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Mon, 26/12/2022 - 05:49
Week-end Wrap – Political Economy – December 25, 2022

Week-end Wrap – Political Economy – December 25, 2022

by Tony Wikrent

[Twitter, via Naked Capitalism Water Cooler 12-23-2022]

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Sun, 25/12/2022 - 12:59
  • Oil and gas producers are diversifying their funding sources.
  • Energy asset securitization is a new type of funding that is quicking gaining in popularity.
  • Oil and gas securitization offerings could be beneficial to both investors and producers, Daniel Allison, energy finance partner with law firm Sidley Austin LLP, said. 
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Sun, 25/12/2022 - 09:36
A few years ago, right before the holidays, someone wrote in with a question for Dr. Lakoff: “When my family gets together for the holidays, how do I avoid getting into a political argument with my conservative grandfather?” “Don’t argue with your grandfather,” Dr. Lakoff answered. “Instead, ask him to tell you a story about a time […]
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Sun, 25/12/2022 - 07:33

Since coming to Washington more than three decades ago, I have spent much of my time working on retirement income. The biggest part of that story was defending Social Security, which leaders in both parties were anxious to cut. This defense was largely successful, as the efforts to privatize it in the 1990s and under […]

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