Ha-Joon Chang is one of the ten most influential world thinkers according to Prospect Magazine. In this brief interview at TheCorner.eu, he is asked if secular stagnation is inevitable. His response is that it is not, but it is important for policy makers to stop vilifying debt. He points out that debt, in and of…
Here is the case of the missing community banks. Where-oh-where has my neighborhood banker gone? In this very well researched and documented article, learn how Dodd-Frank has made banking more difficult and expensive for community banks to operate; how very low interest rates are partly to blame due to net interest banking; how Jamie Dimon,…
We are much obliged to Mr. Robert G. Brown, a public banking advocate for scheduling a meeting for us with Pima County District 1 Supervisor Ally Miller. We met with her in her in her office today for about an hour. We presented “Top 10 Reasons for Public Banking” power point. She was especially interested to…
We remain convinced, judging by the evidence and the experience with long standing public banking in North Dakota that public banking immensely benefits community banks. We have lamented our lack to date of engaging a community bank to partner with us so we do not have to continue to represent their interests on their behalf. We…
This article from the Institute for Local Self-Reliance (www.ilsr.org) reports on the findings of a 2014 survey of 2,602 small businesses from all 50 states and the District of Columbia. These businesses range from startups to those who have been in continuous operation for more than a century. The median age of them is 13 years and the…
This is a lecture given by Jared Gardner of the Oregonians for a State Bank delivered as part of a seminar presented at the Portland State University’s Institute for Sustainable Solutions. This address was delivered on April 13, 2011. Mr. Gardner speaks extensively about how Wall St. Banks are not serving the interests of local…
FDIC State Profiles ND Q1 2014 FDIC State Profiles AZ Q1 2014 Financial Institutions The links above will lead to FDIC reports– one for North Dakota and one for Arizona. These spreadsheets contrast the condition of not only banking but general economic health in these two states. Proponents of public banking oftentimes counter arguments that a public…
Arizonans for a New Economy 