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Transcript: John Hope Bryant

Barry Ritholtz

In America, he was vice chair of President Bush’s Council on Financial Literacy and sat on a similar council on financial capability for President Obama. And how is it that you, what’s this car that’s in the parking lot, it’s got plates on it and a tag and it’s brand new. You don’t do any dirty work.

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Transcript: Angus Deaton

Barry Ritholtz

Tag on top of that for healthcare. And the door opened, and it was not a flunky, it was Obama. So in other words, people, companies, employers don’t wanna hire a $40,000 employee, right. Still far above minimum wage, but on the bottom half of the wage spectrum. ’cause there’s an $11,000 Right. Oh, really?

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Trailblazer Janet Yellen Gets Senate Committee Nod For Treasury Secretary

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She also was the first female to chair the Federal Reserve under former President Obama, and was the first female to head the Council of Economic Advisers under former President Bill Clinton. “We Biden is already meeting resistance from Republicans over the plan’s price tag. 22), CNBC reported. Department of the Treasury.