Without The Triggers, That Tax Cut Is

If You Get Beyond The Political Rhetoric [and Assembled A Group To Solve Social Security] It Would Take Them 15 Minutes. It Would Take Them 15 Minutes Only Because 10 Minutes Was Used For Pleasantries.

In An Economy That Already Has Lost Some Momentum, One Must Remain Alert To The Possibility That Greater Caution And Weakening Asset Values In Financial Markets Could Signal Or Precipitate An Excessive Softening In Household And Business Spending.

Crony Capitalism Is Essentially A Condition In Which... Public Officials Are Giving Favours To People In The Private Sector In Payment Of Political Favours.

The Use Of A Growing Array Of Derivatives And The Related Application Of More-sophisticated Approaches To Measuring And Managing Risk Are Key Factors Underpinning The Greater Resilience Of Our Largest Financial Institutions... Derivatives Have Permitted The Unbundling Of Financial Risks.

The Very Nature Of Finance Is That It Cannot Be Profitable Unless It Is Significantly Leveraged... And As Long As There Is Debt, There Can Be Failure And Contagion.