By DEADLY CLEAR
Like many Americans I have wondered what the actual spending habits of the government look like. Here’s a pretty good chart the New York Times posted on the economy.
Looks like President Bush’s spending habits were about as bad as Wall Street’s securitization Ponzi scheme – the timing of the rip-offs are about the same. The unanswered question is how much of the debt that is held by “THE PUBLIC” in state and local government pension funds is still holding value? For that matter – how much of all of that debt has actual Continue reading
s House and Senate leaders fine-tuned rival deficit reduction plans on Wednesday, Sen. Bernie Sanders spoke on the Senate floor about the public’s strong belief that additional revenue from the wealthy should be part of any package to reduce red ink. He cited a new Washington Post poll that found 72 percent favor raising taxes on those who make more than $250,000 year. Despite those overwhelming numbers, he said, “We are marching down a path which will do exactly opposite of what the American people want.” He called Republican opposition to more revenue “fanatical.” He also faulted President Obama for a bargaining strategy that sugars down to this: “Retreat after retreat after retreat.” Of the competing House and Senate proposals Sanders bluntly concluded that one is bad and the other is much worse. He shared his assessment with 
Bloomberg is reporting that President Obama has eliminated Elizabeth Warren as a candidate to head the Consumer Financial Protection Bureau. The story has not been confirmed by the White House. The sources are “persons” and the information at this writing has not been verified. Due to the gravity of the confirmation decision, and our readers’ interest in the story, we have decided to publish the article while we wait for further confirmation. — CW/RSN
resident Barack Obama has chosen a candidate other than Elizabeth Warren as director of the new Consumer Financial Protection Bureau, according to a person briefed on the matter. 
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