Comments on: Leverage, Complex Deals and Mania

By: Curious Cat Management Blog: Why Congress Won’t Investigate Wall Street

Curious Cat Management Blog: Why Congress Won’t Investigate Wall Street — Fri, 01 May 2009 22:33:55 +0000

The incredibly dire current economic results should encourage some thought about choices we have made. The failures of the political leaders (putting their donors interests above the public interest) is something that should be investigated seriously…

By: CuriousCat: What the Bailout and Stimulus Are and Are Not

CuriousCat: What the Bailout and Stimulus Are and Are Not — Mon, 23 Feb 2009 14:45:33 +0000

The huge banking bailouts and stimulus bill are meant to counter-balance the huge problems the economy is suffering through….

By: Too Much Leverage Killed Mervyns at Curious Cat Investing and Economics Blog

Too Much Leverage Killed Mervyns at Curious Cat Investing and Economics Blog — Thu, 22 Jan 2009 13:30:54 +0000

I also object to those that unjustly take from the other stakeholders involved in an enterprise… I detest that financial gimmicks by “private capital” that ruin companies…

By: Redesigning the Global Finance System at Curious Cat Economics Blog

Redesigning the Global Finance System at Curious Cat Economics Blog — Thu, 20 Nov 2008 13:37:16 +0000

There are not easy answers though their are some pretty basic principles people should agree on (excessive leverage is dangerous, massive positions that endanger entire economies are dangerous…). But how to deal with those issues is not easy…