Posts Tagged ‘meet the press’

Jamie Dimon tells Meet the Press he thinks we’re resenting “success.” He’s wrong.

Written on 14 May, 2012 at 3:26

Dimon was quoted as having said that just because his bank had been stupid, it didn't mean that all the other banks would be equally stupid. But, see... it sort of does, right? That's why the sort of... (Continue reading)

The Stalinist Era of Consumer Protection

Written on 12 Dec, 2011 at 15:58

Now, when right in front of our eyes, the banking lobby is pushing to make the only federal agency whose role is to protect consumers entirely toothless, once again we're failing to make our voices heard. I know this... (Continue reading)

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