That sums it up nicely. (Reply #6) - Democratic Underground

Tue Jan 31, 2012, 08:43 AM

City Lights (25,171 posts)

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This quote says it all: "The people at the top were not willing to pay people at the bottom wages.." [View all]	Richardo	Jan 2012	OP
Make this the new meme.	PuraVidaDreamin	Jan 2012	#1
it also has a long history	hfojvt	Feb 2012	#21
It was not so long ago	xtraxritical	Feb 2012	#22
knr	Itchinjim	Jan 2012	#2
That explains the whole economic catastrophe very simply.	liberal N proud	Jan 2012	#3
Du rec. Nt	xchrom	Jan 2012	#4
rec'd	limpyhobbler	Jan 2012	#5
That sums it up nicely.	City Lights	Jan 2012	#6
Slavery didn't die, it only morphed. nt	mother earth	Jan 2012	#7
Yes, "were" willing to lend money. Try to get loans these days (after WE bailed THEM out!)	FailureToCommunicate	Jan 2012	#8
There should have been more reporting	EC	Jan 2012	#9
That might in the book...	Richardo	Jan 2012	#10
They were willing to lend them money EVEN when they knew they were not going to be able to pay	jwirr	Jan 2012	#11
Kicked and recommended.	Uncle Joe	Jan 2012	#12
You're welcome, Uncle Joe	Richardo	Jan 2012	#14
K&R	JDPriestly	Jan 2012	#13
It's the major factor in tax policy too.	lumberjack_jeff	Jan 2012	#15
the top of the heap have been, for well over 1000 years, rentiers	stockholmer	Jan 2012	#16
Noting new about that. It's "company store" economics.	TahitiNut	Jan 2012	#17
I had a boss once who LOVED to give loans to his employees	Canuckistanian	Jan 2012	#18
Yep... K & R !!!	WillyT	Jan 2012	#19
One not so minor revision. Yes, the 1% are more than happy to loan money to the working class	Citizen Worker	Jan 2012	#20

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