It seems like only yesterday… From Matt Davies blog. I couldn’t disagree more with the artist, who explains, “For what it’s worth, I think Bloomberg has been a mostly good mayor. I am not attempting to draw parallels to their respective mayoral terms. In that respect, I think Bloomberg is in a completely different league than […]
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Boiling bailouts Batman, somebody in the mainstream media has finally gotten it right. Daniel Henniger writes in his October 9 Wonderland column in the Wall Street Journal: Â Consider the magnitude of these problems or the sheer, dumb size of the institutions. Another phrase of financial usage familiar everywhere now is “too big to fail.”
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The New York Green Party has joined the Manhattan Libertarian Party and the Matos for Congress campaign as a co-sponsor of the Bailout Facts Coalition. The Coalition has asked Congresswoman Carolyn Maloney to help organize at least two town hall meetings to explain the bailout to voters. The coalition also includes Ron Paul’s Campaign For
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As noted in earlier posts, Isaiah Matos and other Libertarian leaders have invited Rep. Carolyn Maloney to have the “Main Street discussion” that she says was missing from the bailout brouhaha. If Maloney’s actions in Congress these last few weeks are any indication, she is in desperate need of some discussion on basic economic principles. First, Maloney pushed
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The Matos Campaign, the Manhattan LP along with a number of others, sent this letter to Congresswoman Maloney this morning.    Dear Congresswoman Maloney,  On approximately October 1st your statement concerning the Bailout, titled Financial Rescue 2008, appeared on your website. In that statement you said: “I am angry that the American people are
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Runaway spending must be curtailed and our legislators can not rely on tax hikes, surcharges or fees to balance an inflated budget. That’s how State Assembly (District 72) candidate Bill Buran starts his Proposal for a Better New York. New York State faces a budget deficit projected at $1.2 billion. Buran’s proposals include, among other things: A
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 Last week Wachovia announced it would be acquired by Citicorp. Wachovia had come under pressure when Washington Mutual was seized and several large Wachovia depositors reduced their deposits. Federal Regulators then pressured Wachovia to put itself up for sale. A deal was arranged with substantial Federal participation wherein Citibank would acquire the banking operations and
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Just what would have happened without the bailout?  I live in Congresswoman Carolyn Maloney’s district (D NY 14). She voted for the bailout on Monday and she voted for it today.  I can’t prove it, but I have it on reasonably good authority that her constituents opposed it. So why did she vote in
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The Wall Street Journal is reporting that new technology may allow the TSA to analize liquids as they go through an X Ray machine. This means that instead of being forced to throw out any liquids in containers larger than 3 ounces, you’ll only have to let them zap whatever drink you’re bringing on the
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According to Albany Watch, Governor David Paterson has vetoed 171 bills since June. The vetoes purportedly save New York taxpayers $531.7 million over the next two years. That’s not much compared to a $124 billion annual budget, but it’s a start. Keep those vetoes coming!