Things the Federal Government Tracks and Things It Doesn’t
Tracked: sexually transmitted disease infection rate in teenage girls.
Because, obviously, girls are responsible for all sexual contact that occurs between teenagers girls AND boys. And clearly those teenage girls who are slutty enough to catch the HPV, the STD that can cause cervical cancer, should not be protected from cancer by a vaccine. [...]
Banks Seek Sub-Prime Bailout: Privatize Profits, Socialize Costs
It was only a matter of time. John Cole leads us in the all American corporate cheer: “Privatize the profits, socialize the costs.” It’s what this country is all about:
The banking industry, struggling to contain the fallout from the mortgage debacle, is urgently shopping proposals to Congress and the Bush administration [...]
Two Alarming Stories of Rape
Tales of the massive mortgage fraud in the U.S. and an alleged disappearing rape kit in the gang rape case of a Halliburton/KBR employee Jamie Leigh Jones.
Hedge Fund Tax Reform, No, No, No
Mortgage and tax reform bills have both been passed by the House. From the Boston Globe:
By a 291-127 vote, the House approved a bill targeting loose and deceptive loan practices that helped inflate the recent housing bubble. Steered by Democratic Massachusetts Representative Barney Frank, it calls for licensing of mortgage brokers and bank loan [...]
