Tag Archives: Geithner

Money: We CAN Have Too Much of It

Christmas is coming, the goose is getting fat, and our checking account balances are getting lean.  We could all use more money, right?  Wrong.

We could all use more income and more assets – even Bill and Melissa Gates, who do ...Read more

Is Goldman Sachs the New Halliburton? Revolving Doors and Conflicts of Interest

Do conflicts of interest make  Goldman Sachs the new Halliburton?  No.  It may be even worse.

Halliburton/KBR had a revolving door for Dick Cheney that served both of them well.  Their problem is that Cheney as Vice-President was very visible, very ...Read more

The Medicare Football

Charles Schultz’s oft-revisited storyline is a useful parable for analyzing some of the politics of healthcare reform today.   Consider Lucy to be government proponents of various healthcare bills and plans; Charlie Brown, some concerned citizens; and the football, those various ...Read more