"Idiots" Indeed.

[pete]

It is obscene to pay bonuses to people whose industries have been toxically parasitic to our society.

On that I quite agree with Obama.

And since the AMERICAN TAXPAYER is paying to keep these fools working, the GOLDEN RULE should be in effect, too.

Hey, I'll tell them what the antiunion LIBERTARIANS keep telling us about why unions are bad..

If you don't like the pay? Find another job.

YOu're already OVERPIAD and anybody can do your jobs, fools!

If Obama think's what they are doing is so obscene, why is he giving them taxpayer money ?

And why does he keep nominating people who have ripped off the US government to positions of financial power??

Because they are good at covering most of their tracks.

 

[editec]

People think they can shell out billions of dollars to "save the economy" despite the outcry of the majority of people who know it will not work; then whine when it doesn't work.

It's not going to work, ever, in any way. I wonder how long before they finally admit it?

Should we do nothing, Allie?

Is that what you think will work?

If you do, how long do you think before our economy recovers, and for extra points, why don't you tell us how you think doing nothing will revitalize our economy.

 

[dilloduck]

People think they can shell out billions of dollars to "save the economy" despite the outcry of the majority of people who know it will not work; then whine when it doesn't work.

It's not going to work, ever, in any way. I wonder how long before they finally admit it?

Should we do nothing, Allie?

Is that what you think will work?

If you do, how long do you think before our economy recovers, and for extra points, why don't you tell us how you think doing nothing will revitalize our economy.

Doing nothing is an improvement over doing the same old stupid thing.

 

[editec]

And why does he keep nominating people who have ripped off the US government to positions of financial power??

Look at where he got a lot of his money to run for office.

You'll note, as I have, that a LOT of it came from investment banks.

 

[FistyTheBadger]

People think they can shell out billions of dollars to "save the economy" despite the outcry of the majority of people who know it will not work; then whine when it doesn't work.

It's not going to work, ever, in any way. I wonder how long before they finally admit it?

Should we do nothing, Allie?

Is that what you think will work?

If you do, how long do you think before our economy recovers, and for extra points, why don't you tell us how you think doing nothing will revitalize our economy.

I think that sometimes, doing nothing is better than doing anything. This is one of those times.

 

[editec]

People think they can shell out billions of dollars to "save the economy" despite the outcry of the majority of people who know it will not work; then whine when it doesn't work.

It's not going to work, ever, in any way. I wonder how long before they finally admit it?

Should we do nothing, Allie?

Is that what you think will work?

If you do, how long do you think before our economy recovers, and for extra points, why don't you tell us how you think doing nothing will revitalize our economy.

Doing nothing is an improvement over doing the same old stupid thing.

Is it?

Tell us why you think that.

 

[FistyTheBadger]

Should we do nothing, Allie?

Is that what you think will work?

If you do, how long do you think before our economy recovers, and for extra points, why don't you tell us how you think doing nothing will revitalize our economy.

Doing nothing is an improvement over doing the same old stupid thing.

Is it?

Tell us why you think that.

How many times should one bash his head against the wall in order to break through that wall?

 

[Annie]

Should we do nothing, Allie?

Is that what you think will work?

If you do, how long do you think before our economy recovers, and for extra points, why don't you tell us how you think doing nothing will revitalize our economy.

Doing nothing is an improvement over doing the same old stupid thing.

Is it?

Tell us why you think that.

Because for years, these banks, industries, businesses were doing the wrong thing. Now the government thinks they can give them money to stem their problems? Like cutting CEO pay or creating quid pro quos for the money and products will help? The likelihood of that saving jobs or businesses is next to nothing.

Instead those CEO's need to make the hard choices and decisions they should have been making long ago. If taking pay cuts help, do it. If laying off people is the answer, do it. If changing your business or product will work, do it. If going overseas, do it.

 

[garyd]

They are doing what we believe now to have been the wrong thing because the rules and regulations in play gave them no other choice.

 

[RodISHI]

They are doing what we believe now to have been the wrong thing because the rules and regulations in play gave them no other choice.

That would be a flat out lie.

Big banks have been given free reign to rape and rob for well over ten years. In that they became very adept and creative accounting. I have two erroneous 1099's from two large banking entities for over $80,000.00 a piece. Keep in mind I am one very little fish out there in an ocean of billions of much larger fish.

Big banks have been using and abusing the system for all it is worth for years and the authorities have looked the other way. They have created erroneous documentation to collect from every government agency out there that gives out money. They gain control and they damn sure do not feel like giving it up no matter what they have to do to keep it.

The current excuse is, "They are to big to let fail." Screw them let them fall and have people with integrity standing by to pick up the pieces.

For the people bought homes they could not afford let them lose them and restucture their lives within their budget. Houses have gone beyond affordability of the common man. The prices are inflated to the hilt. It is time for the housing market to bow down to reality.

Seperate the insurance, mutual funds and banking industries. They should have never been allowed to monopolize the money markets and keep the economy hostage.

 

[editec]

Doing nothing is an improvement over doing the same old stupid thing.

Is it?

Tell us why you think that.

How many times should one bash his head against the wall in order to break through that wall?

