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Old 09-22-2013, 07:01 AM
 
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Living within your means is an illusion. The whole economy is debt. Secondly, most people probably read their contracts way better than congress or senate reads the bills they pass.
not most of the people who were foreclosed on. perhaps your economy is debt, but the only debt I have is a house, and I will have that paid off soon enough. own my car outright, and pay as I go.
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Old 09-22-2013, 07:02 AM
 
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This is quite the laundry list.

5 Years After the Financial Crisis, The Big Banks Are Still Committing Massive Crimes
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The executives of the big banks invariably pretend that the hanky-panky was only committed by a couple of low-level rogue employees. But studies show that most of the fraud is committed by management.
I call it the reverse Robin Hood syndrome, rob from the poor and give to the rich.
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Old 09-22-2013, 07:17 AM
 
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not most of the people who were foreclosed on. perhaps your economy is debt, but the only debt I have is a house, and I will have that paid off soon enough. own my car outright, and pay as I go.
Everyone's economy. You should go study money mechanics and finance if you don't understand the difference between equity based and debt based.

Your car and house can be taken from you at anytime, btw.
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Old 09-22-2013, 07:18 AM
 
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I call it the reverse Robin Hood syndrome, rob from the poor and give to the rich.
Wouldn't that be a Robin Hood 360? LOL.
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Old 09-22-2013, 07:58 AM
 
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I call it the reverse Robin Hood syndrome, rob from the poor and give to the rich.
It's rob from the middle class to give to the rich and the poor. Of course, the poor are being paid to vote.
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Old 09-22-2013, 09:21 AM
 
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It's rob from the middle class to give to the rich and the poor. Of course, the poor are being paid to vote.
What middle class?
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