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The Decomposition of Banking

Posted on March 11th, 2010 by macaoidh

by C. Ward Bond Thirty five years ago, Embree Easterly, president of Capital Bank and Trust of Baton Rouge, fought a losing battle for the preservation of banking integrity while he was the leader of the Independent Banker’s Association of Louisiana.

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The Abysmal, Horrible, Stupid and Destructive Bank Tax

Posted on January 14th, 2010 by macaoidh

“Because that’s where the money is.” – Willie Sutton, on why he robbed banks Just when you thought the Obama administration had reached the pinnacle of brain-dead, asinine legislation with the idea of exempting unions from “Cadillac plan” taxes on employer-provided health insurance, along comes the biggest flea-bitten dog to date. Yes, describing today’s rollout [...]

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