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Javaman (1000+ posts) Send PM | Profile | Ignore | Mon Mar-02-09 12:29 PM Original message |
Anyone listen to This American Life on Sunday? The bank bailout. |
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Warpy (1000+ posts) Send PM | Profile | Ignore | Mon Mar-02-09 12:37 PM Response to Original message |
1. Thanks, I've been trying to get these points across |
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REACTIVATED IN CT (1000+ posts) Send PM | Profile | Ignore | Mon Mar-02-09 01:30 PM Response to Original message |
2. FDIC low on funds - raises premiums on banks |
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anonymous171 (1000+ posts) Send PM | Profile | Ignore | Mon Mar-02-09 01:33 PM Response to Original message |
3. Why did we let them get that big? |
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CountAllVotes (1000+ posts) Send PM | Profile | Ignore | Mon Mar-02-09 01:55 PM Response to Original message |
4. thanks for the link |
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Toucano (1000+ posts) Send PM | Profile | Ignore | Mon Mar-02-09 02:27 PM Response to Original message |
5. I am going to listen to the show. BUT |
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Gin (1000+ posts) Send PM | Profile | Ignore | Mon Mar-02-09 02:34 PM Response to Reply #5 |
6. I keep hearing the FED is pumping money into these banks...in |
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Javaman (1000+ posts) Send PM | Profile | Ignore | Mon Mar-02-09 03:35 PM Response to Reply #6 |
13. Now THAT is the trillion dollar question. nt |
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Javaman (1000+ posts) Send PM | Profile | Ignore | Mon Mar-02-09 03:35 PM Response to Reply #5 |
12. Listen to the show first, it might change your mind. it did for me. |
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Toucano (1000+ posts) Send PM | Profile | Ignore | Mon Mar-02-09 02:36 PM Response to Original message |
7. This should be a sticky. |
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LeftHander (1000+ posts) Send PM | Profile | Ignore | Mon Mar-02-09 02:38 PM Response to Original message |
8. Riegle-Neal Act of 1994 made sure banks got big.... |
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Javaman (1000+ posts) Send PM | Profile | Ignore | Mon Mar-02-09 03:39 PM Response to Reply #8 |
14. couple that with the laying waste to the Glass-Steagall Act by phil gramm |
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Fireweed247 (1000+ posts) Send PM | Profile | Ignore | Mon Mar-02-09 02:52 PM Response to Original message |
9. How could citibank go under with the ridiculous interest they charge their customers? |
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Javaman (1000+ posts) Send PM | Profile | Ignore | Mon Mar-02-09 03:44 PM Response to Reply #9 |
15. listen to the program. the issue is of basic accounting. |
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wolfgangmo (1000+ posts) Send PM | Profile | Ignore | Mon Mar-02-09 03:53 PM Response to Reply #15 |
18. I listened to the same program. |
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Javaman (1000+ posts) Send PM | Profile | Ignore | Mon Mar-02-09 03:59 PM Response to Reply #18 |
23. Oh yeah, I agree. and I believe like it said in the show... |
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Hannah Bell (1000+ posts) Send PM | Profile | Ignore | Mon Mar-02-09 04:07 PM Response to Reply #15 |
24. "foreclosure and bankruptcies" |
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Javaman (1000+ posts) Send PM | Profile | Ignore | Mon Mar-02-09 04:14 PM Response to Reply #24 |
25. Of course they did, they termed it as "assets", |
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Hannah Bell (1000+ posts) Send PM | Profile | Ignore | Mon Mar-02-09 04:54 PM Response to Reply #25 |
27. during the debate over the bailouts i read several analyses of the real estate markets showing |
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Javaman (1000+ posts) Send PM | Profile | Ignore | Mon Mar-02-09 05:05 PM Response to Reply #27 |
28. Hmm, interesting. |
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Hannah Bell (1000+ posts) Send PM | Profile | Ignore | Mon Mar-02-09 05:41 PM Response to Reply #28 |
29. it's not an isolated instance of the meme on npr. from dean baker: |
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Fireweed247 (1000+ posts) Send PM | Profile | Ignore | Mon Mar-02-09 02:57 PM Response to Original message |
10. bailout explained |
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Javaman (1000+ posts) Send PM | Profile | Ignore | Mon Mar-02-09 03:51 PM Response to Reply #10 |
17. Funny cartoon, but.... |
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Toucano (1000+ posts) Send PM | Profile | Ignore | Mon Mar-02-09 03:04 PM Response to Original message |
11. When it is all said and done |
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Javaman (1000+ posts) Send PM | Profile | Ignore | Mon Mar-02-09 03:53 PM Response to Reply #11 |
20. So why is this different than any other time in history? |
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Liberal_in_LA (1000+ posts) Send PM | Profile | Ignore | Mon Mar-02-09 03:50 PM Response to Original message |
16. Just listened. Great show. n/t |
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Javaman (1000+ posts) Send PM | Profile | Ignore | Mon Mar-02-09 03:54 PM Response to Reply #16 |
21. Very sobering, wasn't it? nt |
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Liberal_in_LA (1000+ posts) Send PM | Profile | Ignore | Mon Mar-02-09 04:20 PM Response to Reply #21 |
26. Scary scary scary. |
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Raineyb (1000+ posts) Send PM | Profile | Ignore | Mon Mar-02-09 03:53 PM Response to Original message |
19. This is why these banks need to be broken up |
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Javaman (1000+ posts) Send PM | Profile | Ignore | Mon Mar-02-09 03:56 PM Response to Reply #19 |
22. did you listen? check out the show |
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Raineyb (1000+ posts) Send PM | Profile | Ignore | Mon Mar-02-09 06:01 PM Response to Reply #22 |
30. I did listen to it. |
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