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kate_tutor.docxQuestion 1
Read this article.
http://www.rollingstone.com/politics/news/the-scam-wall-street-learned-from-the-mafia-20120620
Who is Matt Taibbi?
How do you understand municipal bonds to work? What are they?
How does the article describe the rigging process? How did they do it?
Why do you think they rigged the bond bidding?
How does the rigging effect the daily lives of a normal, average person?
Then, after reading the article and answering the above, also research the news involving the rigging of the LIBOR rate. Then answer:
What is the LIBOR?
How is it alleged that the LIBOR rate was rigged?
How did the rigging effect our daily lives?
One page paper for this
Question 2
Just in last week's discussion on the bank hack, we discussed how some private sector businesses are less than trusting of the government.
Read the linked article, and then:
1. Find and link two articles further discussion the FISA warrant program, and if possible, what further corporations have challenged the government
2. Find articles to the former CEO of Quest Communications - what did he allege? Are there risks of fighting the government? Were his allegations worthy of consideration?
3. Do you think Yahoo's decision to fight will ultimately result in profit, or harm?
At least half a page answer
Question 3
https://www.transparency.org/cpi2014
Click through the vast amount of information available at the above link.
1. Who is Transparency International / what is the CPI?
2. Take a look at the True Stories portion of the report. Would you have done the same thing as depicted in some of those stories?
3. Next, take a look at the Regional Analysis. Each student pick one to discuss. What do you find surprising, and what do you not find surprising?
