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Dear Journalists, Don’t Be Suckers…

Posted by JD Thomas on September 25, 2008 in Techfun Comments Off

Journalists, start your skepticism. In covering the proposed $700 billion bailout of Wall Street don’t repeat the failed lapdog practices that so damaged our reputations in the rush to war in Iraq and the adoption of the Patriot Act. Don’t assume that Congress must act instantly, as so many news stories state as if it  Read more »

Economists Protest Treasury’s Plan

Posted by JD Thomas on September 24, 2008 in Techfun Comments Off

To the Speaker of the House of Representatives and the President pro tempore of the Senate: As economists, we want to express to Congress our great concern for the plan proposed by Treasury Secretary Paulson to deal with the financial crisis. We are well aware of the difficulty of the current financial situation and we  Read more »