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In reply to the discussion: Can't people on DU find forgiveness in their hearts? [View all]bhikkhu
(10,715 posts)89. For 1 trillion, you could buy the top 30 banks in the US
with plenty left over. http://www.relbanks.com/top-us-banks/market-cap
The largest bank. for instance, is worth $161 billion. Goldman Sachs is at $53 billion - that's the total value of their shares on the stock market.
I wonder if some of the problem people have with this is how quickly the sense of scale is lost when getting up into numbers that high, or whether the banks are mixed in with investment firms and hedge funds in people's understanding. They are quite separate, and the values given at the link are the actual market values of the complete companies.
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Bookmarking this for tomorrow. Really interested in your response to Obama's announcement then. nt
riderinthestorm
Jan 2012
#9
How could he possibly announce cuts at the SOTU? He simply called for them
MannyGoldstein
Jan 2012
#21
In a post like this from Manny, how could anyone not get the sarcasm? Consider the source.
gateley
Jan 2012
#85
Maybe it is good to practice sarcasm now. After the nomination, we may be limited to using it.
AnotherMcIntosh
Jan 2012
#15
I'm not sure that the progressive thing would be to penalize the 100s of thousands...
joshcryer
Jan 2012
#19
But didn't you accuse me of projecting a "truly non-progressive value system"?
MannyGoldstein
Jan 2012
#31
They're handling it state by state. The GOPers tried to legalize MERS' actions across the board...
joshcryer
Jan 2012
#39
It's "non-progressive" to want criminals in the banking industry punished for their crimes?
Matariki
Jan 2012
#62
You are ignoring the assertion that those you call "peons" needed certifications for the job...
LooseWilly
Jan 2012
#48
Agree ...it's like working for Al Capone as a book keeper and saying "I never killed anyone or ... "
L0oniX
Jan 2012
#66
The banksters are willing to generously forgive the people they ripped off and hold no grudges.
Tierra_y_Libertad
Jan 2012
#20
Would it be a "good fit" I stole a couple grand of your money and got off clean for $20?
TheKentuckian
Jan 2012
#40
So that whole penitence before forgiveness thing I learned in Catholic school has been superceded?
EFerrari
Jan 2012
#41
Sorry,no forgiveness for corporations, cartels and crimminals at least until they are convicted and
kickysnana
Jan 2012
#43
If one of "the small people" steal $500 the call is for jail time, felon status, and
TheKentuckian
Jan 2012
#44
What a steaming pile of fuckrot! Forgive? Forget? Soon as they are held accountable.
lonestarnot
Jan 2012
#47
OK, I forgive him. And I'll forgive him once more when it happens all over again.
Kablooie
Jan 2012
#68