2016 Postmortem

Rilgin

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341. So

Tue Jul 14, 2015, 01:03 PM

Jul 2015

Let me explain it in simpler concepts using right and left hands Assume I am worth $150. Then, you give me $50 bill which I am to return to you. It is a general liability of mine.

I promise not to gamble "your money" so I will not go to Vegas with your bill and put it on a black jack table in Vegas. Therefore I am not gambling your money. This is what I am doing with my right hand. I am putting your money/bill in a drawer and promising to give it back to you when you ask.

Meanwhile, I call my bookie and make a leveraged bet with him. Generally it could only cost my $150 but under certain circumstances, I could lose $200 or more because my activity was leveraged.

This is what my left hand is doing. Now the worst happens (my bet is lending leveraged money to foreign investors or underwriting and offering). When the bookie or creditor comes to collect, he does not distinguish your bill and my money. Nor does the law distinguish between my money and your bill. He takes the money I owe him. I still owe you but I have no money to pay you. This activity although not directly tied (I didn't gamble your specific bill) put your deposit with me at risk.

This was the purpose of Glass Steagall when it says it seperated the banking and investment banking divisions. It separated risky activities from the banks which were the holders of insured depository capital. If an investment bank were to fail, it could not take down the whole system.

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Hillary Clinton opposes breaking up the megabanks, opposes reinstating Glass-Steagall [View all] gobears10 Jul 2015 OP

I said earlier on another post. Mere lip service to the Main Street London Lover Man Jul 2015 #1

It appears people love to vote against SamKnause Jul 2015 #3

^^^this^^^ L0oniX Jul 2015 #32

Nah Plucketeer Jul 2015 #47

Disagree. SamKnause Jul 2015 #51

We're talking different things here Plucketeer Jul 2015 #66

If that were true, campaign contributions would be meaningless. Amimnoch Jul 2015 #297

Yet many Democrats Admiral Loinpresser Jul 2015 #305

Yes Plucketeer Jul 2015 #319

+1 n/t Admiral Loinpresser Jul 2015 #346

+1 azmom Jul 2015 #376

Bingo. Because sides alone is politics, not self preservation. mmonk Jul 2015 #73

I think people are generally uninformed or misinformed. raouldukelives Jul 2015 #186

My retired friend dotymed Jul 2015 #311

What's the matter with neoliberal Democrats? n/t Admiral Loinpresser Jul 2015 #302

I think everyone votes in their best interest. Elmergantry Jul 2015 #356

While Big Business eats cake, the rest of us fight for crumbs. SusanaMontana41 Jul 2015 #365

Bernie, will not be able to break up banks: That is a false promise lewebley3 Jul 2015 #74

And Hillary refuses to consider it. ibegurpard Jul 2015 #81

O'MAlley. Raine1967 Jul 2015 #217

Uhm kenfrequed Jul 2015 #397

Hillary is a pragmatist who understands the real world. Nitram Jul 2015 #303

Agreed: you are correct! lewebley3 Jul 2015 #335

"Pragmatism" is why it is getting so hot in this handcart already. hifiguy Jul 2015 #340

Hillary, is smart, she works on things that can actually get done lewebley3 Jul 2015 #334

Oh fucking please, Glass-Steagall was passed once before, it can be again. AtheistCrusader Jul 2015 #339

When things are able to pass depends on timing and other factors. lewebley3 Jul 2015 #348

And your ridiculous unqualified absolute reflects poorly on you. AtheistCrusader Jul 2015 #369

No, absolutes in politics, politics is the art of the possible lewebley3 Jul 2015 #383

And you have asserted, with precisely zero evidence AtheistCrusader Jul 2015 #384

If you don't think there is evidence then you need to go back to school lewebley3 Jul 2015 #385

That which can be fairly asserted without evidence, can be fairly dismissed without evidence. AtheistCrusader Jul 2015 #387

No evidence, HA! HA! Do you ever do any reading yourself lewebley3 Jul 2015 #388

If it's sooooo easy, why have you failed to reference a shred of it? AtheistCrusader Jul 2015 #391

