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		<title>By: Links 10/03/2009 &#171; Bounded Rationality</title>
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		<pubDate>Tue, 10 Mar 2009 12:34:48 +0000</pubDate>
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		<title>By: Monday, March 9, 2009 &#171; Rising in Phoenix</title>
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		<dc:creator><![CDATA[Monday, March 9, 2009 &#171; Rising in Phoenix]]></dc:creator>
		<pubDate>Mon, 09 Mar 2009 11:40:37 +0000</pubDate>
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		<description><![CDATA[[...] is a growing consensus that large banks should be broken up; no more “too big to fail”.  But the President’s implied point about economic/political [...]]]></description>
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		<title>By: President Obama&#8217;s Implied Future For Derivatives &#171; The Baseline Scenario</title>
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		<pubDate>Mon, 09 Mar 2009 09:43:26 +0000</pubDate>
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		<description><![CDATA[[...] is a growing consensus that large banks should be broken up; no more &#8220;too big to fail&#8221;.  But the President&#8217;s implied point about [...]]]></description>
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		<title>By: schloss</title>
		<link>http://baselinescenario.com/2009/02/23/privatize-the-banks-already/#comment-5728</link>
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		<pubDate>Sat, 07 Mar 2009 15:07:45 +0000</pubDate>
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		<description><![CDATA[Raivo Pommer
raimo1@hot.ee

Geldschloss

Die Schweiz, Luxemburg und Österreich suchen einen Weg, wie sie einen Rest ihrer Bankgeheimnisse retten können

Vier Wochen vor dem Treffen der 20 wichtigsten Wirtschaftsnationen der Welt (G20) kommt Bewegung in die Riege der europäischen Steueroasen. Die Schweiz, größter Finanzplatz für internationale Privatvermögen, hat sich am Freitag offiziell zu einer weiteren Aufweichung ihres Bankgeheimnisses bereit erklärt. Ähnliche Signale werden von einem Treffen der Finanzminister der Schweiz, Österreichs und Luxemburg am Sonntag in Luxemburg erwartet.


&quot;Wir wollen die internationale Zusammenarbeit bei Steuerdelikten verbessern&quot;, sagt der Schweizer Bundespräsident und Finanzminister Hans-Rudolf Merz nach einer Kabinettssitzung in Bern. Die Drohungen von Seiten großer Industriestaaten seien ungerechtfertigt, aber ernst zu nehmen. Für die Schweiz gelte es zu verhindern, dass sie von der G20 oder einem ähnlichen internationalen Forum auf eine Schwarze Liste gesetzt werde. &quot;Auf Verträge einzugehen, die unter Sanktionen entstanden sind, wäre ganz schlecht&quot;, sagte Merz. Erwartet wird, dass Österreich und Luxemburg bei dem Treffen am Sonntag ein ähnliche Position einnehmen werden. Belgien und Luxemburg, so sagte der britische Botschafter in Bern jüngst, hätten ohnehin signalisiert, dass sie das Bankgeheimnis nach 2013 &quot;nicht in dieser Form weiterführen werden&quot;. Ein Sprecher des Luxemburger Finanzministers wies diese Darstellung am Freitag jedoch zurück.]]></description>
		<content:encoded><![CDATA[<p>Raivo Pommer<br />
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<p>Geldschloss</p>
<p>Die Schweiz, Luxemburg und Österreich suchen einen Weg, wie sie einen Rest ihrer Bankgeheimnisse retten können</p>
<p>Vier Wochen vor dem Treffen der 20 wichtigsten Wirtschaftsnationen der Welt (G20) kommt Bewegung in die Riege der europäischen Steueroasen. Die Schweiz, größter Finanzplatz für internationale Privatvermögen, hat sich am Freitag offiziell zu einer weiteren Aufweichung ihres Bankgeheimnisses bereit erklärt. Ähnliche Signale werden von einem Treffen der Finanzminister der Schweiz, Österreichs und Luxemburg am Sonntag in Luxemburg erwartet.</p>
<p>&#8220;Wir wollen die internationale Zusammenarbeit bei Steuerdelikten verbessern&#8221;, sagt der Schweizer Bundespräsident und Finanzminister Hans-Rudolf Merz nach einer Kabinettssitzung in Bern. Die Drohungen von Seiten großer Industriestaaten seien ungerechtfertigt, aber ernst zu nehmen. Für die Schweiz gelte es zu verhindern, dass sie von der G20 oder einem ähnlichen internationalen Forum auf eine Schwarze Liste gesetzt werde. &#8220;Auf Verträge einzugehen, die unter Sanktionen entstanden sind, wäre ganz schlecht&#8221;, sagte Merz. Erwartet wird, dass Österreich und Luxemburg bei dem Treffen am Sonntag ein ähnliche Position einnehmen werden. Belgien und Luxemburg, so sagte der britische Botschafter in Bern jüngst, hätten ohnehin signalisiert, dass sie das Bankgeheimnis nach 2013 &#8220;nicht in dieser Form weiterführen werden&#8221;. Ein Sprecher des Luxemburger Finanzministers wies diese Darstellung am Freitag jedoch zurück.</p>
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		<title>By: The Smell Of Coffee &#171; The Baseline Scenario</title>
		<link>http://baselinescenario.com/2009/02/23/privatize-the-banks-already/#comment-4964</link>
		<dc:creator><![CDATA[The Smell Of Coffee &#171; The Baseline Scenario]]></dc:creator>
		<pubDate>Fri, 27 Feb 2009 12:18:17 +0000</pubDate>
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		<description><![CDATA[[...] is not &#8220;nationalize vs. don&#8217;t nationalize,&#8221; but rather &#8220;keep our current partial nationalization/bottomless pit subsidy systemvs. start down the road to [...]]]></description>
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		<title>By: hervor</title>
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		<pubDate>Thu, 26 Feb 2009 14:34:21 +0000</pubDate>
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		<description><![CDATA[Jahre 2009 hervor

