Reply #59: WHY HASN'T ANYONE ASKED THIS! [View All]

[AnArmyVeteran]

What is produced when someone shorts a stock or derivative, or whatever? Nothing! They produce nothing. Just like Wall Street. The entire Wall Street of executives produce absolutely nothing of substance that society needs to survive. Nothing!

A migrant farm worker picking fruits and vegetables produces more for others in one hour than ALL of Wall Street does in their lifetimes. That farm worker is helping bring the food to you so you can survive. You need food and water. Wall Street produces neither. Nothing! All they do is manipulate and deceive using exotic shell games skimming off money out of your retirements, your savings plans and your banks using a myriad of fees, schemes and other dishonest tactics. They sit behind a computer generating nothing for society, but are clever enough to devise financial scams to steal at will.

Who would you count on when times got rough and you and your family needed to eat? Would you count on a Wall Street executive who hasn't a clue how food and water are even produced? Or would you depend on a farm worker who toils 12-14 hours a day for minimum wage?

What is sickening is that "those who produce the most get paid the least, while those who produce the least get paid the most". I was sixteen when I realized that paradox and wrote that line in the school newspaper. But now the gap between production and salary are at an all time high in the history of the world. There are no links between actual productivity and compensation. None.

Conservatives or anyone against financial regulation wants to keep the status quo of rampant corruption. They are in favor of continuing to allow people to steal at will. Conservatives love to tout they are for personal responsibility, but the exact opposite is true. They want personal responsibility for the poor and middle class, but they want to completely insulate the rich and powerful from any liability. Why do they fight so fiercely for the most corrupt segment of our population? Somehow regular conservatives have allowed themselves to be duped by right wing radio, Fox News and republican leaders, all of which support corporate domination and control. When will regular conservatives wake up and realize they are being duped, swindled, and robbed?