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overdraft fees
After losing a couple of hundred dollars to overdraft fees - I am scrupulously careful as to how much I have in my account before buying anything.
Posted to Moneybox by david wayne osedach on October 7, 2009
Re: Fleeing Millionaires
No, you have it wrong, Fella. When we have a Fiscal Crisis, it is because the Banks, the Elites, and their bought and paid for, 24 hour Media Saturation and Pollution of the Democratic Debate Field, have so ruined the Culture and the Country and the Economy, as to affect the employability and opportunity of Middle Class and Working Class guys like ...
Posted to Moneybox by MichaelBernard4 on July 25, 2009
Consumers and Taxpayers: Crippled by Monopoly Capitalism
when national banks which pay fees to fund their regulation, can shop for favorable regulations between federal and state regulations, it's similar to private manufacturing industry shopping across states for tax breaks to provide valuable jobs with investment it turns the conventional notion of competition on its head, causing government ...
Posted to The Best Policy by barry payne - economist on May 7, 2009
win-win-lose
In all of these scenarios the U.S. taxpayer is footing the bill. How many future generations will be paying it back?
Posted to Today's Papers by david wayne osedach on April 1, 2009
ING Direct
Aside from the inconvenience Noreen mentions about having to mail in checks, ING Direct is great. They give a competitive interest rate on checking accounts (with no minimum balances), an automatic, fee-free $1000 line-of-credit overdraft protection, ATMs everywhere with NO fees (and if the ATM you use doesn't charge a fee, ING doesn't either). ...
Posted to Shopping by jojostarbuck on March 31, 2009
It is REALLY good to see you back, Gov. Spitzer!
Your knowledge of where the bodies are buried on Wall Street is urgently needed. Many of us were disappointed that you left yourself open to be removed from a position where you could hold the banksters accountable. But I believe that most New Yorkers (and Americans) are a lot more forgiving of a sexual peccadillo than we are of the rampant ...
Posted to The Best Policy by DFH on March 21, 2009
RE: The FRAY
I am 'thrilled' to read the insightful comments from the former governor and remain hopeful that the poignant questions he raised are pursued and answered.The more we get down this 'bailout path' it is becoming abundantly clear that GREED remains at the forefront for many on Wall Street despite the shenanigans to the contrary. And, the American ...
Posted to The Best Policy by Bess1 on March 17, 2009
Americans United Against Greedy Former Wizard No-Nothings!
Americans are no doubt living through millions of individual moments of pain from the financial collapse, the loss of jobs, and the loss of confidence. Usually top leaders are held accountable for calamities far less egregious than this. Yet Obama has earned higher early term popularity than any President since John Kennedy. Now it has become ...
Posted to Moneybox by john adkisson on March 8, 2009
salary cap - bankers
The salary cap is not to punish bankers/ It is an attempt to bring them in line with their worth.
Posted to The Big Idea by david wayne osedach on February 9, 2009
iceland
A fine article that was amusing. I've been to iceland, once, with a friend who's been there many times. The citizens then were proud of themselves, aware of how much it costs to import almost everything but happy, even smug, because they didn;t have to worry about utilities or education or medical care: all was provided by the state. Once again, ...
Posted to Dispatches by TheBigAl on January 4, 2009

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