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jwirr

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9. Years ago banks in Iowa would not help farmers unless the farmers did it their way. Well it turned

Reply to geek tragedy (Reply #7)

Sat Mar 14, 2015, 10:46 AM

Mar 2015

out that the advice of the bankers was not good and many farmers lost their farms. The farmers paid the price but the bankers paid nothing.

I do not support any Nazi but I want to know when the bankers are going to be help accountable for their bad advice and investments? Don't they have some responsibility here?

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K&R abelenkpe Mar 2015 #1

Ellen Brown is a fan of Nazi Germany, just saying. geek tragedy Mar 2015 #2

First off, I think there's a context problem here ...... marmar Mar 2015 #4

This is a person who praises Hitler for geek tragedy Mar 2015 #5

I don't think she's praising Hitler - that's hyperbole for propaganda purposes. marmar Mar 2015 #6

What, her theory that the ECB is evil for wanting to be paid back? geek tragedy Mar 2015 #7

Years ago banks in Iowa would not help farmers unless the farmers did it their way. Well it turned jwirr Mar 2015 #9

Banks that don't give good advice and force their debtors into geek tragedy Mar 2015 #11

When it is a farm they do - the farm is sold and they are first in line. jwirr Mar 2015 #12

So the theory is that banks don't want to be repaid and they'd rather geek tragedy Mar 2015 #13

Do you know how valuable an Iowa farm is? No the banks put them up for auction. The problem is jwirr Mar 2015 #14

Banks should be more heavily regulated, I agree. geek tragedy Mar 2015 #15

Thank you - that was my only point. jwirr Mar 2015 #16

Guess what ethnic group she claims was behind the banker conspiracy. geek tragedy Mar 2015 #10

Could / would our Federal Reserve ever do something similar in the US? Nuclear Unicorn Mar 2015 #3

Do what, not accept the safest financial assets on the planet geek tragedy Mar 2015 #8