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Congress Considers Hiking SEC Budget to Prevent More Madoffs

By | 07.09.09 | 12:01 am

During George W. Bush’s ill-fated push to privatize Social Security, conservatives condemned the use of surplus retirement taxes to help offset the deficit. But few Democrats or Republicans decry the government’s custom of padding its coffers with fees from an agency with a mission that’s more significant than ever: the More…

Banks and the Blight They Leave Behind: It’s Not Just Cleveland Anymore

By | 07.07.09 | 9:07 am

Via Patrick.net, here’s more about how some banks abandoned their foreclosed properties and left innocent neighbors to deal with the blight. And no, this isn’t just happening in Cleveland. In Petaluma, Calif.,  one neighbor got so fed up fighting with Bank of America– More…