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Comment on The Enduring Legacy of the Worst President in American History by Hugh Reeves

Hugh Reeves — Mon, 01 Dec 2008 19:36:43 +0000

I am “only” 77 years old–but W is the absolute worst president in my lifetime—-AND I cannot conceive it possible that any prior president could be his equal. In fact I do not believe Adolf Hitler could have done worse. Bush even used many of Hitler’s policies. Put the flag everywhere, torture, prison without charge, etc.
America should hang it’s head in shame for not holding Bush and this administration accountable.
Hugh Reeves

Comment on The Bush Administration Will Be Characterized By a Complete Lack of Belief in Accountabiliity for Financial Irresponsibility and Malfeasance by Kyle

Kyle — Thu, 27 Nov 2008 06:43:57 +0000

Wow, way to jump to conclusions and assume two completely unrelated events are related despite a complete lack of evidence. You must have failed logic 101.

Comment on Bush Administration Presides Over Largest Redistribution of Wealth in History by Duh

Duh — Wed, 19 Nov 2008 22:21:21 +0000

Of course its a huge boondoggle, it is another obvious and ham handed power grab by Bush and Company before leaving office. The crooks who make up the GOP and DNC parties dont want to admit that this entire “crisis” was planned and executed by the very companies receiving the results of the rescue pan. Whan war is no longer an option to drive gross amounts of money into the right peoples hands they will stoop to out and out theft.

I for one called every “representative” I have and told them not to support a bailout -its not necessary, it isnt solving the problem and the money is being wasted. The solution to our current crisis is the creation of jobs at the grasssroots level, elimination of the huge debt load employees and small business are forced to carry just to survive in America and the prevention of products created using overseas labor from being sold here, either your provide high paying jobs that allow a person to live or your products are not welcome here. yes we live in a global economy but i don’t want to live the life of a Chinese factory worker.

Comment on Bush Administration Presides Over Largest Redistribution of Wealth in History by colinjames

colinjames — Wed, 19 Nov 2008 18:51:28 +0000

Good ideas! I never heard the one about creating new banks being floated before, although I wonder how that could be done without, a) the same players getting their hands on a clean balance sheet backed by real assets, that’s like giving a junkie a brand new house stocked with dope and needles, or, b) the existing big institutions finding ways to quash the new, unwanted competition.

Just sayin’. I’m no expert in these matters, but I know enough to know we just took it in the keister, without even dinner and a movie first.

Comment on Bush Administration Presides Over Largest Redistribution of Wealth in History by nikolai

nikolai — Mon, 17 Nov 2008 18:35:09 +0000

Yes, and this nonsense will continue until the Federal Reserve is ABOLISHED. The Fed is a parasite that is living off the lifeblood of the U.S. taxpayer and giving nothing back in return. If Obama really want s to kick start the economy, he can start by dismantling the Fed, but it won’t be easy.

Comment on Bush Administration Presides Over Largest Redistribution of Wealth in History by Geopilot

Geopilot — Mon, 17 Nov 2008 03:59:44 +0000

it’s important to remember that when money is given to “firms” it is actually given to the stockholders of the firms becuase it directly increases their stocks value and therefore is a direct injection of wealth to those stockholders.

it’s very important to remember that companies and firms are not actual things - they are simply legal ownership structures and in the end after all the levels of obfuscation someone does in fact actually own them and profit from them.

So when the government gives money to a company it is directly giving money to the people who own it whether that be a Saudi king or Warren buffett.

It is an absolute and direct exchange of government dollars into the pockets of private citizens.

Comment on Bush Administration Presides Over Largest Redistribution of Wealth in History by Paco Hope

Paco Hope — Mon, 17 Nov 2008 02:21:18 +0000

I appreciate the thought in this article, and I especially appreciate the links to related information. However, the most opinionated and inflammatory paragraph says “Even more troubling is that many banks are hoarding the cash received from the government, using it to fund M&A activity, or sending it out to executives and employees in the form of bonuses.” There isn’t a single citation or reference for those claims. You might be right, but I’d urge you to substantiate those claims as clearly as you substantiate the other claims.

Likewise, your recommendation for what should be done comes without citation. Although this crisis is quite large and unique, there are lots of good ideas worth citing as possible approaches.