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And Obama is playing right along with the propaganda lies, similar to the ones in the Bush administration when they talked of Mushroon Clouds, when Obama pretends that he doesn't know that Iran is no where near getting a nuclear weapon. In addition, Obama is quite aware of the lies he has told about Osama Bin Laden's "burial at sea".
Iran is about to get nukes? Yeah, right! Tell me another one!
Leaked emails from Stratfor* to Wikileaks indicate that our Government has not been very honest with us (Like, what else is new?). Like the Bush Administration "Mushroom Cloud" psyops scare stories the Obama Administration has played the same game. Lies! Lies! Lies!
But here are a couple of snippets of truth:
"In an e-mail dated November 2011, one intelligence official writes,
I think this is a diversion. The Israelis already destroyed all the Iranian nuclear infrastructure on the ground weeks ago. The current ‘let’s bomb Iran’ campaign was ordered by the EU leaders to divert the public attention from their at home financial problems.
An e-mail from one day earlier reads the same way:
" Israeli commandos in collaboration with Kurd forces destroyed few underground facilities mainly used for the Iranian defense and nuclear research projects. Even if the Israelis have the capabilities and are ready to attack by air, sea and land, there is no need to attack the nuclear program at this point after the commandos destroyed a significant part of it."
http://www.digitaljournal.com/article/320733
http://www.rawstory.com/rs/2012/02/27/wikileaks-emails-indicate-stratfor...
And the Stratfor email that indicated that Osama bin Laden was not buried at sea, as our Governent told the world...his body was shipped back to the US, in a CIA plane, for analysis....a far more believable scenario. The "official" story, as always, was totally unbelievable and was absolutely suspicious. You just can't believe anything our government tells us.
"Stratfor’s vice-president for intelligence, Fred Burton, believes the body was “bound for Dover, [Delaware] on [a] CIA plane” and then “onward to the Armed Forces Institute of Pathology in Bethesda [Maryland],” an email says."
Stratfor's Burton said in an email:
"If body dumped at sea, which I doubt, the touch is very Adolph Eichman like. The Tribe did the same thing with the Nazi's ashes," Burton commented in another email. Eichman was one of the masterminds of the Holocaust by Nazi Germany. He was captured by Mossad agents in Argentina and, tried in Israel, found guilty and executed in 1962. His body was cremated and his ashes were scattered at sea over the Mediterranean.
Stratfor CEO George Friedman replied:
"Eichmann was seen alive for many months on trial before being sentenced to death and executed. No one wanted a monument to him so they cremated him. But i dont know anyone who claimed he wasnt eicjhman [sic]. No comparison with suddenly burying him at sea without any chance to view him which i doubt happened [sic]," Stratfor CEO George Friedman replied.
*"Stratfor is a US-based intelligence firm called the “shadow CIA” by some media. Among its clients are several US agencies and many big companies. The company relies on paid tips from informants placed in high circles of business, government and security all around the world."
http://rt.com/news/osama-body-wikileaks-stratfor-949/
And to those who claim that all of this is very flimsy evidence...where is the proof...I say...yeah, where is the proof that the US buried OBL at sea? For that matter, where is the proof that they even killed OBL. We are supposed to take the word of a government that has done nothing but lie to it's citizens but we are not supposed to believe leaked memos of an organization that works closely with the CIA and other government orgs and businesses? Just who are the real conspiracy nuts here? I say it is the ones who spout the government drivel.
And, you have to keep Obama focused on one who is telling those lies because he is playing right along with beating Israel's war drums...of course, being the politician he is...he tries to play both sides of the fence.. that of those who want to keep us all looking in the direction of some far off, supposed, enemy when the real enemies are picking our pockets at home.
I'd certainly include Obama in that Oligarch Lapdog label. Sure, Obama is once again pretending to be less of an Oligarch Lapdog...but he sure acted like an Oligarch Lapdog this last 3 years...appointing all those Oligarch b!tches to his regime. Yes, I'd sure rather see Obama as President for the next term than Romney or any other Republican candidate but I don't have high expectations that Obama is going to be any better than the last three years. He is merely campaigning now. We all know that you can't really believe a word of what they say...they'll tell you whatever you want to hear just to get elected and then once elected they will continue to work for the monied interests and not for the people.
Yes, you are quite correct....our democracy IS screwed! No matter who wins....it is a corrupt system rigged so that the wealthy takes all and can continue to commit financial crimes and crimes of high treason and not pay the price. Financial crimes have become decriminalized and Obama has not done anything to rectify that. Again, you can't argue that Obama was outgunned when he appointed all those poodle palace protagonists..much of what Obama has done was done because he either wanted it done or he is just not fit to go up against the monied powers as represented largely by the Republicans....and all those very wealthy fake Democrats.
