David C. John, Author at The Daily Signal

Financial Transactions Tax Is Back – Again

David C. John | February 28, 2013

Two Members of Congress are reportedly trying again to impose an excise tax on certain financial transactions—i.e., the “Robin Hood tax.” A financial transactions tax… Read More

Economy

S&P Suit: No New Laws Were Needed for 2008 Collapse

David C. John | February 06, 2013

The Department of Justice’s (DOJ) civil suit against credit rating agency Standard & Poor’s (S&P) shows that laws that existed well before the financial crash… Read More

Economy

Wells Fargo Mortgage Suit: Using Existing Powers to Confront Housing Problems

David C. John | October 18, 2012

Last week, Wells Fargo, the nation’s largest mortgage lender, was sued by the U.S. Attorney in Manhattan for allegedly defrauding the Federal Housing Administration (FHA)…. Read More

Social Security Pays Benefits to Millionaires’ Children

David C. John | August 24, 2012

Many aspects of Social Security date back to 1939 and reflect an America that is long gone. One of these pays Social Security benefits to… Read More

Economy

DeMarco Signals a Better Housing Policy by Putting Taxpayers First

David C. John | August 02, 2012

Ed DeMarco, the acting director of the Federal Housing Finance Agency (FHFA), got it right by putting taxpayers’ interests ahead of the Obama Administration’s wishes…. Read More

Economy

Senate Flood Insurance Compromise Will Reduce Taxpayer Cost of Disasters

David C. John | June 28, 2012

Further scrambling to pay for transportation projects and the subsidized student loan interest rate freeze, Congress is now debating to add a five-year flood insurance… Read More

Infographic: JP Morgan Chase and the Loss in Perspective

David C. John | May 17, 2012

JP Morgan Chase’s $2 billion loss on a hedging strategy doesn’t mean that the bank is in crisis, and it certainly does not mean the… Read More

JPMorgan Chase Losses: No Reason for More Regulation

David C. John | May 11, 2012

JPMorgan Chase’s announcement that it has lost $2 billion in a failed hedge strategy sent shock waves through the financial world yesterday. And in Washington,… Read More

Economy

DeMarco Warns of the Dangers of Large-Scale Forgiving of Mortgage Debt

David C. John | April 15, 2012

To hear certain parts of the press tell it, the acting director of the Federal Housing Finance Agency (FHFA), Ed DeMarco, announced that the agency… Read More

Economy

Cantor JOBS Bill Would Help Small Businesses Grow

David C. John | March 07, 2012

In a move designed to make it easier for smaller businesses to raise money for expansion and job creation, House Majority Leader Eric Cantor (R–VA)… Read More

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Articles by David C. John

Financial Transactions Tax Is Back – Again

S&P Suit: No New Laws Were Needed for 2008 Collapse

Wells Fargo Mortgage Suit: Using Existing Powers to Confront Housing Problems

Social Security Pays Benefits to Millionaires’ Children

DeMarco Signals a Better Housing Policy by Putting Taxpayers First

Senate Flood Insurance Compromise Will Reduce Taxpayer Cost of Disasters

Infographic: JP Morgan Chase and the Loss in Perspective

JPMorgan Chase Losses: No Reason for More Regulation

DeMarco Warns of the Dangers of Large-Scale Forgiving of Mortgage Debt

Cantor JOBS Bill Would Help Small Businesses Grow