Big Government » The New Ledger http://biggovernment.com Mon, 13 Feb 2012 00:34:54 +0000 http://wordpress.org/?v=2.9.2 en hourly 1 Will Average Americans Benefit from the Foreclosure Settlement? http://biggovernment.com/newledger/2012/02/10/will-average-americans-benefit-from-the-foreclosure-settlement/ http://biggovernment.com/newledger/2012/02/10/will-average-americans-benefit-from-the-foreclosure-settlement/#comments Fri, 10 Feb 2012 17:49:45 +0000 The New Ledger http://biggovernment.com/?p=426684 Download Podcast | iTunes | Podcast Feed

On today’s edition of Coffee and Markets, Brad Jackson and Ben Domenech are joined by Francis Cianfrocca to discuss the recent foreclosure settlement, why it’s not that bad for banks, and whether or not there is another round of QE on the horizon.

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On today’s edition of Coffee and Markets, Brad Jackson and Ben Domenech are joined by Robert Kagan to discuss his new book, The World America Made, the importance of America’s military muscle, and how the world may change if America is no longer the world’s superpower.

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Of Paradise and Power: America and Europe in the New World Order
Robert Kagan at Brookings

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On today’s edition of Coffee and Markets, Pejman Yousefzadeh and Kevin Holtsberry are joined by Sean Trende to discuss his book The Lost Majority: Why the Future of Government is Up for Grabs–and Who Will Take It, why gaining electoral majorities is a very difficult task, and why conventional wisdom is often wrong.

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Sean Trende at Real Clear Politics

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On today’s edition of Coffee and Markets, Brad Jackson and Ben Domenech are joined by Congressman Dennis Ross to discuss Obamacare, Eric Holder’s involvement in Fast and Furious and the end to insider trading in Congress.

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Ross to Eric H. Holder: You Can Delegate Authority, But You Cannot Delegate Responsibility
GOP blames ‘Obama economy’ in call to extend federal pay freeze
Congressman Dennis Ross

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]]> http://biggovernment.com/newledger/2012/02/07/dennis-ross-discusses-obamacare-and-fast-and-furious/feed/ 9 The DOJ and IRS Have Declared War on Swiss Banks http://biggovernment.com/newledger/2012/02/06/the-doj-and-irs-have-declared-war-on-swiss-banks/ http://biggovernment.com/newledger/2012/02/06/the-doj-and-irs-have-declared-war-on-swiss-banks/#comments Mon, 06 Feb 2012 16:28:03 +0000 The New Ledger http://biggovernment.com/?p=423656 Download Podcast | iTunes | Podcast Feed

On today’s edition of Coffee and Markets, Brad Jackson is joined by Francis Cianfrocca to discuss Fiat’s Italian speaking Super Bowl ad, a new effort by the federal government to go after Americans with Swiss bank accounts and how this may be a precursor to wealth confiscation by Washington.

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FIAT 500 Abarth – 2012 Super Bowl Commercial – Seduction
Swiss Bank Wegelin Charged With Helping U.S. Tax Evasion
Switzerland Should Be Terrified Of The Rampaging Justice Department
Swiss bank Julius Baer cautious about outcome of US tax evasion probe but expects fine

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On today’s edition of Coffee and Markets, Brad Jackson and Ben Domenech are joined by Francis Cianfrocca to discuss why the latest unemployment report is good politically, but not a sign that the recession is over, the Facebook IPO, and our Super Bowl picks.

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Employment Jumps; Rate 8.3%, 243,000 New Jobs Created
BLS: Employment Report for January, 2012
Why the unemployment rate might fall to 8.1 percent by Election Day—and why it’s bad news for Obama
Record 1.2 Million People Fall Out Of Labor Force In One Month, Labor Force Participation Rate Tumbles To Fresh 30 Year Low
Facebook Form S-1
Who Owns What, Who Makes What in the Facebook IPO
Facebook’s net income and revenues: $1 billion on $3.71 billion in 2011
From Founders to Decorators, Facebook Riches
The Quiet Man: Meet the Less-Known Face of the Facebook IPO, CFO David Ebersman

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On today’s edition of Coffee and Markets, Brad Jackson is joined by Josh Treviño to the violent struggle between the drug cartels and the Mexican government, how Mexico’s economy has reduce immigrants to the US, and how the GOP can appeal to Hispanic voters.

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Attorney General Eric Holder Set to Take Hot Seat at Fast and Furious Hearing
Mexican drug cartel crackdown has cost 47,000 lives in 5 years
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Democrats Face Decades in the Wilderness
Joshua Treviño at TPPF

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