I would rather vote for someone that pledged to work towards breaking up the banksters monopoly than rhett o rick Jul 2015 #86

It's not a promise, it's a platform. It's what he will fight for. It is not lip service, cui bono Jul 2015 #138

Simply put.... sgtbenobo Jul 2015 #277

No, it's not lip service, but it is misleading because it is something he can't accomplish. Nitram Jul 2015 #301

If Bernie Sanders is elected President he will have majorities in both houses Martin Eden Jul 2015 #333

+1 n/t Admiral Loinpresser Jul 2015 #347

Indeed kenfrequed Jul 2015 #398

That is his stated goal Trajan Jul 2015 #162

Bernie is trying to pull a "Tspiras". DCBob Jul 2015 #165

No Sanders TM99 Jul 2015 #197

As if Iceland's situation remotely compares to US. DCBob Jul 2015 #214

I could say the same about Greece nt rpannier Jul 2015 #219

Oh Snap! AllyCat Jul 2015 #295

Well said d_legendary1 Jul 2015 #361

I am being very real. TM99 Jul 2015 #245

Both countries got ripped off Admiral Loinpresser Jul 2015 #349

Yes.. good point. DCBob Jul 2015 #357

But the principle of letting banks eat their own screw ups Admiral Loinpresser Jul 2015 #362

Yeah but he'll TRY. Hillary won't. PatrickforO Jul 2015 #249

Bernie will not try because he will not have any power to do it. lewebley3 Jul 2015 #327

So... kenfrequed Jul 2015 #399

I don't think any US President on their own could do it. mwooldri Jul 2015 #266

Exactly. Bernie does not have the magical power to break up big banks. Nitram Jul 2015 #300

Agreed lewebley3 Jul 2015 #326

The banks are terrified of being discussed openly and in detail by someone with a bully pulpit Babel_17 Jul 2015 #308

Banks are terrified: Ha! Ha! Ha: Not, if Bernie is running: the GOP will be elected lewebley3 Jul 2015 #325

The voters are tired of criminal banking and stock market fraud Babel_17 Jul 2015 #329

If, voters are tired of Criminal banking: They would get out and vote! lewebley3 Jul 2015 #330

Ah kenfrequed Jul 2015 #400

Seriously: You will full misunderstood me: However, will work for Hillary lewebley3 Jul 2015 #404

No. kenfrequed Jul 2015 #405

+1. This is exactly what I think. closeupready Jul 2015 #328

"Lip service," indeed. SusanaMontana41 Jul 2015 #90

This is just silly. To say that Hillary isn't "passionate" about anything. PBass Jul 2015 #278

Unless the women live in resouce-rich coutnries and get in the way of a drone n/t eridani Jul 2015 #284

Yep - or they step on a cluster bomb (n/t) bread_and_roses Jul 2015 #298

Hillary is passion shows the many years she has stayed in the fight! lewebley3 Jul 2015 #332

Really? How long did it take her to respond to TPP? SusanaMontana41 Jul 2015 #366

Dismiss me. You can't dismiss Bernie Sanders. n/t SusanaMontana41 Jul 2015 #363

She has a passion for one thing - obtaining the office for the sake hifiguy Jul 2015 #343

yep 840high Jul 2015 #180

You said it before. You say it again. Both times you were right. SusanaMontana41 Jul 2015 #364

Wall Street loves Hillary. SamKnause Jul 2015 #2

Well, conservatives tend to like things "just the way they are." Maedhros Jul 2015 #6

The historical 'conservatives' were interested in conserving, not overturning erronis Jul 2015 #33

Because it's Her Turn n/t The River Jul 2015 #8

I hate it when they put it that way BuelahWitch Jul 2015 #22

It is a game, and people are more concerned about the color of the uniform.. frylock Jul 2015 #55

Exactly ybbor Jul 2015 #84

Exactly. Goldman Sachs CEO said he'd be happy with Hillary or Jeb! Why do dems igore this? TheNutcracker Jul 2015 #46

Only the Democratic 'establishment' is ignoring it. PatrickforO Jul 2015 #250

+10000000000 azmom Jul 2015 #386

she shills for her donors. She has always said so out loud and she will continue. She has roguevalley Jul 2015 #77

