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Republicans block bankruptcy change; will walkaways increase?

Democrats have been trying to change the bankruptcy law so that judges could “cram down” mortgage amounts or terms to levels that would be affordable for the person filing bankruptcy. By threatening filibuster, …

Predictably Irrational - why putting your credit card in the freezer is rational behavior.

In Dan Ariely’s fantastic new book, Predictably Irrational, he describes how traditional economics has failed us. Economic theory makes formulations and predictions based on an erroneous assumption - that human beings behave rationally. …