Posts Tagged ‘Lehman Brothers’

“Too Big to Fail” Banks Wouldn’t Survive the Free Market

Saturday, 21 April 2012 06:24 Written by Bob Adelmann 3 Comments

Matt Taibbi has a wonderful way with words. It’s too bad he doesn’t have any answers.

Geithner Ignores Subpoena to Testify in Lehman Bros. Case

Tuesday, 21 February 2012 16:00 Written by Bob Adelmann 0 Comments

Geithner’s too smart not to know that the committee knows he’s guilty and so he is keeping his mouth shut.

Back-Door Bank Runs in Europe Have Started

Wednesday, 14 December 2011 11:37 Written by Bob Adelmann 0 Comments

This is why the powers that be in the euro-zone are so anxious to put in place a permanent mechanism to save the banks: they’re being bled to death by investors who want their money.

Central Bank Easing Misses the Point

Wednesday, 07 December 2011 04:04 Written by Bob Adelmann 0 Comments

The patching together of an unworkable and liberty-destroying system – the European Union – continues to be sold as the best thing to do in a bad situation. All without mentioning that the main theme is to use the crisis to promote the Euro-dictatorship: “From out of chaos, order.”

S&P Downgrades Japan: Harbinger for US

Tuesday, 01 February 2011 15:40 Written by Bob Adelmann 1 Comment

We all knew this was coming, didn’t we? Just a matter of time. The fiscal clock is ticking for the US of A too. One comment I saw indicated that this downgrade will help Japan’s government move ahead with more government cuts. Fear hasn’t motivated them yet. Why would this change anything? Stay tuned. We’re next.

Free Markets, Deregulation, and Blame

Friday, 19 March 2010 08:01 Written by Bob Adelmann 2 Comments

Free markets, in the full sense of the phrase, exist only in the minds and imaginations of free-market economists from the Austrian School, such as Ludwig von Mises and Murray Rothbard.

Lehman Bros.: Pinprick That Burst the Bubble

Saturday, 13 March 2010 15:00 Written by Bob Adelmann 1 Comment

There is certainly plenty of blame to go around, and it looks like there will be criminal charges filed too. The biggest lie, however, wasn’t mentioned: