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Fire Walk With Me

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25. Immediately eliminate the "Citizens United" ruling. Immediately reinstate Glass-Steagall.
Mon Jan 21, 2013, 02:45 AM
Jan 2013

Immediately demand all bailout monies be returned, potentially with interest. Investigate and prosecute wall street and corrupt banks/banksters. Ban "right to work" laws and strengthen unions. Raise the minimum wage to $15.00 / hour.

Not really NoOneMan Jan 2013 #1
sorry to hear this mettamega Jan 2013 #19
The numbers are now what, 9-10 years old? Igel Jan 2013 #31
Median income fell last year (& has been falling). So no, 'middle class compensation' hasn't HiPointDem Jan 2013 #32
Accepting the accuracy of your information, one thing is clear, JDPriestly Jan 2013 #52
pretty disgusting, isn't it? niyad Jan 2013 #2
Yeah, totally. LisaLynne Jan 2013 #3
K/R (nt) NYC_SKP Jan 2013 #4
wow sad-cafe Jan 2013 #5
What's the source of the info? If true, that stinks. How did this happen? Honeycombe8 Jan 2013 #6
They're not bailing out wall street and corrupt banks and allowing capitalism to take its Fire Walk With Me Jan 2013 #7
Source (2005): moondust Jan 2013 #11
It is actually down from that, for US CEOs ... SomeGuyInEagan Jan 2013 #47
Well, that makes it all fine then. Curmudgeoness Jan 2013 #49
Yep. Brigid Jan 2013 #8
Not only are they not paying attention.... ReRe Jan 2013 #17
Yeah nt abelenkpe Jan 2013 #9
I remember when the Japanese brought this up as an American mistake. We didn't learn. freshwest Jan 2013 #10
Brilliant FDR speech. Thanks for the link. SunSeeker Jan 2013 #12
Different generation, not as hard talking as in the past. We're always trying to be neutral as a way freshwest Jan 2013 #16
I totally agree with you. I think his heart is there. And he is as frustrated as we are. nt SunSeeker Jan 2013 #20
Thanks, I have seen it for a long time. freshwest Jan 2013 #41
That was FDR's 2nd Inaugural Speech, right? ReRe Jan 2013 #23
They won't give him any credit - but he blew them away today, didn't he? freshwest Jan 2013 #42
Oh, he did... ReRe Jan 2013 #45
That's what happens when you bail out Wall Street and ignore Main Street davidn3600 Jan 2013 #13
and this is what happens when people vote in pro-corporate, anti-labor legislators in both parties antigop Jan 2013 #22
Or stay home as some did in 2010. freshwest Jan 2013 #43
"Number of working poor families grows as wealth gap widens" Fire Walk With Me Jan 2013 #14
And those same rich US CEOs want to force the rest of us to retire later supertascha Jan 2013 #15
I think their intent is 2naSalit Jan 2013 #26
And they won't hire people over 49! Amonester Jan 2013 #28
How do you fix it? None of those CEOs will take a pay cut without a fight. tclambert Jan 2013 #18
Immediately eliminate the "Citizens United" ruling. Immediately reinstate Glass-Steagall. Fire Walk With Me Jan 2013 #25
Sounds like a plan. nt Comrade_McKenzie Jan 2013 #33
That sounds about right They_Live Jan 2013 #44
That approach worked very well in Iceland - Google it. xtraxritical Jan 2013 #55
oh I have a BIG problem with it. BlancheSplanchnik Jan 2013 #21
The only problem I have with it is... ReRe Jan 2013 #24
Any entity that is ir has been called 2naSalit Jan 2013 #27
who won uhhhhhmerican idol? datasuspect Jan 2013 #29
Yeah, "it's the union's fault" mountain grammy Jan 2013 #30
But CEO'S work 475 times harder than the average worker! Wednesdays Jan 2013 #34
HAHAHAHAHA LibDemAlways Jan 2013 #40
I've been unemployed for 6 months (I did have 3 months of severance)... lexw Jan 2013 #35
The CEO or management screw ups - that are the reason for LibDemAlways Jan 2013 #37
See? American exceptionalism Kablooie Jan 2013 #36
It's OBSCENE. forestpath Jan 2013 #38
Pretty good deal if you are the CEO stultusporcos Jan 2013 #39
wonder where finlind is in that PatrynXX Jan 2013 #46
All thatmoney they get should have been disbursed to the share holders. Auntie Bush Jan 2013 #48
Actually, it should go into payroll.... Spitfire of ATJ Jan 2013 #53
CEOs not only get paid 475 times as much, but only a minuscule portion of that pay is subject to indepat Jan 2013 #50
Go USA !!! Go USA !!! Go USA !!! RKP5637 Jan 2013 #51
Of course iandhr Jan 2013 #54
My ass chapped off many years ago. lonestarnot Jan 2013 #56
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