“Mark my words,” the Democratic vice presidential nominee warned at the second of his two Seattle fundraisers Sunday. “It will not be six months before the world tests Barack Obama like they did John Kennedy. The world is looking. We’re about to elect a brilliant 47-year-old senator president of the United States of America. Remember [...]
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The Economy
Posted in Economics, Politics, tagged bail out, democrats, economy, harangue, heart, Henry Paulson, pelosi, republicans, series of tubes, stock market, treasury department, Washington on September 30, 2008 | 6 Comments »
The economy is like a heart. Blood has to pump through it, in this case, money and assets. Sometimes capital loses its value and gets stuck in the system. These “toxic assets” are like cholesterol. They stick to the wall and prevent other things from getting through, causing a “blockage.” Sadly, the economy isn’t some [...]