Homelessness is not reserved for the mentally ill. In CA, if you have never lived out of your car or know someone who has then your probably not from here. There are far more "successful" people who are functioning with mental illness then those who are homeless. The same is true for those suffering alcohol and drug addiction. Estimates are as high as 30% of our medical field are suffering prescription drug addiction. These are people caring for us?
I believe it does disservice to the real problem of homelessness by potraying us as mentally ill. I like to think of it as being environmentally challenged. As a homeless teacher I know I am not the only homeless teacher in Santa Cruz. I know homeless people with doctoral degrees. Oh, you will not see us asking for handouts but an offer for some coffee and company is always welcome. We are in the coffee shops hooked up with our laptops. We return to our camp when the coffee money runs out. We lay out the rug mats. I have two. I place my sleeping foam down and two blankets then wrap a plastic bag around my sleeping bag to keep dry. The toughest part of homelessness is losing your car. You soon realize that you can survive even without a car. The human spirit and will to survive is a powerful force. Homelessness is an economic abberation the result of disfunctional government.
You must understand that homeless people need food everyday not just Thanksgiving and Christmas. They need more than food. They need supplies to address personal hygene. It takes money to afford a room once in awhile to get "normal" again. The giving to a homeless person is not about you. Sure it makes you feel good but why should that be the motivating factor? Do it for them. Adopt a homeless person. Try to understand there are many americans facing homelessness. It is most unfair to potray them as being ill. The people who are "ill" are the republican sociopaths who have no empathy for anyone else.
The new green economy, utilizing conservaion technology, will create far greater new jobs then the old petro-chemical economy. We can re-design our dams with low face ladder dams to both create green energy and create fish habitat. New science and innovation will lead the way with government support. After the infrastructure is built the wind and sun is free.
In Santa Cruz CA the people here are facing a big issue. Powerful interests are pushing a desalination water treatment plant on us. The same petro-chemical corporations that tried to plant oil rigs in the bay. We were successful in stopping the oil rigs but we need help to stop this one.
Water from a desal plant is the most heavily chemical treated water available for human consumption. It is the most costly and energy inefficient water system. They want to build this next to Natural Bridges State Park a monarch butterfly sanctuary.
Hydrology studies show we have 10 times the available water as do our neighbors in Monterey. No way are the people of Carmel by the Sea going to build a desal in their neighborhood. Why are we being told we have too? The proggressive people of SC are getting tired of being exploited and marganalized. The water board keep telling us of impending water shortages and drought scenarios. However, the state climatologists have formally proclaimed the end of the drought cycle and the head of water resources have formally stated that with new conservation technologies coming on board that CA will have adequate water resources for the present and forseeable future. Why is there such a great contradiction of truth?
Environmental Historians tell us that redwood forests do not thrive in environments with prolonged drought cycles. Yet this is what the desal people are telling us is going to happen here. They sent out press releases in January warning of impending drought. This press release came a day after another agency backed out of the county desal proposal. How can you predict severe drought for the year in January with our resovoir at 95% full? The SC water board is engaged in a campaign of deliberate deception. Who is the driving force behind all of this deception? Koch industries are the major supplier of water treatment chemicals. The supplier of the treatment chemicals for a desal plant are the biggest winners.
The battle is over use of secondary treatment freshwater. The desal people want it to mix in giant emulsifiers with the toxic brine slurry left over from the process. Using energy to blend up brine slurry and using freshwater to create seawater?They believe this will negate the harmful impact of dumping salt concentrates and dead micro-organisms into a marine sanctuary. We know brine salt concentrate will sink to the bottom and kill shellfish and other marine organisms. We cannot build a desal and have a vibrant marine sanctuary too. Imagine using an equal amount of freshwater and huge amounts of energy to create the same amount of freshwater? The net amount of new freshwater produced will be "zero".
We want to instead convert secondary treatment freshwater into tertiary freshwater. This process eliminates chemicals from our community not add 3 times the amount as a desal system. Secondary treatment water is sterile water laden with treatment chemicals. We eliminate the chemicals and bring the water back to life. We take this water, which in the final stage is more pure and pristine then out present tapwater origins, and return it to our rivers and underground water aquifers. We can draw back upstream what we return to nature downstream. We can build a salmon paradise here while providing green energy with new dam technology. It all takes political will. The way the system is set it up now is we need only 4 people on the city council to pass these measures. We need people willing to step forward to run for city council to pull the plug on the desal. We need educated people who understand the value of tertiary freshwater. We need politicians willing to work to create the new green economy. This will create the jobs we need.
