Would one list this topic under: biting the hand that feeds you? or: how to take bailout money without looking like a peon and  thus lessening your grip on power?

“Greece’s finance minister angrily rejected a German plan for the eurozone to impose a budget overseer onto Athens in return for a new €130bn bail-out, saying [...]

In what is something of a pattern, the most wealthy have been known to “lose it all” and file for bankruptcy protection.  This is happening now in Ireland.  This can happen if that person’s “wealth” is mainly on a balance sheet, made up of illiquid assets or stock in a volatile company or is based [...]

In a recess appointment, President Obama thwarted the Republicans who have successfully blocked the appointment of Richard Cordray to direct the consumer protection bureau set up in part by Professor Elizabeth Warren.   The opposition to the appointment is less about Cordray’s qualifications and more about opposition to the bureau itself, according to reports.  There are legal [...]

Happy New Year to all; here is a new firm video: http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=oICFl4pCR2Y . Please let me know what you think!