Daily Archives: July 8, 2009
Unions: We’re Better Off Without Them
How the Obama administration’s push for the Employee Free Choice Act could cripple the backbone of the economy: small businesses. By Kevin Kelly | NEWSWEEK
The Triumph of Crony Capitalism
First President Bush, then President Obama poured billions into General Motors and Chrysler to keep the companies alive but barely breathing. That was just for starters. Next came Obama’s creation of an Auto Task Force to oversee the auto companies. … Continue reading
The Great American Bubble Machine
n Rolling Stone Issue 1082-83, Matt Taibbi takes on “the Wall Street Bubble Mafia” — investment bank Goldman Sachs. The piece has generated controversy, with Goldman Sachs firing back that Taibbi’s piece is “an hysterical compilation of conspiracy theories” and … Continue reading
Bonuses from bubbles
It took an epic economic and financial death-spiral to make believers out of everyone, but the event you’ve been waiting for has finally happened — the Goldman Sachs conspiracy is sharing the spotlight with the Jonas Brothers. Is It a … Continue reading
Venture Capitalists Look for a Return to the A B C’s
For a group accustomed to looking outward for the next big thing, Silicon Valley’s venture capitalists are getting very introspective these days. Much of the soul searching along Sand Hill Road in Menlo Park, where many of the venture capitalists … Continue reading
Who Killed California’s Economy?
There are five suspects, from the governor to the constituents themselves. Who Killed California’s Economy? Five Suspects – Joel Kotkin, Forbes