All the people and institutions (Reply #22)

In the discussion thread: Would Bernie supporters be so kind as to define "Wall Street" for us? [View all]

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Sun Mar 6, 2016, 11:18 AM

PowerToThePeople (9,610 posts)

22. All the people and institutions

who work to separate the profits of industry from those who make those profits possible.

Would Bernie supporters be so kind as to define "Wall Street" for us?

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158 replies	Author	Time	Post
Would Bernie supporters be so kind as to define "Wall Street" for us? [View all]	Darb	Mar 2016	OP
The financial services industry.	JRLeft	Mar 2016	#1
What about public companies that raise capital	Darb	Mar 2016	#31
When people criticize Wall Street it's about Goldman Sachs, JPMORGAN	JRLeft	Mar 2016	#35
More accurately the people who control it	Depaysement	Mar 2016	#75
Anyone who has supported in the past, supports now, or supports in the future, Hillary Clinton.	onehandle	Mar 2016	#2
Not a Sanders supporter here, but easy answer	wyldwolf	Mar 2016	#3
You're Really Reaching With That Spin	noretreatnosurrender	Mar 2016	#5
So what are you saying? You hate Wall Street but take advantage of it?	wyldwolf	Mar 2016	#7
LOL	noretreatnosurrender	Mar 2016	#17
no, it means if you OPPOSE something yet still USE it...	wyldwolf	Mar 2016	#18
No wonder	noretreatnosurrender	Mar 2016	#19
You nailed it! n/t	marew	Mar 2016	#101
Do you think that reining in WS will stop 401K performance?	kristopher	Mar 2016	#122
so everyone agrees what "reining in WS" means?	wyldwolf	Mar 2016	#123
Sanders is pretty explicit. Learn what he says and then rant if you need to.	kristopher	Mar 2016	#124
Give 'em a break, spin and lies are all they have, the can't win on the issues or her record	pdsimdars	Mar 2016	#15
+1000 . I'm retired. My 401ks helped make it possible.	livetohike	Mar 2016	#8
If I am against something, I have NO part of it.	wyldwolf	Mar 2016	#14
We aren't against Wall Street, we're against how Wall Street has infiltrated the govt	RiverLover	Mar 2016	#32
How do you get from Point A to Point B?	cherokeeprogressive	Mar 2016	#86
glad you got yours!	Cobalt Violet	Mar 2016	#21
What a rude statement. Hope you "get yours" one day.	livetohike	Mar 2016	#27
Nearly have of american families have no retirement savings at all.	Warren Stupidity	Mar 2016	#102
BS	RiverLover	Mar 2016	#20
So participating in Wall Street doesn't EMPOWER Wall Street?	wyldwolf	Mar 2016	#23
You sound like a republican. A small stock holder has no say in what goes on in DC	RiverLover	Mar 2016	#26
It's seriously shocking to see people on this kind of a site acting confused about this.	vintx	Mar 2016	#42
Yes, it is shocking. And no it doesn't seem Democratic. But then neither does Hillary.	RiverLover	Mar 2016	#54
Yes.	Kall	Mar 2016	#63
Gee thanks, Kali!	RiverLover	Mar 2016	#78
Not	Glamrock	Mar 2016	#58
no kidding the poor bashing on this sight and on this thread is ugly.	Cobalt Violet	Mar 2016	#155
+1!	marew	Mar 2016	#99
+1000	Cobalt Violet	Mar 2016	#158
Hillary being in bed with Wall Street damages her; so your answer is, Wall Street ain't that bad!	CoffeeCat	Mar 2016	#82
"Sanders supporters stuff their money under their mattresses." Wow. Fuck me every which way...	cherokeeprogressive	Mar 2016	#84
you liked that, did you?	wyldwolf	Mar 2016	#85
More than I like diarrhea.	cherokeeprogressive	Mar 2016	#87
And we know how much you like THAT!	wyldwolf	Mar 2016	#90
Sanders supporters stuff their money under their mattresses.	cherokeeprogressive	Mar 2016	#91
I'm not saying some Hillary supporters are pricks...	Lizzie Poppet	Mar 2016	#93
LOL turtlenecks.	cherokeeprogressive	Mar 2016	#96
Not sure I ever saw that commercial...	Lizzie Poppet	Mar 2016	#97
It was disgustingly classist of you.	Cobalt Violet	Mar 2016	#157
I can't believe what DU is now.	Cobalt Violet	Mar 2016	#156
"Easy" has multiple connotations.	Lizzie Poppet	Mar 2016	#88
