Monthly Archives: September 2008

Trying to make sense of it all…

By Frank Paynter | Published: September 29, 2008

First, dash over to Salon and read this Tom Tomorrow cartoon. It establishes some context for the bail out proposal. Now let’s look at derivatives — investments (or “bets”) that are meant to spread and reduce portfolio risk. Thanks to RB for forwarding this, it originated here. Analogies are never perfect, but here’s one using [...]

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green eggs and spam

By Frank Paynter | Published: September 28, 2008

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Emergency Economic Stabilization Act of 2008

By Frank Paynter | Published: September 28, 2008

They haven’t voted on it yet, in fact they probably won’t vote until Wednesday, after Palin has had time to lobby for earmark provisions and McCain has finished his assessment on the impact of the bill on Indian gaming, but the text of the EESA 2008 has been released. The full 110 page pdf of [...]

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Values and the Financial Crisis

By Frank Paynter | Published: September 27, 2008

Mary Ellen McNish, General Secretary of the American Friends Service Committee, offered these suggestions and observations regarding the so called “bailout” in a letter she sent this week. Our nation is in trouble: Economic inequality is at its highest level since the Great Depression. The U.S. economy has shed 600,000 jobs this year. Food banks [...]

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Entrepreneurial ideas for these parlous times…

By Frank Paynter | Published: September 26, 2008

Wheelbarrow business. As the hyper-inflation bears down on us we will soon have to trundle wheelbarrow loads of money in order to buy a loaf of bread. Molotov cocktail business. With troops soon to be garrisoned in our communities the time will come when we want to express our displeasure with tank treads tearing up [...]

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Quotes of note…

By Frank Paynter | Published: September 24, 2008

All via Google Quotes: “This president has us engaged in three wars — one of necessity in Afghanistan and one of choice in Iraq. But he also has been at war on labor’s house since the day he was elected.” – Joe Biden “I’ve been so focused on state government, I haven’t really focused much [...]

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Army Regulars to be Stationed Here in Preparation for Battle at Home

By Frank Paynter | Published: September 23, 2008

3rd Infantry’s 1st BCT trains for a new dwell-time mission. Helping ‘people at home’ may become a permanent part of the active Army By Gina Cavallaro – Staff writer Posted : Monday Sep 8, 2008 6:15:06 EDT Copyright Army Times The 3rd Infantry Division’s 1st Brigade Combat Team has spent 35 of the last 60 [...]

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Voter Suppression Wiki

By Frank Paynter | Published: September 22, 2008

Baratunde Thurston offers the Voter Suppression Wiki at (yes) VoterSuppressionWiki.wetpaint.com You can also find them on twitter at http://twitter.com/votesuppression [tags]I will just hate it if we have take to the streets at my age, you say you want a revolution, america has one last chance to get this stuff right[/tags]

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