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In reply to the discussion: Iceland Was Right, We Were Wrong: The IMF [View all]Zorra
(27,670 posts)23. Excellent article. *sigh*...People before Parasites. Occupy Wall St.
Proof that we were right on the money ~ and yes, that is a double entendre.

"an imbalance between rich and poor is the oldest and most fatal ailment of all Republics,"
"We must support Wall St Banksters, and
make every effort to crush OWS! The
Third Way is the right way!
Remember our Third Way slogan:
......'Parasites Before People'"
......

"an imbalance between rich and poor is the oldest and most fatal ailment of all Republics,"
"We must support Wall St Banksters, and
make every effort to crush OWS! The
Third Way is the right way!
Remember our Third Way slogan:
......'Parasites Before People'"
......

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And how many people were screaming that bailing out these parasites without extracting huge
Egalitarian Thug
Aug 2012
#11
I do not believe that the world would have ended had there been a reasonable bank and market
amandabeech
Aug 2012
#61
Assisting responsible homeowners with their house payments wouldn't have created a run on the banks
Blanks
Aug 2012
#44
Probably at the annual Third Way Anti-Social Justice Movement convention on K St.
Zorra
Aug 2012
#25
Even more precisely, Iceland was wrong.. like us.. FIRSt, then fixed it.
progressivebydesign
Aug 2012
#36
As I recall, no one said a meltdown was impossible, because no one saw it coming.
Honeycombe8
Aug 2012
#67
The need for a banking system is not the same as the need for the current cast or SOP
TheKentuckian
Aug 2012
#57