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Corruption Inc

(1,568 posts) Mon Nov 25, 2013, 10:38 AM Nov 2013

Failure to Punish Wall St. Weighs on Economy

Thanks to jtuck004 for posting this earlier in another group:

"Government Excuses for Letting the Banksters Off Scot-Free Are Bogus; Failure To Punish Wall Street Criminals Is The Core Cause Of Our Sick Economy"

http://www.ritholtz.com/blog/2013/11/failure-to-punish-wall-st/

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Failure to Punish Wall St. Weighs on Economy (Original Post) Corruption Inc Nov 2013 OP

Excellent article - TBF Nov 2013 #1

Our elected so-called government representatives actually represent the 1%. And the rhett o rick Nov 2013 #2

TBF

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1. Excellent article -

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Mon Nov 25, 2013, 10:53 AM

Nov 2013

and I especially like this line: The government that permits this to happen is complicit in a vast crime.

rhett o rick

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2. Our elected so-called government representatives actually represent the 1%. And the

Reply to TBF (Reply #1)

Mon Nov 25, 2013, 03:16 PM

Nov 2013

conservatives among us dont care. They will elect HRC for president knowing full well she is in deep with Wall Street.

We hoped that Obama would make an effort to halt the Wall Street rape of the middle class. But, IMHO, he didnt even give it a good try. Either he doesnt want to help us or he is incapable.

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