She's A Snake billhicks76 Jul 2015 #292

OK Bill, we get it that you and your "gut feeling" are a litttle over-wrought. Nitram Jul 2015 #304

Speaking of irrational responses......... davidpdx Jul 2015 #309

And how about you Bernistas stop calling Hillary "a snake". Nitram Jul 2015 #310

I've seen that used a few times and disagree with doing so davidpdx Jul 2015 #314

David, if you look at the thread, you will see what I was directly responding to. Nitram Jul 2015 #318

No I was referring to the Sandinista remark davidpdx Jul 2015 #320

But you complained about the use of the term "Hillary haters" Nitram Jul 2015 #321

I Hate The Bushes...Especially Bush Sr billhicks76 Jul 2015 #375

That's sad. Nitram Jul 2015 #380

Listen To Her billhicks76 Jul 2015 #374

Bernistas? Go Home...You Can't Handle Truth billhicks76 Jul 2015 #373

Amusing that you don't think we all know that Hatred of Hillary Nitram Jul 2015 #381

I Think You're Delusional billhicks76 Jul 2015 #389

Is that what you "think"? Nitram Jul 2015 #394

Keep Dreaming billhicks76 Jul 2015 #372

Your mother? Oh, then you must be right. Sorry. Nitram Jul 2015 #382

And You Must Be Still Searching For Insults billhicks76 Jul 2015 #390

One need not search when someone references their mother as an authority. Nitram Jul 2015 #393

Hillary, She is most quaifled, She is a loyal Dem, and she is a fighter lewebley3 Jul 2015 #338

Loyal to whom? Admiral Loinpresser Jul 2015 #350

More like $75,000 Babel_17 Jul 2015 #360

"She vowed to prosecute banks and bankers that break the law" Snotcicles Jul 2015 #4

There's a line from Robin Hood, Men In Tights... Scootaloo Jul 2015 #17

What next, will she vow from the roof top? nt Snotcicles Jul 2015 #19

Had to replay that scene... London Lover Man Jul 2015 #171

It's called "rhetoric". Holder prosecuted all the banksters he thought broke the law. I think rhett o rick Jul 2015 #96

We need an "I'll lead you to it" candidate rather than a "Now make me do it" candidate. nt Snotcicles Jul 2015 #109

Translation: "We need to pass new laws so bankers will be shielded from breaking them" grahamhgreen Jul 2015 #229

She also vowed to uphold the Constitution Admiral Loinpresser Jul 2015 #351

"Washington must 'go beyond' Dodd-Frank"? 99th_Monkey Jul 2015 #5

+1 daleanime Jul 2015 #48

+2 mazzarro Jul 2015 #111

It won't do any good to "go beyond Dodd-Frank", if the DoJ won't prosecute. nm rhett o rick Jul 2015 #123

check appalachiablue Jul 2015 #224

Did she even understand what she was talking about? London Lover Man Jul 2015 #173

That's why we need to elect Bernie. At least he'll TRY all these things he says he'll do. PatrickforO Jul 2015 #252

And this is why we CANNOT ion_theory Jul 2015 #7

++1 We need the RIGHT person, and I don't think she's it. Vincardog Jul 2015 #79

She doesn't have the best chance to win. She will NOT draw votes from the cui bono Jul 2015 #145

I promise you - I won't 840high Jul 2015 #184

So more lip service ibegurpard Jul 2015 #9

REminds me of a 70s Doonesbury cartoon eridani Jul 2015 #285

But she's going to roll out her detailed economic policies this summer.. frylock Jul 2015 #392

No surprise here. nt valerief Jul 2015 #10

Done. EEO Jul 2015 #11

The problem arises when you confuse campaign rhetoric with actual "policy" NorthCarolina Jul 2015 #12

Yep, that is a problem davidpdx Jul 2015 #313

I think she may come third in the primary after Bernie and Martin at this rate Rosa Luxemburg Jul 2015 #13

