Nicole Gelinas joins Jim Blasingame to reveal the failures of economies that practice a form of government-backed capitalism, like China.

Nicole Gelinas joins Jim Blasingame to reveal the failed practice of continuing to prop up insolvent organizations and countries instead of letting them fail and start over.

Nicole Gelinas joins Jim Blasingame to reveal how small business owners are impacted by global economic disruptions, like what’s happening in China, Greece and Puerto Rico.

What caused the city of Detroit to take bankruptcy? Nicole Gelinas joins Jim Blasingame to talk about some of the bad decisions over decades that created the bankrupt condition it is currently in.

How many years will the Detroit bankruptcy take? Nicole Gelinas joins Jim Blasingame to report on the constitutional and contractual difficulties Detroit will face in order to take bankruptcy, and how many years will that take.

There could be 100 other cities and some states who are essentially bankrupt. Nicole Gelinas joins Jim Blasingame to report on the many U.S. cities and some states that are in such dire financial straits that bankruptcy is in their future.

Who should pay for the damage from Hurricane Sandy? Nicole Gelinas joins Jim Blasingame to discuss the similarities between Hurricane Sandy and Hurricane Katrina and whether the federal government should cover 100% of the Sandy bill, as they did with Katrina.

Should the federal government cover 100% of the cost of the recovery of major disasters? Nicole Gelinas joins Jim Blasingame to explain how FEMA works in disaster recovery and debate how much states should rely on the federal government.

Stable tax policies would benefit small businesses. Nicole Gelinas joins to explain why policies that create a stable tax code would help small businesses, including specific suggestions.

What is the verdict of the Dodd-Frank bill on its second anniversary? Nicole Gelinas joins Jim Blasingame to report on why the Dodd-Frank law was created and the verdict on how it has worked out.