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Sat Oct-22-11 07:56 PM
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| 35. I think you'll find many of the same here |
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http://businessroundtable.org/about-us/executive-commit... / Needless to say they were very pleased with the recent signing of the trade deal, and had an influence upon that decision through their lobby. Their "Roadmap for Growth" http://businessroundtable.org/uploads/studies-reports/d...
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| -NEWS: Scientific analysis reveals financial 'super-entity' that controls global economy |
Generic Other |
Oct-22-11 11:59 AM |
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I figured as much.... |
femrap |
Oct-22-11 12:09 PM |
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I thought this was going to be the Onion.. |
undeterred |
Oct-22-11 12:10 PM |
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The truth revealed |
DreamSmoker |
Oct-22-11 12:29 PM |
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Ah yup. Now that we can see it, we can dismantle it. |
Fire Walk With Me |
Oct-22-11 12:39 PM |
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Are you making a list? It seems so overwhelming |
Generic Other |
Oct-22-11 12:45 PM |
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That this information has even been empiric'ly presented shows we are going in the right direction. |
Fire Walk With Me |
Oct-22-11 01:27 PM |
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I (we) could all start with our credit cards, |
biermeister |
Oct-23-11 07:19 AM |
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Barclays PLC (LSE: BARC, NYSE: BCS) is a global banking and financial services company |
1776Forever |
Oct-22-11 12:41 PM |
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Looks like you ID'd the true corporate overlords |
Generic Other |
Oct-22-11 12:44 PM |
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Barclays probably appears on the list because of the iShares ETF business |
FarCenter |
Oct-22-11 01:24 PM |
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Your post shows how amazingly intertwined these financial institutions are and how much they can |
1776Forever |
Oct-22-11 09:21 PM |
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Unfortunately, the OWS movement can never get to the real powers that keep the status quo |
AmirDal |
Oct-22-11 12:44 PM |
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Why not America 2.0? |
tcaudilllg |
Oct-22-11 12:49 PM |
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Reboot because the system has become corrupt!! |
Generic Other |
Oct-22-11 12:53 PM |
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I'm looking forward to seeing it. :D |
tcaudilllg |
Oct-22-11 12:59 PM |
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But maybe the 1% will defeat themselves by overstepping in their greed |
Generic Other |
Oct-22-11 12:51 PM |
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I think they already have. |
tcaudilllg |
Oct-22-11 01:00 PM |
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How do you mean that? |
defendandprotect |
Oct-22-11 07:31 PM |
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WOW!... so I guess those business-jerks actually DO do some work! |
yoyossarian |
Oct-22-11 12:55 PM |
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Horizontally & vertically integrated multi nationals |
xchrom |
Oct-22-11 12:57 PM |
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Bingo - Ding Ding Ding - You won the gold ring - I'm with you! n/t |
1776Forever |
Oct-22-11 01:00 PM |
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THE BORG HAS BEEN REVEALED! |
flamingdem |
Oct-22-11 12:59 PM |
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I wonder why they put Merrill Lynch #10 and Bank of America #25 when #25 owns #10. |
Prometheus Bound |
Oct-22-11 01:14 PM |
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This is NEWS? That corporate boardrooms are an incestuous club has been known for a long time. |
Odin2005 |
Oct-22-11 01:59 PM |
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i'm with you. this is specific and scientifically derived... |
tomp |
Oct-23-11 09:14 AM |
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Yep. I'm tempted to a snarky "DUH!"......... |
socialist_n_TN |
Oct-23-11 10:28 AM |
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The specifics of it and how it came about qualifies as news, yes. (nt) |
Posteritatis |
Oct-23-11 12:06 PM |
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Now that we've started turning over rocks... |
chervilant |
Oct-22-11 02:08 PM |
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What happened to #29? |
HomerRamone |
Oct-22-11 02:27 PM |
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It is Teachers Insurance and Annuity Association (TIAA) |
FarCenter |
Oct-22-11 02:36 PM |
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on the same line as #28 is all, maybe a typo |
Motown_Johnny |
Oct-22-11 03:11 PM |
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Or tied for that position in the ranking. Nt |
Ilsa |
Oct-22-11 04:10 PM |
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One day when corporations rule the world. |
Rex |
Oct-22-11 03:12 PM |
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+100,I posted this several months ago,got little response, glad to see it back,here's the full study |
stockholmer |
Oct-22-11 03:56 PM |
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ooh, thanks for the study |
nilram |
Oct-22-11 05:39 PM |
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So, in other words: control the money, and you run the world. Laws don't matter any more. |
begin_within |
Oct-22-11 06:32 PM |
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Yes that is exactly it, you can donate billions to the law |
Rex |
Oct-22-11 07:32 PM |
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Nope. The most important thing in the world is to make rich people richer. Laws support that. nt |
valerief |
Oct-23-11 09:57 AM |
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I'm not sure it makes much difference |
bhikkhu |
Oct-22-11 06:34 PM |
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Of the top 50, only the last one produces a physical product |
radhika |
Oct-22-11 07:34 PM |
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Oil is a resource that is EXTRACTED, not produced. |
Odin2005 |
Oct-23-11 01:33 PM |
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Hey, you're right. That means ALL 50 produce nothing! n/t |
radhika |
Oct-23-11 10:15 PM |
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+1 for your reply which is as insightful as the OP. |
catzies |
Oct-23-11 11:01 PM |
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I think you'll find many of the same here |
Dover |
Oct-22-11 07:56 PM |
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"too big to fail" |
shanti |
Oct-22-11 08:21 PM |
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They're doing a piss-poor job of it if you ask me. n/t |
truth2power |
Oct-22-11 09:22 PM |
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K&R and link to earlier post of same article |
tama |
Oct-23-11 06:26 AM |
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Kick |
xchrom |
Oct-23-11 06:32 AM |
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Check it out.... |
wakemewhenitsover |
Oct-23-11 08:45 AM |
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Money is king, and has a round table? |
azul |
Oct-23-11 09:25 AM |
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k&r and bkmrkd. thanks. n/t |
Tuesday Afternoon |
Oct-23-11 10:50 AM |
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I have always suspected that to be the case, and these |
spicegal |
Oct-23-11 11:19 AM |
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Can you say CARLISLE GROUP? n/t |
mzteris |
Oct-23-11 11:35 AM |
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They don't MAKE anything … |
the_chinuk |
Oct-23-11 12:00 PM |
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Yup, must of them made their money by manipulating money. |
Odin2005 |
Oct-23-11 01:35 PM |
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Great find. I wish I'd seen it early enough to rec XD |
pam4water |
Oct-24-11 03:17 PM |
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