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Old 05-24-2013, 11:05 AM
 
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Unbelievable how much our government has sold out our 'democracy'. The same banks that tanked our economy in 2008 which required a massive tax payer bailout continue to write the rules and gut our freedoms and domcracy from the inside out by buying out our politicians. Unbelievable the gall banks have, but it is entirely expected:

Banks' Lobbyists Help in Drafting Financial Bills - NYTimes.com
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Old 05-24-2013, 02:47 PM
 
Location: Fredericktown,Ohio
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Dodd/Frank was about worthless anyways after it was watered down when the lobbyist hit DC in full force. And now our so called leaders get their palms greased by gutting it even more. It will be interesting to see where the Wall St money lands, will it be on the {R} side or the {D} side? The bankers do not back losers and the story seems to suggest they are courting the {D}s which could mean a House turn over. Yep, don't you just love democracy and want to spread it to the whole world?
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Old 05-24-2013, 02:51 PM
 
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It's important to get the input of industries if you're going to be passing legislation regulating them. The issue is out politicians need to grow some and stop carving out loopholes etc.
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Old 05-24-2013, 02:52 PM
 
Location: Fort Myers Fl
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When the thieves are in charge they will do what they want.
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Old 05-24-2013, 03:20 PM
 
Location: Annandale, VA
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You think just because you get elected to higher office you are automatically an expert on anything?
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Old 05-24-2013, 07:54 PM
 
Location: SoCal & Mid-TN
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I saw this in the "New York Times". Really disgusting.
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Old 05-24-2013, 09:09 PM
 
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Yep. Quite typical.

They take from the FED at 0%, pass shady deals constantly, then when called on it, like a typical thief, ask how you can dare complain when you get a 1% cut and they take 99% from the robbing.

I don't have any money in the stock market because I don't support criminals!

Unfortunately, Wall Street owns the government, so I am not safe from their thievery.

Fortunately, their criminal games will come to and end when the bubble blows, and it will.

You had Economic Wall Street Thugs proclaiming how everyone loves our dollars around the world and the global derivative scam they push on world wide investors would keep on with the bloated Real Estate Market we had.

Wall Street is disconnected from Main Street and no longer rely on business growth which is why the Banksters that run our government have to keep feeding it money to keep it alive. With every digital zero they add, they steal from me to keep their game alive. Watch what happens when they no longer keep the infusions going.

The same naysayers were around when they proclaimed the real estate market would never die with their bogus bubble machines.
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Old 05-24-2013, 09:13 PM
 
Location: New Jersey
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Why is this hard to believe? It has been going on since the start of the country. Andrew Jackson tried to stop it and people fought against it. JFK was probably killed because he opposed the bankers. But at the end of the day, you really can't fight city hall, or the money behind it.
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Old 05-24-2013, 09:22 PM
 
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Why is this hard to believe? It has been going on since the start of the country. Andrew Jackson tried to stop it and people fought against it. JFK was probably killed because he opposed the bankers. But at the end of the day, you really can't fight city hall, or the money behind it.
Well, with the internet age, a lot of people are waking up on the propaganda that has been handed down to us via the media.

The old brainwashing slogans like how we hold fair and free elections and every citizen is represented, or how we have the most freedoms, or how we are a model to the world are no longer penetrating the minds of many people.

What are they going to do now?


Zbigniew Brzezinski Massive global political awakening - YouTube
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Old 05-24-2013, 09:23 PM
 
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What a bunch of slimy crooks, all of them, the banking predators, and the spineless politicians. What a farce.
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