Wed Feb 6, 2013, 03:54 PM

Thom Hartmann: Why the U.S. is suing the S&P

Richard Eskow, Campaign For America's Future joins Thom Hartmann. So this might be less about actually holding Wall Street suits accountable, and more about revenge for embarrassing our nation. Or - did President Obama get the message from the last election - which is the American people are sick of the crimes on Wall Street and actually want to see some suits thrown in prison?

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Thom Hartmann: Why the U.S. is suing the S&P (Original post)	thomhartmann	Feb 2013	OP
It might be, but it isn't. S&P did mislead on their ratings, and they knew it when they did it.	still_one	Feb 2013	#1
Could this suit be used as a back door to prosecute banksters? n/t	Pryderi	Feb 2013	#2

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Wed Feb 6, 2013, 03:59 PM

still_one (31,078 posts)

1. It might be, but it isn't. S&P did mislead on their ratings, and they knew it when they did it.

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Rating the the subprime bundled bonds as AAA was total misrepresentation.

As far as S&P downgrading U.S. debt, I question that downgrade also. Based on what? The republican objective to destroy the U.S. economy, with S&P willing republican accomplices

A lot of cities and communities lost billions because of their faux ratings on this garbage subprimes that they inflated

In fact S&P, and the other rating agencies should be out of business for their ratings

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Wed Feb 6, 2013, 04:30 PM

Pryderi (6,236 posts)

2. Could this suit be used as a back door to prosecute banksters? n/t

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