Obama’s Crony Capitalism (PIMCO Management Now in Bed with the White House)
1/8/2013, 7:13:30 AM · by SeekAndFind · 7 replies
Reason ^ | 01/08/2013 | Ira Stoll
On the Friday before Christmas, President Obama announced that he was appointing Mohamed A. El-Erian, the CEO of Pacific Investment Management Company, as the chairman of his Global Development Council. The announcement didnt get much attention, but it should. It exemplifies whats wrong with Obamas approach to economic policy, which amounts to: insult rich people as fat cats, raise their taxes, and then choose a favored few of them for special access. If youre not familiar with El-Erian, you must not be watching CNBC or attending the World Economic Forum at Davos. The son of an Egyptian ambassador to France...
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