Congressional Quarterly (CQ) reports on legislative action to reign in credit card companies massive fraud on consumers and small business.
"Key Senators Urge Freeze on Some Credit Card Rates
Senate Banking Committee Chairman Christopher J. Dodd , D-Conn., and Sen. Charles E. Schumer, D-N.Y., are calling on the Federal Reserve and other regulators to implement a new rule that would ban retroactive interest rate increases on existing card balances. [Read More]"
The National Association of Small Business NSBA is also working hard to reign in a banking industry which is increasingly out of control.
For the good of the country it is time to break the largest banks up and closely regulate their business practices. It is also long past time that upper management in the banking industry be criminally prosecuted, that these crooks be given a lengthy taste of state hospitality, and that those convicted of major crimes be barred from ever working in the industry.
Showing posts with label Policy. Show all posts
Showing posts with label Policy. Show all posts
Thursday, April 23, 2009
Thursday, April 16, 2009
Obama's Energy Policy & Qongressional Quarterly
Obamba's administration has caused considerable concern in the inventor community as a result of their relationship with tech industry companies who are very well known for stealing inventors' patent properties. These companies even formed a trade association to promote their agenda and named it the Coalition for Patent Fairness.
The administration's initiative on energy issues looks very promising. This is something which should have happened after the 1970's energy crisis. Allowing business to dictate policy based on quarter to quarter profits is insane and has seriously hurt America. But it is not too late.
Eliminating our dependence on fossil fuels will promote national security by denying our adversaries the huge revenue stream they have had at America's expense and it will greatly improve our economic vitality.
Now we need to get Obama's administration to pay attention to the importance of independent, academic and small business inventors who produce more than 30% of domestically filed patents. We hold the key to job and wealth creation.
RJR
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Join CQ's Live Online Discussion with Coral Davenport, CQ Energy Reporter
The coming year promises to be a watershed for energy and climate change policy. President Obama wants to enact a sweeping agenda that would require up to 25 percent of the nation's electricity to come from renewable sources such as wind and solar while tackling global warming with a "cap and trade" law that would slash carbon emissions by up to 80 percent.
The President's proposals would fundamentally transform the way Americans produce and consume energy, while touching nearly every sector of the domestic and global economy.
Join CQ's energy reporter Coral Davenport to discuss the political and practical hurdles facing President Obama as he seeks to transform energy policy.
Date: Earth Day – Wednesday, April 22
Time: 2 p.m. – 3 p.m. EDT
Cost: Free
Click here to register now for this Live Online Discussion
Coral Davenport has covered energy and climate change policy for Congressional Quarterly since 2006. Before coming to CQ, she wrote for the Christian Science Monitor and the Daily Hampshire Gazette in Northampton, Massachusetts. Her work has also appeared in USA Today and The Atlanta Journal-Constitution.
Please visit http://cqpoliticsearthday.eventbrite.com/ to register. You may submit questions before or during the discussion.
The administration's initiative on energy issues looks very promising. This is something which should have happened after the 1970's energy crisis. Allowing business to dictate policy based on quarter to quarter profits is insane and has seriously hurt America. But it is not too late.
Eliminating our dependence on fossil fuels will promote national security by denying our adversaries the huge revenue stream they have had at America's expense and it will greatly improve our economic vitality.
Now we need to get Obama's administration to pay attention to the importance of independent, academic and small business inventors who produce more than 30% of domestically filed patents. We hold the key to job and wealth creation.
RJR
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Join CQ's Live Online Discussion with Coral Davenport, CQ Energy Reporter
The coming year promises to be a watershed for energy and climate change policy. President Obama wants to enact a sweeping agenda that would require up to 25 percent of the nation's electricity to come from renewable sources such as wind and solar while tackling global warming with a "cap and trade" law that would slash carbon emissions by up to 80 percent.
The President's proposals would fundamentally transform the way Americans produce and consume energy, while touching nearly every sector of the domestic and global economy.
Join CQ's energy reporter Coral Davenport to discuss the political and practical hurdles facing President Obama as he seeks to transform energy policy.
Date: Earth Day – Wednesday, April 22
Time: 2 p.m. – 3 p.m. EDT
Cost: Free
Click here to register now for this Live Online Discussion
Coral Davenport has covered energy and climate change policy for Congressional Quarterly since 2006. Before coming to CQ, she wrote for the Christian Science Monitor and the Daily Hampshire Gazette in Northampton, Massachusetts. Her work has also appeared in USA Today and The Atlanta Journal-Constitution.
Please visit http://cqpoliticsearthday.eventbrite.com/ to register. You may submit questions before or during the discussion.
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