20 month ago
jcgregorio : The Subprime Mess and Phil Gramm: An Experiment in Deregulation | InjuryBoard Los Angeles - Hard to lay the blame for the second Bush recession all on one man, but Gramm comes close to earning it.
deusx : The Subprime Mess and Phil Gramm: An Experiment in Deregulation | InjuryBoard Los Angeles - "In 1999, former Senator Phil Gramm (who is, incidentally, Senator John McCain's economic adviser and cochairs his presidential campaign) set out to completely gut the Glass-Steagall Act, and did so successfully,"
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29 month ago
nelson : CircleLending bought - I have friends who love this personal loan management app
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jkottke : "Kiva lets you loan as little as $25 to a qualified low income entrepreneur in the developing world" - "Kiva lets you loan as little as $25 to a qualified low income entrepreneur in the developing world." Basically no-interest loans to developing countries as charity, but you get the original donation amount back. Pretty cool idea. (thx, jonah)
philgyford : Kiva - Loans that change lives - I was trying to remember the name of this micro-loans site the other day and today it popped up on Cool Tools.
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