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1. Your money is in the pockets of the 1% of course

Reply to Nuclear Unicorn (Original post)

Thu Jul 3, 2014, 01:03 PM

Jul 2014

Where else could it go?

If you invested $20K, you'd have some profits yes, but nothing like the profits you would be seeing if you were a member of the 1%.

If you are not a member of the 1%, YOU are basically screwed with interest pegged at zero percent!

The middle/lower class has been left behind AS USUAL!

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Since the DOW is doing so well... [View all] Nuclear Unicorn Jul 2014 OP

Your money is in the pockets of the 1% of course CountAllVotes Jul 2014 #1

It's theft. Bottom line. Nuclear Unicorn Jul 2014 #3

Middle class people are unable to invest in the stock market? Nye Bevan Jul 2014 #6

Many middle class people do not invest in Wall Street CountAllVotes Jul 2014 #7

Nobody should be investing "everything they've got" in stocks. Nye Bevan Jul 2014 #11

Good question... KansDem Jul 2014 #2

Paid back, and then some. Nye Bevan Jul 2014 #4

"Paid back" in the form of tax cuts AgingAmerican Jul 2014 #9

No one put any requirements on those receiving the money abelenkpe Jul 2014 #5

They sent it directly to the Caymans AgingAmerican Jul 2014 #8

My 401(k) has made around $211,000 since the bailout was enacted 3 Oct 2008. n/t ieoeja Jul 2014 #10

Um, what? Dreamer Tatum Jul 2014 #12

. Nuclear Unicorn Jul 2014 #13

How cute is it that you think things work *that* way! Duke Newcombe Jul 2014 #14

I'll wager no small amount of the dollars the corps gained at our expense went to the Nuclear Unicorn Jul 2014 #15