Posted on 09/18/2011 4:48:44 PM PDT by Outlaw Woman
Edited on 09/18/2011 5:21:22 PM PDT by Sidebar Moderator. [history]
Tell me about it. Can you believe the gall of this administration? He is going crazy because he can’t have absolute power. Think about this: He actually put up a website asking the population to report undesirables ala Nazi Germany. And they had the nuts to call Bush Hitler? Can you imagine Bush pulling this stuff? “Please report all who disagree with me”
Regarding the stats on the percentage of people working for the government in Greece, my brother and I were discussing this just today. He stated that he heard appx 31% of OUR working people are employed by the government in one form or another.
It would appear that we are at the tipping point. Not only monetarily, but also endurance/tolerance wise.
Bullcrap. I don’t believe what is being reported about ‘Americans’ taking handouts. I know of NO ONE who is for this BS. NO ONE.
It’s all propaganda to make us doubt each other.
Well said. The more the MSM keeps us angry at each other with their questionable propaganda, the more they profit and the more we allow the real financier schemers to deflect our attention from reality. Wall St doesn’t create capital allocation and apportionment, it creates a gold mine for its club of crony capitalists.
MEOW
Thank you for putting the sarcasm note on the end...my head is exploding already and well...your post, if serious, would have finished it. lol!
sorry
How can a government official promise to bail out Europe when America itself is insolvent and needs a bailout? If Europe needs a loan, they should skip the middle man (us) and go straight to the Chinese.
*snicker*
OK you deserve a internet HUG. :)
15 years ago, a rogue British trader at Barings racked up billions in concealed losses. What did the UK do, with this bank that had financed the original Mayflower expedition to the New World? They stepped back and let it fail.
This, along with all my friends has become the hot button issue, as it has cost every American greatly while a few get much more. Capitalism is supposed to be about taking risk, being accountable and facing failure from incompetence, and with the owners and shareholders taking the total hit and loss IF there is failure. It shouldn’t be us taxpayers bearing the burden from the failure of banker capitalists, but that’s what the new philosophy is now in the USA with crony capitalism. Both Parties are guilty too.
If Barings was competent they would not have allowed a rogue trader to destroy them. They needed to go bankrupt and so did most of Wall St in 2008 along with the management and owners. Instead those such as Blankfein of Goldman and Dimon of JPM were enriched for failure. How is it that taxpayers were put on the hook for incompetent greedy bankers?
Solyndra is a tempest in a teacup compared to this. And I’ve yet to hear any Pubbies protesting.
All is forgiven.
That's hilarious. You many fun-E!
(background voice) OKAY peeple! Breaks over! Back on your heads!
WTH? An OUTLAW gets a free pass? After posting THIS? The irony is profound.
teehee
;-)
People owning and controlling business = Capitalism.
Government not owning, but controlling business = Socialism. ( banking takeovers)
Government owning and controlling businesses = Communism. (GM)
(Socialism opens the door, or is the prelude, to Communism)
:P
As to the coming bailout, been there - done that. As to Geithner, in his case looks don’t lie. Conniving wimp.
Fer God's sake Annie! Take a deep breath, and SQUEEZE that trigger. (ya buy 'em books and send 'em to skool...)
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