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38. Taking money from GS, Citi, and JPMorgan is NOT the same as money from Decent corporations,
Thu Mar 5, 2015, 05:37 PM
Mar 2015

other institutions like unions, and individuals.

Some corporations are actually different than banks like GS that were "deceptive & immoral" and were at the heart of the economic collapse in 2007.

And it was Carl Levin, a top Democratic Senator who called GS "deceptive & immoral":



“Those are the facts the subcommittee found. Whether the decision by the Department of Justice is the product of weak laws or weak enforcement, Goldman Sachs’ actions were deceptive and immoral. That’s why I and others fought so hard to include tough new conflict-of-interest provisions in the Dodd-Frank Wall Street reform law, to help ensure that Wall Street could no longer engage in such blatant behavior.


http://www.forbes.com/sites/billsinger/2012/08/10/senator-levin-slams-department-of-justices-inaction-against-goldman-sachs/





We need laws to protect us from these banks and prosecute the wrong doers.

Please tell me how Hillary after all the money she's gotten from them is going to fight for legislation to better regulate these banks and protect the American people from another economic meltdown. Let alone work to close the loopholes that allow these banks to hide their profits in the Caymans so they don't have to pay taxes on.

Because that is a great concern considering the amounts of money being donated and the ugly history of these banks.




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Oh my God !!! DURHAM D Mar 2015 #1
The one redeeming value.... think Mar 2015 #2
WRONG DURHAM D Mar 2015 #4
Okay Lloyd.... /nt think Mar 2015 #5
Who is Lloyd? DURHAM D Mar 2015 #8
Lloyd Blankfein is an individual ..../nt think Mar 2015 #10
But less than 12% of the influence. TheKentuckian Mar 2015 #6
Kick.... daleanime Mar 2015 #3
Not a problem for Hillary's supporters, who seem to believe there's no such thing as a quid pro quo. Scuba Mar 2015 #7
It seems that way unfortunately. /nt think Mar 2015 #14
Those big corporations are selflessly contributing their money for the betterment of society RufusTFirefly Mar 2015 #25
Millions of shareholders couldn't be wrong. We all get what they pay for. raouldukelives Mar 2015 #30
Were you laughing when you posted that? At least grinning? rhett o rick Mar 2015 #32
Sorry. I figured my post was so over the top that a sarcasm smiley wasn't necessary RufusTFirefly Mar 2015 #35
It wasn't needed. And people are "alarmingly gullible", some willfully. nm rhett o rick Mar 2015 #36
I am so tired of these HappyMe Mar 2015 #9
And what is the difference between Hilary Clinton and someone like Scott Walker.? world wide wally Mar 2015 #11
Scott Walker is in a league of his own. /nt think Mar 2015 #12
Like a paid hitman on unions, teachers, firefighters, and more; lies to bring them out before DhhD Mar 2015 #20
That sums it up nicely think Mar 2015 #22
Never let what you believe be based on what Republicans believe about anything. stillwaiting Mar 2015 #13
+1 Enthusiast Mar 2015 #24
the sad thing is BobbyBoring Mar 2015 #27
It's all part of the game. NorthCarolina Mar 2015 #28
Interesting, did not see anything about corporate lobbyists Bernie meets with. Thinkingabout Mar 2015 #15
Perhaps you could provide that information. /nt think Mar 2015 #16
sure can Thinkingabout Mar 2015 #21
OK. There were 108 corporate lobbyists at a Democratic fundraiser Bernie attended. /nt think Mar 2015 #26
I haven't found anything in this regards but here's a list of Bernie's top donors think Mar 2015 #17
Looks like a bunch of labor unions on that list to me Victor_c3 Mar 2015 #18
Careful there Vic, freebrew Mar 2015 #19
This was information about a meeting with corporate lobbyists. Thinkingabout Mar 2015 #23
Are you saying that you looked but couldn't find anything? nm rhett o rick Mar 2015 #33
Corps donate to all candidates Cryptoad Mar 2015 #29
The ones with Cayman subsidiaries appear to love to donate even more..... /nt think Mar 2015 #31
And some even pay money directly to a candidates (HRC) personal wealth. They see it as rhett o rick Mar 2015 #34
Exactly, and the candidates needs the donations to their campaign funds. Thinkingabout Mar 2015 #37
Taking money from GS, Citi, and JPMorgan is NOT the same as money from Decent corporations, think Mar 2015 #38
Are you thinking tobacco, oil and energy corporations are the nice ones? Thinkingabout Mar 2015 #39
But it's her turn, and yada yada yada. (nt) NYC_SKP Mar 2015 #40
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