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Octafish

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6. Good points. The thing is, socialism works great for Wall Street...

Sat Nov 29, 2014, 01:33 PM

Nov 2014

...Banksters who loot the banks get the taxpayers to bail them out -- plus, said same taxpayers get to pick up the tabs for the multi-billion dollar bonuses for the same Banksters.

Meanwhile, it's survival of the economic fittest in the arena of pure capitalism for the rest of the mopes who aren't so fortunate to have chosen their birth circumstances wisely.

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The Scale of Wall Street�s Holdings Are ''Unprecedented in U.S. History'': Senate Report [View all] Octafish Nov 2014 OP

This is not possible if not preceded by 50 years of non stop propaganda NoJusticeNoPeace Nov 2014 #1

Good points. The thing is, socialism works great for Wall Street... Octafish Nov 2014 #6

Socialism for the 1% hifiguy Nov 2014 #14

War as welfare for the Wealthy. Boot stamping on the face of humanity forever for the rest of us. Octafish Nov 2014 #43

Looks like Wall Street has had a very productive 6 years, it would be nice if the most transparent Autumn Nov 2014 #2

By the numbers, it's the greatest recovery in recorded history. Here's the breakdown... Octafish Nov 2014 #7

Well it certainly is a recovery for the wealthy and Wall Street Autumn Nov 2014 #9

Devastating article. It really should be an OP woo me with science Nov 2014 #30

The 1% Will Drive All Into The Ground - Don't Expect Otherwise cantbeserious Nov 2014 #3

And the coming series of engineered bank failures-AKA the Big Grab- Jackpine Radical Nov 2014 #4

William K. Black warned Washington. So, Washington ignored the dean of financial regulation... Octafish Nov 2014 #18

They'd never let it happen Wella Nov 2014 #40

That realization made me sad. Octafish Nov 2014 #44

Criminals by another name Wella Nov 2014 #45

+1 to this: CrispyQ Nov 2014 #29

And we will have idiots here chanting "THANK GOD IT PASSED!!!". Odin2005 Dec 2014 #55

$hillary is the Banksters' candidate, she must be stopped at all costs. Odin2005 Dec 2014 #54

Amen to that, brother. hifiguy Dec 2014 #59

"Wall Street Leading Washington Yet Again" Huffpo 11/23/14 RiverLover Nov 2014 #5

This article is why some of us have very little faith in the democratic party. Autumn Nov 2014 #11

Good God! I am a capitalist TexasMommaWithAHat Nov 2014 #8

Goldman, Morgan Stanley And JP Morgan Named In Commodity Manipulation Investigation Octafish Nov 2014 #36

You need to be a Socialist. Odin2005 Dec 2014 #56

I don't see any pure socialist program that has ever worked TexasMommaWithAHat Dec 2014 #62

Real Marxist socialism has never been tried. Odin2005 Dec 2014 #63

It's never been tried TexasMommaWithAHat Dec 2014 #64

Oh, so now we are spointing right-wing ideology, now? Odin2005 Dec 2014 #65

Really? You have to be a pure socialist to be a member of DU? TexasMommaWithAHat Dec 2014 #67

Yes, force against the Capitalist exploiters. Odin2005 Dec 2014 #68

Those studies in anthropology and sociology TexasMommaWithAHat Dec 2014 #69

Well, the DJIA has almost tripled in 6 years, and almost all of that new wealth is in their hands Doctor_J Nov 2014 #10

Verily! I feel stupid for bringing it up. Octafish Nov 2014 #17

Elizabeth Warren on regulating & breaking up big banks RiverLover Nov 2014 #12

Godspeed Sen. Warren. Octafish Nov 2014 #41

Smash them to atoms. hifiguy Nov 2014 #13

BANKERS REMAIN ON WALL STREET DESPITE MAJOR CRIMES (Project CENSORED) Octafish Nov 2014 #46

Socialism or Barbarism. Odin2005 Dec 2014 #57

The chant should recall post-haulocaust memories... MrMickeysMom Nov 2014 #15

But but but...Hillary and Bernie! Ebola! Midterm elections! Celebrities! Rex Nov 2014 #16

Single issue. Sparks224 Nov 2014 #19

Another "Sealed Document?" KoKo Nov 2014 #20

From what's leaked... Octafish Nov 2014 #47

Have you ever watched.... KoKo Nov 2014 #51

The Robber Barons have nothing on these people. Odin2005 Dec 2014 #58

Fascists throughout history have realized hifiguy Dec 2014 #60

Earlier capitalists didn't have the propaganda power of the modern American MSM. Odin2005 Dec 2014 #61

Yep... ReRe Nov 2014 #21

Queue the discussion of how we should vote and affect change at the polls... Moostache Nov 2014 #22

Corruption on a scale that can not be surmounted. JEB Nov 2014 #49

That just warms my heart... City Lights Nov 2014 #23

K&R. Overseas Nov 2014 #24

Can the Democratic Party be blamed for anyvof this? kentuck Nov 2014 #25

Well, Bill Clinton did deregulate the banks, allowing them to become "too big to fail" RiverLover Nov 2014 #27

Ouch. Not ok when Republicans do and absolutely NOT ok when "Democrats" do it. nc4bo Nov 2014 #33

Democrats and Republicans differ on a few social issues, but JEB Nov 2014 #50

Wall St is the worst thing that has ever happened to America. Initech Nov 2014 #26

Thank you. woo me with science Nov 2014 #28

We should call Wall Street what it is: a criminal junta Wella Nov 2014 #31

+1,000 Scuba Nov 2014 #32

+1000 Not an exaggeration at all. woo me with science Nov 2014 #35

so when can I move my bank savings account to a post-office bank that pays better then .01 interest? Sunlei Nov 2014 #34

It's time to Nationalize the Federal Reserve nationalize the fed Nov 2014 #37

+1 ~nt RiverLover Nov 2014 #39

Penured? Now I got to look stuff up! grahamhgreen Nov 2014 #38

K&R for the original post and subsequent informative posts and links. JEB Nov 2014 #42

Socialism For The Rich, Capitalism For the Poor vkkv Nov 2014 #48

feudalism for the poor. Don't worry, it's almost here. n/t librechik Dec 2014 #66

Kickety. lonestarnot Dec 2014 #52

All you Bankster ass-kissers who said "THANK GOD IT PASSED" can STFU now. Odin2005 Dec 2014 #53

"Find the cost of "Freedom" buried in the ground."... adirondacker Dec 2014 #70

K+R#89 n/t bobthedrummer Dec 2014 #71