That's a big red flag for me n/t Roy Rolling Jul 2015 #14

+1 n/t LittleGirl Jul 2015 #282

We need a return to FDR democratic policies. Dont call me Shirley Jul 2015 #15

Rec'd ibewlu606 Jul 2015 #16

But, but she'd be our first woman President. PADemD Jul 2015 #18

Voting for her just because she is a woman is the stupid vote. L0oniX Jul 2015 #30

Post removed Post removed Jul 2015 #36

Careful ...remember NYSkip L0oniX Jul 2015 #39

I'm not stupid, I'm voting for Bernie. PADemD Jul 2015 #38

Yeah, and we know how much good voting for the first female prime minister did The Green Manalishi Jul 2015 #307

Glass-Steagall was good for the country Angry Dragon Jul 2015 #20

All that money madokie Jul 2015 #21

A Corporate Dem for sure tiredtoo Jul 2015 #23

Hillary could run as a Republican and lead the pack INdemo Jul 2015 #37

Exactly. kath Jul 2015 #94

/\_/\_This_/\_/\ Scuba Jul 2015 #202

Every day I get a new reminder of what an echo chamber DU is Recursion Jul 2015 #276

Can you explain the difference between a INdemo Jul 2015 #312

Sure Recursion Jul 2015 #368

So how would you classify Hillary? INdemo Jul 2015 #395

A liberal Democrat (nt) Recursion Jul 2015 #396

Ya Right? INdemo Jul 2015 #406

Beware ...what she says on the campaign trail will not be what she does. L0oniX Jul 2015 #24

K and R! true colors bbgrunt Jul 2015 #25

wonder why she heaven05 Jul 2015 #26

LOL. Of course she will not repeal it. Wall Street needs our money to gamble with. If we get jwirr Jul 2015 #56

That's still not what Glass-Steagall did Recursion Jul 2015 #254

I understand perfectly - I grew up during the Depression and saw the good years that were the jwirr Jul 2015 #299

Of course she does. HooptieWagon Jul 2015 #27

Color me surprised... Not! Say anything that polls well in order to get the nom, then pivot right peacebird Jul 2015 #28

Disapointing. dbackjon Jul 2015 #29

That's a cutting issue for me. I'm not voting against my interests. nt NCjack Jul 2015 #31

Same here. truedelphi Jul 2015 #58

I wish it were possible to "recommend" a comment, "ditto" it, something like that... senz Jul 2015 #125

Very Complex indeed Geronimoe Jul 2015 #34

That's very disappointing information Glorfindel Jul 2015 #35

And would you believe her if she did? ibegurpard Jul 2015 #42

Same ol' shit. polichick Jul 2015 #40

Surprise, surprise: She is and always has been a corporate shill (Bernie 2016!) emsimon33 Jul 2015 #41

Yep! cascadiance Jul 2015 #113

As soon as the measure gains popularity with a solid majority of americans a heartfelt tweet Indepatriot Jul 2015 #43

She will "evolve" once again on an issue about which the right policy is just so obvious JDPriestly Jul 2015 #52

I want to see them reinstate Glass-Steagall. Enthusiast Jul 2015 #44

I'll bet that 90% of her vocal supporters don't even know what Glass Steagall is tularetom Jul 2015 #45

That's bad news. No way will I vote for her. JDPriestly Jul 2015 #49

Hillary just lost me awake Jul 2015 #50

Not suprising one bit CTBlueboy Jul 2015 #53

Thanks for noting that both Senator Bernie Sanders AND Gov. Martin O'Malley support breaking up the elleng Jul 2015 #54

Duh. But it is desperately needed. mmonk Jul 2015 #57

I really don't care whether GS is reinstated, but I don't think it will change a lot, Hoyt Jul 2015 #59

You should care if GS had been in place the Banksters would not have been able to game the Market awake Jul 2015 #64

The laws really don't allow banks to gamble deposits, but it makes a nice story. Hoyt Jul 2015 #100

From US News "Repeal of Glass-Steagall Caused the Financial Crisis" awake Jul 2015 #119

If the investment bankers had been separate the same thing would have happened. Hoyt Jul 2015 #124

There was no Volcker Rule in 2008 awake Jul 2015 #142

There is now, so all this is a waste of time. And even back then, there were restrictions on what Hoyt Jul 2015 #147

