Forum Post: ** A little History of what got us here... (Published in 2009)

.. and nothing has changed..THAT's What the OWS is working to fix.

"...March , 2009

New York Attorney General Andrew Cuomo, building on his investigation of American International Group Inc.'s bonuses, subpoenaed data on credit derivatives to determine whether Goldman Sachs Group Inc., Deutsche Bank AG and other banks improperly received taxpayer funds. "Our investigation into corporate bonuses has led us to an investigation of the credit-default swap contracts at AIG," Cuomo said yesterday in a statement. "CDS contracts were at the heart of AIG's meltdown. The question is whether the contracts are being wound down properly and efficiently or whether they have become a vehicle for funneling billions in taxpayer dollars to capitalize banks all over the world." AIG's Financial Products, the unit that sold credit-default swaps blamed for crippling the company, has been under fire after paying out $165 million in retention bonuses this month while its parent company was taking taxpayer bailouts valued at $182.5 billion. Lawmakers led by Elijah Cummings, a Democrat from Maryland, in a letter dated March 25 called for a federal probe into whether banks received more funds than necessary from the AIG bailout. The banks got about $50 billion in payments tied to swaps. Nobel Prize-winning economist Joseph Stiglitz also has said AIG's settlement of credit-default swaps following its bailout by the U.S. Government looks like "grand larceny."..

....The hedgefund, Silver Point, ISEG, Finra, Cincinnati Banking Group, Nasdaq, and the REST of them,

Violating the Laws at every turn.

Had the Last two Administrations investigated

The Worldcom and Enron , Then..Abramoff crimes..

Overstock would not have had to fight for their

Business.. The SEC would have done a better job, Congress would have pulled their Heads our of their collective 'Sun don't Shines'..AND..

The Sub prime Debacle would have been a foot note in history.

But They DIDN'T.. They became PART of the Problem by Attacking the Wrong Country so that Haliburton Could become Richer, making CHENEY Richer.. And Giving them Sole Bidding on Govn't Contracts..

( Corruption..)!

It began at the TOP.. And the Crooks saw an opportunity to take a Free ride on the

'CRIME TRAIN!' Heck.. No one Stopped them until the Harm was done..

EVEN today!.. We see Congress Playing Dumb!

Investors4Justice.net Editor has been speaking with Financial message board Posters who for years, has been outraged regarding the lack of the SEC doing their job..and trying to make a difference.." This Was published along with a List of ''FACTS" about Goldman Sachs and the Crimes of the Big Ten Banks, in 2009.

There is Now a Petition authored by the Editor and other researchers that have experienced first hand the Crooks trying to stop Independent On Line Retail Investing. Seems we have Cut into their Profits!~...

The OWS is working to get this Petition to the Protestors... in All States... (TY OWS.. for Everything! ..Marlow/Sky

http://www.thepetitionsite.com/8/stop-the-corruption-on-wall-street/