If we are serious about creating jobs then we must institute a 4 day work week with an alternative 3 day shift with a livable wage. We can do this with a new Marshall plan to build affordable, energy and water efficient homes for single income families. We need a new plan to reinvent our infrastructure to support the new green economy.
Hello Thom and everyone,
The conversion on your show today about homelessness was fabulous and frankly looooong over due. I have lived in San Francisco for nearly 20 years, most of that time, I lived in an area where homelessness is prevailent. I've been having conversions with friends and collegues lately about the subject of homelessness and mental illness. For a couple of years I volunteered at a facility for homeless and at risk individuals. One thing I learned from speaking with the people who came to the facility where I was a volunteer, was that most of them had some form of mental illness which made it impossible for them to hold down a job and secure and maintain a place to live. When discussing this with some of my collegues at work, I came to make an extra ordinary distinction. I have been saying to people at various times that the homeless/mentally ill "need help". There is really no place for them to go to recieve treatment for their mental illness -- no support systems in place to "help" them cope or live with whatever it is that ailing them. As I was conveying this, I stopped myself and instead of using the word "help", I said, "these people need CARE". Just as someone with cancer needs care from a doctor/hospital, many, many people we consider homeless need CARE as well. My hope is this distiction of CARE vs help will spread like wildfire everywhere -- I think it could do so much in the way of changing how we look at the homeless and mentally ill.
This is in reference to
This is in reference to today's (Friday) show and Thom's experience with that "homeless?" woman.
Interesting dilemma! Thom's experience with that woman at that fast food restaurant is very likely not an uncommon one. Thom said he paid for his fast food with a credit or debit card and that old woman came up to the counter at the same time. Hmmm! Maybe Thom should check his credit/debit balance....if Thom has a "chip" in his credit/debit card, that old woman may very well have had a scanner that read his card and may have just stolen from Thom's bank account. And if she has a good photographic memory she might just take a mental picture of Thom's credit/debit card number. Those people behind the counter may have known what the old woman was up to if she had been doing this to other people..which might be the reason they had odd "knowing" expressions on their faces.
Sounds really fishy! Besides, paying for anything with a credit or debit card is just what the banks want you to do...it makes it very easy for tracking you and knowing what you buy...your health insurance companies may raise your rates because they think you are eating unhealthy food. Knowledge is power and the more knowledge you give about yourself...through not using cash...gives more power to those who will use your information against you.
The banks and retailers are trying to abolish cash because using cash keeps information about what you buy out of their data bases.
I never could understand why anyone would use a credit/debit card for buy such small purchases anyway...sure you don't carry as much cash...but those who amass personal information about you will eventually rob you blind anyway....and in a much bigger way.
The only time I went to India was just a stop over at the Bombay airport. So I never got to experience the Indian beggers...but they are everywhere else I've been...in Hong Kong..little kids would dive into the water where the tour boat westerners would toss coins. In Shanghai, I was warned to keep my wallet more hidden...as I was told that I had attracted lots of eyes when I paid for some food. In Guadalajara little kids run out in an intersection and do back flips, people set up a ladder at intersections during traffic stops, climb to the top, and blow flames out of their mouths, beggars trying to force a windshield cleaning on you and expecting compensation. Thailand...more of the same. Didn't see quite that much in Seoul, South Korea...but I happen to be there during a massive student uprising which was exciting. At least I got to see the Pope flying by in his bullet-proof, glass-caged Pope-Mobile along side his trusty side-kick Bat Boy. He didn't want to stick around in any one place for very long...that's for sure.
sad news on the surreal side of life;
Peter Bergman of the Firesign Theatre died last night of complications from leukemia. He was 72.
Thom, this coversation we're having today is a great example of why I love your show so much. My 17 year old son and I have been sitting here listening together and, when you spoke about your experience with the homeless person, he was riveted. He then said "Wow, that guy is really smart and he has a good heart. He's a good man." He is absolutely right!
We are definitely our brother's keeper and we must learn to take care of each other again. NOW!
Thank you Thom, for all you do! I appreciate you more every day!
