Nicole Gelinas

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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Can Dodd-Frank be repealed?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.
The marketplace can deal with failures, but not political dysfunction. Nicole Gelinas joins Jim Blasingame to discuss the complicity of politicians and the U.S. government in the failure of the housing market.
The free market system doesn't work unless businesses are allowed to fail. Nicole Gelinas joins Jim Blasingame to discuss why the government should stop propping up businesses, from the auto industry to Frannie and Freddie.
Nicole Gelinas joins Jim Blasingame to report on the way a portion of Liberty Bond funds meant for reconstruction of the World Trade Center site were used for other projects.
Will Obama’s jobs plan encourage small businesses to hire? Nicole Gelinas joins Jim Blasingame to discuss whether Obama’s jobs plan will create jobs, or just create more deficit spending.