Democrats want to take all our money and return to us one dime out of each dollar.
Republicans want to take all our money and give it to corporations and the wealthy.
Neither is acceptable!
Campaign 2010
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The most effective way to restrict democracy is to transfer decision-making from the public arena to unaccountable institutions: kings and princes, priestly castes, military juntas, party dictatorships, or modern corporations.
Noam Chomsky, M.I.T. emeritus Professor of Linguistics
There’s been much ado about the recent $550 million fine the Securities and Exchange Commission imposed on Goldman Sachs for lies and omissions about the ABACUS 2007-AC1 subprime mortgage derivatives. Goldman cost investors more than $1 billion while making a very tidy profit themselves, but not as much as the man who designed the derivatives package for Goldman. John Paulson made $1 billion off the scam. Goldman called the fine “a major victory” for them. And rightly so. First, everyone, including Goldman, was expecting a $1 billion fine (God bless the SEC). Second, the actual fine still leaves Goldman with profits from the scam. Third, $550 million is what Goldman makes in about three days. And finally Goldman got off without any fraud charges being filed against them. I have no doubt Lloyd Blankfein and his cronies had a huge Champaign party Wednesday night celebrating their biggest victory since they ripped off taxpayers in 2008. It’s great to have friends in high places.
Geithner is a Wall Street man and will always be a Wall Street man. He’s been under suspicion by the public since he was given the job by Obama. His approval rating was down to 18 percent back in early December 2009. [...]
The jockeying by Wall Street to avoid regulation and control, their efforts to re-write financial crisis history, and continue with business as usual, has gone pretty much unnoticed. [...]
Say good by to not only your TARP funds (and your Treasury and FDIC backdoor funds), but say good by to the money you’re allowed to temporarily keep in your pocket. [...]
Is it any wonder the rest of the civilized world see’s us as simply a corrupt nation who will stop at nothing to keep our elitist wealthy and in power? [...]
Now here’s a question to ponder — Is the FDIC’s “cash” reserves really down to only $10 billion? Or is it much, much more? Could it possibly be that a trillion or so has been set aside to cover guarantees the FDIC made to investors who invested in banks? [...]
Rachel Beck of The Associated Press is saying the same; “[SEC] is like a traffic cop ticketing a speeding care instead of its driver”. She quotes Thomas Gorman of Porter Wright Morris & Arthur as saying “if the SEC really wants to regain its title of top cop, then it will have to prosecute individuals involved. Big fines [to companies] won’t stop bad behavior”. [...]
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