Thom: Your experience with the homeless person while buying your meal sounds like another experience a friend of mine, Jonathan Wilson - Hartgrove, had at Union Station in D.C. years ago. The following url links to how that experience worked out for him: http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=hodj4qknn3E&feature=results_video&playnext=1&list=PLE099F88A4FA07211
I hope this helps.-Fr. Tom Beasley+
Dharma and Christ Require that every interaction be Authentic. Therefore, each one is different.
You have Heard the Voice of the Future. We Must as a People Design an "Ashram" system for Homeless and end the Causes.
The Mad Amongst Us have, in part, been driven that way. By a Society that is Unnaturally structured>
A Society ruled by Numbers, Hours, The Clock, The Dollar.
There are those Among us Who in another Society would have made Delightful Saints or Shamans ~~ yet we have shunted them and filled their heads with fears of demons and hell, and filled their hearts with our loathing and disdain.
In the Renaissance to Come ~~ a place to get warm, calming words, nourishment, access to a place to bathe, and get clean clothes, guided access to SUPPORTIVE and Understanding Services, will be basic and common and the root causes will be aleiviated.
We Will Get There.
Thom: I don't think you have accurate knowledge of the NDAA.
Unfortunately, the blog software removed all the formatting so it looks like one long rant, it is not. The majority is the exact test from the NDAA about detention for reference. P.S. Please reply if you agree or disagree so I will know you have seen the correct information. Thom, The NDAA does not authorize military detention of US Citizens. The version of the NDAA signed by President Obama Contains this Sentence regarding military detention: (1) UNITED STATES CITIZENS.—The requirement to detain a person in military custody under this section does not extend to citizens of the United States. This is in H.R. 1540 - 266 Sec. 1022. (b) (1) To view the complete bill so you can verify this for yourselves: http://www.gpo.gov/fdsys/pkg/BILLS-112hr1540enr/pdf/BILLS-112hr1540enr.pdf Some of the older version of the bill do not contain this langue. Also, some parts of the bill talking about military detention does not contain this provision. While there are other problems in the bill, this line completely removes military detention for US citizens. Continuing to talk about this part of the bill is a wast of time. This should be used as an example of public outcry fixing a problem. It is a victory for the freedom of speech. This is the complete text of section 1022 with line (b) (1) in bold: H. R. 1540—266 SEC. 1022. MILITARY CUSTODY FOR FOREIGN AL-QAEDA TERRORISTS. (a) CUSTODY PENDING DISPOSITION UNDER LAW OF WAR.— (1) IN GENERAL.—Except as provided in paragraph (4), the Armed Forces of the United States shall hold a person described in paragraph (2) who is captured in the course of hostilities authorized by the Authorization for Use of Military Force (Public Law 107–40) in military custody pending disposition under the law of war. (2) COVERED PERSONS.—The requirement in paragraph (1) shall apply to any person whose detention is authorized under section 1021 who is determined— (A) to be a member of, or part of, al-Qaeda or an associated force that acts in coordination with or pursuant to the direction of al-Qaeda; and (B) to have participated in the course of planning or carrying out an attack or attempted attack against the United States or its coalition partners. (3) DISPOSITION UNDER LAW OF WAR.—For purposes of this subsection, the disposition of a person under the law of war has the meaning given in section 1021(c), except that no transfer otherwise described in paragraph (4) of that section shall be made unless consistent with the requirements of section 1028. (4) WAIVER FOR NATIONAL SECURITY.—The President may waive the requirement of paragraph (1) if the President submits to Congress a certification in writing that such a waiver is in the national security interests of the United States. (b) APPLICABILITY TO UNITED STATES CITIZENS AND LAWFUL RESIDENT ALIENS.— (1) UNITED STATES CITIZENS.—The requirement to detain a person in military custody under this section does not extend to citizens of the United States. (2) LAWFUL RESIDENT ALIENS.—The requirement to detain a person in military custody under this section does not extend to a lawful resident alien of the United States on the basis of conduct taking place within the United States, except to the extent permitted by the Constitution of the United States. (c) IMPLEMENTATION PROCEDURES.— (1) IN GENERAL.—Not later than 60 days after the date of the enactment of this Act, the President shall issue, and submit to Congress, procedures for implementing this section. (2) ELEMENTS.—The procedures for implementing this section shall include, but not be limited to, procedures as follows: (A) Procedures designating the persons authorized to make determinations under subsection (a)(2) and the process by which such determinations are to be made. (B) Procedures providing that the requirement for military custody under subsection (a)(1) does not require the interruption of ongoing surveillance or intelligence gathering with regard to persons not already in the custody or control of the United States. (C) Procedures providing that a determination under subsection (a)(2) is not required to be implemented until after the conclusion of an interrogation which is ongoing at the time the determination is made and does not require the interruption of any such ongoing interrogation.H. R. 1540—267 (D) Procedures providing that the requirement for military custody under subsection (a)(1) does not apply when intelligence, law enforcement, or other Government officials of the United States are granted access to an individual who remains in the custody of a third country. (E) Procedures providing that a certification of national security interests under subsection (a)(4) may be granted for the purpose of transferring a covered person from a third country if such a transfer is in the interest of the United States and could not otherwise be accomplished. (d) AUTHORITIES.—Nothing in this section shall be construed to affect the existing criminal enforcement and national security authorities of the Federal Bureau of Investigation or any other domestic law enforcement agency with regard to a covered person, regardless whether such covered person is held in military custody. (e) EFFECTIVE DATE.—This section shall take effect on the date that is 60 days after the date of the enactment of this Act, and shall apply with respect to persons described in subsection (a)(2) who are taken into the custody or brought under the control of the United States on or after that effective date.
