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In reply to the discussion: So far the Fed has Bailed Out Banks $3.6Trillion and yet we can't raise the Minimum Wage [View all]questionseverything
(9,645 posts)69. that is a point people seem to forget
during the one time fed audit we found out that over 13 trillion was sent to banks around the world..it was nearly as much as the entire US debt at the time
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So far the Fed has Bailed Out Banks $3.6Trillion and yet we can't raise the Minimum Wage [View all]
FreakinDJ
Dec 2013
OP
Maybe you need to actually go see what individual members of Congress are saying...
ConservativeDemocrat
Dec 2013
#66
I don't get my news from Fux Noise - nor do I turn a Blind Eye towards Democrat inaction
FreakinDJ
Dec 2013
#73
If you're not part of the ruling class, you're entirely disposable. That's how we're viewed. nt
valerief
Dec 2013
#3
Collaborating with and paying off thieving bankers vs supporting working people who
jtuck004
Dec 2013
#8
Right. That's why there is no contradiction between the two policies in the headline.
thesquanderer
Dec 2013
#34
Yet the GOP seeks to cut taxes on the Wealthy so the Working Class pays the debt
FreakinDJ
Dec 2013
#36
Exactly as predicted by the "extremist kooks". You know, the ones that also predicted the collapse.
Egalitarian Thug
Dec 2013
#24
The Fed has not Bailed Out Banks $3.6T, but we should raise the minimum wage
cthulu2016
Dec 2013
#10
But, we can waste $700bn a year on a bloated and useless military which produces nothing.
Tierra_y_Libertad
Dec 2013
#16
The largest transfer of wealth the world has ever seen, from the middle class
rhett o rick
Dec 2013
#19
Don't worry. I've been reassured by centrists that are smarter than me that voting (D) will fix it.
L0oniX
Dec 2013
#45
The tougher things get, the more determined they are to stick to their denial bubble.
rhett o rick
Dec 2013
#62
I just read the page & it says the bottom graphic the pallets are double stacked.
CrispyQ
Dec 2013
#53