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Generic Other (1000+ posts) Send PM | Profile | Ignore | Sat Oct-22-11 11:59 AM Original message |
NEWS: Scientific analysis reveals financial 'super-entity' that controls global economy |
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femrap (1000+ posts) Send PM | Profile | Ignore | Sat Oct-22-11 12:09 PM Response to Original message |
1. I figured as much.... |
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undeterred (1000+ posts) Send PM | Profile | Ignore | Sat Oct-22-11 12:10 PM Response to Original message |
2. I thought this was going to be the Onion.. |
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DreamSmoker (442 posts) Send PM | Profile | Ignore | Sat Oct-22-11 12:29 PM Response to Original message |
3. The truth revealed |
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Fire Walk With Me (1000+ posts) Send PM | Profile | Ignore | Sat Oct-22-11 12:39 PM Response to Original message |
4. Ah yup. Now that we can see it, we can dismantle it. |
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Generic Other (1000+ posts) Send PM | Profile | Ignore | Sat Oct-22-11 12:45 PM Response to Reply #4 |
8. Are you making a list? It seems so overwhelming |
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Fire Walk With Me (1000+ posts) Send PM | Profile | Ignore | Sat Oct-22-11 01:27 PM Response to Reply #8 |
20. That this information has even been empiric'ly presented shows we are going in the right direction. |
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biermeister (425 posts) Send PM | Profile | Ignore | Sun Oct-23-11 07:19 AM Response to Reply #8 |
41. I (we) could all start with our credit cards, |
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1776Forever (1000+ posts) Send PM | Profile | Ignore | Sat Oct-22-11 12:41 PM Response to Original message |
5. Barclays PLC (LSE: BARC, NYSE: BCS) is a global banking and financial services company |
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Generic Other (1000+ posts) Send PM | Profile | Ignore | Sat Oct-22-11 12:44 PM Response to Reply #5 |
6. Looks like you ID'd the true corporate overlords |
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FarCenter (1000+ posts) Send PM | Profile | Ignore | Sat Oct-22-11 01:24 PM Response to Reply #5 |
19. Barclays probably appears on the list because of the iShares ETF business |
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1776Forever (1000+ posts) Send PM | Profile | Ignore | Sat Oct-22-11 09:21 PM Response to Reply #19 |
37. Your post shows how amazingly intertwined these financial institutions are and how much they can |
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AmirDal (37 posts) Send PM | Profile | Ignore | Sat Oct-22-11 12:44 PM Response to Original message |
7. Unfortunately, the OWS movement can never get to the real powers that keep the status quo |
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tcaudilllg (1000+ posts) Send PM | Profile | Ignore | Sat Oct-22-11 12:49 PM Response to Reply #7 |
9. Why not America 2.0? |
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Generic Other (1000+ posts) Send PM | Profile | Ignore | Sat Oct-22-11 12:53 PM Response to Reply #9 |
11. Reboot because the system has become corrupt!! |
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tcaudilllg (1000+ posts) Send PM | Profile | Ignore | Sat Oct-22-11 12:59 PM Response to Reply #11 |
14. I'm looking forward to seeing it. :D |
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Generic Other (1000+ posts) Send PM | Profile | Ignore | Sat Oct-22-11 12:51 PM Response to Reply #7 |
10. But maybe the 1% will defeat themselves by overstepping in their greed |
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tcaudilllg (1000+ posts) Send PM | Profile | Ignore | Sat Oct-22-11 01:00 PM Response to Reply #10 |
16. I think they already have. |
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defendandprotect (1000+ posts) Send PM | Profile | Ignore | Sat Oct-22-11 07:31 PM Response to Reply #7 |
32. How do you mean that? |
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yoyossarian (821 posts) Send PM | Profile | Ignore | Sat Oct-22-11 12:55 PM Response to Original message |
12. WOW!... so I guess those business-jerks actually DO do some work! |
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xchrom (1000+ posts) Send PM | Profile | Ignore | Sat Oct-22-11 12:57 PM Response to Original message |
13. Horizontally & vertically integrated multi nationals |
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1776Forever (1000+ posts) Send PM | Profile | Ignore | Sat Oct-22-11 01:00 PM Response to Reply #13 |
17. Bingo - Ding Ding Ding - You won the gold ring - I'm with you! n/t |
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flamingdem (1000+ posts) Send PM | Profile | Ignore | Sat Oct-22-11 12:59 PM Response to Original message |
15. THE BORG HAS BEEN REVEALED! |
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Prometheus Bound (1000+ posts) Send PM | Profile | Ignore | Sat Oct-22-11 01:14 PM Response to Original message |
18. I wonder why they put Merrill Lynch #10 and Bank of America #25 when #25 owns #10. |
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Odin2005 (1000+ posts) Send PM | Profile | Ignore | Sat Oct-22-11 01:59 PM Response to Original message |
21. This is NEWS? That corporate boardrooms are an incestuous club has been known for a long time. |
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tomp (1000+ posts) Send PM | Profile | Ignore | Sun Oct-23-11 09:14 AM Response to Reply #21 |
43. i'm with you. this is specific and scientifically derived... |
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socialist_n_TN (1000+ posts) Send PM | Profile | Ignore | Sun Oct-23-11 10:28 AM Response to Reply #21 |
46. Yep. I'm tempted to a snarky "DUH!"......... |
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Posteritatis (1000+ posts) Send PM | Profile | Ignore | Sun Oct-23-11 12:06 PM Response to Reply #21 |
51. The specifics of it and how it came about qualifies as news, yes. (nt) |
