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truedelphi

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19. The problem is that even if people didn't give corproations another red cent,
Wed Aug 28, 2013, 10:21 PM
Aug 2013

The government gives these bastards whatever they want.

Why do you think we are going to war against Syria right now? Same reason as always - war is very profitable for the inner circle.
It also has a handy dandy way of initially fluffing up the President's polling numbers; a maneuver he has needed since pesky Ed Snowden made his revelations.

The welfare doled out by the Federal Government to the top corporations exceeds social programs in this country by ten billion bucks - each and every year.

And when the banks and financial firms were circling the toilet they got bailed out by the Paulson/Bernanke/Geithner trio. Fifteen tot sixteen trillions of dollars - at least.

This is an amount equivalent to one year of the nation's GDP. And yet we citizens would not even know abut it if Bernie Sanders had not insisted on an audit of the Federal Reserve.
Ostensibly it was "loans" - but experts state that some 4.7 trillions of dollars will not ever be paid back.

So even if we all boycotted everything, and just sat home staring at the walls and eating acorn stew, the big corporations would just get more Bailouts!

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It's obscene that those who expose wrong doing pay such a high price. Autumn Aug 2013 #1
Going forward mikeysnot Aug 2013 #2
I'm not even sure that would be possible with them going after journalists sources Autumn Aug 2013 #3
even the journalists didn't know who he/they were... mikeysnot Aug 2013 #14
What happened to him is the same thing that is done to homeowners Waiting For Everyman Aug 2013 #4
+1 And that's the bottom line. Egalitarian Thug Aug 2013 #5
Chilling, so much systemic dishonesty and corruption with no real refuge. avaistheone1 Aug 2013 #6
The truth is buried,. intentionally obscured, hidden from sight, covered over, and blacked out. Civilization2 Aug 2013 #7
Everyone has been paid off. n/t L0oniX Aug 2013 #9
They have stacked the Courts of Appeals with "their" Justices and now appeal any adverse Dustlawyer Aug 2013 #8
The man who knows too much votes with his wallet bhikkhu Aug 2013 #10
Thank you for saying this. bhikku.... prairierose Aug 2013 #11
The problem is that even if people didn't give corproations another red cent, truedelphi Aug 2013 #19
Oh please.... bhikkhu Aug 2013 #20
OPh please, yourselfr. truedelphi Aug 2013 #24
If you read through to the GAO audit summary at the end of Taibbi's article bhikkhu Aug 2013 #25
Exactly! raouldukelives Aug 2013 #22
Tryanny of the plurailty zipplewrath Aug 2013 #26
KRB Octafish Aug 2013 #12
HUGE K & R !!! WillyT Aug 2013 #13
Yet another example of how we're unravelling Hydra Aug 2013 #15
I totally agree with you gopiscrap Aug 2013 #16
Union-Busting had a Lot Of Help from the DLC wing. HumansAndResources Aug 2013 #23
If I were him, I'd stay off small planes. Spitfire of ATJ Aug 2013 #17
The people who expose actual crimes are the ones who get punished. Initech Aug 2013 #18
Hi Initech - truedelphi Aug 2013 #27
Warm? That's an understatement! Initech Aug 2013 #30
"It's a big club, and you ain't in it." Amonester Aug 2013 #21
Andno one knows this more than the whistleblowers and the real scientists: truedelphi Aug 2013 #28
K & R Quantess Aug 2013 #29
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