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2. Do you think the TBTF banks play by the rules? 5 of them are now FELONS for rigging markets.

Wed Jun 29, 2016, 08:37 AM

Jun 2016

And no one went to jail.

In fact the government changed the rules so even as felons they could continue to do business with the government.

How The Obama Administration Is Helping Big Bank Felons

With the blessing of the White House and the Justice Department, the Department of Housing and Urban Development is attempting to sneak through a major policy change that would enable big banks convicted of felonies to continue lending through a federal mortgage program, according to federal records and government officials.

The housing agency wants to quietly delete a requirement for lenders to certify they haven’t been convicted of violating federal antitrust laws or committing other serious crimes. HUD proposed the move on May 15, without detailing the reasoning behind the change. It’s now considering public comment, with an eye towards finalizing the proposal.

http://www.huffingtonpost.com/entry/obama-hud-big-banks_us_55c4f2f2e4b0923c12bcc4b1

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71% of Americans believe economy is 'rigged' (CNN) [View all] think Jun 2016 OP

thats the kind of useless poll drray23 Jun 2016 #1

Do you think the TBTF banks play by the rules? 5 of them are now FELONS for rigging markets. think Jun 2016 #2

sure i do not deny that drray23 Jun 2016 #8

exactly. ^^^ spanone Jun 2016 #3

Yea kinda like that useless Princeton University study ..... raindaddy Jun 2016 #13

71% of Americans dont have any idea what an oligarchy is........ Cryptoad Jun 2016 #20

That was a study, not a poll. Marr Jun 2016 #23

useless poll indeed! Cryptoad Jun 2016 #19

propbably as awful polling questions as I have seen.... beachbum bob Jun 2016 #4

"1. The economic system is rigged in favor of certain groups " That seems pretty clear. Is it not? think Jun 2016 #5

its an open ended question... beachbum bob Jun 2016 #6

Too big to fail banks are now FELONS and no one went to jail. We could start there how about... think Jun 2016 #7

Honestly rpannier Jun 2016 #17

Nope. Igel Jun 2016 #24

Agreed Sherman A1 Jun 2016 #9

And it is why Hillary must stop playing footsies with the banks and Wall Street... Human101948 Jun 2016 #16

The other 29% is either lying or perceptually challenged. merrily Jun 2016 #10

Thanks for the laugh :) /nt think Jun 2016 #11

You're welcome, but it was an observation, not a joke. merrily Jun 2016 #12

It was an excellent observation too :) think Jun 2016 #14

You stole my post except I was going to say -- Nuclear Unicorn Jun 2016 #25

Great minds think alike! n/t Aerows Jun 2016 #30

Sure it is madokie Jun 2016 #15

it always been rigged , alwasys will be Cryptoad Jun 2016 #21

Periodic reform movements, usally after a major crash when the power of the 1% Warpy Jun 2016 #31

"Certain groups" = the 1% in my worldview, klook Jun 2016 #18

heck, even Clinton says so! MisterP Jun 2016 #22

One person's complaint is another person's sales pitch. Nuclear Unicorn Jun 2016 #26

Chomsky nailed it. Lance Bass esquire Jun 2016 #27

The system isn't broken; the system is fixed. CrispyQ Jun 2016 #28

That means Aerows Jun 2016 #29

In selecting among the 3 choices ... 1StrongBlackMan Jun 2016 #32