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Yeah,it's a street in Manhattan that symbolizes wealth and greed. It's just a street. virgogal Nov 2015 #1
"the business model of Wall Street is fraud" Kalidurga Nov 2015 #2
The best answer is here. It's not a simple "fraud" model. It's how the capitalistic world works Sancho Nov 2015 #19
Elizabeth Warren: "We Need To Go Back To Boring Banking" RiverLover Nov 2015 #20
Warren understands economics.... Sancho Nov 2015 #23
Yes, she does. RiverLover Nov 2015 #24
Boom goes the dynamite! Major Hogwash Nov 2015 #31
Thanks Major. You're so right - this is a sorry state of affairs. RiverLover Nov 2015 #33
Noone says it is a "cure" ....But it is part of a cure and why oppose it? Armstead Nov 2015 #27
Because it distracts from the real issues of modern international banking... Sancho Nov 2015 #28
Sometimes simpler is better Armstead Nov 2015 #32
Here you're going to need this... Fearless Nov 2015 #3
It's a movie with "greed is good" as its theme. pacalo Nov 2015 #4
They intentionally issued trillions in bad loans AgingAmerican Nov 2015 #5
Hand them a shovel Hydra Nov 2015 #6
you are stringing together a lot of sentences hill2016 Nov 2015 #9
So sorry you are confused AgingAmerican Nov 2015 #12
We can better understand Bernie Sanders from the bills he supports. Eric J in MN Nov 2015 #7
'I'm doing God's work!' No Lloyd you're hallucinating again. appalachiablue Nov 2015 #8
........ daleanime Nov 2015 #10
nothing which explains hill2016 Nov 2015 #59
There by saving you the effort.... daleanime Nov 2015 #63
Obviously, you know nothing. Fuddnik Nov 2015 #11
BUT, could you rank half of them? I confess Hortensis Nov 2015 #40
I'll explain it to you simply ibegurpard Nov 2015 #13
Well stated. Here's an example of that~ RiverLover Nov 2015 #29
This is a good example of the shadow banking system at work. DanTex Nov 2015 #37
Um, no. RiverLover Nov 2015 #44
The article you posted had nothing to do with OTC derivatives. DanTex Nov 2015 #45
"Property OTC derivatives" RiverLover Nov 2015 #46
Bonds backed by securitized rent payments are not OTC derivatives. DanTex Nov 2015 #47
OMG, you're the one who is misinformed. This is hillarious. RiverLover Nov 2015 #48
"American Homes 4 Rent" has utterly nothing to do with the article you posted. DanTex Nov 2015 #49
I don't even think hill2016 Nov 2015 #58
Sanders voted for Commodities Futures Modernization Act of 2000, it aided in the finanical crisis. Thinkingabout Nov 2015 #60
Anyone who creates no real wealth, but exercises a claim Ron Green Nov 2015 #14
why? hill2016 Nov 2015 #36
Perhaps no crime, and this is the problem. Ron Green Nov 2015 #38
So for example union pension funds Travis_0004 Nov 2015 #42
I'm not talking about people's investments, or the legitimate shares Ron Green Nov 2015 #43
so why hill2016 Nov 2015 #57
I care about how Wall Street speculators Ron Green Nov 2015 #62
Yes, please lecture us about how we don't know what we're talking about - that will win us over. reformist2 Nov 2015 #15
isn't it matter hill2016 Nov 2015 #39
Banks use our deposits to gamble with & we bail them out if they lose at the table. RiverLover Nov 2015 #16
The irony of threads like this.. Kentonio Nov 2015 #17
Michael Lewis has written many good books on it. I suggest the OP read some of them. Electric Monk Nov 2015 #52
ya left out CBOE Agony Nov 2015 #18
these are not hill2016 Nov 2015 #54
It's shorthand. Just like the GOP. Washington. and other symbolic terms Armstead Nov 2015 #21
Good post. Hortensis Nov 2015 #41
okay hill2016 Nov 2015 #53
Nothing wrong with it inherently. The devil is in the details. Armstead Nov 2015 #64
Almost none. As evidenced by the replies to this OP. DanTex Nov 2015 #22
Naw it doesn't matter Armstead Nov 2015 #25
The OP was halfway to Stupidville whatchamacallit Nov 2015 #35
do you have any hill2016 Nov 2015 #51
I vote for no one! leftofcool Nov 2015 #26
What a poorly constructed OP Android3.14 Nov 2015 #30
+1 n/t Hepburn Nov 2015 #34
like I said hill2016 Nov 2015 #50
Are you supporting Clinton? Are you sure? have you checked? Check again. Are you still sure? Scootaloo Nov 2015 #55
huh? hill2016 Nov 2015 #61
Personally I'd always taken it to mean IB + PE Recursion Nov 2015 #56
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