Tag Archives: Economic Recovery

The Crash of 2008 : More ‘Washington as Usual’ Under Obama?

‘Where is your independence Sen. Obama, where are the names of Joseph Stiglitz or Paul Krugman who for months have been warning of the present economic meltdown?’By Dr. S.R. Keister / The Rag Blog / November 8, 2008 John Reed … Continue reading

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Larry Ray : Early Christmas? Put Away the Flashing Lights

A string of lights: Don’t expect pretty incentive packages under America’s real Christmas trees this year.By Larry Ray / The Rag Blog / November 8, 2008 It has been like a long Christmas morning since the evening of the November … Continue reading

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Knee-Jerk Bailout Policy as Financial Cure-All? Here’s a Moderate Alternative.

Lower the hammer on knee-jerk policies.‘The following economic essay is an intelligent alternative to the current economic crisis response under Paulson and Bernanke.’By Roger Baker / The Rag Blog / October 13, 2008 Would the following moderate but sensible approach, … Continue reading

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Roger Baker : This Ain’t Your Father’s ‘Economic Crisis’

Great Depression: Sign of the times.‘This is not something like the Great Depression that can be corrected by a decade of hard times and even war’By Roger Baker / The Rag Blog / September 16, 2008 I think that now … Continue reading

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