Posted on 03/10/2009 7:09:40 AM PDT by Sorry screen name in use
Houston TX – 1959 Fidel Castro arrived in Houston… a “hero”. He was met with open arms by the stronghold of American capitalism hoping that change had finally come to Cuba. Business leaders were exited and Texas ranchers gave him a prized quarter horse as a gift. Less than 6 months later letters were sent out to over 500 business executives in Cuba explaining the details of the “Agrarian Reform Law” of May 1959. It seems the agrarian law had been modified to not only redistribute land. Under the disguise of this bill, upper and middle income executives were being told that their companies were being nationalized and their salaries fixed by the state. Washington DC – March 9th, 2009 Almost exactly 50 years later Barney Frank (Chairman of the House Financial Services Committee) issued a letter to bank executives demanding the names of anyone earning more than $1 million per year. His goal: To fix the salaries for the greater good of the American people. I just love progress… It took Castro 5 months to do what Obama can do in 3. I also noticed that Castro sent his letter to 500 executives.... Barney sent his to 700.
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Great idea Bawney! Can we start with congress to show the way and lead by example?
The RATS have hung the Constitution out to dry years ago.
Yes, congress should cut their own salaries and retirement benefits.
The party of “minimum wage” is now also the party of “maximum wage”?
It is not such a cut and dried issue.
Castro nationalized businesses that were purely private and did not ask nor want any Government involvement. My family's businesses were nationalized by Castro. They did not want Government involvement. They did not ask for Government involvement.
The banks in question, on the other hand, have come, with tin cups, begging for billions of U.S. tax dollars. They received those billions of U.S. tax dollars which, in turn, triggers "The Golden Rule".
The Golden Rule: "He who dishes out da Gold, makes da Rules".
Once the $1 million bonus that you are paying your brother-in-law, the Executive Vice President of Poughkeepsie Branch, comes out of the pockets of U.S. taxpayers, the Constitution not only allows but demands that "the general welfare" of the U.S. taxpayers, not the welfare of your relationship with your sister, be promoted. If it is YOUR company's money and no taxpayer money is involved, you can shower your brother-in-law with as much money as you d@mn well please until irate shareholders sue you for breach of fiduciary responsibilities.
I'm not saying that Barney Frank will "promote the general welfare". He will promote the general welfare of Democrat Party hacks.
I am saying, however, that, once a private business shoots itself in the foot by begging the Gubbmint for a handout of taxpayer's dollars and RECEIVES a handout of taxpayer's dollars, that particular business is no longer a "private business".
Didn't Castro take over New Years Eve 1959. First day was Jan 1, 1960.
Pretty sure I'm correct.
I don’t know but I googled it and found this:
http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Cuban_revolution
it said he took over the first week of 1959. The last major battle was in ‘58.
Man, I must have been kidnapped by aliens. I’m missing time.
1959 it is.
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