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Hunh? Possibly garbled syntax in your response. But I'm in the process
coalition_unwilling
May 2012
#65
Not sure what the FDIC has to do with the question I raised, since the FDIC
coalition_unwilling
May 2012
#5
If the FDIC did not have enough funds to rescue the banks under its charter, then
coalition_unwilling
May 2012
#146
Wow, I must have touched a nerve without really intending to. I meant that
coalition_unwilling
May 2012
#6
That's basically assuming something that wasn't, in the event, tested.
Spider Jerusalem
May 2012
#85
Actually, I can wrap my head around your position (I think). You're
coalition_unwilling
May 2012
#88
I'll bookmark this and get back to you as I was writing a book to answer here, LOL.
freshwest
May 2012
#8
The IMF estimates that the global banking crisis cost in the neighborhood
coalition_unwilling
May 2012
#167
I plan to vote for Obama as the lesser of two evils in November. But
coalition_unwilling
May 2012
#72
You won't get a good answer because you're dealing with people who fundamentally do not understand..
girl gone mad
May 2012
#147
Thanks. I know that these are difficult issues to comprehend for all of us sometimes. I do think
coalition_unwilling
May 2012
#150
I'm not talking about 'nationalizing everything' (at least in the context of
coalition_unwilling
May 2012
#152
Sorry, it's not an article, it's a great book called "Freefall". I just
coalition_unwilling
May 2012
#161
Well, actually, I was asking why the banking segment of society received preferential
coalition_unwilling
May 2012
#159
lol well the shareholders of WAMU don't agree and in court arguing exactly the opposite.
grantcart
May 2012
#166
The bailout was bipartisan. It was begun under Bush and continued under Obama. The
HiPointDem
May 2012
#13
You forget, perhaps conveniently, that Obama fought to help the American people too
lunatica
May 2012
#16
Actually, it's those who own shares of stock in banks who are the 'owners' of the banks, not
coalition_unwilling
May 2012
#105
You know, upon reflection, I think you are 99% correct here and I was 99% incorrect. Specifically,
coalition_unwilling
May 2012
#139
Nobody bailed out "the autoworkers"; the UAW contract was broken, and "dual tier" wages were
Romulox
May 2012
#28
Banks generally charge a premium ("interest") for the use of money. Paying back the principle
Romulox
May 2012
#29
Not *Market rate* interest. That was the entire point in having the gov't intervene;
Romulox
May 2012
#59
SENATOR Obama was a huge supporter of the bankster bailouts. Do you think people don't remember?
Romulox
May 2012
#30
I don't have the bill number but I remember that McCain wanted to suspend the Presidential Campaign
LynneSin
May 2012
#51
This is the bill. Obama didn't just *vote* for it--he lobbied his fellow Senators.
Romulox
May 2012
#58
The answer is that it would've been ARMAGEDDON if James Dimon hadn't lived to lose another $3 Bil
Romulox
May 2012
#31
Wha? He's not far to the right on any issues. MAYBE a centrist on some but far to the right??
FarLeftFist
May 2012
#52
I don't think you understand Marrah's response at all. And certainly don't tell me what I am.
FarLeftFist
May 2012
#75
Except the GOP majority held tax cuts for the middle class hostage as well.
FarLeftFist
May 2012
#124
Does that mean the US is still fighting WW 2 considering where you have troops? n/t
Bodhi BloodWave
May 2012
#176
Bailout was bipartisan. The mess was created by a Republican Admin with Republican policies.
MatthewStLouis
May 2012
#49
Just so everyone is clear - Obama was a US Senator when the bank bail-outs happened
LynneSin
May 2012
#50
Good points. We did have a mechanism already in place (the FDIC) that
coalition_unwilling
May 2012
#86
Understood, but if the problem was that the FDIC was underfunded, there
coalition_unwilling
May 2012
#182
Well, a jury of my peers voted 1-5 to leave it standing (see below), so
coalition_unwilling
May 2012
#92
I am Juror #5. I particularly object to your blaming Obama for TARP, a Bush law and then
stevenleser
May 2012
#95
This *precisely* the kind of conversation you voted to cut off. Should your post be alerted?
Romulox
May 2012
#115
No, it isnt. I voted to cut off a post that blames Obama for something Bush did. Nice try though.
stevenleser
May 2012
#117
I think your technique of denying the obvious leaves no room for an actual exchange.
Romulox
May 2012
#119
I think it is you who refuses to acknowledge that TARP was passed under Bush and therefore
stevenleser
May 2012
#123
I think I agree with all 3 of your points here, strange as that may sound. Well, I might have a few
coalition_unwilling
May 2012
#140
Senator Obama voted for TARP, and lobbied his fellow Senators for its passage. You're misinformed.
Romulox
May 2012
#97
You spoke of "blaming Obama for TARP"--he is responsible for his vote as Senator, as well as
Romulox
May 2012
#101
Wherein you *finally* explain why you voted to hide a truthful post? I can hardly wait. nt
Romulox
May 2012
#112
The TARP funds were spent under his watch b/c it was signed into law by Bush.
FarLeftFist
May 2012
#104
Senator Obama helped pass it with his vote. I'm not doing the School House Rock thing for you. nt
Romulox
May 2012
#111
Yup. Just like every other sane person. Are you looking for a mentally unstable president? See: Bush
FarLeftFist
May 2012
#126
Fair question, but didn't Bush bail out the banks? Obama and Congress bailed out the auto industry
rustydog
May 2012
#100
According to Joseph Stiglitz, in March 2009, Obama's administration launched
coalition_unwilling
May 2012
#132
jpak vs. Nobel Economics Laureate Joseph Stiglitz = gnat vs. elephant. But
coalition_unwilling
May 2012
#171
I think that at the time, it was a matter of having no choice but to bail out the Super Banks
GarroHorus
May 2012
#131
"a Romney presidency would simply be an unmitigated disaster for this country and the globe."
cstanleytech
May 2012
#142