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In reply to the discussion: I'm voting for Hillary---but I won't bash Bernie. [View all]JDPriestly
(57,936 posts)It isn't a question of opinion. It is a question of the facts and the history.
http://www.truth-out.org/news/item/30668-the-clintons-and-their-banker-friends-the-wall-street-connection-1992-to-2016?key=0
We need a president who can face down Wall Street.
The billionaires make loads of money on Wall Street using every trick in the book.
Do you know how much interest a bank makes if people pay interest on a debt of $100,000 on credit cards?
A good rate is anywhere from 12.99% to 22.99%
http://www.bankrate.com/credit-cards/low-interest-cards.aspx
Do you know how much interest you earn on $100,000 if you put it in one of the major banks?
Check this out: http://www.bankrate.com/cd.aspx
The banks take the difference. Something very serious is wrong. The average American has less than $10,000 in savings including retirement savings. Something very serious is wrong.
Eight years of Bill Clinton created the illusion of prosperity while people were borrowing themselves into a hole.
The Republicans offer worse.
We need a better alternative than a president who, once again, does the banks' bidding.