Well that is not how I see it awake Jul 2015 #150

Not completely accurate. Rilgin Jul 2015 #260

So how did the savings and loan failures occur. Fortunately, Dodd-Frank and Volcker Rule fill in the Hoyt Jul 2015 #268

The old regime has 50 years of proof behind it. Rilgin Jul 2015 #283

Yes they do. grahamhgreen Jul 2015 #233

Not with Volcker Rule, Dodd-Frank, and much tougher auditing to ensure loans Hoyt Jul 2015 #239

"I really don't care whether GS is reinstated" Phlem Jul 2015 #116

It's just another example of junk that Sanders and Warren play up, that really isn't true. Hoyt Jul 2015 #128

Hmm. I looked it up. Phlem Jul 2015 #137

So it is your position that... ljm2002 Jul 2015 #199

I think you missed the "or" in my post, which I suspect is more to the truth. Hoyt Jul 2015 #200

Oh I got that all right... ljm2002 Jul 2015 #203

To me, Warren and Sanders showed where they are coming from when they were saying Hoyt Jul 2015 #225

Well we won't see the negotiating documents... ljm2002 Jul 2015 #270

Except we have seen most of them, and that was a requirement by all 12 countries Hoyt Jul 2015 #274

No, it's pretty clear that Warren does know, and that she also knows you *don't* know Recursion Jul 2015 #255

Well let's hear it then... ljm2002 Jul 2015 #271

I can think of three times where she's said Glass Steagall prevented banks Recursion Jul 2015 #272

So Rilgin Jul 2015 #341

Well put! LiberalLovinLug Jul 2015 #344

Will further clarify Rilgin Jul 2015 #354

And if banks "kept" depositors money, that would be a good analogy Recursion Jul 2015 #367

They know very well supporters don't understand the laws at all Recursion Jul 2015 #256

Exactly. Unfortunately, I'm not sure their supporters will ever catch on to how they are being Hoyt Jul 2015 #269

If you read any of my posts Rilgin Jul 2015 #358

There's no such thing as "depository capital" Recursion Jul 2015 #370

Nice Avoidance Rilgin Jul 2015 #377

Deposits DO NOT become bank assets Recursion Jul 2015 #378

More Avoidance Rilgin Jul 2015 #379

It would have affected the Great Depression. Exilednight Jul 2015 #164

Doesn't the Volcker Rule do that, especially with how closely regulators Hoyt Jul 2015 #168

You claim GS would not have changed the recession... ljm2002 Jul 2015 #198

Warren herself said that Glass-Steagall would not have made a difference to 2008 Recursion Jul 2015 #273

And Bill Clinton is adamant that GLBA allowed TARP. joshcryer Jul 2015 #288

Well, sure: B of A stepped in to take long positions on Merrill Lynch, for instance Recursion Jul 2015 #289

I think nationalize or break up is better than money hat. joshcryer Jul 2015 #290

As Pericles said, it's like holding a wolf by the ears Recursion Jul 2015 #291

shocking frylock Jul 2015 #60

I wished the media would ask her about sadoldgirl Jul 2015 #61

She is a CORPORATE CANDIDATE, and speaks out of both sides of her mouth, like all the GOP clowns. mother earth Jul 2015 #62

What Did I Miss Here?...... global1 Jul 2015 #63

"You see this is what troubles me about Hillary. I just can't trust her." DJ13 Jul 2015 #133

