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Tansy_Gold

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6. It's the 'bots, y'know?

Mon Mar 5, 2012, 12:53 AM

Mar 2012

I was surprised not to see some expected faces in that thread.

Gas prices are up, and even some of the pundits are acknowleding it has nothing to do with peak oil or rising demand or the economy at all -- it's the fucking speculators.

Foreclosures haven't stopped, and home prices continue to fall.

And no one is talking about what kind of jobs are being created and what they're paying, because too many of the jobs that were lost when the greedhead corporations moved to low-wage labor markets need at least three "new" jobs to reach an equivalency in pay. . . . and there is no equivalency in benefits.

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STOCK MARKET WATCH - Monday, 5 March 2012 [View all] Tansy_Gold Mar 2012 OP

The NIKKEI sure isn't happy Demeter Mar 2012 #1

It's the 'bots, y'know? Tansy_Gold Mar 2012 #6

I'm sure the usual suspects will turn up eventually Demeter Mar 2012 #7

Europe Continues the Unhappiness Theme Demeter Mar 2012 #18

Matt Stoller: Towards a Creditor State – One in Seven Americans Pursued by Debt Collectors Demeter Mar 2012 #2

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Free Trade or Democracy, Can't Have Both Demeter Mar 2012 #9

Dormitories? Call them what they are. Slave Quarters. Fuddnik Mar 2012 #12

10 Reasons the GOP Wants to Ditch the Constitution Demeter Mar 2012 #33

I have to disagree with point #1. Fuddnik Mar 2012 #35

You're absolutely correct Tansy_Gold Mar 2012 #37

I don't thnk they are consistent with the Old Testament, Either Demeter Mar 2012 #45

The Next 15 Days Of Our Lives Roland99 Mar 2012 #36

Whether the stone hits the pitcher, or the pitcher hits the stone Demeter Mar 2012 #44

Sweet Dreams Everyone Demeter Mar 2012 #10

Nitey Nite! Tansy_Gold Mar 2012 #11

Daughter update from tornado DemReadingDU Mar 2012 #13

thanks for the update -- tell every one here is thinking about them. nt xchrom Mar 2012 #14

I'm glad they're safe, and had minimal damage. Fuddnik Mar 2012 #15

The videos I have seen, are devastating DemReadingDU Mar 2012 #19

I am so glad to hear that bread_and_roses Mar 2012 #25

Glad to hear your family is OK Po_d Mainiac Mar 2012 #39

monday -- lena horne has to bring this one in xchrom Mar 2012 #16

Thanks for the clip, X Demeter Mar 2012 #17

i have to officially say march came in like a lion... xchrom Mar 2012 #21

Insurer AIG selling AIA shares, to raise about $6 billion Demeter Mar 2012 #20

The role of derivatives in the 2008 crisis Demeter Mar 2012 #24

China, Greece concerns weigh on markets xchrom Mar 2012 #22

Oil hovers below $107 in Asia amid Iran tension xchrom Mar 2012 #23

Fed Shrugged Off Warnings, Let Banks Pay Shareholders Billions Demeter Mar 2012 #26

Reckless: The Inside Story of How the Banks Beat Washington (Again) Demeter Mar 2012 #28

Honest to goddess, it never ends, we never learn - more sweetheart Corp givaways bread_and_roses Mar 2012 #27

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One word Tansy_Gold Mar 2012 #30

Cooperatives Over Corporations by: Jim Hightower Demeter Mar 2012 #31

Mike Daisey Takes a Bite Out of Apple Demeter Mar 2012 #32

Ireland likely to need second bailout, rating agency warns xchrom Mar 2012 #34

MF Global: What Happened to the Money - 'This Is Not a Boat Accident' DemReadingDU Mar 2012 #38

4 Years....and Still Waiting Demeter Mar 2012 #46

February ISM service-sector index rises to 57.3% (56.0 expected) Roland99 Mar 2012 #40

Factory orders fall 1% in January (1.5% drop expected) Roland99 Mar 2012 #41

Morning Marketeers.... AnneD Mar 2012 #42

Why the Banks Are Too Big to Jail Demeter Mar 2012 #43

Gonna take a snuggle with the Grandpuppy, then work and Board Meeting Demeter Mar 2012 #47

Wall Street bankster stiffs, then stabs cabbie. Fuddnik Mar 2012 #48

How to Outsmart Social Security ... AnneD Mar 2012 #49

Musical Interlude hamerfan Mar 2012 #50