by Karl Fitzgerald | Oct 7, 2008 | Commentary
photo credit: sekundo Throw out the theory! That’s what policy makers are doing world-wide. From neo-liberalism to neo-handouts, one must ask what has happened to confidence in free market theory? Which leader in the western world will stand up? Failure to...
by Karl Fitzgerald | Sep 30, 2008 | Commentary
photo credit: PhotoGraham That is the call as the bankers bailout of US$700bn gets rejected by US Congress. Meanwhile the US Fed has the printing presses running at just about as much – US$630bn. Kohler says: Essentially Congress has ensured that for the moment...
by Karl Fitzgerald | Sep 25, 2008 | Commentary
One can only laugh when such a blatant shock doctrine exercise as this bailout tries to get through. If only some Hollywood stars were included then the bankers bailout might work. Warren Buffet should know better. A forensic investigation must take place before...
by Karl Fitzgerald | Sep 23, 2008 | Articles, Commentary
photo credit: betta design The $840bn bailout of US banks provides the US Treasury with a unique opportunity. Will the as yet unnamed new Federal agency (which we will call the Bailout Agency), charged with the responsibility for selling off the bad debts of...
by Karl Fitzgerald | Sep 22, 2008 | Commentary
photo credit: amirjina Can someone please write in their diary June 2024? Because that’s when we are going to start warning about the next big bailout for bankers. If we do not learn from the horrors of this downturn and collect the economic rent that accrues to...