Hey Michael, Three words, a whole bunch of syllables: "Community Reinvestment Act". Marxists and Socialists hate it when you bring this boondoggle up!!
Hey Tom, Stop The Hate!! On Mon, Oct 18, 2010 at 4:26 PM, MJ <[email protected]> wrote: > > >> THINK about how having no regulations will allow the return of the >> same predatory banking and Wall Street games that almost destroyed our >> economy. >> > > Why not instead think about how the myriad of regulations and controls that > have existed in the banking and investment industries for decades upon > decades > CONTINUE to create such problems that we are currently ? > > Who is it you imagine will be eliminating them? Certainly NOT the > Republicans > NOR the Democrats ... hell even the banksters do not want their advantages > removed. > > > > > THINK about if there were no regulations, we would have no guarantee >> of clean water, safe food or reliable electricity. If no regulations >> were in place how safe would flying be? >> > > ROTFLMAO! > Yeah. Americans are so fucking stupid that were it not for the (illusion) > myriad of alphabet agencies that create all these standards and regulations > that STILL yield endless examples to the contrary ... they would buy and > drink > dirty water, eat green hamburgers and not ever find electricity. > > > > > > THINK about the recent SCOTUS ruling that gives incredible power to >> corporations to flood the media with support for their greedy agenda >> and drowns out our individual voices. >> > > Corporations that are owned by individuals .... > > > > > > THINK about the growing gap between the wealthy and the rest of us as >> jobs and wealth are shipped offshore... as the middle class withers, >> so to does the american dream. >> > > All those REGULATIONS that you laud above coming home to roost. > > > > > THINK about the suffering of americans who have lost jobs and health >> insurance through no fault of their own if the 'every man for >> themselves' agenda of the GOP prevails. >> > > What 'agenda' specifically? There is little to no difference between the > Republican > and Democrat 'agendas' for the past several decades or more. > > > > > > The GOP created the meltdown, ignored the American people, started >> unwarranted wars, took us from a $236 billion dollar surplus to $1.3 >> trillion dollar deficit, and now tells us they are the ones to fix it! >> Even though they have no plan! >> > > Actually, it began way back under FDR with Fannie Mae ... was enhanced > along the way INCLUDING the Community Reinvestment Act under Carter. > It was further seeded with MORE of those regulations along with desires > to force the availability of that 'American Dream' to those who could not > afford it .... > > The Democrats swept into power in 2006 to END those 'unwarranted wars'. > Similarly, Obama promised to END those 'unwarranted wars'. > It is NOW 2010, when were the Democrats planning on carrying out their > promises? > > > > > > These tea party types have vowed to undo the modest changes that have >> begun and to tie up Congress with partisan investigations. Their >> tactic of obstruction will continue as they play politics and simply >> ignore the needs of Americans...just as they have been doing for >> almost two years. >> > > Tea Party efforts were started in reaction to the REPUBLICANS. The > GOP then tried desperately to bring them under their wing and into the > fold of the Duopoly -- cannot have any REAL change ... MUST maintain > the current sham. > > > > The choices are stark. The GOP wants to return to the status quo. They > >> believe we should remove any safety net for struggling Americans, take >> away insurance coverage for 30 million Americans and help insurance >> giants maximize profits. They are anti-gay ... anti-immigrant ... >> xenophobic ... and all too often racist. >> > > If ONLY the GOP wanted to eliminate the immoral welfare state > that KEEPS Americans poor and needy. > > If ONLY the GOP wanted to eliminate the Government's intervention > into health care that is responsible not only for bloated insurance > costs, but the bloat in the costs of treatment and care. > > The GOP drowns puppies too! <gasp> > > > Regard$, > --MJ > > "If you would not confront your neighbor and demand his money at the point > of a gun to solve every new problem that may appear in your life, you should > not allow the government to do it for you" -- William E. Simon. > > > -- > Thanks for being part of "PoliticalForum" at Google Groups. > For options & help see http://groups.google.com/group/PoliticalForum > > * Visit our other community at > http://www.PoliticalForum.com/<http://www.politicalforum.com/> * It's active > and moderated. Register and vote in our polls. * Read the > latest breaking news, and more. > -- Thanks for being part of "PoliticalForum" at Google Groups. For options & help see http://groups.google.com/group/PoliticalForum * Visit our other community at http://www.PoliticalForum.com/ * It's active and moderated. Register and vote in our polls. * Read the latest breaking news, and more.