BAsh your head against the wall?

You?

You haven't eve written anything about what we should do.

All you ever seem to do is rant on mindless drivel about how much you hate liberals.

What's you plan, lad?

 

[editec]

Doing nothing is an improvement over doing the same old stupid thing.

Is it?

Tell us why you think that.

Because for years, these banks, industries, businesses were doing the wrong thing. Now the government thinks they can give them money to stem their problems? Like cutting CEO pay or creating quid pro quos for the money and products will help? The likelihood of that saving jobs or businesses is next to nothing.

Instead those CEO's need to make the hard choices and decisions they should have been making long ago. If taking pay cuts help, do it. If laying off people is the answer, do it. If changing your business or product will work, do it. If going overseas, do it.

A lot of words there but I can't really figure out what they mean except you think we should allow the same CEOs to do whatever they want.

Is that what you meant?

Or am I just not getting your plan?

 

[editec]

They are doing what we believe now to have been the wrong thing because the rules and regulations in play gave them no other choice.

Oh those banks ALWAYS had the choice of NOT LENDING money, Garyd.

Now unless you can show me a law which forced them to lend money (and you cannot, although I know which law you have been TOLD by idiots forced them to make their stupid decisions) then you don't know what the fuck you are talking about.

No bank in American was ever forced to lend money they didn't want to lend.

If you think I''m wrong show me why you think I am wrong.

Evidence is required to support your charges, sport.

You got any?

 

[midcan5]

what talent? the talent that they used to get us in this mess?

LOL and if you are looking for proof:

The End

The End of Wall Street's Boom - National Business News - Portfolio.com

 

[FistyTheBadger]

Is it?

Tell us why you think that.

How many times should one bash his head against the wall in order to break through that wall?

BAsh your head against the wall?

You?

You haven't eve written anything about what we should do.

All you ever seem to do is rant on mindless drivel about how much you hate liberals.

What's you plan, lad?

Amputate the government. The lamer government is, the less it can do.

 

[Skull Pilot]

How many times should one bash his head against the wall in order to break through that wall?

BAsh your head against the wall?

You?

You haven't eve written anything about what we should do.

All you ever seem to do is rant on mindless drivel about how much you hate liberals.

What's you plan, lad?

Amputate the government. The lamer government is, the less it can do.

Castrate the government so it can't reproduce anymore.

on second thought completely emasculate the government so it can't fuck us up the ass anymore.

 

[garyd]

Bullshit, Rodishi. The banks haven't been free of Regulation since priort to 1932. Your thinking otherwise doesn't change the reality. There is no aspect of your life in the USA from 1932 to the present that is unaffected by government rules and regulations. No one did away with all banking rules and regulations. No one. They in fact could not because most states have as many if not more odd ball rules than the Feds do.

 

[Annie]

And with the tightening strings, the media enjoys more undercutting of the bailout accepting markets. Note they go back, before the bailout:

AP Investigation: Banks sought foreign workers - Yahoo! News

AP Investigation: Banks sought foreign workers

By FRANK BASS and RITA BEAMISH, Associated Press Writers
15 mins ago
SANTA CLARA, Calif. – Banks collecting billions of dollars in federal bailout money sought government permission to bring thousands of foreign workers to the U.S. for high-paying jobs, according to an Associated Press review of visa applications.

The dozen banks receiving the biggest rescue packages, totaling more than $150 billion, requested visas for more than 21,800 foreign workers over the past six years for positions that included senior vice presidents, corporate lawyers, junior investment analysts and human resources specialists. The average annual salary for those jobs was $90,721, nearly twice the median income for all American households.

The figures are significant because they show that the bailed-out banks, being kept afloat with U.S. taxpayer money, actively sought to hire foreign workers instead of American workers. As the economic collapse worsened last year — with huge numbers of bank employees laid off — the numbers of visas sought by the dozen banks in AP's analysis increased by nearly one-third, from 3,258 in fiscal 2007 to 4,163 in fiscal 2008....

I mean this is no time to pull together right? Indeed the average American is not in fear or angry at the financial sectors, right? I'm all for 'investigations', but this is just piling on to an already troubled industry.

 

[editec]

Doing nothing is an improvement over doing the same old stupid thing.

Is it?

Tell us why you think that.

Because for years, these banks, industries, businesses were doing the wrong thing. Now the government thinks they can give them money to stem their problems? Like cutting CEO pay or creating quid pro quos for the money and products will help? The likelihood of that saving jobs or businesses is next to nothing.

Okay, I basically agree, so far.

Instead those CEO's need to make the hard choices and decisions they should have been making long ago. If taking pay cuts help, do it. If laying off people is the answer, do it. If changing your business or product will work, do it. If going overseas, do it.

You know, I have no problem with anything you've written, but I do not think that doing nothing will solve anything.

In fact, doing nothing will exascerbate the current crises.

Doing nothing is what Hoover basically did after the last collapse, and FDR didn't do ENOUGH to solve the problems.

 

[Chris]

The stock market was a giant Ponzi scheme, and the WSJ is a joke.

Most of these hedge fund managers should be in prison.