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WorseBeforeBetter

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67. SOMEBODY better do SOMETHING, because minorities are getting hosed.

Sun Dec 14, 2014, 05:20 PM

Dec 2014

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Minorities Fall Further Behind Whites in Wealth During Economic Recovery

Another boom/bust/bailout, and they'll get hosed even more.

Cuts to Social Security and Medicare? They'll be hardest hit.

And poor whites *ain't* doing so well, either.

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Bernie Sanders: The solution: The major Wall Street banks must be broken up.... [View all] Playinghardball Dec 2014 OP

maybe we could have if dems all dems bothered to vote belzabubba333 Dec 2014 #1

We need them to be careful about how they vote too! Many Dem's voted to roll back Dodd-Frank law. midnight Dec 2014 #41

I hear you, but Chief Supreme Court Justice John Roberts said there was no quid pro quo. Dustlawyer Dec 2014 #112

Why yes! And he's the same purportedly well-educated Chief Justice who can't even get the calimary Dec 2014 #124

So true, and a lying, corrupt idiot at that! Dustlawyer Dec 2014 #142

Maybe more Dems would turnout at the polls ........ raindaddy Dec 2014 #55

dems dont vote so if you want to stay in office and your party wont get out and vote belzabubba333 Dec 2014 #63

Right, it's all the public's fault. raindaddy Dec 2014 #68

yes it's the people's fault for not voting - your excuses for not voting are lame belzabubba333 Dec 2014 #96

"the left wont vote" -- A lie LondonReign2 Dec 2014 #125

not a lie- in 2010; 235,809,266 was the voting-age population voter turnout 90,682,968 thats belzabubba333 Dec 2014 #138

If you defining "the left" as ALL dems that is fair LondonReign2 Dec 2014 #140

The cheerleaders of the "Third Way"... malokvale77 Dec 2014 #87

Their predictable defense of the indefensible is way past stale. raindaddy Dec 2014 #93

Past stale... malokvale77 Dec 2014 #94

The obvious truth, plain and simple. nt Zorra Dec 2014 #2

Too bad he didn't decide to do this when Democrats were in control... brooklynite Dec 2014 #3

He totally did do this when Dems were in control. "The Nation", Thursday, November 12, 2009: Zorra Dec 2014 #5

Thanks for reminding our deep-pocketed, salon-going friend of that. (n/t) WorseBeforeBetter Dec 2014 #29

Happy to admit I was wrong... brooklynite Dec 2014 #105

Well don't expect him to say he Rex Dec 2014 #42

Very thankful people like you are on DU. appalachiablue Dec 2014 #66

+1000000 woo me with science Dec 2014 #107

Thank you. woo me with science Dec 2014 #108

This is why I support and will vote for Bernie Sanders in 2016. Autumn Dec 2014 #4

^^THIS PowerToThePeople Dec 2014 #6

+10000000 woo me with science Dec 2014 #9

Me too. Enthusiast Dec 2014 #33

Amen. hifiguy Dec 2014 #37

If need be, Bernie will get a write in vote from me. Autumn Dec 2014 #38

I am with you 100% MissDeeds Dec 2014 #70

I will never go that route again, the lesser of two evils is still evil and I'm done with it. Autumn Dec 2014 #71

No, if a greater evil takes over, that's on your head. onenote Dec 2014 #90

No it's not. If a party can't get a citizen to vote for them that is the fault of the party Autumn Dec 2014 #92

You're not obligated to do anything onenote Dec 2014 #98

A small evil grows into a larger evil. I chose not to feed it. n/t Autumn Dec 2014 #99

No. You prefer facilitating the greater evil onenote Dec 2014 #100

The solution is to stop creating the evil little terrorist. n/t Autumn Dec 2014 #101

When you get your pony, i hope its pretty onenote Dec 2014 #102

My pony will be beautiful. n/t Autumn Dec 2014 #103

"For for the Lesser Evil" LondonReign2 Dec 2014 #127

Plus +1000 No more Republican Infiltrators..whoops sorry, I mean noble 3rd way Democrats Katashi_itto Dec 2014 #117

He has my vote newfie11 Dec 2014 #40

and then promptly loose the white house and therefore supreme court picks belzabubba333 Dec 2014 #49

Pretty sad that that's a choice a person has to make to vote for their values. Autumn Dec 2014 #51

would love bernie to run but you cant count on dems to vote - it's not the system belzabubba333 Dec 2014 #53

