# Financial Reform on The No Agenda Show Financial Reform comes up in 6 chapters across 5 episodes of The No Agenda Show, from April 2010 to July 2010. - **Chapters:** 6 - **Episodes:** 5 - **Discussed:** April 2010 – July 2010 - **Related topics:** [Barack Obama](https://search.noagendashow.net/topic/barack-obama.md), [Federal Reserve](https://search.noagendashow.net/topic/federal-reserve.md), [Goldman Sachs](https://search.noagendashow.net/topic/goldman-sachs.md), [Accountability](https://search.noagendashow.net/topic/accountability.md), [Banking](https://search.noagendashow.net/topic/banking.md), [Barney Frank](https://search.noagendashow.net/topic/barney-frank.md), [Bonuses](https://search.noagendashow.net/topic/bonuses.md), [Chris Dodd](https://search.noagendashow.net/topic/chris-dodd.md), [Climate Gate](https://search.noagendashow.net/topic/climate-gate.md), [Consumer Protection](https://search.noagendashow.net/topic/consumer-protection.md) ## Chapters 1–6 of 6 ### Financial Reform Bill and Federal Reserve Oversight - **Episode:** [213: Post Traumatic Sex](https://search.noagendashow.net/episode/213-post-traumatic-sex.md) - **Published:** 2010-07-01 - **Time:** 20:17–23:44 - **Transcript:** https://search.noagendashow.net/episode/213-post-traumatic-sex/chapter/financial-reform-bill-and-federal-reserve-oversight.md The House passed a financial reform bill, often referred to as the Dodd-Frank Act, which grants the Federal Reserve Board of Governors increased oversight of banks. Critics, including Ron Paul, argue the bill empowers a private banking institution to oversee itself rather than providing true government accountability. Keywords: [federal reserve](https://search.noagendashow.net/topic/federal-reserve.md), [barney frank](https://search.noagendashow.net/topic/barney-frank.md), [chris dodd](https://search.noagendashow.net/topic/chris-dodd.md), [financial reform](https://search.noagendashow.net/topic/financial-reform.md), [ron paul](https://search.noagendashow.net/topic/ron-paul.md) ### Supreme Court Gun Rights and Financial Reform - **Episode:** [213: Post Traumatic Sex](https://search.noagendashow.net/episode/213-post-traumatic-sex.md) - **Published:** 2010-07-01 - **Time:** 1:38:16–1:40:44 - **Transcript:** https://search.noagendashow.net/episode/213-post-traumatic-sex/chapter/supreme-court-gun-rights-and-financial-reform.md The Supreme Court's stance on the Second Amendment and the potential impact of Elena Kagan's appointment are discussed. The conversation also touches on the "moral hazard" created by the financial reform bill, which allows the Federal Reserve to oversee the banking system. Keywords: [second amendment](https://search.noagendashow.net/topic/second-amendment.md), [supreme court](https://search.noagendashow.net/topic/supreme-court.md), [elena kagan](https://search.noagendashow.net/topic/elena-kagan.md), [financial reform](https://search.noagendashow.net/topic/financial-reform.md), [moral hazard](https://search.noagendashow.net/topic/moral-hazard.md) ### Financial Reform Act, Federal Reserve Empowerment - **Episode:** [200: The Deuce!](https://search.noagendashow.net/episode/200-the-deuce.md) - **Published:** 2010-05-16 - **Time:** 51:39–56:16 - **Transcript:** https://search.noagendashow.net/episode/200-the-deuce/chapter/financial-reform-act-federal-reserve-empowerment.md President Obama's weekly address regarding the Financial Reform Act is characterized as a power grab for the Federal Reserve. The hosts argue that the bill empowers the same bankers who caused the recession to oversee themselves, rather than providing the consumer protections the President claims. Keywords: [barack obama](https://search.noagendashow.net/topic/barack-obama.md), financial reform act, [federal reserve](https://search.noagendashow.net/topic/federal-reserve.md), [wall street](https://search.noagendashow.net/topic/wall-street.md), [banking](https://search.noagendashow.net/topic/banking.md), [consumer protection](https://search.noagendashow.net/topic/consumer-protection.md) ### Laura Bush Memoirs, Global Strike Glider, Goldman Sachs - **Episode:** [195: Kidnapping The Truth](https://search.noagendashow.net/episode/195-kidnapping-the-truth.md) - **Published:** 2010-04-29 - **Time:** 1:59:49–2:02:30 - **Transcript:** https://search.noagendashow.net/episode/195-kidnapping-the-truth/chapter/laura-bush-memoirs-global-strike-glider-goldman-sachs.md The show concludes with a preview of upcoming topics, including Laura Bush's claim that she and the President were drugged in Germany, the loss of a secret Global Strike Glider from Vandenberg Air Force Base, and the "theater" of the Goldman Sachs congressional hearings. Keywords: laura bush, [goldman sachs](https://search.noagendashow.net/topic/goldman-sachs.md), [climate gate](https://search.noagendashow.net/topic/climate-gate.md), [csi effect](https://search.noagendashow.net/topic/csi-effect.md), vandenberg afb, [financial reform](https://search.noagendashow.net/topic/financial-reform.md) ### Financial Reform and the Goldman Sachs "Quiet Coup" - **Episode:** [194: Blood Trains](https://search.noagendashow.net/episode/194-blood-trains.md) - **Published:** 2010-04-25 - **Time:** 1:16:52–1:22:29 - **Transcript:** https://search.noagendashow.net/episode/194-blood-trains/chapter/financial-reform-and-the-goldman-sachs-quiet-coup.md The hosts discuss an Atlantic Monthly article titled "The Quiet Coup," which argues that the financial industry has captured the U.S. government. They list high-ranking Obama administration officials, such as Larry Summers and David Axelrod, who received millions in payments from Wall Street firms like Goldman Sachs and Citigroup. They suggest that "financial reform" is actually a mechanism for the next industry bailout. Keywords: [goldman sachs](https://search.noagendashow.net/topic/goldman-sachs.md), [larry summers](https://search.noagendashow.net/topic/larry-summers.md), [barack obama](https://search.noagendashow.net/topic/barack-obama.md), atlantic monthly, quiet coup, [financial reform](https://search.noagendashow.net/topic/financial-reform.md) ### Financial Accountability, SEC Promotions and Regulatory Failure - **Episode:** [192: Smoke Gets In Your Eyes](https://search.noagendashow.net/episode/192-smoke-gets-in-your-eyes.md) - **Published:** 2010-04-18 - **Time:** 1:27:48–1:31:30 - **Transcript:** https://search.noagendashow.net/episode/192-smoke-gets-in-your-eyes/chapter/financial-accountability-sec-promotions-and-regulatory-failure.md Harry Markopolos stated that no one in Washington has been held accountable for the 2008 financial collapse or the Madoff scandal. 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