Well you know who really loves your 401k and the millions	Warren Stupidity	Mar 2016	#98
False. My index funds	Kang Colby	Mar 2016	#127
Most money is not indexed, it is actively managed.	JonLeibowitz	Mar 2016	#131
That's right, Jon. Then why doesn't Bernie propose legislation capping ERs/loads	Kang Colby	Mar 2016	#135
I don't agree with such legislation, actually.	JonLeibowitz	Mar 2016	#137
I think you make fair points.	Kang Colby	Mar 2016	#138
Good point, I had not thought of it that way.	JonLeibowitz	Mar 2016	#141
That's interesting.	Kang Colby	Mar 2016	#143
I am conflicted about that (post-tax Roth conversions)	JonLeibowitz	Mar 2016	#148
Regardless of who wins...	Kang Colby	Mar 2016	#151
Know what a boglehead is? I am on the moderation team over there!	JonLeibowitz	Mar 2016	#152
I'm a Bernie supporter and I have a 401K	dflprincess	Mar 2016	#125
401k plans aren't a scam.	Kang Colby	Mar 2016	#140
Always great to see a fellow Boglehead on DU.	JonLeibowitz	Mar 2016	#142
Likewise.	Kang Colby	Mar 2016	#144
Ridiculous post. And I worked in the financial services industry for nearly 20 years.	Old Crow	Mar 2016	#134
If you have to ask	tazkcmo	Mar 2016	#4
What????????	pandr32	Mar 2016	#36
And I hope they are white and permeable...	Kalidurga	Mar 2016	#128
It's the WALL in Wall Street.	Gregorian	Mar 2016	#6
Anyone who works and has a 401k, or savings in a mutual fund	livetohike	Mar 2016	#24
That's interesting. What is participation?	Gregorian	Mar 2016	#39
Cross-reference the list of places that paid Clinton 8 figures to speak.	krispos42	Mar 2016	#9
Jealous? Or what exactly?	Darb	Mar 2016	#37
How about disgust?	krispos42	Mar 2016	#74
I agree with all that but...	Darb	Mar 2016	#106
No envy at all. Righteous contempt, disgust and demand for reform. Now.	appalachiablue	Mar 2016	#105
Define the reform then,	Darb	Mar 2016	#108
The Sanders plan is online, and so is much of the work of economists like Reich.	appalachiablue	Mar 2016	#116
Isn't that a movie starring Michael Douglas?	Armstead	Mar 2016	#10
saw this in another thread	pdsimdars	Mar 2016	#11
Must have been too complicated for the person who posted the OP to figure out.	vintx	Mar 2016	#45
Wait... you're calling Pepsico and Monsanto "Wall Street"?	Recursion	Mar 2016	#49
To the extent that any publically traded company has to make decisions	Matariki	Mar 2016	#118
Capitalism. .	Tierra_y_Libertad	Mar 2016	#12
Probably not your average eatery	JustABozoOnThisBus	Mar 2016	#13
Classic Clinton logic.	ZX86	Mar 2016	#16
Typical of Bernies,	Darb	Mar 2016	#38
You don't need to be a weatherman	ZX86	Mar 2016	#68
That's actually a legit (and critical) question in linguistic philosophy!	Lizzie Poppet	Mar 2016	#89
All the people and institutions	PowerToThePeople	Mar 2016	#22
Perfect and succinct	Armstead	Mar 2016	#25
There we go. Perfect.	Gregorian	Mar 2016	#41
What about raising capital for an business endeavor or entity?	Darb	Mar 2016	#46
^^^^ indeed ^^^^	Hiraeth	Mar 2016	#81
Really?	mmonk	Mar 2016	#28
We're witnessing Democrats morph into republicans before our very eyes.	RiverLover	Mar 2016	#29
no	ibegurpard	Mar 2016	#34
True. I hadn't looked at it like that	RiverLover	Mar 2016	#47
Just admit it, you are chasing a white whale.	Darb	Mar 2016	#48
Exactly. Now that Bernie is in it and getting votes they're getting desperate.	vintx	Mar 2016	#51
No, intelligent people not tilting at windmills,	Darb	Mar 2016	#40
So do you think FDR was wrong?	RiverLover	Mar 2016	#50
No, smart guy.	Darb	Mar 2016	#57
Obviously, I know more than you.	RiverLover	Mar 2016	#77
Post removed	Post removed	Mar 2016	#107
The Fuck-Heads who Foreclosed on your home while taking Tax Payer Handouts	FreakinDJ	Mar 2016	#30
"Wall Street" is much more than that.	Darb	Mar 2016	#43
No problem - I started this just for you	FreakinDJ	Mar 2016	#44
I read it and commented, it has nothing to do with this thread.	Darb	Mar 2016	#52
Being in the top 5% income bracket	FreakinDJ	Mar 2016	#55
Not following.	Darb	Mar 2016	#59
Good question!	pandr32	Mar 2016	#33
