Will Occupy Wall Street Affect 2012 Election? Glenn Greenwald Interview - YouTube
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Interesting info-graphic:
http://www.accelerated-degree.com/fa...t-infographic/
By the way, while I think MOST 'occupiers' are dunces or misguided college students looking to vent thier angst, I DO think that there are some who really get it. This woman is one, and I support ALL 'occupiers' who are protesting for the same reasons as she is (I want to marry this woman!)
http://cdn.theatlantic.com/static/mt...o%20create.jpg
An excellent sign. I agree. I also think most of the occupy protesters agree with it too. Moreover, not only do I think it's wrong to create those loans just in order to sabotage them for the easy gains, but there should be government regulations against the practice and other similar schemes.
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Originally Posted by trish
Lol, you are hopless case Trish....
The Federal government DIRECTLY ENCOURAGED those loans and lending schemes through institutions such as the Federal Reserve, FHA, Fannie Mae, Freddie Mac, and HUD as well as initiatives such as the Community Reinvestment Act which penalized lending institutions for not lending to sub-prime borrowers.
Of course, they didn't need encouragement, they just needed someone to look the other way. In fact, without any regulations whatsoever, they could just steal your money outright, they wouldn't need any convoluted schemes. Glass-Steagall was repealed under Clinton a democratic president but with the encouragement of the GOP. With continued deregulation the offenses got more serious. You think you'd be safe without any banking regulations??
She was fired from her job for this photo.Quote:
Originally Posted by hard4janira
http://gawker.com/5854118/how-occupy...cost-me-my-job
Belongs in the Political Forum...
I didnt read it but where sdoes she work at?Quote:
Originally Posted by BluegrassCat
It doesn't take long to read Silcc -she used to work for The Takeaway
I thought all of this could be fodder for an interesting segment on The Takeaway—a morning news program co-produced by WNYC Radio and Public Radio International—for which I had been working as a freelance web producer roughly 20 hours per week for the past seven months. I pitched the idea to producers on the show, in an e-mail.
Why do cute girls go for guys who can't be bothered to shave? So much for the freedom of the press!