tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-12708098.post3114125160549532983..comments2023-07-02T11:05:42.711-04:00Comments on Godless Liberal Homo: Banksters Gone Wild!libhomhttp://www.blogger.com/profile/05537213558568338561noreply@blogger.comBlogger10125tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-12708098.post-23684146350760785332009-10-25T00:09:38.612-04:002009-10-25T00:09:38.612-04:00Pitchforks and torches... like in all of the Frank...Pitchforks and torches... like in all of the Frankenstein movies.GDAEmanhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/08348919163462907583noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-12708098.post-59391089327436179822009-10-24T12:44:29.840-04:002009-10-24T12:44:29.840-04:00TomCat: I'm not sure about nationalization eit...<i>TomCat: I'm not sure about nationalization either. The counter argument to what you are saying is that private banks become so inherently powerful that they get around any kind of regulation. I'm not sure who's correct.</i><br /><br />Neither am I Libhom. I would hope that if we break them up into small enough banks, they would not become that powerful.TomCathttps://www.blogger.com/profile/11397335545286040472noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-12708098.post-38955288000557629332009-10-24T10:22:38.103-04:002009-10-24T10:22:38.103-04:00Lew: Yeah, they are like pirates.
Liberality and ...Lew: Yeah, they are like pirates.<br /><br />Liberality and Rene: You make a great argument for public financing of campaigns.<br /><br />Christopher: There are so many examples of bankster corruption it's tough to keep track.<br /><br />TomCat: I'm not sure about nationalization either. The counter argument to what you are saying is that private banks become so inherently powerful that they get around any kind of regulation. I'm not sure who's correct.<br /><br />Distributorcap: Thanks for bringing up Glass Stegall. Just don't forget Bill Clinton's role.<br /><br />phil: Yep, they should have bailed out the mortgages, not the mortgage paper. It would have been a cheaper way to save the banking system, and it would have helped ordinary Americans too.libhomhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/05537213558568338561noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-12708098.post-80614799394204509492009-10-23T06:16:39.146-04:002009-10-23T06:16:39.146-04:00Of course. The bailout went to pockets, not people...Of course. The bailout went to pockets, not people. Unreal.philhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/02026582081808752556noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-12708098.post-64972124641182165052009-10-22T21:33:13.539-04:002009-10-22T21:33:13.539-04:00and cheney talks about dithering - how about the e...and cheney talks about dithering - how about the entire congress dithering about bank regulation.<br /><br />this all started with Phil Gramm (who truly might be the most repugnant person ever born in this country) pushed through the elimination of glass steagall.<br /><br />charging for paying off on time. fuck the FICO score - i am tearing up all the cards. Chase just sent me one - I DIDNT EVEN ASK FOR IT!!!!!Distributorcaphttps://www.blogger.com/profile/10149154929149577121noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-12708098.post-17362906057708858512009-10-22T18:26:40.150-04:002009-10-22T18:26:40.150-04:00The financial industry has taken over our lawmaker...The financial industry has taken over our lawmakers. It's really quite sad to think about. The people who make our laws in this country and who are supposed to protect Americans from irrational greed are also being paid by the very same people they are supposed to protect us from. How sad indeed.Rene Monroehttp://renemonroe.blogspot.comnoreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-12708098.post-81206675451443479682009-10-22T16:03:36.655-04:002009-10-22T16:03:36.655-04:00I'm not sure that nationalization is the best ...I'm not sure that nationalization is the best solution, but at the minimum, the banksters need to be broken up into much smaller banks and heavily regulated. Too big to fial = too big to exixt.TomCathttps://www.blogger.com/profile/11397335545286040472noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-12708098.post-3691722581456653092009-10-22T15:23:41.883-04:002009-10-22T15:23:41.883-04:00Goldman Sachs is preparing to pay out $21 billion ...Goldman Sachs is preparing to pay out $21 billion in bonuses this year alone.<br /><br />Yes, that's "billion" with a "B."<br /><br />Meanwhile, 19,000 financial jobs are being lost on the Plantation each month.<br /><br />What the hell am I missing here?Christopherhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/15788931352232874850noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-12708098.post-14302840488117673352009-10-22T00:29:15.733-04:002009-10-22T00:29:15.733-04:00The corrupt (the rich, Wall Street, bankers--whate...The corrupt (the rich, Wall Street, bankers--whatever you want to call them) hold all the political power, by buying off politicians, and we don't seem to have a way to stop them. Democracy has failed because of capitalism gone wild.Life As I Know It Nowhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/03733963455243806298noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-12708098.post-37821320260751739622009-10-21T21:51:38.763-04:002009-10-21T21:51:38.763-04:00The banksters are the pirates of the new millenniu...The banksters are the pirates of the new millennium.Lew Scannonhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/12788033661013005904noreply@blogger.com