional media, the topic…
Executive Summary The Michael Hudson Interview What it Means The Michael Hudson Interview Michael Hudson makes some very important points in this video: Here are a few of them: The financial industry is making itself tax-free. Examples include the write-offs that are received due to bank mergers Real estate already does not pay much in…
Executive Summary Excerpt from the book Real World Banking and Finance Introduction This is an excerpt from the book. Real World Banking and Finance, by Dollars and Sense. It describes how Chase has been involved in banking fraud for some time. None of this affected Chase’s ability to buy other banks after the crisis. Now…
Executive Summary This article describes the insanity that is The Milken Institute Defining and Setting the Standard for What Insane Is The Milken Institute is a faux think tank supported by convicted securities felon Michael Milken and other corrupt backers, including several investment management companies. The first question to ask..is it sane to accept financial…
Executive Summary The Fake Think Tank Has All the Answers Listening to Michael Milken The Fake Think Tank Has All the Answers We have become interested in the think tank funded by convicted felon Michael Milken, and decided to read his research paper titled Financial Innovations for Achieving Energy Independence. It combines vested interests from…
Executive Summary Something Rotten in Denmark The Quotation from Harpers Something Rotten in Denmark The first time I knew something was wrong with economics statistics is when I read that the inflation rate leaves out house prices over $400,000. However, I never considered how this related to the housing bubble. It’s interesting how we focus…
Executive Summary How Wealth is Rationalized The Unethical Tax It’s becoming increasingly difficult to tell the difference between wealthy Americans and movie gangsters. What separates Goldman Sachs from Tony Soprano? Both are performing illegal activities with no consideration for the rest of society, and both have legitimate “covers” for their business interests. How Wealth is…
Executive Summary Who is Alan Grayson? How is the Bailout Being Managed Simply Illegal There is one Congressman on the Financial Services Committee who has actually stood up to concentrated financial power, Alan Grayson. Who is Alan Grayson? Alan Grayson is a new Congressman who is a former practicing attorney who has clerked for the…
Executive Summary Who is Responsible for Poverty? The IMF, World Bank and the Bill and Melinda Gates Foundation Bill Gates as Ethical and Caring? Poverty, brought to you by Exxon and other conglomerates. Who is Responsible for Poverty? Just the preview of The End of Poverty looks so tantalizing because it seems willing to address…