von raivo pommer -Eesti raimo1@hot.ee

Infolge der Finanzkrise hat sich die allgemeine Stimmung in Deutschland unter den Anlegern verschlechtert und fällt auf das Niveau des ersten Quartals 2003 zurück. Zudem rechnet nur knapp ein Drittel der Befragten (31 Prozent) mit steigenden Aktienkursen. Das sind zwölf Prozentpunkte weniger als im vierten Quartal des Jahres 2008.

Mit Blick auf die Gesamtwirtschaft gehen 64 Prozent von einer Verschlechterung aus - ähnlich viele wie im Vorquartal. Ungeachtet dessen vermutet weiterhin nur ein Fünftel der Befragten (22 Prozent) negative Folgen für die eigene finanzielle Situation. Dies geht aus einer Umfrage von Union Investment zum Anlegerverhalten im ersten Quartal des Jahrs 2009 hervor.]]></description>
		<content:encoded><![CDATA[<p>Jahre 2009 hervor</p>
<p>von raivo pommer -Eesti <a href="mailto:raimo1@hot.ee">raimo1@hot.ee</a></p>
<p>Infolge der Finanzkrise hat sich die allgemeine Stimmung in Deutschland unter den Anlegern verschlechtert und fällt auf das Niveau des ersten Quartals 2003 zurück. Zudem rechnet nur knapp ein Drittel der Befragten (31 Prozent) mit steigenden Aktienkursen. Das sind zwölf Prozentpunkte weniger als im vierten Quartal des Jahres 2008.</p>
<p>Mit Blick auf die Gesamtwirtschaft gehen 64 Prozent von einer Verschlechterung aus &#8211; ähnlich viele wie im Vorquartal. Ungeachtet dessen vermutet weiterhin nur ein Fünftel der Befragten (22 Prozent) negative Folgen für die eigene finanzielle Situation. Dies geht aus einer Umfrage von Union Investment zum Anlegerverhalten im ersten Quartal des Jahrs 2009 hervor.</p>
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		<title>By: The Bernanke rally &#124; Economist Blog</title>
		<link>http://baselinescenario.com/2009/02/23/privatize-the-banks-already/#comment-4816</link>
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		<pubDate>Wed, 25 Feb 2009 14:52:02 +0000</pubDate>
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		<description><![CDATA[[...] felt that Simon Johnson hit the nationalization nail on the head on Monday when he wrote: In some important and not good [...]]]></description>
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		<title>By: The Bernanke rally &#124; 1800blogger</title>
		<link>http://baselinescenario.com/2009/02/23/privatize-the-banks-already/#comment-4814</link>
		<dc:creator><![CDATA[The Bernanke rally &#124; 1800blogger]]></dc:creator>
		<pubDate>Wed, 25 Feb 2009 14:51:50 +0000</pubDate>
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		<description><![CDATA[[...] felt that Simon Johnson hit the nationalization nail on the head on Monday when he wrote: In some important and not good [...]]]></description>
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		<title>By: Is it possible to consolidate student loans that come from different banks? And how would I do that? &#124; Student Loan Consolidation</title>
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		<dc:creator><![CDATA[Is it possible to consolidate student loans that come from different banks? And how would I do that? &#124; Student Loan Consolidation]]></dc:creator>
		<pubDate>Wed, 25 Feb 2009 12:32:15 +0000</pubDate>
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		<pubDate>Wed, 25 Feb 2009 00:40:46 +0000</pubDate>
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		<description><![CDATA[[...]  Privatize The Banks Already The debate on bank nationalization in the United States is off to an inauspicious start.  Most of the arguing so far [...] [...]]]></description>
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		<title>By: HungryHungryHippos</title>
		<link>http://baselinescenario.com/2009/02/23/privatize-the-banks-already/#comment-4776</link>
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		<pubDate>Tue, 24 Feb 2009 21:48:22 +0000</pubDate>
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		<description><![CDATA[I think Obama is the one person that could handle bank nationalization with ease and with the public trust.  I also do think that it is needed at this point in time as a lot of these banks are in some huge ruts. 

