The Senate committee by a vote of 18 to 5 agreed to recommend the appointment of Timothy Geithner to the office of Secretary of the Treasury. With the economy under siege by a financial and credit crisis that is contributing to rapidly expanding unemployment and an continued volatility in the markets, it was a foregone [...]
Archive for January 22nd, 2009
Geithner Nomination Recommended By Finance Committee
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Geithner And The Politics Of The Unusual
Posted in business, economy, politics, stock market, tagged Age of Austerity, American Recovery Act, business, economy, finance, Geithner, politics, stock market, The Fed, Treasury Secretary, wall street on January 22, 2009 | 1 Comment »
It is the politics of the unusual in Washington these days as evidenced by the Senate confirmation hearings of Secretary of the Treasury nominee, Timothy Geithner. The Obama nominee to head the treasury department, apologized today for mistakes made on previous tax returns, where he failed to pay $35,000. of self employment taxes, while employed by [...]
Sing Glorious Our Entrepreneurial Spirit: U.S. Office of Entrepreneurship
Posted in business, economy, politics, tagged Age of Austerity, American Recovery Act, business, commentary, economy, entrepreneurship, finance, politics, recession, U.S. Office of Entrepreneurship on January 22, 2009 | Leave a Comment »
As Congress and President Obama continue to debate a new stimulus package for the American economy and increase our investment in America’s financial institutions, it is time for America to raise up and sing glorious the entrepreneurial spirit that is the soul of this great country.
It is time to create the United States Office of Entrepreneurship, an independant agency, for which [...]
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