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mmonk

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35. If it is temporary vs fundamental.

Reply to DemocratSinceBirth (Reply #29)

Sun Oct 25, 2015, 10:48 AM

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Hillary, and the Dow Jones Industrial Average, had their best weeks of the year. Coincidence??? [View all] reformist2 Oct 2015 OP

Comfidence in her ability to be a good president. Thinkingabout Oct 2015 #1

EU Stimulous on the way - FREE money for the 1% FreakinDJ Oct 2015 #5

Did you want the alternative? Hell no, we have Americans struggling and without TARP we would have Thinkingabout Oct 2015 #13

They couldn't even limit Wall St Bonuses FreakinDJ Oct 2015 #20

This was rolled out by Hank Paulson, he was the Secretary of Treasury under George W Bush Thinkingabout Oct 2015 #25

and continued by Obama and his Wall St insider recovery team FreakinDJ Oct 2015 #28

What could he have changed? Nothing, maybe you did not get the memo that once it was rolled out Thinkingabout Oct 2015 #33

Larry Summers for 1 - FreakinDJ Oct 2015 #50

Nonsense. None of the money bailed out homeowners or freed up lending for small businesses GoneFishin Oct 2015 #24

President Obama did not roll out TARP, Hank Paulson rolled it out, he was Secretary of Treasury Thinkingabout Oct 2015 #30

He had the chance to pull the plug on the 2nd half but allowed $ million bonuses to Goldman Sachs GoneFishin Oct 2015 #36

He made changes where he could, there was already contracts in place before TARP was passed and in Thinkingabout Oct 2015 #45

Excuses are easy to make. GoneFishin Oct 2015 #49

Accusations are easier to make. Thinkingabout Oct 2015 #62

It works OK treestar Oct 2015 #51

IMO Confidence in UglyGreed Oct 2015 #26

You can get in anytime and maybe become a Fat Cat. Thinkingabout Oct 2015 #31

The squiggly lines sure do look similar.....I would do some more research, you could be right. Fred Sanders Oct 2015 #2

Nice try, but you know in your heart there's something to the Hillary/Wall Street correlation. reformist2 Oct 2015 #7

Yep - some thing Very WRONG for the 99% FreakinDJ Oct 2015 #22

.. mcar Oct 2015 #17

Ha! (Nt.) Starry Messenger Oct 2015 #67

I like it when my stocks go up. Make retirement easier. Thank you for pointing this out. leftofcool Oct 2015 #3

As long as its the 99% bearing the brunt of the cost - FreakinDJ Oct 2015 #9

You are not bearing the cost of my stocks leftofcool Oct 2015 #14

You need to share what you been smoking FreakinDJ Oct 2015 #18

Then why are you complaining? leftofcool Oct 2015 #21

I got kids that need a CHANCE FreakinDJ Oct 2015 #27

And our 4 kids needed a chance as well. leftofcool Oct 2015 #39

Well I'm glad we do agree on some thing FreakinDJ Oct 2015 #43

"YOUR stocks and investments"... AOR Oct 2015 #64

More complaining from people who just can stand it that someone is retired leftofcool Oct 2015 #65

Fuck charity and the ruling class and elitist horse it rode in on... AOR Oct 2015 #72

OMG, that was an amazing tour de force!!! reformist2 Oct 2015 #73

The dogmatic adherence and promotion of the status quo and business as usual by many... AOR Oct 2015 #74

Fuck charity, eh? leftofcool Oct 2015 #79

You miss the point... AOR Oct 2015 #87

Without TARP the 99% would have had the brunt of the cost, DEPRESSION. Thinkingabout Oct 2015 #16

Yes and the infrastructure still needs to be fixed FreakinDJ Oct 2015 #19

A personal attack? This does not change the facts. Thinkingabout Oct 2015 #34

What personal attack are you referring to (changing the subject ?) FreakinDJ Oct 2015 #41

They are anyway. The recovery all went to the 1%. And when the same broken system that was GoneFishin Oct 2015 #32

There was an alternative to TARP: they could have bailed out the people, instead of the banks. reformist2 Oct 2015 #57

The 99% certainly includes the middle class people with retirement treestar Oct 2015 #48

Actually they do invest - in China, Mexico, Malaysia ... FreakinDJ Oct 2015 #53

Oh so there is no investment in the US whatsoever treestar Oct 2015 #85

Wake up and smell the low paying service jobs FreakinDJ Oct 2015 #86

Until they steal it again. Some people never learn. nt Live and Learn Oct 2015 #63

The 1% Serving The 1% cantbeserious Oct 2015 #4

We're looking forward to a tanked stock market under President Sanders. JaneyVee Oct 2015 #6

And more "Trickle Down Recovery" for the 99% FreakinDJ Oct 2015 #8

Only one candidate has a plan to reign in Wall Street. JaneyVee Oct 2015 #11

Obviously thats why 1 candidate recieives so much money from Wall St CEOs FreakinDJ Oct 2015 #12

Yes. Bernie or bust! GoneFishin Oct 2015 #38

No shit! leftofcool Oct 2015 #15

Yes. mmonk Oct 2015 #10

Say it with me: Correlation does not, in fact, equal causation. NuclearDem Oct 2015 #23

I have a question, sir... DemocratSinceBirth Oct 2015 #29

If it is temporary vs fundamental. mmonk Oct 2015 #35

The only people I can think of would be people who somehow believe Clinton's poll numbers NuclearDem Oct 2015 #37

A severe market decline would hurt us plebeians first and Wall Street last... DemocratSinceBirth Oct 2015 #42

OK, but in order to prove causation, you have to have correlation. And do we ever have that!! reformist2 Oct 2015 #59

... NuclearDem Oct 2015 #60

Oh Truprogressive85 Oct 2015 #40

People should worry the most over lack of rules on investing these days. mmonk Oct 2015 #44

Is this a CT? treestar Oct 2015 #46

Since your timelines are different on the two charts... SidDithers Oct 2015 #47

All true, but badly attempted correlation is not meaningless BootinUp Oct 2015 #52

Yup... SidDithers Oct 2015 #54

Could it be because EU stimulus, China cut interest rates, big tech companies Hoyt Oct 2015 #55

Sorry - Too much truth there - not allowed FreakinDJ Oct 2015 #56

Most Americans are pro growth. This includes voters. oasis Oct 2015 #58

She's old money's best friend and new money's worst nightmare LettuceSea Oct 2015 #61

LOL Enjoy whatchamacallit Oct 2015 #66

Correlation is the beginning of inquiry: It's a clue there might be a connection... reformist2 Oct 2015 #69

Sure, whatever you say... whatchamacallit Oct 2015 #70

If you are refering to the week ending 10-23 you are quite wrong Persondem Oct 2015 #68

This is a confusing argument, such as it is. Warren DeMontague Oct 2015 #71

No, but if we're going to break Wall Street's hold on our democracy, we're going to have to cope reformist2 Oct 2015 #81

I think everybody does better when everybody does better, personally. Warren DeMontague Oct 2015 #82

oh good! Let's hope my retirement account felt it. wyldwolf Oct 2015 #75

.... 99Forever Oct 2015 #76

Hmmmmm..... MrWendel Oct 2015 #77

I like the one with the crazy hair, lol reformist2 Oct 2015 #80

I needed an excuse to use these. Found the right thread. MrWendel Oct 2015 #84

.. RandySF Oct 2015 #78

Yes, coincidence. Nye Bevan Oct 2015 #83