Here is a video I found about bank nationalization.  It mentions some pro and cons of it from a few different news sources. 

http://www.newsy.com/videos/debate_over_u_s_banks/]]></description>
		<content:encoded><![CDATA[<p>I think Obama is the one person that could handle bank nationalization with ease and with the public trust.  I also do think that it is needed at this point in time as a lot of these banks are in some huge ruts. </p>
<p>Here is a video I found about bank nationalization.  It mentions some pro and cons of it from a few different news sources. </p>
<p><a href="http://www.newsy.com/videos/debate_over_u_s_banks/" rel="nofollow">http://www.newsy.com/videos/debate_over_u_s_banks/</a></p>
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		<title>By: Moue Magazine &#187; Blog Archive &#187; The (Nationalization) Time is at Hand</title>
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		<dc:creator><![CDATA[Moue Magazine &#187; Blog Archive &#187; The (Nationalization) Time is at Hand]]></dc:creator>
		<pubDate>Tue, 24 Feb 2009 21:23:51 +0000</pubDate>
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		<description><![CDATA[[...] on everyone&#8217;s lips is &#8220;nationalization&#8221; (aka receivership or preprivitzation). Simon Johnson explains the most obvious reason no one should fear nationalization- it is already happening.   [...]]]></description>
		<content:encoded><![CDATA[<p>[...] on everyone&#8217;s lips is &#8220;nationalization&#8221; (aka receivership or preprivitzation). Simon Johnson explains the most obvious reason no one should fear nationalization- it is already happening.   [...]</p>
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		<title>By: rangerBob</title>
		<link>http://baselinescenario.com/2009/02/23/privatize-the-banks-already/#comment-4769</link>
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		<pubDate>Tue, 24 Feb 2009 21:17:47 +0000</pubDate>
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		<description><![CDATA[If we are going privatize the banks, The management that caused this problem should be replaced and forced to pay reparations (including taking the money from their personal fortunes).

To Boris: These bank shareholder have not taken any losses until they sell their shares. Many of the people are main street people that have here 401k retirement funds in banks that were thought to be conservative. I think that if the solution to this problem does protect them many of these people will depend on government handouts when it becomes time to retire.

To Sophie: I didn&#039;t hear Corker this time but I have heard him before in the Auto testimony. He like many of the Republicans is on the side of the Corrupt Big Business lobby that created this situation and funds the Republican campaigns.]]></description>
		<content:encoded><![CDATA[<p>If we are going privatize the banks, The management that caused this problem should be replaced and forced to pay reparations (including taking the money from their personal fortunes).</p>
<p>To Boris: These bank shareholder have not taken any losses until they sell their shares. Many of the people are main street people that have here 401k retirement funds in banks that were thought to be conservative. I think that if the solution to this problem does protect them many of these people will depend on government handouts when it becomes time to retire.</p>
<p>To Sophie: I didn&#8217;t hear Corker this time but I have heard him before in the Auto testimony. He like many of the Republicans is on the side of the Corrupt Big Business lobby that created this situation and funds the Republican campaigns.</p>
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		<title>By: bewinderedandindespair</title>
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		<pubDate>Tue, 24 Feb 2009 20:41:16 +0000</pubDate>
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		<description><![CDATA[I agree with fallingdown and hope James and Simon will figure out how to save us all from the looting that is taking place all in the name of &quot;saving us all&quot; from the dreaded N word!

What happened to the good ole days when a company failed, it went bankrupt, and people who wanted to step in to buy the pieces did so.  Unlike the strange manipulations of &quot;cash infusions&quot; and selling Merrill(pushing off) to Bank of America for $29/share, of course, because BAC had been brought to believe that the world was on their shoulders to buy the bankrupt Merrill for $29/share!  When was the last time a bankrupt company went for $29/share, and how can people wake up to the reality that our US coffers are being robbed all in the name of saving the world!]]></description>
		<content:encoded><![CDATA[<p>I agree with fallingdown and hope James and Simon will figure out how to save us all from the looting that is taking place all in the name of &#8220;saving us all&#8221; from the dreaded N word!</p>
<p>What happened to the good ole days when a company failed, it went bankrupt, and people who wanted to step in to buy the pieces did so.  Unlike the strange manipulations of &#8220;cash infusions&#8221; and selling Merrill(pushing off) to Bank of America for $29/share, of course, because BAC had been brought to believe that the world was on their shoulders to buy the bankrupt Merrill for $29/share!  When was the last time a bankrupt company went for $29/share, and how can people wake up to the reality that our US coffers are being robbed all in the name of saving the world!</p>
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		<title>By: fallingdown</title>
		<link>http://baselinescenario.com/2009/02/23/privatize-the-banks-already/#comment-4763</link>
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		<pubDate>Tue, 24 Feb 2009 19:53:45 +0000</pubDate>
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		<description><![CDATA[Listening to Bernanke speak today was amazing.  There really is going to be no accountability by the management of the banks for the role they played in the crisis.  Free money to cover their bad trades with no downside risk.  The powers that be seem determined to form the foundation for the next crisis.  That to me is absolutely appalling.]]></description>
		<content:encoded><![CDATA[<p>Listening to Bernanke speak today was amazing.  There really is going to be no accountability by the management of the banks for the role they played in the crisis.  Free money to cover their bad trades with no downside risk.  The powers that be seem determined to form the foundation for the next crisis.  That to me is absolutely appalling.</p>
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