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...FDIC's resources. The agency's insurance-fund balance dropped by almost half in the fourth quarter, from $35 billion to $19 billion. To keep funds from dwindling, the FDIC is going to raise deposit-insurance assessment rates beginning in the second quarter of 2009, adding to the burden that already-troubled banks will have to bear...
...without purpose is that none of the banks are mentioned by name. The FDIC's argument is that if the public knew which institutions were in trouble, customers would withdraw money so quickly that the firms would be out of business in a day. That would put a large burden on the FDIC because it insures the deposits at each of those banks, which have combined assets of $159 billion. (See pictures of the Top 10 scared traders...
...Stimulus, Please Some of the Republican Party's highest-profile governors say they may reject a small percentage of the Federal Government's $787 billion stimulus funding in the name of fiscal conservatism. They say taking federal funds to expand unemployment insurance, for example, would create a future burden on their states and lead to tax increases...
...addition, if the tax is passed, future toll increases will be unnecessary. This is fortunate, as gas taxes reflect a more equitable taxing policy than tolls, since all motorists share the tax burden fairly, not just those who travel on certain roads. The alternative solution—increasing tollbooth rates—also does not promote the adoption of greener modes of transportation...
...Faced with such a burden but perhaps lacking the glory of football’s most revered position, the role of setter might deter greedier athletes; however, Weintraub has embraced his extraordinary penchant for setting the stage for teammates’ memorable moments...