By the way, in the Fourteenth Amendment of the Constitution, section 2, is actually the solution to find:
"....the basis of representation therein shall be reduced in the proportion which the number of such male citizens shall bear to the whole number of male citizens twenty-one years of age in such State."
So, whenever the Republicans keep citizens from voting, they loose seats.
While I agree with Thom's point partially, it should be noted that there is such a thing as too far for the EPA. It may be true that jobs are created by many of these regulations and that is a good thing. However, environmental regulations also have the potential to drive away business too.
The biggest problem I see is that we regulate ourselves and penalize our own businesses with regulations and prohibitions while we "allow" our trading partners to act with little or no consideration of the environmental consequences of their activities. I believe that in order to have an effective impact on the environment we need to marry environmental policies with trade policies. Our environmental consciousness oftentimes creates a disadvantage, at least temporarily, for the US. Just as with the arbitrage of labor, we need to enact trade policies that incentivize our partners to be good stewards of this planet as well.
This is a really good idea!!!! Hope something happens with it...
Judge Flanagan's ruling will be upheld. Mr. Walker may be trying to install rule outside the Constitution in Wisconsin but even with the fervor of the radical right behind him, we, as a country, aren't there...yet. Our responsibility - our duty - is to ensure that we NEVER get there!
It’s the rich talking to the rich and their front men pandering to which of the rich, when the whole nation is listening. Maybe if anything good can happen from Citizens United, it’s this revelation of the cruelty of the Republicans being exposed in this Republican Primary Election.
From ground zero, just north of Boston, I can testify that the election really hasen't started yet. Rove did run some ads a while ago, but not lately. Brown and Warren have signed an agreement to discourage the ads, but no one expects Rove to abide by the agreement. In fact, the agreement has been broken once and Brown was required to make a donation to a charity of Waren's choice. I am not worried now, but if the numbers hold once the campaign gets into gear, then I might be concerned. Brown is certainly not the darling of the Tea Party any more, but in Mass they might figure he is as close to their philosophy as they will get. Republicans are only 11% of the registered voters. (The rest of the country should have it so good!)
In summary, I would contend it is too soon to panic, but never take any election for granted.
At least one paper Mill in Newberg Oregon is grinding up kreasote soaked railrosd ties to burning them to fire a steam generator. I'm not sure but I would consider this practice an environmental hazard since the mill is next to a residential area with families. While mill officials ensure this is the most efficieant furnace capable of passing EPA regulations The practice is prohibited everywhere else.
The mill is owned remote investors who have little or no interest in local health and environmental issues. I personally think as a result of back room bribes, and cronyism they were able to manipulate
local authorities.
She will win only if We mobalize and get out the vote.... democracy is up to each and every one of us. we need to talk to our neighbors and family. we need to work phone banks and work to educate John Citizen and Jane Doe. so to quote a talk show "Tag You Are It!"
Hear Hear!
Let the truth out of the bag, PLEASE!
Romney is just the right candidate to lose to Obama.He's the right height too.I can't believe how much money has been wasted on those other losers Lunatic and Rectorum.Money can't buy you love, or charisma, brains or a good platform.They should just give all this money directly to voters, where it can do the most good.
I have a modest proposal (thanks Jonathan Swift!)...a new diet....eat the rich....lets process these fat cat Republicans and, if the taste is unappealing to some...lets feed our pets with it. Afterall, the rich have been cannibalizing the rest of us for a long time now. Unfortunately, there aren't really that many rich to be a food source for even our pet population...after all they are only the 1%. Waste not, want not! Hors d'oeuvres anyone?
