Category Archives: economy

BPR Quote of the Day: “Return Fraud to Wall Street In One Easy Step Act”

Posted on March 20, 2012 by Arlen Grossman

“Once again, the Puppets on Capitol Hill are about to slam the Muppets on Main Street. The country still hasn’t recovered from the Wall Street-induced financial cataclysm of 2008, yet Congress is preparing to enact the Orwellian ‘JOBS Act‘—a bill that should … Continue reading →

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BPR Quote of the Day: “War Is a Racket”

Posted on March 16, 2012 by Arlen Grossman

“I wouldn’t go to war again as I have done to protect some lousy investment of the bankers. There are only two things we should fight for. One is the defense of our homes and the other is the Bill … Continue reading →

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Goldman Sachs Exec Quits Due to “Toxic and Destructive” Environment

Posted on March 15, 2012 by Arlen Grossman

I don’t know why Mr. Smith took so long to figure out his company was this corrupted. But he deserves credit for exposing its true nature. President Obama, are you listening? Why I Am Leaving Goldman Sachs by Greg Smith/ … Continue reading →

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Reich: Moral Rot Is In the Corporate Boardrooms, Not Our Bedrooms

Posted on March 14, 2012 by Arlen Grossman

The Difference Between Private and Public Morality by Robert Reich/ March 13, 2012 Republicans have morality upside down. Santorum, Gingrich, and even Romney are barnstorming across the land condemning gay marriage, abortion, out-of-wedlock births, access to contraception, and the wall … Continue reading →

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Student Debt: “Growing at a Remarkable Rate”

Posted on March 10, 2012 by Arlen Grossman

Student Debt in the U.S. Continues to Blow Up by Philip Pilkington/ Naked Capitalism/ March 9, 2012 Perhaps the most obvious indicator that the US has become a society of debtors is the ever-expanding market for student loans. Recently clocked … Continue reading →

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BPR Quote of the Day: There’s a Tomorrow?

Posted on March 6, 2012 by Arlen Grossman

“To people who think of themselves as God’s houseguests, American enterprise must seem arrogant beyond belief.  Or stupid.  A nation of amnesiacs, proceeding as if there were no other day but today.  Assuming the land could also forget what had … Continue reading →

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Advertising’s High Cost to Society! Read This Now! You’ll Like It!

Posted on March 5, 2012 by Arlen Grossman

 by Arlen Grossman “Advertising is a racket, like the movies and the brokerage business. You cannot be honest without admitting that its constructive contribution to humanity is exactly minus zero.”                     … Continue reading →

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Why We Keep Getting Screwed

Posted on March 4, 2012 by Arlen Grossman
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Too Rich and Powerful to Fail

Posted on March 4, 2012 by Arlen Grossman
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New Sign at Your Gas Station

Posted on March 2, 2012 by Arlen Grossman
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