When criminals get away with crime they tend to repeat the crime only bigger the next time. As long as we let the top criminals in this country get away with their misdeeds we send the message to all that crime pays.

When we let politicians lie us into war with false flag attacks like The Golf of Tonkin or Pearl Harbor, they repeat the act. The stakes have risen steadily in intensity until 911. What is going to happen next. No one has been held accountable. Until justice prevails we can expect these criminals to push as hard as they can until We the People push back.

Compared to the crimes of War, these Bankers are Pikers!

Pull all your money out of the big banks and put it in small local banks. For what its worth My tip of he year. I hate banks. I am blessed being Canadian when it comes to banking. We don't do a lot things well but banking we are good at.

Does Canada have anything like Citizen's United or Buckley vs Vallejo (sp?)?

Kend: Amen to that. The citizenry could easily bring the big banks to their knees by a full-scale withdrawl of funds and a full-scale refusal to fund their downfall with taxpayer money. I prefer my local bank for everything--it was the only one giving out loans and fueling growth in my community when the stingy big ones were withholding their priate booty--ill-gotten gains--taxpayer bailout.

Our public servants pretending to be members of the Democratic Party are no different than the republican ones pretending to be members of the Republican Party. All completely serve the same 1%. Isn't that just special, when it comes to the very rich and their desire for deregulation we get some bipartisan cooperation.

I did that before Bush was appointed President, only into a local credit union. It is so very obvious that the Koch- Teapublicans only are loyal to the Koch brothers, and none of them and the rest of the wealthy/corporations are a bit Patriot parteners to the USA.

DODD/FRANK DID NOT ADDRESS DERIVATIVE TRADING! It mostly adds paper work to small to medium local banks. Just ask the loan officer at your corner bank/branch what they think of D/F.

akunard ~ Strange you mention Dodd/Frank. Hey There 4 suggests we focus on repealing The Futures Comodities Modernization Act signed into law by President Bill Clinton. What do you think? It wouldn't be the first time that changes made during The Clinton Administration are responsible for doing serious damage to our country. She/He/It/? says we need to reinstate bank regulation from the FDR era. Makes sense to me. What say you?

Kend ~ I took the time to research Corporate tax rates in the US. True it has been the highest in the world--up to 2011. Before it was 35%; but in 2011 it was lowered to 12%. Since individual income tax below $50k is at a rate of 15% do you really think it is fair to tax an individual earning less than $50k at a higher rate than you tax a Corporation?

http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Corporate_tax_in_the_United_States

Dispite the facts--from a Business Man's perspective--if you include the hassle and cost of business regulations as tax than you may have a good point. Moreover, if you consider worker benefits such as health insurance a tax I would certainly agree as well. The government in Canada, as well as many other more progressive and successful countries have relieved the burden of health care from the payrolls of the workers in their countries. This has the net affect of lowering payroll as well as raising wages. Raising wages has the net effect of raising demand and increasing profits. The system is a win win for everyone involved.

I have very mixed feelings about regulations. Anyone who is wondering what we are talking about who knows little about business management can get a taste of regulations by walking into any business in the US. Licenses, and Permits for conducting business by law have to be placed in an area for public viewing. Usually a large bulletin board, or more likely a glass case. (They cost a fortune so companies usually like to protect their investment.) One glance to the uninitiated will shock you. Considering the red tape and "hoops" business owners have to jump through in this country to conduct business it is amazing there are any businesses.

All I can say is after returning from Mexico, a country with hardly any regulations, I couldn't wait to get back to the US. Regulations protect not only the company and employees, but customers and the public as well. They are a tremendous burden to the company, but a necessary evil. I can only suggest they be consolodated in order to reduce the burden of diverse costs and wasted time.

As far as lowering Corporate tax below 12%, no way. IMNSHO, if you are going to tax the income of the poorest workers in this country at 15%, Corporations should be taxed at a rate no less than twice that at 30% minimum. If you want to save them money, do it the way they do in Canada--Single Payer Government Sponsered Medicare for All. That is the main insentive for seeking workers in Mexico, China, Hong Kong, and anywhere else Corporations flee. It is not the result of taxation or unions--it is the result of Govenment not doing it's job.

akunard ~ Thanks for the insight. You are probably right--depressing as it is.

Time to take a walk, smell some flowers, and enjoy the beautiful weather. Have a good one!

The Banks have it all set up now -- where they can take risks and if they WIN, they get to keep the money, and if they LOSE, the people have to pay their losses (bail them out).

In other words, the Banksters and their Republican and Democratic and Government Bureucratic BAGMEN have created a perfect scam.

Until We The People rise up and eradicate their theft scam and paralyze these predators, we are doomed to be their victims. STOP THE SCAMMING BANKSTERS!