Posts Tagged ‘Jon Corzine’

New Jersey Pols Reveal Plans to Confiscate Guns, Contempt for Owners

Monday, 13 May 2013 13:52 Written by Bob Adelmann 0 Comments

The open mic revealed what they’re really after and what they really think. It shouldn’t be a surprise to those of us in the fight.

MF Global Trustee May File Charges Against Corzine

Thursday, 07 June 2012 07:36 Written by Bob Adelmann 0 Comments

Corzine is the Teflon man. He won’t be touched for this outrage. The story behind the story is that other investment companies have been doing this for years, and continue to do it. It’s just that when MF Global ran out of customer funds it ended the game.

MF Global Head Jon Corzine Denies Involvement

Wednesday, 14 December 2011 04:35 Written by Bob Adelmann 0 Comments

It’s too simplistic just to say that Corzine is a sleaze-ball and leave it at that. What he represents, however, is the big story: corruption reaching to the highest levels of the government.

Market Economy Now a Game of Russian Roulette

Friday, 25 November 2011 06:02 Written by Bob Adelmann 2 Comments

The market economy, at bottom, is based on trust. Trust that the goods and services offered for sale are what they appear to be, with sanctions applied only when they aren’t. But if those sanctions are removed, then “moral hazard” becomes the norm, and the economy then becomes a casino or Russian roulette.

Jon Corzine Proves Regulation is Rigged

Monday, 07 November 2011 04:58 Written by Bob Adelmann 0 Comments

Here’s a classic example of a distortion of the free market. Regulators say everything is OK: the water’s fine, come on it. People jump in, believing the regulators. But then they get burned. And then they want more regulation? There’s a logical disconnect here. I hope I illustrated that in this article.

Corzine to Replace Geithner as Treasury Secretary?

Monday, 08 August 2011 11:20 Written by Bob Adelmann 2 Comments

It’s too bad I didn’t have more space to write more about Mr. Corzine because there is more – so much more – that could be said about this thug. But he’s a perfect example of the kind of person that Obama would seriously consider for such a position: totally without integrity, with no regard for rules or fair play, and with the necessary totalitarian ideology—perfect for Obama!

Reality Checks from New Jersey, Illinois

Saturday, 01 January 2011 07:56 Written by Bob Adelmann 3 Comments

The most alarming thing about the state issue is the level of complacency. [The states’ budget shortfalls have] tentacles as wide as anything I’ve seen. I think…this is the single most important issue in the United States, and certainly the largest threat to the U. S. economy….

SEC Charges NJ With Cooking the Books

Friday, 03 September 2010 09:00 Written by Bob Adelmann 3 Comments

Notable in the statement from the Securities and Exchange Commission (SEC) last week that it was charging the State of New Jersey with securities fraud was the lack of fines, punishment, or names of the guilty. The fraud began in 2001 and wasn’t uncovered until the New York Times exposed it in April of 2007.

Captains of the Economy: The ‘Good Ol’ Boy’ Network is Alive and Well

Wednesday, 02 December 2009 10:19 Written by Bob Adelmann 1 Comment

In its attempt to glorify “the 10 who shaped the U.S. economy the most since 2000,” ABC News did a great favor for those interested in the interconnections among the “elite” who are impacting the current world economic and political scene.