More on the risks of the TARP program...

Good article in businessweek.

http://www.businessweek.com/investor/content/apr2009/pi20090417_182503.htm

Bank bailout may hurt taxpayers, be open to fraud

looks like same ol, same ol - socialize risks, privatize profits:

http://finance.yahoo.com/news/Bank-bailout-may-hurt-apf-14979409.html?sec=topStories&pos=4&asset=&ccode=

Legacy Loans Program – Public Comments

Here is what your fellow citizens have to say on the matter.

http://www.fdic.gov/llp/LLPcomments.html

This one is probably my favorite:

http://www.fdic.gov/llp/comments/llp68.pdf

well said.

Here is an idea to fix the banking system...

return it to the boring endeavor it is supposed to be. Kudos to Mr Krugman
once again:

http://www.nytimes.com/2009/04/10/opinion/10krugman.html?_r=2&ref=opinion

Thoughts on the never ending and unwinnable - Drug War

Here is a great blog post on the aforementioned subject:

http://blogs.reuters.com/great-debate/2009/03/26/drug-wars-and-the-balloon-effect/

many of the reader comments are quite insightful as well.

Thoughts?

Have housing prices hit bottom?

One would think not...

http://online.wsj.com/article/SB123853857749575441.html#articleTabs_comments

If the rules of the game aren't to your liking, just change them

here's a well written article about mark to market accounting
and the ridiculousness of changing the rules in regard to it.

http://www.nytimes.com/2009/03/13/business/economy/13norris.html?em

Recession? What recession?

Job cuts, declining revenues, floundering financial sytem, real esate bust but at least one thing
isn't changing - CEO Salaries

http://money.cnn.com/galleries/2009/news/0904/gallery.biggest_ceo_paychecks/index.html

disgusting.

Shifting gears to Health Care....

Here is an excellent article/blog as to why the continued cries to let the "market" solve the health care crisis
will not work. Has it worked till this point? I think not.

http://blogs.reuters.com/great-debate/2009/03/23/liberals-and-conservatives-on-healthcare-reform/comment-page-1/#comments