a questionnaire
Questions put forth by The Tacoma News Tribune for their 2012 Voters Guide and answers. We were only allowed 400 characters (around 60 words) to answer these questions
Hedge Funds Run by Trump Advisors
Hedge Funds Run by Trump Advisors Made the Most Money Off His Election Win
Fortune.com
Nov. 09, 2016
'Strategic deficit’ is ploy to cut programs
David Stockman used the term to describe Reagan’s tax cuts,
but Bush seems bent on same starvation tactics
By William Raspberry June 9, 2003
Examples of some Oligarchies
Casino magnate Sheldon Adelson draws entire GOP field to Jewish conference in Washington
By Julie Bykowicz and Steve Peoples
For the Wealthiest, a Private Tax System That Saves Them Billions
The very richest are able to quietly shape tax policy
that will allow them to shield billions in income.
By Noam Scheiber and Patricia Cohen
The New York Times
DEC. 29, 2015
Wall Street Pays Bankers to Work in Government
Wall Street Pays Bankers to Work in Government and It Doesn't Want Anyone to Know
By David Dayen
NEW REPUBLIC
Feb 4, 2015
Elizabeth Warren slams corporate wrist-slapping
MoneyWatch
By Larry Light
January 29, 2016,
With populist anger in the political air, Sen. Elizabeth Warren (D-Massachusetts) issued a report condemning what she saw as lenient treatment of corporate malfeasance, citing 20 concluded federal cases from 2015.
The Federal Reserve Bank is NOT Your Friend
The Federal Reserve Bank & the Knife in Your Back
Wall Street (Blackstone Group) buyers snap up thousands of local homes for rentals
Big companies financed by Wall Street have acquired thousands of single-family homes to offer as rentals, outmaneuvering ordinary homebuyers at a time of tight inventory.
By Sanjay Bhatt
Seattle Times business reporter
March 10, 2014