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Octafish

(55,745 posts)
24. Funny how that works.
Thu Jan 7, 2016, 01:48 PM
Jan 2016
We know that Citigroup received $1.6 trillion in loans, and Morgan Stanley $2 trillion, and Goldman Sachs – the same Goldman Sachs that bragged about how quickly it paid back its $10 billion TARP bailout – over $600 billion. We know that hedge fund billionaires who moved their corporate addresses to the Cayman Islands to avoid U.S. taxes were rewarded by their buddies in government with huge Fed loans; we know that the U.S. government likewise has been extending massive loans to a variety of Japanese car companies at a time when many American auto workers in Detroit have seen their wages cut in half, to $14 an hour. There’s that and there’s more on the outrage front, and we know it all because Sanders kicked and screamed and stamped his feet about Fed secrecy until just enough other members of the Senate decided to go along with him."

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UBS received $287 Billion bailout...and Phil Gramm still talks slow.

Remember how fast Bushler distanced himself from Kenny Boy? That was when all that HARKEN SEC brouhaha was bubbling up, again. Then, just before sentencing, Kenny left this mortal toil? Too sad.

Federal Reserve Directors' Banks and Businesses Took $4 Trillion in Bailouts -- Sanders FED Audit

PS: Here's the Buy-partisan ENRON angle:

Lieberman in ENRON Land

PPS: I know it's old news to you, Scoob. Must think of future generations...

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and a big K & R! n/t wildbilln864 Jan 2016 #1
I started to read through them... Octafish Jan 2016 #6
Another K&R. "Why do criminals steal from the U.S. Treasury? Because that's where the money is." nt valerief Jan 2016 #2
That IS Willie Sutton of Wall Street-on-the-Potomac Banking fame... Octafish Jan 2016 #7
That's quite a collection. K and R n/t Smarmie Doofus Jan 2016 #3
The links are current... Octafish Jan 2016 #16
Glad you did. Smarmie Doofus Jan 2016 #20
Another great post. Thank you Octafish. n/t Hotler Jan 2016 #4
You are most welcome, Hotler! THIS one about the SEC bothers me a lot... Octafish Jan 2016 #21
Thanks! Really great collection! You are one of the best! n/t 7wo7rees Jan 2016 #5
Thanks, 7wo7rees! Right back at ya! Does your bank offer this service for you? Octafish Jan 2016 #22
k/r 840high Jan 2016 #8
The article just surveys what we know. And what it means for the USA is TRAGIC. Octafish Jan 2016 #23
HUGE K & R !!! - Thank You !!! - Did You Catch THIS: WillyT Jan 2016 #9
WOW!!! THAT explains the sudden concern! Octafish Jan 2016 #12
Yes We Are !!! WillyT Jan 2016 #13
Massive K&R..... daleanime Jan 2016 #10
Interesting. qwlauren35 Jan 2016 #11
INTEGRITY. Octafish Jan 2016 #14
Gee, ya think? Scuba Jan 2016 #15
Funny how that works. Octafish Jan 2016 #24
Yet some still argue we are not an oligarchy. Weird, eh? Scuba Jan 2016 #25
Supporting the banksters & warmongers must be its own reward. Octafish Jan 2016 #35
K&R Paka Jan 2016 #17
Thank you very much for a weeks worth of reading mrdmk Jan 2016 #18
K&R&bookmark JEB Jan 2016 #19
Bookmarking, this will take a while to digest. arcane1 Jan 2016 #26
Kicked and recommended. Uncle Joe Jan 2016 #27
that's Willie Sutton in the pic steve2470 Jan 2016 #28
K&R! This post should have hundreds of recommendations! Enthusiast Jan 2016 #29
Excellent. Excellent. Excellent. Duppers Jan 2016 #30
k and r niyad Jan 2016 #31
I'm a mob boss and I approve of "my" government. Ivan Kaputski Jan 2016 #32
K & R AzDar Jan 2016 #33
k & r. Thanks for posting. We need a change from the corrupt government that the big banks have rhett o rick Jan 2016 #34
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