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DrewFlorida

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29. Great post!

Reply to UnrepentantLiberal (Original post)

Mon Jul 9, 2012, 10:54 PM

Jul 2012

Great post, thank you for posting it.

I will use this.

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Restore Glass-Steagall [View all] UnrepentantLiberal Jul 2012 OP

Yep!... Simple and elegant. THAT is why they thrash so furiously annabanana Jul 2012 #1

Absolutely elleng Jul 2012 #2

Banks absolutely may gamble and play with our money Recursion Jul 2012 #4

It wasn't those banks that broke things Recursion Jul 2012 #3

I would say banks can do whatever they want 4th law of robotics Jul 2012 #5

Makes perfect sense to me! ohgeewhiz Jul 2012 #8

I dont understand why it seems that the Ron Paul crowd is against this one Wondering Soul Jul 2012 #6

You just pointed out one more reason Ron Paul ohgeewhiz Jul 2012 #9

lol Wondering Soul Jul 2012 #11

The Ron Paul crowd are fascists Scootaloo Jul 2012 #40

Zero evidence lately that corporate Democrats are interested in doing this. woo me with science Jul 2012 #7

Makes you sick, UnrepentantLiberal Jul 2012 #13

Indeed. n/t Canuckistanian Jul 2012 #30

The Dems say 'no way'! Corporate stooges for self enrichment they all are-eom Huey P. Long Jul 2012 #10

Are you kidding? It took them almost a century to get us back here. n/t Egalitarian Thug Jul 2012 #12

...and transfer all your money to a credit union. L0oniX Jul 2012 #14

never will be Remember Jul 2012 #15

Only when a number the super-rich see that this is in their best interest, it is not going to happen AnotherMcIntosh Jul 2012 #16

That's a keeper. nt.. boston bean Jul 2012 #17

REC. Rain Mcloud Jul 2012 #18

No - DON'T "restore Glass-Steagall"... brooklynite Jul 2012 #19

That's a very good point... UnrepentantLiberal Jul 2012 #21

Glass-Steagall is actually widely known dreamnightwind Jul 2012 #37

I agree that it should be restored davidpdx Jul 2012 #42

The formal name for it is the Banking Act of 1933 Scootaloo Jul 2012 #41

Call it "Making Banks Safe Again Act" or similar? MannyGoldstein Jul 2012 #43

Call it... bvar22 Jul 2012 #51

Call it the support babbies, apple pie and grandma act. UnrepentantLiberal Jul 2012 #52

Yeah, I guess this stuff has gotten out of hand MannyGoldstein Jul 2012 #56

Banking Reform Act, or BRA: Supporting our needs! chknltl Jul 2012 #55

Regulate investment banks, regulate derivatives, tax short duration financial transactions Fresh_Start Jul 2012 #20

K&R Mnemosyne Jul 2012 #22

I'll line up here, bvar22 Jul 2012 #23

Would that everything that should be done UnrepentantLiberal Jul 2012 #24

Not even a serious topic. They would have put it in Dodd-Frank banned from Kos Jul 2012 #25

Volcker Rule is stronger as far as legal definitions go, but it's weaker compared to ... Selatius Jul 2012 #38

How is that possible? thesquanderer Jul 2012 #45

Easy, require it be a joint-venture or a partnership between said entity and the parent company. Selatius Jul 2012 #57

Banks made investments and hedged before 1999 banned from Kos Jul 2012 #47

It's not satisfactory, in my opinion, because of that douche Scott Brown of Massachusetts. Selatius Jul 2012 #58

Oldie but goodie! FailureToCommunicate Jul 2012 #26

duh! nt tomp Jul 2012 #27

Feingold voted against Dodd-Frank because it did not go far enough. n/t slipslidingaway Jul 2012 #28

Great post! DrewFlorida Jul 2012 #29

I wish they would. ornotna Jul 2012 #31

Yes! DianaForRussFeingold Jul 2012 #32

I wept and howled when the idiots dumped it. So yes. aquart Jul 2012 #33

We will have momentum on our side as this scandal grows! Dustlawyer Jul 2012 #34

K&R suffragette Jul 2012 #35

Yes, we should but this is a fantasy with corporate Democrats and Republicans in charge. limpyhobbler Jul 2012 #36

All that's happened since sulphurdunn Jul 2012 #39

That's sadly probably true. UnrepentantLiberal Jul 2012 #44

I'll be surprised agent46 Jul 2012 #48

O ye of little faith UnrepentantLiberal Jul 2012 #50

Oh Me of Little Faith. bvar22 Jul 2012 #54

Repeal Graham-Bliley-Leach = Restored Glass-Steagall. n/t BumRushDaShow Jul 2012 #46

Restore the guillotine nichomachus Jul 2012 #49

+1000 HooptieWagon Jul 2012 #53

Post removed Post removed Jul 2012 #59

nice catch and welcome to DU Tuesday Afternoon Jul 2012 #60

Ya like that, do ya, Tuesday UnrepentantLiberal Jul 2012 #62

Did the LaRouche nuts create that poster UnrepentantLiberal Jul 2012 #61

wow. Tuesday Afternoon Jul 2012 #63

Wow what? UnrepentantLiberal Jul 2012 #64