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Bailout Deal Reached; No Help For Foreclosure Victims

By Sheryl ⋅ September 29, 2008 ⋅ Post a comment

UPDATE: From The Huffington Post comes this article by Dean Baker: Why Bail? - arguing there is no good reason to bail out Wall Street and several good reasons not to lift a finger.
In the immortal words of Little Richard: Good Golly, Miss Molly.  What the bejeebers is going on with this economy?!
Well, we pick [...]

Is Bankruptcy Reform On Its Way Out?

By Sheryl ⋅ September 25, 2008 ⋅ Post a comment

Maybe, if we don’t act now.
News isn’t encouraging this morning. After Senator Obama sold us out changed his mind and stated his belief that the mortgage reform angle was “probably something we shouldn’t try to do in this piece of legislation” predictably the rest of the party followed suit and declared the issue a “nonstarter.” [...]

URGENT Call to Action: Timing May Be Right for Bankruptcy Reform

By Sheryl ⋅ September 21, 2008 ⋅ One comment

UPDATE: There’s an even better letter you can copy and edit to send to your representatives about this issue in a more recent post I wrote about the need for bankruptcy reform as part of the legislative fix for the economy.
The Story So Far: Bailout Pending for the Big Guys Only
I read today in my [...]

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