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AIG gets $37.8 billion bailout boost after executive party scandal
AIG should still be on the hot seat this week, after news broke that the desimated insurance company treated high performing insurance representatives, and related executives, to a California spa retreat party on the... AIG after bailout scandal, executives party in California
The OC Watchdog Blog has reported that American International Group corporate executives, and representatives of various AIG subsidiaries, were partying in style at the posh St. Regis Monarch Beach Resort (see... How Washington could have helped the market at no cost to taxpayers
OPINION An important read for anyone who is under the impression that current or future government intervention is going to save stock markets, the US economy or the US dollar. Prepare for even more... Canadian Afghanistan Mission Could Cost $18 Billion By 2010
A new report from the Canadian government's budget officer says the ongoing military efforts in Afghanistan could cost taxpayers up to $18 billion by 2011. That comes down to about $1,500 for every household in Canada, but the report warned of a huge lack of reporting of... UK Government refuses to rescue councils caught in Iceland bank collapse
The UK's consumer savings protection laws will be put to the test for the first time after the colapse of Iceland's Landsbanki, which had banking outlets in the UK under the name ICEsave. However it has emerged today..."If Texas were a country, it would have the highest incarceration rate in the...
"New Marijuana Law Could Save Texas Taxpayers Millions — If Authorities Use It Tue, Aug 28, 2007 1:58 pm more: drug policy news, headline news source: mpp.org AUSTIN, TEXAS — A new law taking effect Sept. 1 could... Bailout Re-Loaded: Could Balloon to $5 TRILLION Dollars
After defeat of the bailout bill today in the US Congress, legislators are already regrouping in a new bid to facilitate and legitimize the largest and most open theft of taxpayer dollars ever to be perpetrated in... Text of Secretary of the Treasury's Bailout Plan
Here is a link to the plan offered by Bush administration Secretary of the Treasury Henry Paulson, supported by Ben Bernanke, chairman of the Federal Reserve, to select members of Congress on Friday,... Government Bailout is a big Mistake
" Washington – The Club for Growth condemned the massive government bailout proposed by the Treasury and the Bush administration as unnecessary, unfair to taxpayers, and fraught with serious costs to the American economy. Eighteen months into the credit crunch, many... Wall Street Socialists vs 4 million homeowners
" "...immense interlocked, incestuous borrowing… that's what is bringing down the entire banking system." " AIG, Lehman Brothers, Merrill Lynch, Fannie Mae, Freddie Mac, IndyMac and Bear Stearns, bankrupt,... Biden: Americans Show Patriotism by paying more Taxes
This from the man who gave away 300 dollars last year to Charity!"Democratic vice presidential candidate Joe Biden says that paying higher taxes is the patriotic thing to do for wealthier Americans. Biden says he and... The $70 Billion Spectrum Rip-Off
The airwaves belong to the People, but the FCC plans to cut us out and give away the new digital spectrum to the same corporations that have been ignoring and violating the public interest provisions in their license in the analog spectrumhttp://www.fcc.gov/contacts.html"On... Unintelligence in Federal Intelligence Agencies
The Bush administration has found yet another way to waste taxpayer money while providing huge sums to private contractors. According to a survey of activities in 2007 by the Office of the Director of National... U. S. Taxpayers to give $1-billion in aid to Georgia: US Taxpayers just don't...
Opinion Barry Artiste Rest assured, I am certain Cheney and the Bush administration had the blessing of the American People in emptying a already depleted bank account already in overdraft years ago from the Iraq... British Columbia Politicians Day Care Crisis: Necessity or Luxury?
Opinion Barry Artiste As far as I am concerned, if you live in a million dollar home, drive a Beemer, have 2.5 kids, and complain you can either not afford the high cost of after school care for your kid, or cannot...
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