You can't count on the Democratic leaders anymore either. Autumn Dec 2014 #57

What guarantee the 3rd way "Democrat" (Lol) would even give us a decent SCOTUS pick? Katashi_itto Dec 2014 #118

what kind of justice will we get from preisdent cruz or president rubio belzabubba333 Dec 2014 #119

If Sanders and or Warren is not the primary runner I'm re-registering as Ind. L0oniX Dec 2014 #52

I went to the DMV on the 12. After over 40 years as a Democrat I am no longer one. Autumn Dec 2014 #56

The only reason I registered Dem was so I could vote in state/district races but the Dem candidates L0oniX Dec 2014 #60

Count me in. nt Ilsa Dec 2014 #110

Same LittleBlue Dec 2014 #126

That is the conclusion I have come to. Voting for the lesser of two evils Autumn Dec 2014 #130

Great! treestar Dec 2014 #7

Maybe Obama will twist arms to help them get it passed... Autumn Dec 2014 #11

Well Obama is a compromiser and all that treestar Dec 2014 #12

Or he could use a veto pen. But at least Bernie HAS pushed legislation to do just that in 2009 Autumn Dec 2014 #13

No, at least he would sign it treestar Dec 2014 #14

Bernie didn't just sit there, he has introduced legislation to do just that Autumn Dec 2014 #15

Introducing is one thing treestar Dec 2014 #16

Maybe no arms were twisted by someone even more powerful than a lowly Senator. Autumn Dec 2014 #19

Then why didn't Bernie become pOTUS long ago? treestar Dec 2014 #20

No you are just being silly and I have no desire to play your game. Autumn Dec 2014 #21

Why didn't he do it already? treestar Dec 2014 #24

You mad bro!? Rex Dec 2014 #43

Yep. Why even bother? Rex Dec 2014 #44

He is JonLP24 Dec 2014 #121

Didn't Bernie just get promoted to Chairman of the Buget Committee? His brains and his words appalachiablue Dec 2014 #111

I reckon Harry Reid could have simply ended the filibuster to pass this Zorra Dec 2014 #23

With Elizabeth Warren in that powerful position to lead them treestar Dec 2014 #25

WTF are you talking about? I was referencing 2009. Zorra Dec 2014 #36

Funny ain't it? Rex Dec 2014 #45

They know. They just don't have a response that makes any sense Autumn Dec 2014 #64

You know it's not a discussion. Autumn Dec 2014 #59

Warren could've co-sponsored this in 2013. She didn't onenote Dec 2014 #84

Exactly, if they had wanted it to pass it would have passed. Amazing how Autumn Dec 2014 #26

Amazing! Congress will pass something if it wants to! joshcryer Dec 2014 #74

So enlightening to see all the adorable little posts Autumn Dec 2014 #77

Your words, not mine. joshcryer Dec 2014 #78

josh Autumn Dec 2014 #80

"if they wanted it to pass it would have passed" joshcryer Dec 2014 #81

New see, you almost fucking get it. Autumn Dec 2014 #85

"if they wanted it to pass it would have passed" joshcryer Dec 2014 #86

Reid only used the nuclear option on nominations. joshcryer Dec 2014 #69

what filibuster? onenote Dec 2014 #83

It didn't even make it out of Committee. joshcryer Dec 2014 #88

Budget isn't the Committee his bill got referred to onenote Dec 2014 #89

Here's where I saw that vote: joshcryer Dec 2014 #91

Thanks. He must have proposed his bill as an amendment to a bill in the Budget Committee onenote Dec 2014 #97

^^That^^, in a nutshell, is the perfect illustration of why Democratic Centrists have Zorra Dec 2014 #137

The banks will be broken up. joshcryer Dec 2014 #149

Maybe if those in our executive branch were less interested in cultivating favor with very JDPriestly Dec 2014 #31

Brothers in Arms... n/t jtuck004 Dec 2014 #109

SOMEBODY better do SOMETHING, because minorities are getting hosed. WorseBeforeBetter Dec 2014 #67

+1 Jamaal510 Dec 2014 #114

The TARP rollout was terrible, Hank Paulson started the rollout and apparently allowed Thinkingabout Dec 2014 #8

