Forum Post: Why Bankers Don't Go to Jail: Taibbi Visits with Bill Moyers
Posted 11 years ago on Feb. 6, 2013, 6:50 a.m. EST by quantumystic
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Taibbi talks about the outrageous HSBC settlement, the new SEC chief and more
Taibbi is the best. Obviously the wall st corp 1% own the govt. If the 99% are to take the government back we MUST 1st get money out of politics. Then support pro 99% candidates.
good luck with that. btw never going to happen. you can't fix a system as corrupted as ours. it is corrupt to it's heart.
There is plenty of evidence to support that contention and you are not alone in that assessment. I can't really disagree with you.
What approach are you pursuing? What should we do to improve the lives of the 99%.
well i am in school for civil environmental engineering so i can build a society from the ground up when i am finished.
We'll be waiting.
don't wait for me. do your part. educate yourself on permaculture and ecological design.
I'm workin hard. Permaculture is a great concept. I also support fighting the corrupt politicians in order to lay they ground work for our future change.
don't waste your time with politics the timing is not right.
You are mistaken. Now is not the time to give up. Sit back. And let them run wild with no opposition. If we stop protesting, pressuring for the change that benefits the 99% then the new world you envision will be that much harder to achieve.
The enemies of the 99% will dig in and create more obstacles to the change we know we need.
No waste of time at all. A valuable effort to stem the tide. Slow their consolidation.
lol there are like 0 real legislators and 3 semi real ones. in the whole fucking federal government. sorry dude. the two party system has owners and they own you.
Still we must fight. Difficulty is no excuse for inaction.
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millions of Americans & thousands of elected politicians & OWS stands against corporate personhood & citizens united
but what do they know?
I stand with them. And our numbers are growing. You've made a real contribution on this issue. Many others have as well. We will overwhelm the enemies of the 99%.
The power of the people is greater than the people in power.
Bankers don't go to jail because the President of the United States believes that they did nothing illegal. It's that simple.
http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=tUBUw3e2Gk4
Naturally, it follows that his appointees at the U.S. Justice Department and the Securities Exchange Commission don't believe bankers broke any laws. This is a fall-down-laughing farce intended for the most gullible among us. For the president to say laws need to be changed to cover the wrongdoing perpetrated by the banksters is insulting and offensive to anyone with a pulse. Criminal fraud and criminal negligence have been against the law forever. The president knows it and so does everyone else that can fog a mirror. Outrage should, therefore, be directed at the president, the guy who vowed to uphold our Constitution and the laws of the land. Only a totally bought-off, punk politician would suggest that bankers committed no crimes when it is self-evident that they did.
how do we get these guys for racketeering? It's obviously racketeering.
are they street guys getting ahead? then we can use it. if its high level executives good luck with that.
rack·et·eer (rk-tîr) n.
A person who commits crimes such as extortion, loansharking, bribery, and obstruction of justice in furtherance of illegal business activities.
it's more specifically outlined under the RICO act
http://occupywallst.org/forum/rico-laws-and-racketeering-does-wall-street-count/
OWS supports prosecution of banksters
http://mathbabe.org/2014/01/07/judge-rakoff-explains-why-no-banker-is-in-jail-ows/
http://www.propublica.org/article/the-rise-of-corporate-impunity
Keep up the pressure
hope NY AG hits hard
not if cuomo has a say.
specifically, why do you believe that?
he is a new democrat scumbag. specifically.
posts that label people only demonstrate the ignorance and stupidity of the poster.
Cuomo lost 15 points in approval ratings by quickly pushing the new NY gun laws. The pro-1% Rs are really pissed. But he had the guts to do what is right .
Are you part of pro-1% Rs?
No
Wait
Don't bother answering that
I know the answer
He's going to allow fracking as well.
I don't KNOW but I think he will not allow fracking
Good stuff!
of course it's taibbi.
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Excellent article. What can we do?
revolt.
not very detailed. Can you elaborate?
i am waiting on the article v if no article v occurs then we have one option left per george washington. but it must not be used until it is clear that there will be no article v. there will be no article v of course but for legal reasons the procedure must be exhausted.
George Washington was the General of a revolution overthrowing his existing govt.
If you are suggesting violent overthrow (but are afraid to actually say) then you're not making any sense, & very few (not enough) will support you.
I certainly don't. Non violence is that only option.
george washington was the founder of this nation. i follow his advice to a T.
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The revolving door of corruption continues.