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REVEALED! Wall Street CEO Facebook Convo
Mod Note (Andy): Throwback Thursday, this was originally posted 9/2012 WSO EXCLUSIVE: Titans of Wall Street caught in candid conversation on Facebook! Read on below and after the break:
President Obama's Budget Proposes IRA Cap
Monkeys, An interesting tid bit from President Obama's proposed budget was noted by Bloomberg, namely the capping of IRA's to $3 million. Well, to me, "interesting" isn't the right word, from where I'm sitting, "very stupid" seems more appropriate, but perhaps I'm being too harsh and someone can...
From Presidential Candidate to Head of the Banking Lobby
Well folks, it looks like there's a brand new exit opp to discuss and debate on WSO. And for those of you who are looking to wield some real power one day, this ought to be of interest. So, what is this new exit opp I speak of? Presidential Candidate --> Head of the Banking Lobby And which former...
Does Private Equity Use Too Much Leverage?
The referendum about Mitt Romney's business practices as CEO of Bain Capital is also a referendum about private equity . One month ago, on July 15, 2012, Anthony Luzzatto Gardner revisited the topic on the Bloomberg website: http://mobile.bloomberg.com/news/2012-07-15/romney-s-bain-yielded-priva…...
Why didn't Mitt Romney flip flop on his Mormonism?
He flip flopped on just about everything else. His Mormonism definitely hurt him with the evangelicals down south and was one of the biggest talking points of his campaign. Why didn't he dump it?
Schwarzman Loves Him Some Mitt
Bloomberg ran this great interview with Blackstone's Steve Schwarzman yesterday, and it covers a lot of ground. Schwarzman goes into why all hope is not lost for Europe (in fact he's still a buyer), why he loves Catholic schools, why 45% of the country should at least pay something in taxes, and how...
Romney got another supporter!
The Deformation of Mitt Romney
An excerpt of David Stockman's new book, 'The Great Deformation: How Crony Capitalism Corrupts Free Markets and Democracy,' was published in Newsweek a couple of weeks ago. Stockman is not impressed with Mitt Romney's skills as a job creator, but rather than exploring the validity of this statement...
Return to Gold Standard Now Official Republican Policy
Ron Paul lovers rejoice - the return to the gold standard is to officially become part of the republican platform. It will be interesting to see if it will spark a mainstream national debate on the role of the fed and monetary policy. The return to an inflexible monetary system would drastically...
Who do I vote for so that there are more IB jobs after graduation?
I'm going to be a college freshman soon, and in four years I really hope I don't have it as rough as some current seniors who are applying for IB jobs. Now that I get to vote, who do you think will provide me with the best ib options post-graduation? I'm thinking Obama might not be a good option...
A Friend for Israel
Mitt Romney and Benjamin Netanyahu have been friends and confidantes for many years, since they first met in 1976, according to today's New York Times. Their relationship appears to be on firmer ground than the one that Netanyahu has with our current president. This leads to the exploration of...
The Shale Solution
Now that the Blythe Solar Power Project is no more, I wonder what this will mean moving forward. This country should have short term energy goals and long term energy goals. Over the long haul, let's plan for renewable energy to lead the way, but right now, especially if Mitt Romney were to be...
Etch-A-Sketch Romney
His spokesman just hurt him. http://www.washingtonpost.com/blogs/the-fix/post/… [quote]Erik Fehrnstrom, one of Romney’s top aides, made the unfortunate comparison between his candidate and the child’s toy during a television interview on CNN on Wednesday morning. “Well, I think you hit a...
Romney's Brain Fart
"I'm learning to say y'all, and I like grits"...this guy has become downright pathetic.
“Doing God’s Work”- Religiosity, Work Ethic, and Success
I think it’s safe to assume that, according to strict interpretation of mainstream religions, most people I know are probably not going to heaven. Religion has never played a big part of my life, nor has it in those of most of my friends. We don't judge eachother and I think we’re perfectly...
SC GOP Debate
Hey monkeys, I didn't get a chance to see the SC debate last night. I think this site is a great place for a collision of ideas, so let's use this as kind of an open thread. For those who saw it, what were your thoughts after watching? And for those interested in Bain Capital , I found this article...
what's worse? higher taxes or no porn?
From Christian Newswire dated yesterday: http://www.christiannewswire.com/news/6425818602… There is one thing Santorum, Romney and Gingrich can agree on: "Vigorous prosecution of those who violate our nation's obscenity laws is critical now. Our nation is suffering a pandemic of harm from...
GOP Debate
They are actually giving Ron Paul some airtime tonight. Brett Bair is trying his best to make Paul look stupid, but if he keeps getting an opportunity to speak Iowa could well go to Ron Paul come January. EDIT: As per RagnarDanneskjold's request. Here are tonight's RP Highlights....
Chris Christie to endorse Romney
Note to self: Never vote for Chris Christie if he runs for President. http://news.yahoo.com/blogs/ticket/chris-christie… "In what could be a game changer for Mitt Romney's 2012 bid, Chris Christie will endorse the former Massachusetts governor at an event in New Hampshire today. According to the...
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