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GoLeft TV

(3,910 posts)
Fri Jan 15, 2016, 04:09 PM Jan 2016

Economists Agree: Bernie Is Right, Break Up The Banks!



170 economists and academics have signed off on Bernie Sanders’ plan to break up the big banks, but you’d never know that if you rely on the corporate media for your news.

Ring of Fire’s Farron Cousins discusses this.
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Economists Agree: Bernie Is Right, Break Up The Banks! (Original Post) GoLeft TV Jan 2016 OP
Many gave the same opinion back in 2008... bvar22 Jan 2016 #1
As Hillary Bansters are trying to say and Hillary knows better is that INdemo Jan 2016 #2
Three US Treasury Secretaries from Wall Street, Treasury Staffer & Facebook Executive appalachiablue Jan 2016 #3

bvar22

(39,909 posts)
1. Many gave the same opinion back in 2008...
Fri Jan 15, 2016, 05:53 PM
Jan 2016

...when the Democrats had majorities in BOTH Houses and the Presidency.
Instead of "Breaking Up" the Big Banks, they did this:

[font size=3]Paulson with Co-conspirators

Now THIS is Bi-Partisanship!
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It took the Democratically controlled House & Senate less than a week to deliver a TRILLION DOLLARS to Wall Street after Paulson presented his extortion note that threatened the quarterly profits of their portfolios.

INdemo

(6,994 posts)
2. As Hillary Bansters are trying to say and Hillary knows better is that
Fri Jan 15, 2016, 09:20 PM
Jan 2016

if the Big Banks are broken up a country like China or other countries could move in and absorb part of our banking system which is totally Bull Shit but that has been the talking point and Hillary and her advisers just say nothing to call as such.

appalachiablue

(41,131 posts)
3. Three US Treasury Secretaries from Wall Street, Treasury Staffer & Facebook Executive
Fri Jan 15, 2016, 11:41 PM
Jan 2016

Laugh It Up About Increasing & Widening *INCOME INEQUALITY* GEITHNER, PAULSON, RUBIN, SANDBERG.
Milken Annual Global Conference, Beverly Hills, CA, April, 2015. Hilarious, really?

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