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19. Buffett is correct again. He said during a crisis.

Reply to DonCoquixote (Reply #1)

Tue Nov 27, 2012, 12:13 PM

Nov 2012

A crisis is all about confidence as Geithner proved in March 2009 with his bank stress tests that forced weak banks to raise capital and that was a big factor in ending the Credit Crisis.

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Dimon Would Be Best to Lead Treasury in Crisis, Buffett Says [View all] xchrom Nov 2012 OP

W---T-----F DonCoquixote Nov 2012 #1

Buffett is correct again. He said during a crisis. banned from Kos Nov 2012 #19

Why not Blankfein? BeyondGeography Nov 2012 #2

Fox-henhouse. hobbit709 Nov 2012 #3

Can anyone be worse than Geithner? WinkyDink Nov 2012 #4

I don't think anyone could be worse than Geithner. sarcasmo Nov 2012 #20

shaking my head ......... perhaps they will go away Angry Dragon Nov 2012 #5

Warren Buffet amazingly ProSense Nov 2012 #6

Dimon is on record supporting Wall St reform. banned from Kos Nov 2012 #21

Dimon is a Democrat OKNancy Nov 2012 #7

Sorry, but not just no, that'd be a FUCK no... truebrit71 Nov 2012 #8

+1 xchrom Nov 2012 #9

Billionaires are only good for one thing: Making godless amounts of money for themselves MrScorpio Nov 2012 #10

Wall St. already owns the government. He'd be no different than Geithner. forestpath Nov 2012 #11

you really shouldn't drink so heavily at your age, warren. spanone Nov 2012 #12

You have to look at it from JP Morgan Chase's per$$$pective! nt Romulox Nov 2012 #13

OOOPS -- MY BAD!11 xchrom Nov 2012 #14

The 0.1% Circles the Wagons: Buffett Pumps for Dimon as Treasury Secretary Read PETRUS Nov 2012 #15

it's all very incestuous. nt xchrom Nov 2012 #16

The Sage from Omaha displays some un-common "sense" librechik Nov 2012 #17

If he really were on our side he would not have went into Finance. Odin2005 Nov 2012 #18