McCamy Taylor
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Mon Nov-28-11 01:17 PM
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| 3. How much went to the Carlyle Group? They were up to their eyeballs in toxic debt. |
| -Fed lent banks nearly $8 trillion during crisis, report shows |
Playinghardball |
Nov-28-11 12:53 PM |
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That's our damn money |
DURHAM D |
Nov-28-11 01:01 PM |
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Congress 1913 Federal Reserve Act - its their job. n/t |
banned from Kos |
Nov-28-11 01:12 PM |
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In reality it's not |
bossy22 |
Nov-28-11 02:10 PM |
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when you allow private banks to create money out of thin air, how can a democratic government |
yurbud |
Dec-01-11 12:59 PM |
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How much went to the Carlyle Group? They were up to their eyeballs in toxic debt. |
McCamy Taylor |
Nov-28-11 01:17 PM |
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How much has been siphoned into Teabagger campaigns? |
Blue_Tires |
Nov-30-11 02:28 PM |
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Actually, this was kind of known at the time, though not the amount. |
caseymoz |
Nov-28-11 01:22 PM |
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Doing what u say would cause massive hyperinflation |
bossy22 |
Nov-28-11 02:14 PM |
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I know the Fed and Treasury are two separate entities. |
caseymoz |
Nov-28-11 05:44 PM |
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The Wiemar republic example was not an example of the money supply but of general hyperinflation |
bossy22 |
Nov-28-11 06:04 PM |
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Money supply is linked to hyperinflation. |
caseymoz |
Nov-29-11 01:53 AM |
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"Stern wasn't aware of the magnitude". |
russspeakeasy |
Nov-28-11 01:37 PM |
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For all those wingnuts carping about OWS, this is what it is about. No |
harun |
Nov-28-11 02:04 PM |
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Even here, 'posters' are in a smear campaign against OWS. -eom |
Huey P. Long |
Nov-29-11 11:32 AM |
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Yes, there are. I wonder if they are infiltrators or just TV watching drones |
harun |
Nov-29-11 01:07 PM |
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This is misleading |
bossy22 |
Nov-28-11 02:05 PM |
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Collateral as in fantasy valuated real estate? |
plumbob |
Nov-28-11 03:44 PM |
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LOL! |
No Elephants |
Nov-28-11 11:16 PM |
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is this in addition to the $16 trillion Bernie Sanders audit of the Fed found? |
yurbud |
Nov-28-11 02:13 PM |
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Your government |
dipsydoodle |
Nov-28-11 02:14 PM |
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The federal reserve is not tax payer funded |
bossy22 |
Nov-28-11 02:17 PM |
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It is government authorized. As-in it's authority comes from the Gov't. |
harun |
Nov-28-11 02:24 PM |
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It's charter is government authorized |
bossy22 |
Nov-28-11 02:31 PM |
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Self funded |
robbob |
Nov-28-11 03:15 PM |
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Well not exactly |
bossy22 |
Nov-28-11 03:28 PM |
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They can create a liability for the taxpayers. They are part of the government. |
plumbob |
Nov-28-11 03:47 PM |
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they can NEVER create a liability for the american taxpayer |
bossy22 |
Nov-28-11 05:56 PM |
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I have an economics degree from Texas A&M, which I earned in 1975. I have taught |
plumbob |
Nov-28-11 06:17 PM |
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Please.. just stop. |
girl gone mad |
Nov-29-11 04:23 AM |
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By exercising unlimited liquidity, the Fed DOES create a liability for the taxpayer - ultimately, |
leveymg |
Nov-29-11 06:18 AM |
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Enough with this BS. The bankers earned that money - why do people resent success? |
MannyGoldstein |
Nov-28-11 03:31 PM |
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And increased their compensation by 20% during the same period. |
jtuck004 |
Nov-28-11 05:08 PM |
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... but we can't afford MEDICARE FOR ALL -- evidently we also spent $8 billion in Congo??? |
defendandprotect |
Nov-28-11 05:24 PM |
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$25,000 for each US citizen if we had just paid ourselves |
riderinthestorm |
Nov-28-11 05:30 PM |
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END CORPORATE WELFARE! nt |
alp227 |
Nov-28-11 05:38 PM |
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+1 |
sarcasmo |
Nov-28-11 06:53 PM |
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For that kind of money the people of the USA ought to foreclose on some banks. |
hunter |
Nov-28-11 06:19 PM |
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What trillion is the deficit up to now? |
sarcasmo |
Nov-28-11 06:53 PM |
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nope |
bossy22 |
Nov-28-11 07:04 PM |
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I know the banks hand no effect on the deficit. |
sarcasmo |
Nov-28-11 07:37 PM |
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not without a major easing program which would cause hyperinflation |
bossy22 |
Nov-28-11 09:11 PM |
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Why would replacing interest bearing Treasury bonds in an account at the Fed.. |
girl gone mad |
Nov-29-11 04:52 AM |
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Still would like to know. |
girl gone mad |
Nov-30-11 05:25 AM |
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De novo literally means "of new" not "from nothing.." It has the connotation of beginning again or |
No Elephants |
Nov-28-11 11:22 PM |
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hmmm ...8 trillion divided by 330 million = X from each US person ...including babies. |
L0oniX |
Nov-28-11 08:37 PM |
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Yup, $25k each. What do you think THAT would have done for the economy?? nt |
riderinthestorm |
Nov-28-11 08:39 PM |
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none of the money was taken from taxpayers |
bossy22 |
Nov-28-11 09:12 PM |
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The Fed distributes money. Only Treasury prints it. However, what the Fed does has adverse |
No Elephants |
Nov-28-11 11:32 PM |
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Thank you! The Fed IS a tax on the rest of us. Money is a claim for |
plumbob |
Nov-28-11 11:52 PM |
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Well then ...too bad they didn't print it up for us. |
L0oniX |
Nov-29-11 11:01 AM |
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that is not the American people's debt that is the Feds debt |
lovuian |
Nov-28-11 11:12 PM |
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Totally corrupt. - K&R n/t |
DeSwiss |
Nov-28-11 11:20 PM |
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The biggest heist EVER. |
bvar22 |
Nov-29-11 11:30 AM |
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Lent? |
progressoid |
Nov-29-11 12:17 PM |
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