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Related: Editorials & Other Articles, Issue Forums, Alliance Forums, Region ForumsBig Banks Still Manipulating the Economy
If We Dont Break Up the Big Banks, They Will Manipulate More and More of the Economy
Making Us Poorer and Poorer
http://www.washingtonsblog.com/2013/07/if-we-dont-break-up-the-big-banks-they-will-manipulate-more-and-more-of-the-economy-making-us-poorer-and-poorer.html
Take a look at this page. There are too many links for me to post. This is a rundown of how the banks go forward in making themselves millions while making us poorer.
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Big Banks Still Manipulating the Economy (Original Post)
zeos3
Jul 2013
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why not? they pay a pittance fine and avoid jail time. just a cost of business nt
msongs
Jul 2013
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msongs
(67,406 posts)1. why not? they pay a pittance fine and avoid jail time. just a cost of business nt
zeos3
(1,078 posts)2. The punishment does not fit the crime.
It works both ways. The full weight of the law can be brought out to crush peasants like us. On the other hand, the Tickle Feather of Justice is brought out to deal with the big corps and banks.
byeya
(2,842 posts)3. That's true and there's no one with influence to counteract this so Warren for President, asap