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How banks control markets, and hurt the consumer!!!! (Original Post) Lobo27 Jul 2013 OP
OUR INSTITUTIONS ARE INFESTED WITH CORRUPT SOCIOPATHS 90-percent Jul 2013 #1
How many..... JimboBillyBubbaBob Jul 2013 #2
I just tweeted this this morning Saviolo Jul 2013 #3

Saviolo

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3. I just tweeted this this morning
Thu Jul 25, 2013, 11:47 AM
Jul 2013

There is nothing more important than a signal boost on this sort of information right now. This sort of behaviour is creating a massive and unnecessary drag on the economy, not just in the US but everywhere. There is no defense of this behaviour except to say that it's 100% legal. Why is it legal? Because the banks and the lobbyists for the banks have established the policies that protect themselves.

Cenk goes the important last step at the end to remind people that this behaviour is BAD for capitalism. It is CRONY CAPITALISM. Unbelievably wealthy people and corporations and squeezing every penny out of people who make pennies to their billions in order to make more billions. In the mean time, they're slowing down production, bleeding the (rapidly disappearing) middle class dry, and ensuring that any policies that might stop them are being killed.

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