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progressivebydesign

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4. Sounds like Glenn Beck's wet dream. In reality it's LONG overdue for them to have plans in place.

Reply to Newsjock (Original post)

Fri Aug 10, 2012, 12:38 AM

Aug 2012

Duh. The small banks have been taken over, and there is nothing too big to fail. The fact that they ask them to have a plan on hand, means that we actually have a govt that is proactive.

But the crazy people that listen to Glenn Beck will see this as proof that our economy is collapsing.

it's not. not even fucking close.

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Exclusive: U.S. banks told to make plans for preventing collapse [View all] Newsjock Aug 2012 OP

Sounds like the worst is yet to come Kennah Aug 2012 #1

They've already made plans. What gets rewarded gets repeated. When the too-big-to-fail AnotherMcIntosh Aug 2012 #2

Wonder why so long for it to come out. nt Mojorabbit Aug 2012 #3

Sounds like Glenn Beck's wet dream. In reality it's LONG overdue for them to have plans in place. progressivebydesign Aug 2012 #4

Pant! Pant! Pant! Bank references begin at 3:50 and get better... freshwest Aug 2012 #12

This was done last year, as well. They called it stress tests. freshwest Aug 2012 #5

+1 Poll_Blind Aug 2012 #10

Oh, The Wonderful World Of Highly Leveraged Investment Banking DallasNE Aug 2012 #6

and in other "exclusive" news: the Department of Defense makes whistler162 Aug 2012 #7

Sounds like a Marxist plot. nt DCKit Aug 2012 #8

No, no...it's a Kenyan plot! SoapBox Aug 2012 #9

No, no, no! It's Nazis! It's always Nazis! And Kittens! See the proof right here: freshwest Aug 2012 #13

Did you stock up on your ammo and MRE's? freshwest Aug 2012 #11