I just watched the Hillary's New School economic speech. BlueEye Jul 2015 #235

meat cleavers and scapels DonCoquixote Jul 2015 #237

A well put rational opinon davidpdx Jul 2015 #315

(insert the usual bank consolidation chart) Agony Jul 2015 #65

Competition bad!!! moondust Jul 2015 #68

Thanks for this, Agony. senz Jul 2015 #117

From 2011 chart of media monopolies canoeist52 Jul 2015 #201

Thank you, canoeist52 -- that is a great chart. senz Jul 2015 #323

Bernie, you are my only hope ... our only hope Jackilope Jul 2015 #67

Bernie-Won-Kenobi? kenfrequed Jul 2015 #76

Ha! I saw the graphic too, after my post! :-) Jackilope Jul 2015 #80

I just NOW, on The Ed Show... SoapBox Jul 2015 #69

Big Ed on MSNBC just exposed Hillary's flip/flop awake Jul 2015 #70

Shocker. Not. CharlotteVale Jul 2015 #71

Why can banks gamble aspirant Jul 2015 #72

Economies don't crash over football games of course. mmonk Jul 2015 #75

That's a good thing aspirant Jul 2015 #88

Why can banks perpetrate fraud Agony Jul 2015 #82

They buy off the referees, aspirant Jul 2015 #91

Well, she knows who her friend are ... ananda Jul 2015 #78

In other news the sun rises in the east azurnoir Jul 2015 #83

Why would she break up her biggest donors? Jester Messiah Jul 2015 #85

More reasons to ignore HRC and realize she is a tool for the 1% Feeling the Bern Jul 2015 #87

How are you going to break up the banks with a republican congress? hrmjustin Jul 2015 #89

So how is Hillary going to do anything with a Republican Congress? Impedimentus Jul 2015 #93

Compromise. hrmjustin Jul 2015 #95

in other words ibegurpard Jul 2015 #99

Politics is the art of the possible. hrmjustin Jul 2015 #101

nice cliche ibegurpard Jul 2015 #106

How will Sanders get his agenda through a gop congress? hrmjustin Jul 2015 #108

If Sanders wins the turn out will be overwhelming awake Jul 2015 #122

Through a gerrymandered house. Not likely he can win the house. hrmjustin Jul 2015 #126

With grass roots support which could include the Tea Baggers awake Jul 2015 #134

That is a pipe dream. hrmjustin Jul 2015 #135

Overcoming gerrymandering is possible - just up the turnout and get everyone to vote. London Lover Man Jul 2015 #206

Enjoy your night. hrmjustin Jul 2015 #208

He'll call on the people who elected him... ms liberty Jul 2015 #144

And you think the gop will obey him? I think not. hrmjustin Jul 2015 #152

That's a silly question.. ms liberty Jul 2015 #215

My point is they will not give in to him on the banks. hrmjustin Jul 2015 #220

We don't need them to give in. RichVRichV Jul 2015 #257

No. As much as you think government exists to serve you BainsBane Jul 2015 #195

No, that's where you are completely wrong. cui bono Jul 2015 #161

Please explain to me how Sanders is going to break up the big banks with a gop congress? hrmjustin Jul 2015 #163

You miss the point completely. You have already given up. cui bono Jul 2015 #172

Your assumptions are touching. A GOP congress is not going to budge on this. hrmjustin Jul 2015 #176

Like I said, you have given up policy fights to the GOP while you are on the campaign trail. cui bono Jul 2015 #181

Good luck. hrmjustin Jul 2015 #183

Thanks! cui bono Jul 2015 #185

People who are voting for Clinton don't want change davidpdx Jul 2015 #317

In other words BainsBane Jul 2015 #190

Will she invite John Boehner to play golf? Impedimentus Jul 2015 #105

If Sanders wins he will have to compromise. hrmjustin Jul 2015 #115

Why? TM99 Jul 2015 #204

A gop congress will not give in to him. You know this. hrmjustin Jul 2015 #205

They are not going to give shit to Hillary either. TM99 Jul 2015 #244

Will Sanders comprimise to break up the banks? hrmjustin Jul 2015 #246

This explains the process BainsBane Jul 2015 #196

Another word for compromise is triangulate and it means sell the poor out. jwirr Jul 2015 #248

How do you compromise with a Republican? mwooldri Jul 2015 #267

So we have a candidate who "can't" do it... ibegurpard Jul 2015 #97

How is he going to do it? hrmjustin Jul 2015 #98

Doesn't matter. ibegurpard Jul 2015 #103

So you can't answer because you know he can't do it. hrmjustin Jul 2015 #107

nope ibegurpard Jul 2015 #110

Can you answer how he gets it through a gop congress? hrmjustin Jul 2015 #112

Are you saying Ms. Clinton ... Impedimentus Jul 2015 #129

You should not presume to speak for me. hrmjustin Jul 2015 #132

My apologies Impedimentus Jul 2015 #140

there was no logic ibegurpard Jul 2015 #143

He doesn't. He uses the bully pulpit to get a progressive congress in 2018... Scuba Jul 2015 #210

