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Entries by Andrew Cooper from 03/2012

In the French Election, We are All Occupiers Now

| Posted 03.14.2012 | Canada
Read More: Francois Fillon Tax, Rich Nicolas Sarkozy, Nicolas Sarkozy Rich, Rich Sarkozy, Sarkozy Rich, Tax Francois Fillon, Canada News

In France the mantra of "soak the rich" has been taken up by the key contenders in the run-up to the first round of the presidential election on April 22. Sarkozy -- notwithstanding his proclivity for the company of the ultra-wealthy and the famous -- has already announced his support for the unilateral imposition of a financial transaction tax.

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Should a Leader be Put on Trial for Bad Decisions?

| Posted 03.21.2012 | Canada
Read More: Geir Haarde, Haard Financial Crisis, Antiguan Bank, Bank Antigua, Allen Stanford, Iceland David Oddsson, David Oddsson Iceland, Canada News

The trial of Geir Haarde -- the former Prime Minister of Iceland -- focuses attention on who or what is culpable for a financial crisis. Charged with negligence, Haarde is the first leader to be put on trial for the handling (or mishandling) of the economy up to and during the meltdown of October 2008. I

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