Articles About Taxpayer Bailouts

Author:
Tom Silva
Posted:
03.07.2011

House Republicans Want to Water Down Dodd-Frank Financial Reforms

Republican congressmen searching for sizeable spending cuts are targeting Wall Street’s regulators over a plan to slash millions from the budgets of several vital agencies. They are setting their sights on the Commodity Futures Trading Commission (CFTC) and the Securities and Exchange Commission (SEC).  The workload of both agencies is expected to increase significantly as […]

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Author:
James I. Clark III
Posted:
01.27.2010

Obama Takes Big Banks to the Woodshed Over Bonuses

President Barack Obama is angry with the big Wall Street banks that took TARP dollars and plans to do something about it.  “We want our money back and we’re going to get it,” Obama said in a White House speech when he proposed the Financial Crisis Responsibility Fee.  “If these companies are in good enough […]

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