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Congress: Please, Don't Rush the Bailout Plan

There are three thousand community banks that are capital starved or near capital starved.

When Wall Street absorbs the $700 billion, Main Street banks will pay dearly to maintain their capital ratios.

It makes more sense to distribute the $700 billion to American community banks so they can lend for local transactions or use it to recapitalize Wall Street.

Is the $700 Billion Really for Bailing Out the Fed?

There are three thousand community banks that are capital starved or near capital starved.

When Wall Street absorbs the $700 billion, Main Street banks will pay dearly to maintain their capital ratios.

It makes more sense to distribute the $700 billion to American community banks so they can lend for local transactions or use it to recapitalize Wall Street.

A Better Bailout

There are three thousand community banks that are capital starved or near capital starved.

When Wall Street absorbs the $700 billion, Main Street banks will pay dearly to maintain their capital ratios.

It makes more sense to distribute the $700 billion to American community banks so they can lend for local transactions or use it to recapitalize Wall Street.

An Alternative to the Bailout

There are three thousand community banks that are capital starved or near capital starved.

When Wall Street absorbs the $700 billion, Main Street banks will pay dearly to maintain their capital ratios.

It makes more sense to distribute the $700 billion to American community banks so they can lend for local transactions or the local banks can use it to recapitalize Wall Street.

Profiting from the $700 Billion Bailout

There are three thousand community banks that are capital starved or near capital starved.

When Wall Street absorbs the $700 billion, Main Street banks will pay dearly to maintain their capital ratios.

It makes more sense to distribute the $700 billion to American community banks so they can lend for local transactions or the local banks can use it to recapitalize Wall Street.

Pimco's Bill Gross: Bailout Plan Benefits Main Street

There are three thousand community banks that are capital starved or near capital starved.

When Wall Street absorbs the $700 billion, Main Street banks will pay dearly to maintain their capital ratios.

It makes more sense to distribute the $700 billion to American community banks so they can lend for local transactions or use it to recapitalize Wall Street.

Re-Invigorate Main Street, Instead of Bailing Out Wall Street

There are three thousand community banks that are capital starved or near capital starved.

When Wall Street absorbs the $700 billion, Main Street banks will pay dearly to maintain their capital ratios.

It makes more sense to distribute the $700 billion to American community banks so they can lend for local transactions or use it to recapitalize Wall Street.

Bill Gross Compares Pimco to SWFs and Central Banks

Last week, the panhandler who begs outside the studio parking lot changed the text of his cardboard sign.

He scratched out the word "food" and added "cash." His sign now reads "Will work for cash."

Wake Up America, You’re Sinking

Most illegal immigrants are cash laborers and off book employees. They are not working for FICA paying employers.

The borders are not open to create taxpayers; the borders are gaping because the illegals borrow money from payday lenders and finance companies to buy used cars and derelict houses.

Finance capitalism needs a constantly expanding population of borrowers and the illegals are the best available fresh supply.

The constant need for new debtors is the principal that explains why banks were early supporters of feminism, and like the open borders.

Before the illegals came on the scene, the banks wanted women employed so the women could borrow money. This expansion of the roll of debtors with women explains much of the prosperity of the last thirty years.

What is amazing about the bubble(s) is that the financial damage is being suffered by sophisticated investors, financiers and financial institutions.

Abandoning old-fashion prudent lending standards and prudent investment judgment, then putting capital on the line to buy into the imaginings of the best and the brightest, has predictable expensive results.

It’s a rich man’s financial depression. For blue collar workers, its just the usual job insecurity from a new and different set of ugly government policies and irresponsible business strategies.

The health care finance system is actually deflating. The salaries that female physicians are accepting from institutions are significantly less than was common when medicine was a male-dominated profession.

Look at the physician salary data when controlled for gender and you’ll see how HCFA planned to finance health care shortfalls first out of the purses of female physicians. And using those lower salaries to drive hard bargains with the more expensive males.

Male physicians haven’t really comprehended the downward pricing pressure that their female colleagues bring to the healthcare finance equation.

Hedge funds. Roskoph is right. Hoist by their petard.

Strategies for Surviving Stagflation in the U.S. and Asia

If it is stagflation, it is for consumers only.

Asset values have been collapsing at financial institutions.

The response for the banks is to try to attract additional capital at deflationary values.

Insurance companies too, but with a twist.

Portfolio asset values have suffered which limits premium writings.

Policy limits are lowering gradually, which is also deflationary.

W Holding Company Worth a Look

Why hasn't the takeover interest in this bank materialized?

Whether the interest is from institutions in the Mideast or Europe, it is overdue in materializing.

The bank's damaged assets are particularly attractive if re-priced in Euros.

Think AXA. Ignore UBS.

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