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KansDem

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6. Let me explain...

Reply to HiPointDem (Reply #3)

Fri May 25, 2012, 03:12 PM

May 2012

I was being sarcastic!

I was using the ridiculous argument about "buying too much house" used by Repubs to place the onus of the TARP scandal on the victims rather than holding the bankers accountable.

"Bought too much life" would be taking that "argument" to an insane level.

Sorry to have misled...

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The Depressing Rise of People Robbing Banks to Pay the Bills [View all] n2doc May 2012 OP

A lack of good-paying jobs is reducing America to this level of depravity. Selatius May 2012 #1

The answer is simple: They bought more life than they could afford. KansDem May 2012 #2

bull. HiPointDem May 2012 #3

Let me explain... KansDem May 2012 #6

my mistake, then. maybe i am sarcasm-challenged. HiPointDem May 2012 #8

Let me get this straight- are you saying that since they have no money they should just die? n2doc May 2012 #4

:sarcasm: KansDem May 2012 #5

ok n2doc May 2012 #7

So you suggest people who are hungry rob a bank? Really? n-t Logical May 2012 #12

Well, they could always just lay down and die. Zalatix May 2012 #24

the people with those signs look like bankers dressed up as ordinary folks. Voice for Peace May 2012 #10

That photo is from a Tea Party protest in 2010 KansDem May 2012 #11

Are these signs serious? Are there Americans REALLY this shamelessly stupid? HughBeaumont May 2012 #18

it's not a bad option, you get caught and end up with a secure place to live and 3 square meals Voice for Peace May 2012 #9

Hmm. Most people who know something about it say prison (even minimum security coalition_unwilling May 2012 #20

Death by starvation is worse. Zalatix May 2012 #25

no but there are worse ways to live Voice for Peace May 2012 #27

We all have bills to pay tomkat364 May 2012 #13

It was an elderly man who couldn't afford medical care. He robbed it purposefully riderinthestorm May 2012 #15

Yeah, I remember that story when it came out and how quickly it got buried, almost coalition_unwilling May 2012 #16

What was the outcome??? tomkat364 May 2012 #21

LOL! You can't just walk into any of the jobs you listed and get them riderinthestorm May 2012 #23

The U3 unemployment rate in Californias as of April 2012 topped out at a little less than 11%. Means coalition_unwilling May 2012 #17

They're not robbing banks; they're just repossessing their money meow2u3 May 2012 #14

How did the banks steal from them? tomkat364 May 2012 #22

You're seriously missing the plot here. Zalatix May 2012 #26

Robbing banks to pay back banks? Major Nikon May 2012 #19