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• The Impact Of Porkulus In Michigan

  —The Underground Conservative

  Not just FAIL. Epic FAIL. Even the Detroit Free Press is in agreement, since no jobs in a state devasted by the deepening recession have been saved, let alone created. WASHINGTON — Seven months into the massive federal stimulus program, the vast majority of government grants, contracts and loans in Michigan so [...]

  Posted: November 15, 2009, 3:05pm EST
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• The Strange Shape of Senate Financial Reform

  —Rhymes With Clown

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  Today Senator Chris Dodd unveiled a plan for the Senate version of financial regulatory reform.
  
  The big news is the changes in the power of the Federal Reserve and the FDIC.  The Fed would be restricted in its ability to make loans to financial institutions, which of late [...]

  Posted: November 10, 2009, 9:12pm EST
  by Jeremy R. Shown

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• Luring Lunacy

  —Brewtown Gumshoe

  The Journal Sentinel's 'bend over and take it for business' boosterism is on full display in Tax Credits, Loans Luring Entrepreneurial Start-ups.
  
  The article basically rounds up the cast of giveaways Wisconsin (and others) uses to try to attract and retain business. It then concedes they work wonderfully' [...]

  Posted: November 07, 2009, 9:03am EST
  

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• The Moderne Gains Common Council Approval for City Loans

  —Urban Milwaukee

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  The Moderne development received approval for $9.3 millions in loans from the City of Milwaukee that led developer Rick Barrett had been seeking.  At last week’s Zoning, Neighborhood & Development Committee three significant concerns were expressed by [...]

  Posted: November 03, 2009, 10:36pm EST
  by Dave Reid

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• "The Banks Were Forced......" To Churn-and-Burn?

  —Dad29

  Frankly, I thought I was a cynic.
  
  As it turns out, I'm not even close.
  
  Most of the "exotic" loans being made during the housing boom were never intended to, on balance, be "paid as agreed" leading to a clean "fee simple" title on the property. An' [...]

  Posted: November 03, 2009, 9:11am EST
  

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• Californa farmers and their lost land

  —News and Opinion

  Once farmers who tilled their own fields, The New York Times reports on about two dozen Latinos in Salinas, Calif. who lost their lands and livelihood after the U. S. Department of Agriculture denied or delayed loans that could have saved their farms. A lawsuit was filed nine years ago on [...]

  Posted: October 30, 2009, 4:01pm EDT
  

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• Another public option you're not supposed to hear about

  —Patrick McIlheran: Right On

  Hey, government takeovers aren't just for health care. National Review's Stephen Spruiell writes about the one taking place in college student lending. For years, the feds have subsidized student loans, paying the interest while a student is in college. The loans themselves are made out of money that banks and other' [...]

  Posted: October 30, 2009, 1:30pm EDT
  

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• Another public option you're not supposed to hear about

  —News and Opinion

  Hey, government takeovers aren't just for health care. National Review's Stephen Spruiell writes about the one taking place in college student lending. For years, the feds have subsidized student loans, paying the interest while a student is in college. The loans themselves are made out of money that banks and other' [...]

  Posted: October 30, 2009, 1:30pm EDT
  

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• College Notebook: Odds and ends

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  The New York Times reports that the federal Department of Education is giving colleges and universities a heads-up to get ready to shift college student loans from private lenders to direct government arrangements – even before the U.S. Senate approves the measure. The Wisconsin State Journal says a preliminary look at [...]

  Posted: October 27, 2009, 11:38am EDT
  

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• Are student loans like indentured servitude?

  —Lake Winneblogo

  I found this interesting article in Dissent.  Jeffery Williams argues that the nature of student debt binds students for years afterward.    He argues that the debt reinforces class discrimination, and counteracts the notion that the U.S. can be a meritocracy.

  Although Dissent is very left-wing venue, I think that [...]

  Posted: October 26, 2009, 2:26pm EDT
  

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• In which I predict the future

  —The Dave Casper Experience

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  Sometimes I scare myself.
  
  Just over a year ago, I wrote:
  
  My prediction is the next big thing (since ultimately nobody will learn from
  the lessons of today and we're a country just dying to invest in something) will
  be small-business loans. Someone will get the idea' [...]

  Posted: October 26, 2009, 12:16pm EDT
  by David Casper

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