All Posts Tagged With: "Madoff scandal"
Maddow on Madoff
Here is an email I sent today to Rachel Maddow of MSNBC. It refers to her coverage last night of the Bernard Madoff story which condemned “deregulation” for letting Madoff get away with his alleged scan. Dear Ms. Maddow: Why do you call the government’s failure to pursue fraud allegations in the Madoff case “deregulation”? [...]
5Feb2009 | Sheldon Richman | 0 comments | ContinuedMadoff Scandal Exposes Government Failure
My op-ed, “Madoff Scandal Exposes Government Failure,” is being distributed by The Future of Freedom Foundation. Here’s a taste: [A] false sense of security is worse than none at all. When people believe government is protecting them from bad financial services, they are more vulnerable to scams than if they knew they had to protect [...]
24Dec2008 | Sheldon Richman | 0 comments | Continued-
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