But, if we steal back that money that they have stolen from the rest of us, and the commons, we could feed the world with regular food. We would stop the rich from raping and pillaging our world and polluting it for the sole benefit of the criminal wealthy elite.
But more on track...it is not only the Chesapeake Bay that needs cleaning....there is a whole floating junk yard the size of Texas floating in the Pacific Ocean...much of it likely recyclable. Man, it's gotta be really tough for all those marine creatures. And if the marine creatures..including all those "sea kittens" (according to PETA anyway) die...then mankind will soon go extinct. That is, of course, if the Sun doesn't fry us first (thanks Maj Ed Dames ;-}). Yes, I know that there are currently some pretty nasty sun flares that might disrupt some electrical devices for a few days.
Or the Mayan Calendar prophecies might zap us all this year...or the Niburu will return and turn us all into their b1tches...or...or....
Hope old Ed Dames' remote viewing wasn't just off by a few years, or centuries, or millennia ;-}). But I'm not going to worry about it. Just want to turn things around so that the few uber-rich greedsters don't either kill us or turn us into their b1tches. All those other things are very likely just non-sense but our path to our downfall is man-made and largely due to psychopathic greed monsters.
But, I am reminded of that frantic and hysterical caller into the Art Bell Radio Show many years ago...when he was warning us all that he had inside information about what some powerful entities had in store for us in a very short time. He indicated that much of the population would be wiped out by these forces...that there is a planned extermination of much of the population. Then....the program went dead....about 20 minutes later...Art Bell came back on rather stymied about what just happened and reported to us that the Satellite feed went dead, as if it was purposely cut off to prevent this guy from saying any more. If it was just this caller...one could have just shrugged him off as a hysteric nut...but went the Satellite feed knocked them off the air for 20 minutes....hmmmmm?!! Maybe it was a Sun Flare...yeah, right!
http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=ee3bld4lTG0
So, Thom is right...we need to create jobs that will clean up this earth and not further pollute it...like the Keystone XL Pipeline will certainly do.
Then the question is what is a Christian? Is it following the teachings of Jesus? You might be correct. Is it following the teachings of the Bible? Then you are incorrect. Is it following the teachings of Rick Santorum and his beliefs? You are incorrect? So it depends on your definitions.
Love the post..I know President Obama is going after the oil industry and subsidies..how about if oil companies want to keep the subsidies, they must stop the speculation, reducing oil supply in US, increase refineries and let supply and demand set prices...oil should be about $65 per barrel. We can have regulations on speculators that are not oil companies..take possession of the oil..
Elizabeth Warren for PRESIDENT! We need to fix what has gone HORRIBLY wrong and SO FAR to the right (including POTUS and SCOTUS.)
Evidently no one else will PUNISH Wall Street and CLAW BACK 100% of what they intentionally STOLE. TEN$ of TRILLION$, & probably HUNDRED$ of TRILLION$ over the last 50 years! This is almost impossible to fix - but just as CRUCIAL to America's survival (except for that of a few hundred ARCH-CRIMINALS like generations of the KOCH Family & ALL Hedge Fund & Ratings Co. CEO's!) that we DO IT.
A 95%TMR would only be a START. IKE realized you can NEVER plug thousands of loopholes, fought individually by corporations with unlimited funds, legal and lobbying resources defending their MURDEROUS GREED. They must simply be DISBANDED, JAILED, and ALL ASSETS SEIZED.
JUST FIX IT. 95% TMR, DOUBLE Cap Gains, Repeal Gramm/Leach/Bliley, BREAK UP all huge TBTF Banks & corporations, CLAW BACK 100% of recession "losses," & REVOKE all corporate charters of offshorers of jobs and tax money - RETROACTIVELY.
NO MORE "cost of doing business" FINES for regulatory offenses either. Mining and drilling companies, as well as FActory farms, have killed, sickened, impoverished, and cut short the lives of HUNDREDS of MILLIONS. ENOUGH!
JAIL THEM and CONFISCATE ALL ASSETS. And ABOLISH all subsidies, as well as commodities and derivatives "markets."
Government DOES NOT EXIST TO HELP BUSINESS FLEECE and OPPRESS THE PEOPLE! It should therefore NOT take ANY input from business, or act in ANY WAY positively on their behalf. RESTORE REGULATION and toughen it beyond anything ever seen! Most of our "Financial Industry" is inherently CRIMINAL, and should be ABOLISHED.