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the goat
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north central WA
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College graduate protesters who can't find jobs are probably ones with social science and arts degrees. Double E's and other engineering degrees are in high demand around these parts. How many "environmental science" degrees can this economy carry, probably very few.
Bring down wall street and really watch the s#*t hit the fan.
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Klimmer
Mountain climber
San Diego
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I'm not making excuses for Obama.
He should of have been doing more.
It's not too late for him to begin to do what he said he would do.
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Chaz
Trad climber
greater Boss Angeles area
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Skipt writes:
"The Wall Street Squatters have nothing but a bunch of sh#t to offer."
That guy is squatting to piss.
He has to squat to piss, because he's wearing zip-up-the-back pants.
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Norton
Social climber
the Wastelands
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edit: Bluering
Regarding the supposed corruption charges pending against Pelosi and Emmanuel?
I have asked you to specifically show where you got this factual information.
Your above post very clearly has nothing at all to do with proving this contention.
Again, simply show your credible source link where you claim to be informed of these specific corruption charges against these two people you named.
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Helga
Mountain climber
stateline, NV
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The mortgage crises is every one's fault who gave out and took loans for hopeful and realized short term profits. BUT- and these are BIG BUTS- 1)Banks are supposed to know better. And they did, as evidenced by their huge bets against the products they were selling. Hell, didn't Pete Rose get kicked out of the hall of fame for bettin against his team? 2) With the deregulation and creation of creative "financial products" banks were theoretically able to leverage the "value" of real estate infinitely. Even in traditional banking, they are allowed to lend 10 times what they actually have! Talk about the deck being stacked in their favor. That kind of leveraged lending is able to produce way more worthless money than a printing press. 3) We bailed them out. Sure they paid it back, but doesn't that just prove that it's f'n easy for the banks to make profits? and 4) Those profits come from being in bed with government and being total insiders to the whole financial scheme.
Mortgage crises aside, it's totally reprehensible that Wall St does things like start wars so they can sell taxpayers their bombs. Can anybody say " no-bid contracts " to "rebuild" Iraq? And then to give us this "no taxes, smaller gov't" bs. These guys are crooked to the core!
Here's a link for light reading
http://
en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Late-2000s_financial_crisis#Increased_debt_burden_or_overleveraging
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Helga
Mountain climber
stateline, NV
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The mortgage crises is every one's fault who gave out and took loans for hopeful and realized short term profits. BUT- and these are BIG BUTS- 1)Banks are supposed to know better. And they did, as evidenced by their huge bets against the products they were selling. Hell, didn't Pete Rose get kicked out of the hall of fame for bettin against his team? 2) With the deregulation and creation of creative "financial products" banks were theoretically able to leverage the "value" of real estate infinitely. Even in traditional banking, they are allowed to lend 10 times what they actually have! Talk about the deck being stacked in their favor. That kind of leveraged lending is able to produce way more worthless money than a printing press. 3) We bailed them out. Sure they paid it back, but doesn't that just prove that it's f'n easy for the banks to make profits? and 4) Those profits come from being in bed with government and being total insiders to the whole financial scheme.
Mortgage crises aside, it's totally reprehensible that Wall St does things like start wars so they can sell taxpayers their bombs. Can anybody say " no-bid contracts " to "rebuild" Iraq? And then to give us this "no taxes, smaller gov't" bs. These guys are crooked to the core!
Here's a link for light reading
http://
en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Late-2000s_financial_crisis#Increased_debt_burden_or_overleveraging
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TGT
Social climber
So Cal
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WHERE'S THE EPA?
I thought it was their job to protect us all from environmental degradation.
Like sh#t in the streets.
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Klimmer
Mountain climber
San Diego
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I think former Congressman Alan Grayson is a great voice for OWS . . .
Argue with the that -- the truth -- Rethugs . . .
"Make my day."
(said in the best Clint Eastwood voice imaginable)
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bluering
Trad climber
Santa Clara, CA
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if rich filth didnt fear the protests
and hadnt PUT that in your mouth
Nobody fears the protests. Most people see them for what they are.
Lazy, pouty, commies who want something for nothing. Dirty little commies.
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John Moosie
climber
Beautiful California
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The Repugs were actually the ones putting up the biggest fight in 2004 to resolve this
I agree with a lot of what you say about it being a problem of elitism, and that both parties have it, but I don't think the republicans were doing anything about the problem in 2004, as they had all the power then.
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bluering
Trad climber
Santa Clara, CA
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first they ignore you
then they laugh at you
then they fight you
then you win
enjoy the laughs
Good luck with that. Haha!
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Jingy
climber
Somewhere out there
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http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=SeL8nHm1TC4
It's getting bigger....
Are you republicans on the right side?
Or is this something that cannot be rationalized.. Just believed in?
A protester says: "Once you are not afraid to get arrested the control of the Police State disappears..."
I say Once you are no longer afraid to die all controls (religious, economic, cultural) disappear.
Those of you who claim that Soros is a bad guy... I point to the Koch Brothers and say they too are just as bad, if not worse.
The Pathetic repeater robots speak: "Lazy, pouty, commies who want something for nothing. Dirty little commies."
If you still believe this pathetic '60's and '70's era slogan-ism, than you are in a worse place than I can possibly describe.
The statement made, to me, describes wall street bankers plain and simple.
But if your mind is clouded by the dumbing down that the liberal media provides to you, then you won't see it for what it is... You'll see it for what they tell you it is.
Giant pile of sh#t. Guy shows up at a social gathering.
On the taco he claims to be a conservative.
In person he's "an alright guy".
But his view of the world is so out of touch, so skewed by right wing pundits.
He claims to want what's best for common man, but he votes against his own self interest in every election dating back to when he was first able to vote.
Claims to want equality for all, but adds plenty of exceptions based on skin color.
claims to want what's best for America, but routinely spits opinion that goes further to degrade America than anything else.
If he hadn't wrapped himself in the American Flag he'd see that his opinion is a poison that every has become immune to.
It is often quite funny to read the rantings of an imbecile, which to some of you, I am.
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bluering
Trad climber
Santa Clara, CA
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Jingus, can you give a brief summary of what these people want?
EDIT:
Those of you who claim that Soros is a bad guy... I point to the Koch Brothers and say they too are just as bad, if not worse.
So you agree Soros is bad?
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the Fet
climber
Tu-Tok-A-Nu-La
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Lolli didn't you know you are a "Lazy, pouty, commie" for pointing out the massive, rising, and unsustainable inequality in American wealth? ;-)
I remember in the late 90s my boss (a small business owner) told me that things were getting worse and worse for the average person. In the 70s and 80s he was able to take time off, travel in an RV, etc. In the 90s he made more money but everything was more expensive, he had to lay people off, couldn't do the same things he used to do, etc. I thought he was just being pessimistic or it was personal, but low and behold the next 15 years things have continued and even accelerated on this course. The very rich have increased their wealth and income greatly and everyone else is doing worse. I'm not sure of the best way to fix the situation but if it keeps going in this direction we'll eventually have another depression. But if you point this out you are a "commie" or "socialist". Stupid sheeple.
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