Reply #5: I wonder sometimes

[Waiting For Everyman]

if some here pay any fucking attention whatsoever to what's happening. The number of people who think this is a responsibility issue, or who are "it's all in our heads" Gramm groupies, amazes me. That is the propaganda being rolled out, in case that wasn't noticed. It's designed to let the perps (the banks) off scott free, instead of being prosecuted for this debacle. Nice to know whose side some are on.

Or is this coming from the fake "I'm better than you because I don't have a problem" syndrome? If so, grow the hell up. Everything isn't about you and your need for gold stars. And every program doesn't have to benefit YOU who are NOT hurting.

No. It's about that the minimum wage should be $20 RIGHT NOW if the 1968 wage had been kept up with, with COLA increases. That's where the REAL minimum wage is TODAY. So every hour, 12.5 million Americans are being ripped off for nearly 2/3 of their pay. Maybe... just maybe... that MIGHT have something to do with why people can't pay bills "on the dot", as some others have the luxury of doing. Maybe if your pay was 2/3 stolen as of tomorrow, you might notice a difference too.

It's about people paying 10-15% interest on mortgages instead of the 5% others pay for the same loan, while banks have zero cost of borrowing what they lend. Yes, 10-15% just might cause some defaults - might cause that for the perfect people too. THAT'S the problem.

Responsible, my ass!!! You're nothing of the sort, or you wouldn't be enabling the international criminals by promoting their talking points. I don't call that one bit responsible.

I can't wait till your job goes out the window. Because I'm really fed up with that attitude.