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In reply to the discussion: Robert Reich: The Wall Street Scandal of All Scandals [View all]russspeakeasy
(6,539 posts)1. Somebody come up with a punishment that fits this crime. I can't.
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Yes, take away what they most valued, valued above their own countries, their
sabrina 1
Jul 2012
#42
Libor rate-rigging has affected 'average' consumers in a staggering number of ways.
Kaleko
Jul 2012
#89
Matt Taibbi is one of the most effective translators of Financial-ese we've got so far.
Kaleko
Jul 2012
#95
Everyone who was involved must give back every penny they earned during the scandal period.
Kablooie
Jul 2012
#35
Oh, yes. Bankrupt and those involved jailed, with assets stripped. Join us 99%-ers. n/t
davidwparker
Jul 2012
#90
Yes, complete debt forgiveness. Just like the Year of Jubilee in Judaism. n/t
davidwparker
Jul 2012
#91
and it's still being played out, as cities and states go bankrupt, public employees are fired/lose
HiPointDem
Jul 2012
#53
Even I, who has been forced to defend banks from spurious attacks by "progressives"
banned from Kos
Jul 2012
#6
yeah, due process is normally a progressive concept (except for bankers)
banned from Kos
Jul 2012
#69
If I were you I'd be grateful you've been given permission to be outraged.
Guy Whitey Corngood
Jul 2012
#109
Well, if he did it would be the hoodie's fault us much as his. Just ask the Mighty Mustache Of
Guy Whitey Corngood
Jul 2012
#112
I humbly submit to your superior insight. I should have seen it. U R of course, right. n/t
SDjack
Jul 2012
#61
It would create a grave moral hazard to deny the financial elites their billionaire bonuses.
Warren Stupidity
Jul 2012
#67
Top executives of Barclays resigned - which is a tacit admission of guilt.
banned from Kos
Jul 2012
#9
Serious investigation? Not a chance, unless they are also operating state-approved mj dispensaries.
AnotherMcIntosh
Jul 2012
#29
i figured it out before taibbi & reich, i just didn't know the details. but it didn't take a genius
HiPointDem
Jul 2012
#54
It will start in Europe to be sure. Americans might join in during summer reruns.
alfredo
Jul 2012
#85
This was headline news in the UK. US MSM is a week late, despite the global impact of Libor and the
entanglement
Jul 2012
#31
It will be very difficult for any given lender or borrower to prove damages from any given bank
FarCenter
Jul 2012
#36
This is beyond individual investors having to go up against bank legal $$$. It's a global
suffragette
Jul 2012
#84
Where are the politicians saying "Let's get this money back instead of forcing austerity upon normal
Fire Walk With Me
Jul 2012
#46
If "corporations are people too my friends" [Romney quote by way of "Citizens United"],
kiranon
Jul 2012
#107