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cally sick. It's hard to live with no hope for change in the society we have become. SITE KATERINI
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.
I agree, here we go again, privatize the capitalist profits, socialize the capitalist losses. Why won't they listen to Paul Krugman?
Get me on record too, for a matchless agreement with Kend, holy cow!
Hey, I've come down with March Madness, so got some time off from work!..... Anyone else have the infliction?
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.
should be prosecuted!!! There should be HELL TO PAY! for even the slightest hint of subverting the best interest of the public! Κατασκευή Ιστοσελίδων
No. But Canada does not have fixed election dates. The party in power calls the election, within a time period and 3 months later the election is over. So big business and big unions don't have time to pour in money. Also religion is never brought up in our elections. We don't believe it has anything to do with politics.
sorry, if they feel too comfortable here, they might muliply and after all become a severe pest.... Κατασκευή Ιστοσελίδων
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.
with a hardy helping of sugar to make it go down easier, but it offers entertaining and completely accurate satire that places the stories in a humane and kind perspective. vag com español
Sounds like just the opposite, somehow. It would be good to know who supported what. vag-com español
It is so sad that only Clinton and Obama have been able to keep control of the whitehouse for more than 4 years. How can we get people more informed and involved?. vagcom
At this point just the sight of Obama or any of our 'new Democrats' makes me physically sick. It's hard to live with no hope for change in the society we have become. vag com español
ey should be prosecuted!!! There should be HELL TO PAY! for even the slightest hint of subverting the best interest of the public! vagcom
ent from the nasty righties I struggled with on Thom's blog. I always appreciated that. It was just his recent trial to tag me "nieve" that challenged my irony for a moment. ;o) vagcom
dumb question.
https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=eeEMSht_E30
Does Canada have anything like Citizen's United or Buckley vs Vallejo (sp?)?
Yes, especially some democrats who are middle of the road. A short time ago I went to the US Congress site and sent messages to both Democratic senators from my state regarding saving Social Security. From one, I received a form letter full of excuses and rhetoric. From the other, a genuine note that said she would not vote to mess with Social Security. Apparently 1 senator would be wearing ads, one would not.
Hey it worked so well last time; why not do it again? What's not to like?
Agreed with Kend: The Canadian banks, with rational regulation seemed to weather the last global-crash relatively well. Other countries could do well to emulate some of that.
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.
New RepubliCON strategy: chip away, chip away, chip away....and hope we're not paying attention. Why do I think the two Republican Representatives cited in Tom's and Louise's report will say "bi-partisan support" over and over and over again. Look at "small funding cuts" to the Affordable Health Care Act....look at attempts to defund the CFPB (or replace a single head with a do-nothing governing board)....the list goes on and on !
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!
They just never get it, do they? The banksters do, though.
Here's a modest proposal. Since we bailed out the banking industry with trillions, let’s now require the banking industry to provide every household in America with $20,000 in debt forgiveness. It could be applied to mortgages, credit cards, student loans, and if you don't have debt, good for you. If I’ve done my math correctly, this amount would be covered by less than three trillion, so plenty left over for the banksters. Although I don’t think they deserve an incentive, the banks could write off the losses (not that they seem to be paying much in tax anyway), and sure, I'll pay some tax to have my debts reduced by $20,000. Family funds would be freed up to spend and stimulate the economy rather than just paying obscene interest rates on ever-accumulating debt. Fewer people would need to declare bankruptcy, and more people might be able to afford health insurance under the upcoming requirements of the Affordable Care Act - something that’s going to be a real financial burden for many families (and a further boost to the insurance companies). I think it's an idea we need to push.
Lets not stop there. The White House and the courts need the same treatment. Thumbs up to the dayglo orange jumpsuits!!!