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16. I know of no civil cases that have been more than a financial triviality in decades

Reply to dixiegrrrrl (Reply #8)

Tue Oct 9, 2012, 11:39 PM

Oct 2012

I really don't think I'm being cynical. Of all the civil cases, they just result in fines to the company that are trivial compared to the profits they've made and affect nobody but the shareholders, and those only slightly. The only thing that has an effect is criminal charges against executives that result in prison time - that's the only thing that meaningfully punishes this behavior and act as a deterrent.

I'm really trying not to be cynical, but as far as I can tell, these things are (a) window-dressing (b) a way to fund the regulatory agencies.

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This is good, naaman fletcher Oct 2012 #1

Actually, ARE charging the bankers: dixiegrrrrl Oct 2012 #8

Naturally... And it doesn't happen overnight. The thieves have no chance to escape this. freshwest Oct 2012 #12

I know of no civil cases that have been more than a financial triviality in decades progree Oct 2012 #16

I do not call your viewpoint cynical... dixiegrrrrl Oct 2012 #23

Those are civiil charges naaman fletcher Oct 2012 #21

More of this, please -- Hell Hath No Fury Oct 2012 #2

I thought maybe they had actually gone after the banksters... NYtoBush-Drop Dead Oct 2012 #3

I hope this includes the deceptive and predatory mortgage lending BEFORE the bubble burst progree Oct 2012 #4

Looks like a good start. byeya Oct 2012 #5

Keep it up. McCamy Taylor Oct 2012 #6

And this is October 2102 and not June 2008 because? MarinCoUSA Oct 2012 #7

"why so long to crack this up? " dixiegrrrrl Oct 2012 #9

And 73,000 homeowners who lost their homes are scattered to the wind. Herding cats. freshwest Oct 2012 #13

The question is, should they have been in those homes in the first place? OnlinePoker Oct 2012 #15

I didn't go for it, but I remember the intense advertising for those loan deals. freshwest Oct 2012 #17

Actually, while the mess may have started from sub-prime loans dixiegrrrrl Oct 2012 #18

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I know someone who was renting a house and the owner got sucked in by that sub-prime crap... Spitfire of ATJ Oct 2012 #11

NICE! Up2Late Oct 2012 #14

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Nice to see the DU Thread Nazis with nothing substantive to add except to crap on their fellow progree Oct 2012 #22