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Evelyn Cheng | @chengevelyn
6 Mins Ago
JPMorgan Chase CEO Jamie Dimon expressed frustration at the U.S. federal government during the company's earnings conference call Friday.
"It's almost an embarrassment being an American citizen traveling around the world and listening to the stupid s--- we have to deal with in this country," Dimon said in response to an analyst question.
"Since the Great Recession, which is now 8 years old, we've been growing at 1.5 to 2 percent in spite of stupidity and political gridlock, because the American business sector is powerful and strong," he said. "What I'm saying is it would be much stronger growth had we made intelligent decisions and were there not gridlock."
The executive of the U.S. banking giant cited travels to countries such as France, Argentina, Israel and Ireland. The U.S. has become "one of the most bureaucratic, confusing, litigious societies on the planet" and "it's hurting the average American that we don't have these right policies," he said.
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http://www.cnbc.com/2017/07/14/jpms-jamie-dimon-blows-up-at-washington-on-earnings-call.html
Eliot Rosewater
(31,162 posts)But he is such a racist little prick who thinks he is god, he will never say that.
JI7
(89,308 posts)Proud Liberal Dem
(24,471 posts)We wouldn't be in this mess IMHO if Hillary had been elected and Republicans didn't keep getting elected over and over again. Didn't Dimon complain a lot about President Obama???
We're all sick of it too. Be interesting to see how he voted in the last election.......
ck4829
(35,103 posts)You know, the ones who told us the Iraq War would pay for itself, invited Enron into the energy task force, coined "too big to fail" and "affluenza", and the people who Donald Trump said he doesn't want in his administration.
hatrack
(59,614 posts)Fuck you, Jamie, and the golden calf you rode in on.
SharonClark
(10,014 posts)"The executive of the U.S. banking giant cited travels to countries such as France, Argentina, Israel and Ireland. The U.S. has become "one of the most bureaucratic, confusing, litigious societies on the planet" and "it's hurting the average American that we don't have these right policies," he said.
SamKnause
(13,127 posts)He should be rotting in prison.
TexasBushwhacker
(20,263 posts)Yes, things were so much better when they could package subprime loans as A+ rated investments and sell them to unknowing investors. Regulations suck!
7wo7rees
(5,128 posts)WoonTars
(694 posts)Fuck that guy. Twice.
Me.
(35,454 posts)workinclasszero
(28,270 posts)FU wall street gangster!
Dump is your boy, embrace the fucking traitor/dysfunctional man baby!
He is your very own Frankenstein monster!
unblock
(52,579 posts)Can't say for sure how he voted, but I'd be very surprised if he voted for Benedict Donald, and *extremely* surprised if he voted straight republican ticket.
workinclasszero
(28,270 posts)LOL sorry for my ignorance.
I just assumed.....hehe
unblock
(52,579 posts)it is nyc, after all....
that said, the ones that you hear about -- the ceos, the top salespeople & traders -- do tend to be republicans.
dimon is one of the democrats, though he's clearly a fair-weather democrat as he's made supportive noises about benedict donald ever since the election. as a ceo of a company subject to government regulations and such, he feels the need to play nice-nice with whatever administration is in town.
C_U_L8R
(45,054 posts)Every D administration has shown phenomenal growth while R's just sucked
lostnfound
(16,209 posts)HughBeaumont
(24,461 posts)"Flamethrower? What flamethrower?"
Coventina
(27,234 posts)Initech
(100,181 posts)And they own the media, clergy, and every other way to get the message out, so we will keep electing the same assholes.
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