GAWD ALMIGHTY! Our government is saving Wall Street and bankrupting "the people"!

[sicksicksick_N_tired]

Mother! Mary! Joseph! Jesus!!!!

The neocons are exercising their opportunity to effin' DROWN this nation in the tub of debt!!!

"MISSION ACCOMPLISHED!"

WOW! Who woulda' knew the little people who ARE THIS NATION have to bail out the ultra-wealthy!!! DAMN! We are allowed to be harassed to death over our weeny debts, and we're required to float in inflated energy costs, as well!!!

TALK ABOUT OPPRESSION!!!

Incredible!

[FiveGoodMen]

1. But at least we're not helping that one mythical welfare queen that Reagan talked about!

[sicksicksick_N_tired]

6. *shaking head* They were advancing a well-FARE kingdom, all along. nt

The American people NEED to be educated about the distinctions between unfettered capitalism (or fascism) and "democracy", and how each relates to the other.

The only good thing is, many of those invested in the ABSOLUTE GREED associated with unfettered capitalism will suffer losses of their extra-extra home and 2nd boat and 6th car.

HA!

On edit: the good hardly matches the suffering to middle-class, especially older-retired folks. :(

[ingac70]

2. All of this was planned...

they just thought it would happen much later, but they didn't get to privatize SS so it is happening now.

[Big Blue Marble]

3. They didn't need to.

They are sucking up all our money right now including the SS funds.

[zeemike]

5. Exactly right

That was the plan all along to git a infusion of money from the SS payments to prop ut the pyramid scheme.

[DumptyHumpty]

4. Actually, the fed is a private bank.

But it is insured by the government, so..lol

[ingac70]

7. ....

http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Federal_Reserve

[sicksicksick_N_tired]

9. It's a publicly insured entity basically ran by private (profiteering) companies.

The government IS THE PEOPLE,...in a democracy.

So, why is privatization ALWAYS GOOD,...in a democracy?

[angstlessk]

11. the fed cannot print money on which the american people do not pay interest

every dollar they print is a loan to the US government that is we the people..the taxpayers!

[sicksicksick_N_tired]

13. But WE are being FORCED TO FINANCE BAD DEBTS!!! So,...

,...what's the point?

The fed is printing money on which WE PAY INTEREST? Add that to being OPPRESSED WITH PRIVATE CORPORATE DEBT and that leaves the American people in,...economic SLAVERY!

Doesn't it? Aren't we talking about economic slavery? The American people aren't CHOOSING to be economically enslaved to corporations, are they? The all-powerful economic branch has ENSLAVED the American people to corporate debt.

Isn't that what is happening?

Correct me if I am wrong!

[unblock]

17. no, it's not, no matter how often gold bug newsletters repeat this idiotic claim

it's part of the government, it was created by the government, and it could be disolved by the government with the stroke of a pen.

[gateley]

8. I was just thinking about that --

but we can't help those who have no heat in the winter and instead let Venezuela come to the rescue. :grr:

[sicksicksick_N_tired]

10. Osama bin Laden destroyed the towers. Bush destroyed our nation's economy.

:shrug:

Can we petition Congress to declare the neocons as a terrorist organization?

On edit: I know what I express sounds pretty extreme; however, the neocons are responsible for so much destruction (physical, economical and psychological) of democratic principles and human rights and moral basics and fundamental laws because they have pursued a political ideology, without reservation. My understanding of "terrorism" (according to THIS executive's definition) perfectly matches the behaviors of THIS administration, in my opinion.

[jimshoes]

12. I hope and pray that one day real soon the people

of this country,... repubs,dems,indies, have kind of a mass epiphany of sorts and see clearly that we're being systematically robbed by the manipulators and shysters of Wall Street, the MIC and the neo-con government enablers who are letting them fleece Americans as well as America herself. Wake up and grab the tar and feathers.

[honkydonkey]

14. If McCain says the economy is sound one more time......

I AM GOING TO GO OUT ON MY BACK DECK AND SCREAM MY LUNGS OUT.

My husband found out that his company will be shutting down next week because it's too expensive to run. He is salary so he will continue to receive his check but the hourly people are out of luck. This is the 3rd company that my husband has worked for that has closed its door since Bush took office. Unfricking believable. I pray that this shut down is just temporary. They've offered him the same job at their main office in Argentina. Maybe it's time to change hemispheres?

[Greyhound]

15. "I freed a thousand slaves, I would've freed a thousand more if they knew they were slaves". n/t

[Subdivisions]

16. I beleive the AIG bailout makes a handout of $155 Billion just today. n/t

[midnight]

19. Yes.

[midnight]

20. Yes.

[Egnever]

18. That about sums it up.