Who should pay for the damage from Hurricane Sandy? Nicole Gelinas joins Jim Blasingame to discuss the similarities between Hurricane Sandy and Hurricane Katrina and whether the federal government should cover 100% of the Sandy bill, as they did with Katrina.
Should the federal government cover 100% of the cost of the recovery of major disasters? Nicole Gelinas joins Jim Blasingame to explain how FEMA works in disaster recovery and debate how much states should rely on the federal government.
Stable tax policies would benefit small businesses. Nicole Gelinas joins to explain why policies that create a stable tax code would help small businesses, including specific suggestions.
What is the verdict of the Dodd-Frank bill on its second anniversary? Nicole Gelinas joins Jim Blasingame to report on why the Dodd-Frank law was created and the verdict on how it has worked out.
The Dodd-Frank law is bad news for small business banking. Nicole Gelinas joins Jim Blasingame to discuss how the Dodd-Frank law and Consumer Finance Protection Bureau hurts small businesses and their bank partners.
Can Dodd-Frank be repealed? Nicole Gelinas joins Jim Blasingame to talk about whether any president could repeal the Dodd-Frank law now that it has gotten entrenched in the regulatory system.
Government regulations are not solving problems with the financial system. Nicole Gelinas joins Jim Blasingame to report on why politicians have not been able to prevent dangerous practices of the financial industry.
Small businesses have become collateral damage from Wall Street bank behavior. Nicole Gelinas joins Jim Blasingame to discuss how small businesses are hurt by regulations meant to fix Wall Street bank bad behaviors.
Market forces should be more influential to reform the U.S. financial system. Nicole Gelinas joins Jim Blasingame to discuss how markets should have more influence in reforming and regulating U.S. financial system.
When government don't allow businesses to fail, the free market is harmed. Nicole Gelinas joins Jim Blasingame to discuss how bailouts in both the U.S. and Europe are actually hurting the viability of the free market system.
