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Lint Head

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6. This is one of the reasons bank robberies happen. The depression era spawned bank robbers who

Reply to Hissyspit (Original post)

Wed Oct 23, 2013, 04:13 PM

Oct 2013

justified robbing banks because they saw them as the reason for making their family poor or keeping them poor. If bankers went to jail it would be a signal to the average person that the people in power are own their side as opposed to slapping their golfing and yachting buddies a slap on the wrist.

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Bank of America Loses Fraud Trial Over U.S. Mortgages (Countrywide) [View all] Hissyspit Oct 2013 OP

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You would think... KansDem Oct 2013 #9

Isn't it insane that they're not asking for more? MannyGoldstein Oct 2013 #12

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This is one of the reasons bank robberies happen. The depression era spawned bank robbers who Lint Head Oct 2013 #6

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Go figure, slap them on the pee pee. Rebellious Republican Oct 2013 #13

Court pigs. Bank pigs. nt valerief Oct 2013 #14

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