Mid terms usually don't go well in the midterms for the party out of power. hrmjustin Jul 2015 #211

Bernie's not the ususal candidate. Scuba Jul 2015 #240

Neither was OBama but 2010 still went bad. hrmjustin Jul 2015 #243

So...that's why she's not in favor of it? Seriously? senz Jul 2015 #120

Can you answer my question? hrmjustin Jul 2015 #121

I think my question's more pertinent. senz Jul 2015 #136

Not answer you question until you answer mine. hrmjustin Jul 2015 #139

Don't YOU care where she stands on the issue? Or (what the heck) any issue? senz Jul 2015 #148

I think i have msde it very clear on this site that i care. hrmjustin Jul 2015 #153

As soon as I finish Impedimentus Jul 2015 #151

Because you can't answer. hrmjustin Jul 2015 #155

I thnk you are being a bit judgmental ... Impedimentus Jul 2015 #156

I asked a simple question. hrmjustin Jul 2015 #157

Simple question Impedimentus Jul 2015 #167

Calling me a liar? hrmjustin Jul 2015 #170

Don't take the bait. frylock Jul 2015 #182

Stop trying to engage this one ibegurpard Jul 2015 #158

OMG... now it's the Republicans' fault that someone has a bad policy stance cui bono Jul 2015 #159

I asked a simple question. Care to answer it. hrmjustin Jul 2015 #160

You fight for what you believe in. cui bono Jul 2015 #166

I asked a question and you guys acted like i committed a crime. hrmjustin Jul 2015 #169

Really? Oh please. You have already given up policy to the Republicans cui bono Jul 2015 #174

Well good luck getting it through. hrmjustin Jul 2015 #177

Thanks! cui bono Jul 2015 #179

No doubt with people like her against us, we'll need it. nt raouldukelives Jul 2015 #189

Who is her? hrmjustin Jul 2015 #192

how Bernie will do it portlander23 Jul 2015 #191

Well at least you gave an answer. Welcome to DU. hrmjustin Jul 2015 #194

Excellent post, and Welcome to DU! n/t ljm2002 Jul 2015 #216

Excellent first post! cui bono Jul 2015 #280

Well a more relevant question is... ljm2002 Jul 2015 #207

I am a realist. hrmjustin Jul 2015 #209

So you won't make a case that the goal is wrong... ljm2002 Jul 2015 #218

Logic? Is it logical to think the gop will let him break up the bank? hrmjustin Jul 2015 #222

And what will the GOP... ljm2002 Jul 2015 #264

My question would be rpannier Jul 2015 #226

Maybe she is realistic or maybe she doesn't think that is the way to go. hrmjustin Jul 2015 #227

Maybe rpannier Jul 2015 #228

My pleasure! hrmjustin Jul 2015 #231

Start enforcing the Sherman Act again. JeffHead Jul 2015 #230

Thanks for answering. hrmjustin Jul 2015 #232

Surprise! Surprise! Phlem Jul 2015 #92

Not surprising in light of her cozy relationship with banks and Wall Street. pa28 Jul 2015 #102

Betcha HRC is mega-pissed at Alan Blinder for spilling the beans on this. kath Jul 2015 #104

Yep, he said it udbcrzy2 Jul 2015 #187

They're bankrolled her career. tymorial Jul 2015 #114

Yes, Hardly Shocking colsohlibgal Jul 2015 #118

How shocking #not DebbieCDC Jul 2015 #127

Yep.. Hawaiianlight Jul 2015 #130

Which is highlighted every day on DU. Phlem Jul 2015 #141

It doesn't really matter walkingman Jul 2015 #131

On the upside, it's out in the open now. senz Jul 2015 #146

since when has that mattered? as long as she backs everything Jeb does BUT doesn't believe MisterP Jul 2015 #221

So then John McCain is to the left of Hillary Clinton. nt Quixote1818 Jul 2015 #149

