by Anthony Colombo | Aug 12, 2016 | Local Economies, National, News, Public Bank, Public Banking
Dear Linn County supervisors, Let me commend you for your plan “to help the county’s waters, trails and wildlife habitats.” Forty million dollars, plus the cost of an election and the fees and interest associated with the bonds, is a lot of money. You could avoid...
by Anthony Colombo | Aug 10, 2016 | Local Economies, Monetary Policy, National, News, Print Media, Public Bank, Public Banking
So far, neither Donald Trump nor Hillary Clinton has offered a credible plan to restart the long-stalled U.S. economy. Trump favors lowering taxes to spur demand, a reduction in the supply of illegal foreign labor to boost wages, and modifying trade policy to...
by Anthony Colombo | Aug 1, 2016 | National, News, Public Bank, Public Banking
Maine should have a state-owned bank; it’s working well enough for North Dakota. APPLETON — If you’ve ever written a check to the Maine State Treasurer’s Office, you may be surprised to learn that it was deposited in a privately owned bank. In the state treasurer’s...
by Anthony Colombo | Jul 18, 2016 | Commercial Banking, National, News, Public Banking
Since the financial crisis, Federal Reserve officials have tried to communicate their policies to a wider constituency. With Neel Kashkari, the boundaries are being tested. “.@Six1FourCapital 4 me it’s a q of r we hitting dual mandate? Is there still labor slack? R we...
by Anthony Colombo | May 20, 2016 | National, News, Public Bank, Public Banking
Ten Questions (and Then Some) for Minneapolis Fed’s Neel Kashkari By John Heltman | May 19, 2016 | American Banker “I shut down my campaign account. If I had any intention of running for office again, there’d be a little nugget of cash that … I could...
by Anthony Colombo | May 13, 2016 | Public Bank, Public Banking, Videos, Videos National & PBI Videos
The People of Philadelphia Speak Out! (Includes a clear explanation of public...