Disturbing article. The financialization of the real economy has gone overboard, that’s about the minimum conclusion one can draw. But there is much more to it..
How Crooked is the Oil Market?
January 10th, 2012 · 1 Comment
Tags: Oil · Reform Capitalism
End bankers bonuses?
November 8th, 2011 · Comments Off on End bankers bonuses?
Nassim Taleb’s ‘Bauhaus (Less is More) solution for the fragility of the financial system. Not the whole solution though..
Tags: Reform Capitalism
Large Income Inequality
October 23rd, 2011 · Comments Off on Large Income Inequality
Has a direct bearing on many aspects of the quality of life..
Tags: Reform Capitalism
High-frequency trading at the cost of regular investors
August 26th, 2011 · Comments Off on High-frequency trading at the cost of regular investors
Computerized high-speed trading is increasing market volatility and making it more difficult for regular investors to pick stocks, market experts say. Bring in a financial transaction tax. With high unemployment, it’s better to tax useless activities..
Tags: Reform Capitalism
Financial market chaos
August 26th, 2011 · Comments Off on Financial market chaos
Isn’t wealth enhancing. More reasons for a financial transaction tax
Tags: Reform Capitalism · The Markets
Back to the 1960s
August 15th, 2011 · Comments Off on Back to the 1960s
If we only had those problems..
Tags: Reform Capitalism
Tax reduction for companies to jump start the economy?
June 28th, 2011 · Comments Off on Tax reduction for companies to jump start the economy?
Not for Cisco. First you creatively let profits appear elsewhere, lowering your overall tax burden to a few percentage points, then you ask for a tax holiday when you want to repatriate it..And they’re far from the only ones..
Tags: Reform Capitalism
Calvinist people power is getting financial machismo on the run
March 28th, 2011 · 1 Comment
Made in Holland. Beginning of a trend?
Tags: Reform Capitalism
Should deficit cutting begin here?
March 25th, 2011 · Comments Off on Should deficit cutting begin here?
General Electric, one of America’s largest corporations, doesn’t pay taxes in the US. At all. In fact, they claim a tax benefit of $3.2B…
Tags: Reform Capitalism
Why isn’t anyone responsible for the greatest heist in history behind bars?
February 17th, 2011 · Comments Off on Why isn’t anyone responsible for the greatest heist in history behind bars?
A must read. Matt Taibbi asking the question. Here is his answer. Disturbing, really disturbing…
Tags: Credit Crisis · Reform Capitalism