Spineless; she's now to the right of McCain ram2008 Jul 2015 #154

geeze, she's pulling Obama's trick already? yurbud Jul 2015 #175

It is funny how the Sanders camp believes anything they hear uwep Jul 2015 #178

"Who was the adviser?" Did you read the OP it clearly said Alan Binder awake Jul 2015 #193

This message was self-deleted by its author olddots Jul 2015 #371

Today, Hillary laid out her new plan to build a fair and growing economy. onehandle Jul 2015 #188

Okay, this sounds zoo terrific, however sadoldgirl Jul 2015 #212

when in doubt DonCoquixote Jul 2015 #236

breaking up the megabanks..... reinstating Glass-Steagall AlbertCat Jul 2015 #213

Please, young media enthusiasts, expose the hypocrisy of politicians for all to see. nightscanner59 Jul 2015 #223

Yeah screw the mega-banks jimlup Jul 2015 #234

Glass-Steagall might help but an Attorney General cstanleytech Jul 2015 #238

Lewis Black described our two party system as "a bowl of shit looking at itself in the mirror". Spitfire of ATJ Jul 2015 #241

Well, it was her husband who signed the legislation that ended the protections sabrina 1 Jul 2015 #242

OK...so she SAYS that we need to 'go beyond' Dodd Frank, prosecute banks and bankers... PatrickforO Jul 2015 #247

Everyday, in every way she just keeps getting better and better. GoneOffShore Jul 2015 #251

What would happen to my 401k? RandySF Jul 2015 #253

you still have one? ibegurpard Jul 2015 #262

Yeeeaahh, millions of people have them. RandySF Jul 2015 #263

That you have real reason for concern, Babel_17 Jul 2015 #355

I did not see this coming! ozone_man Jul 2015 #258

I don't think Alan Blinder is running her campaign, and hysterical posts like this to the contrary Capn Sunshine Jul 2015 #259

what!? gobears10 Jul 2015 #265

I did. Did you? Capn Sunshine Jul 2015 #342

What good would it do? Most large banks are not in the US, and most cash havens are offshore... Sancho Jul 2015 #261

Tough spot rsexaminer Jul 2015 #275

I Will No Longer Settle For The Lesser Of Two Corporate Evils - Go Bernie Go cantbeserious Jul 2015 #279

That's her donor list speaking. Betty Karlson Jul 2015 #281

Hillary will promise anything to get into the White House. Katashi_itto Jul 2015 #286

This is secondhand information. eom BlueMTexpat Jul 2015 #287

No wonder, her husband signed it! Evar Jul 2015 #293

We know where she stands. Madmiddle Jul 2015 #294

She knows who her masters are: the big banks. marble falls Jul 2015 #296

One might think that's connected to financial support for the campaign Babel_17 Jul 2015 #306

The Democratic party has come to a crossroads.. raindaddy Jul 2015 #316

She's between a rock and a hard place, BUT... Buns_of_Fire Jul 2015 #322

"She vowed to prosecute banks..." lol whereisjustice Jul 2015 #324

You don't even bark at, much less bite, hifiguy Jul 2015 #331

Stiglitz doesn't give THIS a thumbs-up; hey, middle class, turns out she doesn't get it after all. AtomicKitten Jul 2015 #336

Uh oh. Let the fun begin. C Moon Jul 2015 #337

"a bank break-up bill beloved by the left" LiberalLovinLug Jul 2015 #345

Color me soooooo Faux pas Jul 2015 #352

just as dean was stupid to say he would split up BIG media conglomerated BEFORE he was elected, pansypoo53219 Jul 2015 #353

This may be so, but grandpamike1 Jul 2015 #359

Glass-Stegall would not have prevented the banks finanical woes, it would only have helped prevent. Thinkingabout Jul 2015 #401

^ THIS Capn Sunshine Jul 2015 #407

Hillary isnt dumb by any means. She will listen to advisors and then make her decisions. Thinkingabout Jul 2015 #408

A Democrat running for President who promises to "break up the megabanks" Walk away Jul 2015 #402

Perhaps this is the reason fredamae Jul 2015 #403