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The Satyr and the Peasent, a modern retelling – Video

By Dave in EH / March 16, 2009 /

There is one of Aesop’s fables, entitled “The Satyr and the Peasent,” “A Man had lost his way in a wood one bitter winter’s night. As he was roaming about, a Satyr came up to him, and finding that he had lost his way, promised to give him a lodging for the night, and guide…

Emotion and business decisions – the AIG bonus program

By Steve McGough / March 16, 2009 /

Now really, what did you expect? Like it or not, the managers and executives at AIG have specific value in the market place. You may think that they are all worth nothing, but many companies see the AIG kerfuffle as an opportunity. The obligations that AIG had to managers were contractual payments everyone knew about…

Hope and change are turning into fear and loathing

By Erik Blazynski / February 21, 2009 /

The Obama administration brought the hope of change, but hope and change is quickly turning into fear an loathing. They basically don’t have a plan.

Geithner’s financial stability plan – cryptic and incomplete

By Erik Blazynski / February 14, 2009 /

I took a look at Geithner’s financial stability plan. There is an aspect that I think is interesting. A creation of a fund that will hold these bad bank assets. The fund would seek private investment as well as gov’t money. That is an interesting idea. The rest of the speech was basically telling us that they have not finished the plan.

Memo To IRS: I forgot! Update: Graham

By Jim Vicevich / January 14, 2009 /

When the IRS comes a knock’n in the spring just tell those agents you forgot … you forgot to file. It was a mistake … and besides … the “Dear Leader” himself says that’s reason enough to get a pass. Go on … try it. Here’s “Mr. President-Elect” (man that ticks me off … it’s…

Geithner: Fortunate Americans should bear slightly larger burden of the privilege of being an American

By Steve McGough / February 24, 2012 /

Replaying the same old song. Treasury Secretary Timothy Geithner was interviewed this morning on CNBC and one of the discussions was taxes. He thinks fortunate Americans should pay more, but the press never asks how much more would be enough.

How are we going to pay for this budget?

By Erik Blazynski / March 4, 2009 /

Geithner does not know how to fund this budget!!

Other than Taxes … Uniquely Qualified. Update: Vote Monday

By Jim Vicevich / January 21, 2009 /

Update: The Senate Finance Committee has approved the Tim Geithner nomination and now the Senate expects to vote on the nomination on Monday … it is a done deal. The committee approved the nomination on an 18-5 vote, sending it to the full Senate. President Barack Obama is hoping for quick approval so that the…