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chervilant (1000+ posts) Send PM | Profile | Ignore | Sat Oct-22-11 02:08 PM Response to Original message |
22. Now that we've started turning over rocks... |
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HomerRamone (460 posts) Send PM | Profile | Ignore | Sat Oct-22-11 02:27 PM Response to Original message |
23. What happened to #29? |
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FarCenter (1000+ posts) Send PM | Profile | Ignore | Sat Oct-22-11 02:36 PM Response to Reply #23 |
24. It is Teachers Insurance and Annuity Association (TIAA) |
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Motown_Johnny (1000+ posts) Send PM | Profile | Ignore | Sat Oct-22-11 03:11 PM Response to Reply #23 |
25. on the same line as #28 is all, maybe a typo |
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Ilsa (1000+ posts) Send PM | Profile | Ignore | Sat Oct-22-11 04:10 PM Response to Reply #25 |
28. Or tied for that position in the ranking. Nt |
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Rex (1000+ posts) Send PM | Profile | Ignore | Sat Oct-22-11 03:12 PM Response to Original message |
26. One day when corporations rule the world. |
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stockholmer (1000+ posts) Send PM | Profile | Ignore | Sat Oct-22-11 03:56 PM Response to Original message |
27. +100,I posted this several months ago,got little response, glad to see it back,here's the full study |
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nilram (1000+ posts) Send PM | Profile | Ignore | Sat Oct-22-11 05:39 PM Response to Reply #27 |
29. ooh, thanks for the study |
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begin_within (1000+ posts) Send PM | Profile | Ignore | Sat Oct-22-11 06:32 PM Response to Original message |
30. So, in other words: control the money, and you run the world. Laws don't matter any more. |
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Rex (1000+ posts) Send PM | Profile | Ignore | Sat Oct-22-11 07:32 PM Response to Reply #30 |
33. Yes that is exactly it, you can donate billions to the law |
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valerief (1000+ posts) Send PM | Profile | Ignore | Sun Oct-23-11 09:57 AM Response to Reply #30 |
45. Nope. The most important thing in the world is to make rich people richer. Laws support that. nt |
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bhikkhu (1000+ posts) Send PM | Profile | Ignore | Sat Oct-22-11 06:34 PM Response to Original message |
31. I'm not sure it makes much difference |
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radhika (563 posts) Send PM | Profile | Ignore | Sat Oct-22-11 07:34 PM Response to Original message |
34. Of the top 50, only the last one produces a physical product |
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Odin2005 (1000+ posts) Send PM | Profile | Ignore | Sun Oct-23-11 01:33 PM Response to Reply #34 |
52. Oil is a resource that is EXTRACTED, not produced. |
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radhika (563 posts) Send PM | Profile | Ignore | Sun Oct-23-11 10:15 PM Response to Reply #52 |
54. Hey, you're right. That means ALL 50 produce nothing! n/t |
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catzies (1000+ posts) Send PM | Profile | Ignore | Sun Oct-23-11 11:01 PM Response to Reply #34 |
55. +1 for your reply which is as insightful as the OP. |
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Dover (1000+ posts) Send PM | Profile | Ignore | Sat Oct-22-11 07:56 PM Response to Original message |
35. I think you'll find many of the same here |
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shanti (1000+ posts) Send PM | Profile | Ignore | Sat Oct-22-11 08:21 PM Response to Original message |
36. "too big to fail" |
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truth2power (1000+ posts) Send PM | Profile | Ignore | Sat Oct-22-11 09:22 PM Response to Original message |
38. They're doing a piss-poor job of it if you ask me. n/t |
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tama (1000+ posts) Send PM | Profile | Ignore | Sun Oct-23-11 06:26 AM Response to Original message |
39. K&R and link to earlier post of same article |
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xchrom (1000+ posts) Send PM | Profile | Ignore | Sun Oct-23-11 06:32 AM Response to Original message |
40. Kick |
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wakemewhenitsover (1000+ posts) Send PM | Profile | Ignore | Sun Oct-23-11 08:45 AM Response to Original message |
42. Check it out.... |
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azul (1000+ posts) Send PM | Profile | Ignore | Sun Oct-23-11 09:25 AM Response to Original message |
44. Money is king, and has a round table? |
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Tuesday Afternoon (1000+ posts) Send PM | Profile | Ignore | Sun Oct-23-11 10:50 AM Response to Original message |
47. k&r and bkmrkd. thanks. n/t |
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spicegal (617 posts) Send PM | Profile | Ignore | Sun Oct-23-11 11:19 AM Response to Original message |
48. I have always suspected that to be the case, and these |
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mzteris (1000+ posts) Send PM | Profile | Ignore | Sun Oct-23-11 11:35 AM Response to Original message |
49. Can you say CARLISLE GROUP? n/t |
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the_chinuk (240 posts) Send PM | Profile | Ignore | Sun Oct-23-11 12:00 PM Response to Original message |
50. They don't MAKE anything … |
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Odin2005 (1000+ posts) Send PM | Profile | Ignore | Sun Oct-23-11 01:35 PM Response to Reply #50 |
53. Yup, must of them made their money by manipulating money. |
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pam4water (1000+ posts) Send PM | Profile | Ignore | Mon Oct-24-11 03:17 PM Response to Original message |
56. Great find. I wish I'd seen it early enough to rec XD |
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