Sorry but many have gone far beyond their legitimate roles and size to become Big Evil Meanies	Armstead	Mar 2016	#53
I think some people here would be very unhappy with how "pro-Wall St" Elizabeth Warren is	brooklynite	Mar 2016	#56
How many crimes must Goldman Sachs, Citigroup, & JP Morgan commit before you consider them corrupt	think	Mar 2016	#61
yeah	kennetha	Mar 2016	#62
My point was that they do not know of what they attack.	Darb	Mar 2016	#65
What part of Goldman Sachs, Citigroup, and JP Morgan can't you comprehend?	think	Mar 2016	#69
That's not "Wall Street",	Darb	Mar 2016	#109
Wall Street Professionals Admit: Yes, Lots of Us Are Corrupt	think	Mar 2016	#121
So when Clinton calls for new reforms on "Wall Street" she wants reforms on "all of us"? n/t	PoliticAverse	Mar 2016	#129
"Wall Street" is anyone who earns more than minimum wage.	Buzz Clik	Mar 2016	#60
wow	Hiraeth	Mar 2016	#66
You're new.	Buzz Clik	Mar 2016	#70
fixed it. put OP on ignore. might be new but learning fast.	Hiraeth	Mar 2016	#73
That's the spirit! Ignore people who say things contrary to your opinion. Life is so grand.	Buzz Clik	Mar 2016	#76
I didn't say you did. I had interaction with OP previously. Got an alert from it. no hide but,	Hiraeth	Mar 2016	#80
Of course you did you fantasy land dweller.	Darb	Mar 2016	#113
What "Wall Street" means	AgerolanAmerican	Mar 2016	#64
welcome to ignore.	Hiraeth	Mar 2016	#67
I can't believe you haven't been informed, but here goes...	MrMickeysMom	Mar 2016	#71
Lot of Fun Watching Hillary Supporters Defend Wall Street	noretreatnosurrender	Mar 2016	#72
It has, by far, been one of the best parts of this election cycle. nt	Mufaddal	Mar 2016	#83
Oh, but they're progressives! No, really!!	Lizzie Poppet	Mar 2016	#95
Don't be daft, we at least know what it is.	Darb	Mar 2016	#110
Sure You Do	noretreatnosurrender	Mar 2016	#114
what country are you from? ever head of Glass–Steagall before the GOP & Clintons dismandeld it.	fourcents	Mar 2016	#150
The Financial Services Industry	boythayer	Mar 2016	#79
What about publically traded companies? the bond market.	Darb	Mar 2016	#111
Wall Street	marew	Mar 2016	#92
The Law firm Bernie uses to due the DNC is a Wall Street Law firm	robbedvoter	Mar 2016	#94
This OP is reminiscent of the kind of posts I've seen anti-regulation-of-firearms apologists make.	aidbo	Mar 2016	#100
No it's not, weak effort.	Darb	Mar 2016	#112
If you have money in a retirment fund you are a part of Wall Street.	citizen snips	Mar 2016	#103
No, Wall St. is the financial services industry.	JonLeibowitz	Mar 2016	#132
The same thing Hillary means when she uses the term n/t	Motown_Johnny	Mar 2016	#104
It's a street in the south end of Manhattan running between Broadway and the FDR. n/t	Chan790	Mar 2016	#115
No Democrat/liberal/progressive should need to ask this.	phleshdef	Mar 2016	#117
Fucking seriously?	TransitJohn	Mar 2016	#119
Are there any other basic concepts you need help with?	Matariki	Mar 2016	#120
It's not something Bernie made up. It's commonly referred to by many in the context of	Cleita	Mar 2016	#126
How awesome is it you can refuse to see people use Wall Street for short hand	Kalidurga	Mar 2016	#130
Good questions..n/t	asuhornets	Mar 2016	#133
If you don't know for yourself, you will never know...	TheProgressive	Mar 2016	#136
NOT the gun manufacturers, apparently.	ecstatic	Mar 2016	#139
What? Bernie is running on campaign finance reform, it's all related and it would take away the NRA-	fourcents	Mar 2016	#145
You'll have to wait while I ask Markos what English vocabulary is acceptable.	delrem	Mar 2016	#146
Answer=Bernie Sanders: 'Congress Doesn't Regulate Wall Street. Wall Street Regulates Congress.'	fourcents	Mar 2016	#147
Passive-aggressive OP's...always the most effective way to build party unity. n/t.	Ken Burch	Mar 2016	#149
A very large graven image	Rosa Luxemburg	Mar 2016	#153
Maybe defining the people who were fleeced by "Wall Street" would suffice.	Lint Head	Mar 2016	#154

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