Tag: Federal Bailouts

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The high cost of economic policy uncertainty

Lawrence McQuillan · August 17, 2013 4:00 am

Americans know that a college education is essential for obtaining a high-paying career, so demand keeps increasing. (Thinkstock)

Examiner Editorial: College costs too much because there’s no competition

Washington Examiner · August 15, 2013 4:00 am

Steven Rattner, Obama's "car czar," oversaw the Treasury Department's management of GM's bankruptcy and insisted on completing the process in only 40 days/ (AP File)

Obama’s car czar pressured GM to accept union pension demand

Mark Tapscott · August 15, 2013 4:00 am

The Department of Housing and Urban Development issued new data reporting regulations in July. (Thinkstock)

Examiner Editorial: New HUD rules open floodgates for lawsuits

Washington Examiner · August 13, 2013 4:00 am

Rep. Darrell Issa, R-Calif., sent a subpoena to Treasury Secretary Jacob Lew regarding the 2009 taxpayer-funded $50 billion bailout of General Motors. (Examiner/Graeme Jennings)

Beltway Confidential

Darrell Issa subpoenas Treasury Department over auto bailout documents

Sean Higgins · August 9, 2013 4:00 am

Obama speaks about the economy during a visit to Phoenix, Ariz., on Tuesday. (AP Photo/Matt York)

Examiner Editorial: Has Obama learned nothing from his past housing failures?

Washington Examiner · August 6, 2013 4:00 am

Detroit Mayor Dave Bing, left, and emergency manager Kevryn Orr discuss the city's bankruptcy during a July 18, 2013, news conference. (AP Photo)

Anarchists didn’t create Detroit’s anarchy

David Freddoso · July 28, 2013 4:00 am

An abandoned house with an overgrown lot is seen in Brightmoor, on Detroitâs northwest side. Brightmoor is one of the cityâs more blighted neighborhoods. (AP Photo/Carlos Osorio)

Nine cities that could soon follow Detroit into bankruptcy

Eric Boehm · July 27, 2013 4:00 am

Protesters march outside the Theodore Levin United States Courthouse, in Detroit on July 24. (AP/Paul Sancya)

Detroit pension debt is warning for other cities

Richard Dreyfuss · July 26, 2013 4:00 am

According to the Federal Reserve of New York, the percentage of 25-year-olds with student loan debt has grown from just 25 percent in 2003 to almost 50 percent today. (Thinkstock)

Examiner Editorial: Student loans are enslaving a generation of young Americans

Washington Examiner · July 26, 2013 4:00 am

Chrysler Corp. employees work on 1996 Dodge Vipers on the first day of production at the new Conner Avenue Assembly Plant in Detroit on Friday, Oct. 27, 1995. (AP Photo/Richard Sheinwald)

The Bush and Obama bailouts ‘save’ the UAW

Sean Higgins · July 25, 2013 4:00 am

Sen. Lindsey Graham, R-S.C. (AP/Charles Dharapak)

Senate Republicans want to ban federal bailout of Detroit, other cities

Steve Contorno · July 24, 2013 4:00 am