Posted on 11/09/2009 2:33:03 AM PST by Drago
LONDON (Reuters) - The chief executive of Goldman Sachs, which has attracted widespread media attention over the size of its staff bonuses, believes banks serve a social purpose and are doing "God's work."...
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Oh yeah, Corzine and Rubin do “God’s work.” I think I’m going to be sick.
presumptuous
Only Satan would dare to claim the work they’re doing is God’s work
Someone has to play the role of Satan.
As you may know the bankers do worship God. However their God is not our God. He is Lucifer.
So yes they do worship God.
He means one of the old gods, demanding sacrifice and burnt offerings, destroying whole societies on a whim.
Sure, they do god’s work... if your god is Mammon.
Deuteronomy 23:19-20
You shall not charge interest to your countrymen: interest on money, food, or anything that may be loaned at interest.
Exodus 22:25
If you lend money to My people, to the poor among you, you are not to act as a creditor to him; you shall not charge him interest.
Deuteronomy 24:10
When you make your neighbor a loan of any sort, you shall not enter his house to take his pledge.
Matthew 5:42
Give to him who asks of you, and do not turn away from him who wants to borrow from you.
Luke 6:35
But love your enemies, and do good, and lend, expecting nothing in return; and your reward will be great, and you will be sons of the Most High; for He Himself is kind to ungrateful and evil men.
Through Jesus, God teaches us that material things are meaningless.
As much as she tries, Nazi Pelosi isn’t able to get everything we own, so Goldman Sachs is helping by taking the leftovers so there will be nothing to distract us.
Oh my!
Mammon alert
“Goldman Sachs boss says banks do “God’s work””
Wrong god - AGAIN!
Another loony breaking wind.
No, God didn’t provide for Goldman as a sign of His favor. The US taxpayers contributed at least $12 billion, laundered through AIG to make it less obvious. God didn’t have anything to do with that, but Paulson and the politicians Goldman bought with campaign contributions did.
The dominant Wall Street bank posted third-quarter earnings of $3 billion and plans to hand out more than $20 billion in year-end bonuses.
Hmmmmm.... 3 billion for a quarter x 4 quarters equals 12 billion and they give out 20 billion in bonuses. I guess that makes sense - not!
Perhaps literally true but a good chunk of GS profits in the current environment are from trading. The reason GS has has a "great" year is its costs of funds are essentially zero, it has leveraged up just as during the "good old days", increased risk and know the Feds will bail them out if they screw up.
Way too many delusional wackjobs in high positions in this world...way too many.
Obama?
This is what is called “New Normal.”
Lol!
Yep..making your leftist friends rich while destroying world freedom could make you feel like you are doing God’s work. The only question is, who is your God...gold finger?
Up is down, good is evil, right is wrong, Obama is a natural-born US citizen, 0 = 1, red is blue, and true is false, eh?
Oh Dear...
Jackass.
Check out this thread:
http://www.freerepublic.com/focus/f-news/2382506/posts
Wall Street giants Citigroup and Goldman Sachs issued H1N1 vaccine while America waits in line
LOL.
The GS apologists calling people’s concern over the inequity, populist “class envy” was humorous. For some reason the story really hit a nerve with certain people.
Well, George Soros has said that he views himself as some sort of a god. Therefore, this might be an accurate statement since they are doing Soros’ work.
This guy is mentally disturbed.
Here’s another link to the story. I think this is the link to the original interview of Blankfein.
http://www.timesonline.co.uk/tol/news/world/us_and_americas/article6907681.ece
“The time will come when they will think they do God service by killing you” - J.C.
Hey, Muslims say they do the same thing! What a coincidence!
Israel=Jews=Goldman Sachs
Man with sacks of gold.
And it all went to hell.
So, 4,000 years later, still worshipping the golden bull, we’ve not really progressed. I suppose the Amish aren’t on Ambien or worrying about leaky breast implants.
I have never understood just what it was they saw in worshiping a golden calf. I mean, did they expect it to talk??
“20 billion in bonuses. I guess that makes sense - not!
Of course it makes sense. As of 4/30/08, the CEO’s salary was $74 million.* The top 3 executives were all earning over $65 million at that time. Then the poor CEO had his salary cut to $26 million as of 4/22/09.* They have to give the big bonuses to make up for that terrible salary cut. After all, how can any CEO be expected to live on only $26 million. LIfe is just not fair!!!
*Source - Forbes Executive Compensation for the dates cited.
ping
>>worshiping a golden calf.
The “Golden Calf” is Baal
Baal is a Hebrew word meaning “owner, master, lord, possessor”.
The religion of mandated State worship.... is an ugly product of human nature, observable in various forms throughout human history.
Thus the 1st Amendment of our American founders.
Ba’al has the root, bet.ayn.lamed, which corresponds to Strong’s number H1167:
1) owner, husband, lord
a) owner
b) a husband
c) citizens, inhabitants
d) rulers, lords
e) (noun of relationship used to characterise - ie, master of dreams)
f) lord (used of foreign gods)
There has always been a division among the children of Israel; those who obeyed and worshiped their creator... and those who had other ideas in mind.
“Hey Moses has been up on that hill an awful long time; he and his God must be dead... so let's throw our gold into the fire and worship what comes out!” (Hey, it's a Baal out - get it? {badumpump})
The usual “reward” being a 40 year trip into the wilderness and enslavement....
Are we there yet?
WTF is an understatement...
Jesus already threw the money lenders out once; they’d best beware.
Hmmmmm.... 3 billion for a quarter x 4 quarters equals 12 billion and they give out 20 billion in bonuses. I guess that makes sense - not!
They accrue expected bonuses during the year as a business expense, so they made $3 billion profit after they count $5 billion in accrued bonuses for that quarter. This is similar to adding up rent over the year even if they only have to make one payment in December for the entire year.
It’s like a drop in the hat to them.
I can just imagine what I would/could do with anything comparable to that amount of money. I could help out so many people. How can anyone seriously need that kind of money? Just baffles the mind....
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