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kentuck

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11. That's a pretty large loophole!

Reply to ProSense (Original post)

Tue Feb 26, 2013, 06:48 PM

Feb 2013

I think I would start there rather than cutting Grandma's Medicare? Then cut the oil subsidy to the Big Oil Companies. Then cut the tax breaks for Big Pharma and Big Farming and we would well be on our way to fixing our debt and deficit problems. Of course, Big Defense cut be cut by hundreds of billions without affecting our national security.

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Senator Warren: Why Isn’t Wall Street Paying Back Taxpayers For Being ‘Too Big To Fail’? [View all] ProSense Feb 2013 OP

so Bernanke wants to break up the banks? Enrique Feb 2013 #1

It seems related to the $83 billion in subsidies. n/t ProSense Feb 2013 #3

that subsidy is from their too-big-to-fail status Enrique Feb 2013 #9

Post removed Post removed Feb 2013 #2

You owe me a new keyboard sakabatou Feb 2013 #4

Scuba's post was no way "over-the-top." 0zone Feb 2013 #5

I love that she's asking the sort of questions that make the big banks squirm. winter is coming Feb 2013 #6

Amen TheKentuckian Feb 2013 #8

I love Sen Warren cilla4progress Feb 2013 #7

I really like Ms. Warren. reflection Feb 2013 #10

That's a pretty large loophole! kentuck Feb 2013 #11