These tactics by oil companies allow them to become triple dippers in the consumer hog trough.
Entries Tagged as 'Big Business'
Texas Oil Companies Still Insisting On More Government Welfare
March 9th, 2010 · 1 Comment · Oil Industry
Lobbyist And Political Donations Equal Corruption
March 6th, 2010 · No Comments · Politics & Politicans
Ethics investigators have in their hands emails exchanged between lobbyist and corporate officials “bluntly” talking about “connections between making generous campaign donations and securing federal funds”.
Tags: Billy Tauzin·Corporations·House Ethics Panel·Lobbyist·Medicare & Medicaid·Medicare Part D·Political Donations·Supreme Court
Record Maternal Deaths Happening In US
March 4th, 2010 · No Comments · Health Care Industry
March 4, 2010
A black mark was dealt today upon America’s declared reputation of providing the best medical care in the world. The U.S ranks 43rd for maternal mortality; that is, mothers who die during pregnancy, birth or not long after birth. ABC reported this on the evening news today. They cited a report by an [...]
Tags: Maternal Mortality
There Can Be Only One Answer To This
March 3rd, 2010 · No Comments · Senate
At an average interest rate of 5.6 percent that amounts to nearly $7 billion in interest earned by banks each year. So is it any wonder that banks and their political friends are fighting this tooth and nail?
Another Reason Bankers Love Taxpayers
February 27th, 2010 · No Comments · Big Business
February 27, 2010
Short Post - Quoted from an article written by the U.S. Secretary of Education
Under current law, taxpayers provide as much as $9 billion each year to subsidize guaranteed student loans issued by banks. The banks earn profits on the interest; if students default, taxpayers take the loss, not the banks. In other words, working [...]
Interesting Headlines of the Day – Wednesday, February 24, 2010
February 24th, 2010 · No Comments · Politics & Politicans
February 24, 2010
The following are a few of today’s headlines that bare acknowledgement and comment.
Wall Street Banks
Health Care Reform
Fired School Teachers
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Tags: Banks & Bank Failures·Fired School Teachers·Health Care Bill·Health Care Reform·Politics & Politicans·Wall Street·Wall Street Reform
Goldman Sachs’ Blankfein Does It Again!
February 2nd, 2010 · No Comments · Wall Street
February 2, 2010
As you most certainly have heard by now, His Royal Highness Lloyd Blankfein, CEO of Government Sachs, has announced he has decided to pay himself another $100 million bonus for his outstanding, “above and beyond the call of duty”, leadership. Although Goldman has paid back the TARP funds, their continued existence is still [...]
