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bvar22

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20. Hey, NOW!

Fri Jan 18, 2013, 10:57 PM

Jan 2013

"We can't begrudge them their wealth."

I know these guys, "and they are just savvy businessmen."

"Its the Free Market"
"I mean, look at all the Baseball Players!"

Yes, Virginia.
There ARE Two Americas.
... and I'm sorry to be the one to tell you,
but, like the Tooth Fairy, the Invisible Hand doesn't exist either.
The RICH made up all that shit about "Free Markets" & "Free Trade" to get more money.
They made up a whole new religion too.
Like other religions, this one also demands Complete Blind Faith Obedience to an invisible deity for which no proof exists!!!

[font size=3]The Graven Image on the altar of
The New Church of the Invisible Hand![/font]

All Hail the Invisible Hand!
The Invisible Hand will save us all.
The Invisible Hand demands that we sacrifice our Working Class!
Make it SO!
All Hail the Invisible Hand!

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Goldman Sachs CEO Lloyd Blankfein Gets 75 Percent Raise: Report [View all] Redfairen Jan 2013 OP

Goldman has NO consumer business - NONE. banned from Kos Jan 2013 #1

You're kidding right? Sekhmets Daughter Jan 2013 #2

LA Times: Goldman played key role in mortgage meltdown, Senate investigators say brentspeak Jan 2013 #3

Goldman did not need one single dime of TARP - they were net short the MBS market banned from Kos Jan 2013 #5

You've bought into a totally false narrative. Sekhmets Daughter Jan 2013 #7

Yes. AIG was a lynchpin in (your words) the credit meltdown - NO DOUBT banned from Kos Jan 2013 #8

No...AIG was just the biggest fool....selling all of that credit default insurance.... Sekhmets Daughter Jan 2013 #16

Wrong - I-Banks were MORE prone to failure witness Lehman and Bear. banned from Kos Jan 2013 #17

Buffett is no fool indeed, he knew who'd benefit by the bailout and he invested accordingly. n/t PoliticAverse Jan 2013 #23

It's a protected club and most Americans are not in it Cynicus Emeritus Jan 2013 #14

LLOYD LLOYD, LLOYD YOU ARE SLIME HowHasItComeToThis Jan 2013 #18

And G/S had everything to do with the crisis/austerity in Greece. Dont call me Shirley Jan 2013 #4

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GS people are now in power in Greece and Italy, search it. Fire Walk With Me Jan 2013 #21

It will just keep getting worse We_Must_Organize Jan 2013 #6

The thing is with these ultra rich dreampunk Jan 2013 #10

They own the government we think we elect Cynicus Emeritus Jan 2013 #12

He should've been jailed like all the other fuckers that almost brought the country to its knees sakabatou Jan 2013 #15

And the plundering of our economy continues. Cleita Jan 2013 #19

Increasing tax rates has that effect. nt OnyxCollie Jan 2013 #25

That's untrue if you mean increasing taxes on the rich. Cleita Jan 2013 #29

You misunderstood my post. OnyxCollie Jan 2013 #30

Fine. My apologies. Cleita Jan 2013 #31

Hey, NOW! bvar22 Jan 2013 #20

"We can't begrudge them their wealth." OnyxCollie Jan 2013 #27

High speed trading = highway robbery. JDPriestly Jan 2013 #22

Tax each transaction and that will stop. nt OnyxCollie Jan 2013 #26

This is really happening... reeds2012 Jan 2013 #24

PUERCO! flamingdem Jan 2013 #28