written on April 30th, 2009 | by James R. Klein
I understand that life has its dangers and ever present potholes. Today’s hot media topics seem to change from bad to worse. If it isn’t home foreclosures, it’s the plunging market, or unemployment, or swine flu or in the words of one of my favorite poets Charles Simi, “New hatreds will sweep the globe faster [...]
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written on March 25th, 2009 | by James R. Klein
Media around the world is focused on the U.S bail out. I know this as
a fact, sitting in a hotel room in Venice hearing CNN, CNBC, BBC, &
SKY News spend significant time on bonuses paid with stimulus money.
In the Congress we now have hearings on who knew what about who all of
which I tend to [...]
Tags: CDFI, Community Development Finance Institution, Congress, New Markets Tax Credit, US House of Representatives
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written on March 10th, 2009 | by James R. Klein
An article in last week’s Columbus Dispatch solicited comment from the Ohio Congressional delegation about the federal stimulus package. I found it to be an interesting piece that left me with a strange feeling of despair.
Tags: Columbus Dispatch, Congress, David Korten, stimulus, The Great Turning
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written on March 5th, 2009 | by James R. Klein
At a CDFI Coalition meeting earlier this week in Washington D.C., the topic was liquidity, which is a fancy word for “where’s the money.” Seems like we have once again applied a “one size fits all” solution.
Tags: CDFI, CDFI Coalition, Community Development Entities, Community Development Finance Institution, Congress, Financial Services Committee, Liquidity, Rep. Barney Frank, US House of Representatives
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written on February 25th, 2009 | by James R. Klein
Last night I listened to President Obama’s address to Congress and admittedly I wanted to be impressed.
Tags: compassion, Congress, conservative, President Barack Obama, President George W. Bush, US House of Representatives, US Senate
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