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So, has Treasury policy-making been outsourced to the banksters at Goldman-Sachs?

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Thu, 03/26/2009 - 7:40pm — lambert

You’d certainly think so, and not just because the top two slots on domestic policy are vacant, economic policy slots are vacant, vacant, vacant, and vacant, public affairs slots are vacant, vacant, vacant, vacant, vacant, vacant, vacant, vacant, vacant, vacant, and vacant, and the two top slots on tax policy are vacant. I count 19 vacancies, and that’s just at the top levels.

So who’s minding the store?

How can policy be made at Treasury if there’s nobody there to make it?

If there’s nobody at Treasury to take calls, then where are the calls being placed?

NOTE Also via Democracy now, I see Obama’s 3 down on Treasury appointments. 16 — at least — to go! The appointments are Neil Wolin (The Hartford Financial Services Group), Lael Brainerd (Brookings), and Stuart Level (Bush DOJ and Baker Botts).

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vastleft's picture

So...

By vastleft on Thu, 03/26/2009 - 11:02pm

the era of government is over?

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Damon's picture

So much for socialism, no?

By Damon on Fri, 03/27/2009 - 5:40am

How you gonna' have an evial socialist state without the burdensome government? lol

I guess it really makes no difference, though, whether we have a Phantom Treasury with outsourcing to the private sector or, like under Bush, a treasury already staffed and managed by the banks. So, when the Treasury isn't actively plotting an private-sector raid and inside-job, they are "Gone Fishin'". I'm really not sure which is better.

But, we've always been at war with Eastasia...

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lambert's picture

If we had an award for snarky one-liners, VL...

By lambert on Fri, 03/27/2009 - 9:41am

... that comment would be on the short list for winners. Remember and use!

First they ignore you, then they ridicule you, then they fight you, then you win. -- Mahatma Gandhi

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Aeryl's picture

Te He

By Aeryl on Fri, 03/27/2009 - 8:47am

Actually, I have a post coming this weekend, and interestingly enough, Treasury does answer the phones now.

He who will not reason is a bigot; he who cannot is a fool; and he who dares not is a slave.
- Sir William Drummond

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lambert's picture

That's not good news

By lambert on Fri, 03/27/2009 - 9:42am

because -- putting on my tinfoil hat, here -- it means they've accomplished whatever it was they wanted to accomplish by not answering the phone.

First they ignore you, then they ridicule you, then they fight you, then you win. -- Mahatma Gandhi

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Aeryl's picture

Or they realized it made them look bad

By Aeryl on Fri, 03/27/2009 - 10:05am

And rectified the problem.

By hiring a receptionist.

He who will not reason is a bigot; he who cannot is a fool; and he who dares not is a slave.
- Sir William Drummond

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