bailout

Learning from the Collapse from the People Who Saw It Coming

tmcmh — Wed, 10 Dec 2008 15:31:29 -0500

With a new Administration in the wings, and the financial crisis, if not resolved, somehow moving into a state where we can think about something besides today's Dow Jones, thought leaders are star read more »

Another Picture, Another Thousand Words Saved

tmcmh — Wed, 03 Dec 2008 16:34:47 -0500

The experts at S&P/Case-Shiller make a read more »

Closer look at bank bailout tax breaks

kayb — Tue, 11 Nov 2008 08:45:39 -0500

We Main Streeters must wait until next year for any potential relief from another stimulus package. read more »

The Past is the Enemy of the Future -- as in, Our Future

tmcmh — Mon, 03 Nov 2008 11:02:52 -0500

Fred Wilson, the venture capitalist with a terrific track record and a great following as a blogger, wrote two posts that I read as being connected in critical ways. In Sunday's post, "< read more »

Yes -- Let's Lose the Bath Water, Please Keep the Baby

tmcmh — Wed, 29 Oct 2008 12:45:08 -0400

There's a great deal of uproar, most of it read more »

The Car Czar: Auto Firms May Go Bankrupt Anyway

247Wallst — Tue, 16 Dec 2008 06:47:24 -0500

The car czar is a joke, a way to get a few billion dollars to GM (GM) and Chrysler while they move their companies in better shape for certain Chapter 11 filings. read more »

In A Nutshell: Best Explanation, and Best Solution Yet, for the Credit Crisis

tmcmh — Sat, 13 Dec 2008 17:38:53 -0500

The Longish View tries to be sober, but you can be sober without always being deadly serious. Scott Adams, the genius artist behind Dilbert, read more »

More bailout-related tax shenanigans

kayb — Thu, 11 Dec 2008 15:30:58 -0500

Washington, D.C., is at it again. First it was the U.S. Treasury with its changes in regulations to allow banks to benefit from net operating losses. read more »

Ford Should take Uncle Sam's Money

georgeg — Tue, 02 Dec 2008 15:47:00 -0500

Ford (F) announced a restructuring plan that was drafted by their PR dept. read more »

Sometimes, a picture is worth a thousand words

tmcmh — Wed, 19 Nov 2008 13:56:54 -0500

I've found the resource I need to explain how we got here to anyone who asks. This picture (which does in fact also have a lot of words in it) is worth hours or even days of my time saved: