Showing posts with label On one's knees at the feet of the Golden Calf. Show all posts
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Tuesday, August 28, 2012

"The Virus that Engulfed Us All"

This is the title of a lecture by Kathleen C. Engel, JD, a "national authority on mortgage finance and regulation, subeprime and predatory lending, and hosueing discrimination," according to the American Institute for Econimic Research ("AIER").  Her entire presention to an AIER forum is available on video.   I read an adaptation of the presentation here, although you may need to be an AIER member to read it.  I recommend either viewing the video or reading the article and also recommend joining AIER.

Ms. Engel is the co-author of The Subprime Virus: Reckless Credit, Regualtory Failure and Next Steps (Oxford Univeristy Press 2011).

Tuesday, August 07, 2012

UM Med Phamacist Steals $7 Million Worth of Cancer Drugs

Good grief!

How about this:

The director of Miami Beach's tax-payer funded Community Health Center, whose mission is to deliver medical services to poor people, is accused of stealing $7 million.

The problem is not confined to the not-for-profit sector:

HCA uncovered evidence that some cardiologists at several of its Florida hospitals were unable to justify many procedures they performed.

-also from the Miami Herald.