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Written by Patrick Kelley on 19 Apr 2010 | No Comments | Basic Needs , Homelessness

“While bankers and traders were taking without conscience, the folks at Washington CASH have been showing that small doses of capitalism altruistically administered can give people a lift up from the economic lowlands.”

This is from a nice piece in today’s Seattle Times about Washington CASH, a local nonprofit organization committed to helping people get out of poverty by supporting their entrepreneurial efforts.  Our Free Tax Campaign also has a budding relationship with them to help small business owners learn how to…

Written by Patrick Kelley on 25 Feb 2010 | No Comments | Homelessness

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My logic tends towards the illogical, as many of you know, so try to stick with me here:

  • A ‘credit-default swap’ (also, I think, known as a ‘derivative’) is basically a contract that allows financial institutions to GAMBLE on whether or not a company will