K&R Bernie Sanders, 2016 woo me with science Dec 2014 #10

He better be wary of getting on any small planes. Rex Dec 2014 #46

The Major Shareholders of the Federal Reserve Ichingcarpenter Dec 2014 #17

They didn't have to be broken up they just had to not be bailed out. n/t PoliticAverse Dec 2014 #18

Yep ...so much for letting the free market capitalism decide who lives and dies. L0oniX Dec 2014 #61

They needed to be bailed out, but we blew it when we did jmowreader Dec 2014 #115

Don't forget that it was Clinton who signed the bill ozone_man Dec 2014 #135

Phil Gramm, Jim Leach and Thomas Bliley were Democrats? Who knew? jmowreader Dec 2014 #141

Yes, they were Republicans, but Clinton was a Democratic president ozone_man Dec 2014 #144

It is necessary to break up ALL banks jmowreader Dec 2014 #145

Ok, but isn't that re-instating Glass_Steagall? ozone_man Dec 2014 #146

It goes beyond Glass-Steagall jmowreader Dec 2014 #147

Sounds good, but is there anyone in the Democratic Party leading that effort? ozone_man Dec 2014 #150

An absolute truth. 99Forever Dec 2014 #22

When it happens again maindawg Dec 2014 #27

*It's like déjà vu all over again.* WorseBeforeBetter Dec 2014 #28

The next bailout is already being planned and they are flipping us off while they do it. L0oniX Dec 2014 #50

Oh, that I know... WorseBeforeBetter Dec 2014 #65

And it isn't just the banks. We need legislation that prevents our country from being JDPriestly Dec 2014 #30

+1 Enthusiast Dec 2014 #34

with the dems not voting you can forget about that belzabubba333 Dec 2014 #54

Unfortunately, antitrust enforcement has been deader than Dillinger hifiguy Dec 2014 #62

Kicked and recommended a whole bunch! Enthusiast Dec 2014 #32

Preach it Bernie!!!! Initech Dec 2014 #35

While getting something like this may be hard with all the rethugs ruling, if a there is a crash it jwirr Dec 2014 #39

I will vote for Bernie and INdemo Dec 2014 #47

You're either with Sanders and Warren or you are with the enemy of the common people. L0oniX Dec 2014 #48

So why hasn't Warren co-sponsored Sanders' bill? onenote Dec 2014 #75

I agree....but how do you do it? VanillaRhapsody Dec 2014 #58

Is Bernie sending mixed signals on the banking industry, he attends a meeting with lobbyists Thinkingabout Dec 2014 #82

You can't possibly expect anyone to take this post seriously, can you? LondonReign2 Dec 2014 #129

You may not but I bet he took it seriously since he and others attended. Thinkingabout Dec 2014 #132

Holy shit, your "point" is beyond laughable LondonReign2 Dec 2014 #133

Maybe you want to call it dumb, think I will correspond with Bernie and tell him how dumb Thinkingabout Dec 2014 #134

Now you are just spewing BS and seeing what sticks. Odin2005 Dec 2014 #136

+1 Jamaal510 Dec 2014 #113

K&R a zillion times MissDeeds Dec 2014 #72

When Bernie treats this as a serious proposal, then I will onenote Dec 2014 #73

Warren isn't known to co-sponser liberal legislation. joshcryer Dec 2014 #76

Very few bills pass the Senate or become law at all JonLP24 Dec 2014 #120

Not counting bills to name a post office, Bernie has introduced exactly one bill that became law onenote Dec 2014 #143

This is why I am supporting Sanders for President - ALL THE WAY! TheNutcracker Dec 2014 #79

And the two major political parties. And the major media conglomerates. n/t Orsino Dec 2014 #95

LOTS of industries need to be broken up. Wall Street is at or near the top though. nt stillwaiting Dec 2014 #104

Wall Street isn't an "indus....",...oh shit,...it IS. Spitfire of ATJ Dec 2014 #106

Oh I agree the biggest 10 banks should be broken up its not going to happen any time cstanleytech Dec 2014 #116

If only it were just our country. raouldukelives Dec 2014 #122

YES. Bring back Teddy "The Trust-Buster" Roosevelt! calimary Dec 2014 #123

I'm sure that proposal will first on Hillary's "To Do" list. Won't it? Tierra_y_Libertad Dec 2014 #128

Its time to scare these banksters. Moostache Dec 2014 #131

goldman sux certainly needs to be dismantled pansypoo53219 Dec 2014 #139

K&R liberal_at_heart Dec 2014 #148