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(56,582 posts) Sat Sep 26, 2015, 05:28 AM Sep 2015

Which of Obama's cabinet appointees were from Wall Street? [View all]

https://en.m.wikipedia.org/wiki/Category:Obama_Administration_cabinet_members

I'm on mobile so I may be missing somebody, but I'm coming up blank here.

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Which of Obama's cabinet appointees were from Wall Street? [View all] Recursion Sep 2015 OP

Geithner and Summers FreakinDJ Sep 2015 #1

Geithner was never Wall Street. Summers wasn't cabinet Recursion Sep 2015 #2

BS. He now serves as president of Warburg Pincus, a Wall Street private equity firm Katashi_itto Sep 2015 #4

What, was Obama supposed to see into the future? Recursion Sep 2015 #9

Yes. I can. It shows how beholden he is to Wall Street. Katashi_itto Sep 2015 #21

Erm, all cabinet positions have lucrative post-job opportunities. joshcryer Sep 2015 #27

For sure, but Geithner is off the list too. Hortensis Sep 2015 #31

But you can agree that "to Wall Street" is different from "from Wall Street", right? (nt) Recursion Sep 2015 #35

Overly literal much? merrily Sep 2015 #6

What are you talking about? His only private sector job was CFR which is a think tank Recursion Sep 2015 #10

What part of "overly literal" is mystifying? merrily Sep 2015 #15

Which of those jobs are you possibly calling "Wall Street"? Recursion Sep 2015 #16

Again, what part of "overly literal" is mystifying to you? merrily Sep 2015 #18

Well what the hell does "Wall Street" mean to you, then? Recursion Sep 2015 #19

What part of "accuracy" is a problem ? treestar Sep 2015 #36

Kindly link me to an inaccurate statement I've made about Wall Street. Thanks. merrily Sep 2015 #41

It is the revolving door WITH Wall Street TM99 Sep 2015 #3

He thinks this shows us! LMAO. merrily Sep 2015 #7

No, give me an example Recursion Sep 2015 #11

You have been given examples. TM99 Sep 2015 #14

No, I haven't Recursion Sep 2015 #17

This message was self-deleted by its author merrily Sep 2015 #20

Jack Lew & Michael Froman. Holder didn't & doesn't work on Wall Street but his clients are there think Sep 2015 #30

Thank you; I had missed Lew Recursion Sep 2015 #32

Another dodge treestar Sep 2015 #37

Or you could just read my Post #3 TM99 Sep 2015 #39

In Japan it is called "Amakudari" Bonobo Sep 2015 #40

AG Loretta Lynch has worked both sides. nt Ilsa Sep 2015 #5

When? Recursion Sep 2015 #13

I read that one of her first clients at Hogan was Ilsa Sep 2015 #22

Does Penny Pritzker count? Octafish Sep 2015 #8

Does "Wall Street" just mean "Banking"? Recursion Sep 2015 #12

Of course, as Wall Street means vacuuming up the wealth created by workers. Octafish Sep 2015 #23

Of course in English as we use it, 'Wall St' means 'Banking and Finance' not the location Bluenorthwest Sep 2015 #25

No, it doesn't mean "banking" to most people, it means "finance" Recursion Sep 2015 #26

So that's one person so far. joshcryer Sep 2015 #29

Lew was at Citi; that's pretty uncontroversially "Wall Street" Recursion Sep 2015 #34

nice try my friend. mopinko Sep 2015 #24

Rec. joshcryer Sep 2015 #28

K&R! stonecutter357 Sep 2015 #33

good one treestar Sep 2015 #38

So some of the most recognizable neoliberals in the nation connected to Rubin mmonk Sep 2015 #42