Alright, kids are don’t have 401Ks, jobs, things that have to pay for, or a great understanding of money, evil, or the economy. It’s up to our school systems to teach them and we hope they teach them right.
Sadly, teacher Rebecca Chapman forgot about all this while teaching her children about capitalism. Instead of discussing [...]

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A House oversight panel is putting on their cap, lighting their pipe, and pulling out their magnifying glass today to find out.
Back in 2004, the Bush Justice Department and the Securities and Exchange Commission agreed not to prosecute AIGfor allegedly helping companies fudge their books. In exchange, the government slapped them on the wrist lightly [...]

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Last night Prince appeared on the Jay Leno show and sang a song about fat cats on Wall Street and AIG. Now, I am a huge fan and he is a genius, but I think I like him better when he’s singing about funk-e things like diamonds, pearls, and doing naughty things. He does retain [...]

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An email sent by Jake DeSantis giving his resignation to Edward Liddy has been published. We wish him good luck finding a new job and avoiding the angry mob.
The letter is like reading someone’s conscious, but he is careful to state that he does not accept any blame for what happened. He just seems [...]

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The ladies of Code Pink were back at the AIG hearings again today to express their disgust by holding signs and wearing clothing made of bubble gum. Barney Frank did not find it cute.
“Will you act your age and stop playing with that sign?” Frank asked the activists. “We really need people to grow up. [...]

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