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Re: Miller: I was right, after all

dahedgehog — Tue, 02 Jun 2009 20:14:38 -0400

Kwak has a PhD in history and is currently a law student. He's not an economist.

Re: Miller: I was right, after all

carolmfrey — Tue, 02 Jun 2009 13:54:37 -0400

Let's all hope the congressman has the confidence to press his point successfully next time around.

Re: Report: Dealers' loans predatory

knowledge100 — Fri, 01 May 2009 09:58:25 -0400

Dealers hardly make money on the car itself anymore, but rather the debt associated with the car. That's why there's more innovation in finding ways to rack up your debt (and their commission), than to make a better and more fuel-efficient car. No wonder Chrysler is bankrupt! That's why this legislation makes perfect sense to level the playing field for the little guy.

Re: Report: Dealers' loans predatory

radioman — Thu, 30 Apr 2009 19:51:10 -0400

NO CONSUMER PROTECTION IN THIS STATE......AND THE LOWERED THE COPERATE TAX RATE AND RAISED THE PERSONAL RATE.

WHAT A GREAT STATE !!!

Re: Nitpick

ryanteaguebeckwith — Thu, 30 Apr 2009 15:54:31 -0400

Fair enough.

— RTB

Nitpick

baconm — Thu, 30 Apr 2009 15:47:38 -0400

Dealers', not Dealer's. I clicked on the link thinking one particular dealer had been targeted as predatory.

Re: Miller: Centralize lending oversight

fiestamom — Tue, 10 Mar 2009 19:32:19 -0400

Why don't you talk about the GREED of the US government?

Re: Miller: Centralize lending oversight

blackdog — Tue, 10 Mar 2009 18:48:03 -0400

Deregulations led to the abilities of the greedy to get us in this mess in the first place. New modernized regulations need to be put into place NOW, before there is more damage. Transferral of money to places like Dubai also needs to stop. Reganomics seemed logical, but the greed factor wasn't accounted for. Wall street spent billions in Washington to make trillions. That's TRILLIONS with a capital T. Banks need to be limited in size to reduce liability also. They were not too big to fail after all.

Re: Miller: Centralize lending oversight

MattM — Tue, 10 Mar 2009 16:09:42 -0400

Great, just what our economy needs. More regulations, more hoops to jump through, and more Congressional busywork. If the current agencies were worth their salt this wouldn't be needed in the first place. The last place I would look for responsible policies is this Congress.

Re: Miller: Centralize lending oversight

robdarich — Tue, 10 Mar 2009 15:34:54 -0400

Brad Miller not invoking God? That's new.

Re: Miller: Centralize lending oversight

fiestamom — Tue, 10 Mar 2009 13:44:30 -0400

More power to them if they ARE sending their money off shore. If only I had the means to avoid the taxes I pay. I don't want my money going to pay for other people's mortgages!

Re: Miller: Centralize lending oversight

AquaMan — Tue, 10 Mar 2009 13:23:04 -0400

what about oversight of the so-called 'secrecy juristictions' where a lot of the corporate greedheads have spirited their money to to avoid taxes? More info at the web site: Offshore Watch and also at the Tax Justice Network.

Re: Miller: Centralize lending oversight

fiestamom — Tue, 10 Mar 2009 12:51:01 -0400

Centralize lending oversight? What about centralizing Congressional spending oversight? Miller just voted to authorize Obama to spend more money than any person in history. Miller has voted to saddle my children and my grandchildren with massive debt. Miller voted to authorize Obama and Pelosi's largest spending bill ever. Miller's yes vote quadrupled the national deficit.

Where's Miller's concern for his constituents (like me) whose investments have lost half their value? Where's his concern that the cap and trade bill will cost 4 million American jobs and cost $700 per American family?

But, thanks N&O for printing Miller's press release.

Guess so. A paltry $3million when you have $60m plus now

Gosh — Sun, 26 Oct 2008 20:46:16 -0400

And all those royalties from Pepsi ads with Brittany Spears.

Stay classy Doles. Stay classy.

Re: What Dole said about Bowles' loan

scharrison — Sun, 26 Oct 2008 14:27:11 -0400

"Dole's more than tripled their wealth since 2002?

I had no idea Viagra paid that much for spokes-seniors."

Liddy and her hubby earned a big chunk of their "starter money" from speaking engagements, which they turn around and invest in stocks & bonds. But they don't just randomly buy and sell them. Why do you think Liddy wormed her way onto these committees?

* Subcommittee on Financial Institutions
* Subcommittee on Housing, Transportation, and Community Development
* Subcommittee on International Trade and Finance

You gotta know when to hold 'em and when to cash 'em in. I bet she burned up some cell phone minutes after (or during) committee hearings. Look at this sell-off from last year, and you'll see why loaning yourself a paltry 3 million is no problem:

http://www.opensecrets.org/pfds/CIDsummary.php?CID=N00008071&year=2007