Why is there irony in the debate about tax rates and extending unemployment benefits? Nicole Gelinas joins Jim Blasingame to explain why lack of leadership in Washington has created the current tax debate and requirement to extend unemployment benefits.

Is Europe the U.S.'s canary in the mineshaft? Nicole Gelinas joins Jim Blasingame to discuss how the sovereign debt crisis in Europe is a cautionary tale for the U.S. and what can be learned from both the cause and the effect.

Is the Euro currency in danger of failure? Nicole Gelinas joins Jim Blasingame to discuss the future of the Euro currency and the market discipline, not government intervention, that will save it.

Why is "too big to fail" a dangerous reality now? Nicole Gelinas joins Jim Blasingame to discuss the history and concept of whether some organizations, especially banks, can become too big to fail, and why this condition is dangerous.

Should the government decide whether “bad” banks should be allowed to fail? Nicole Gelinas joins Jim Blasingame to propose that allowing bad banks to fail is a more productive policy than propping them up with government involvement.

Have we learned any lessons from the policies of "too big to fail?" Nicole Gelinas joins Jim Blasingame to propose that one of the lessons we've learned from “too big to fail" policies is that government involvement in the marketplace often does more long-term damage than helping.

Will the proposed Financial Reform Bill be helpful or harmful? Nicole Gelinas joins Jim Blasingame to share some insight on the Financial Reform Bill being proposed in Congress and to reveal why this bill will likely do more harm than good.

What really caused the financial recession of 2009? Nicole Gelinas joins Jim Blasingame to reveal that the wrong decisions were first made decades ago, and what must be done to prevent a repeat of this destructive financial condition.

What really caused the financial crisis and The Great Recession? Nicole Gelinas talks to Jim Blasingame about precedents that creates an implied believe that the government would bail out big companies and there fore, too much risk was taken by managers and investors.

Do we need more regulations or just better enforcement. Nicole Gelinas joins Jim Blasingame to talk about the Feds remaking financial regulations and they discuss some of the factors in past financial failures and how to prevent future ones.