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Rage for Order (1000+ posts) Send PM | Profile | Ignore | Wed Nov-17-10 11:11 PM Original message |
Warren Buffett to USA: Thanks a lot, suckers! |
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KansasVoter (1000+ posts) Send PM | Profile | Ignore | Wed Nov-17-10 11:12 PM Response to Original message |
1. When I read it I thought the same thing, of course his ass is happy. He is still rich! |
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Poll_Blind (1000+ posts) Send PM | Profile | Ignore | Wed Nov-17-10 11:16 PM Response to Original message |
2. What a strange communication. Oh, BTW, today WH announced Obama was going to give him Medal of... |
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Rage for Order (1000+ posts) Send PM | Profile | Ignore | Wed Nov-17-10 11:17 PM Response to Reply #2 |
3. I hadn't seen that |
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Poll_Blind (1000+ posts) Send PM | Profile | Ignore | Wed Nov-17-10 11:22 PM Response to Reply #3 |
4. It's not as big a deal to me as it is to some. Sadly, it's kind of not entirely surprising in a... |
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Greyhound (1000+ posts) Send PM | Profile | Ignore | Wed Nov-17-10 11:34 PM Response to Original message |
5. Oops. |
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Rage for Order (1000+ posts) Send PM | Profile | Ignore | Wed Nov-17-10 11:52 PM Response to Reply #5 |
6. Think all of his billionaire buddies are telling him... |
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Unvanguard (1000+ posts) Send PM | Profile | Ignore | Wed Nov-17-10 11:55 PM Response to Original message |
7. He's absolutely right, like it or not. n/t |
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Rage for Order (1000+ posts) Send PM | Profile | Ignore | Wed Nov-17-10 11:59 PM Response to Reply #7 |
8. No doubt we bailed his ass out |
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TreasonousBastard (1000+ posts) Send PM | Profile | Ignore | Thu Nov-18-10 01:33 AM Response to Reply #8 |
16. So, those millions would be better off if the entire economy collapsed... |
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RadiationTherapy (1000+ posts) Send PM | Profile | Ignore | Thu Nov-18-10 06:26 AM Response to Reply #16 |
18. Sour grapes!? over the current distribution of wealth in america? |
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Unvanguard (1000+ posts) Send PM | Profile | Ignore | Thu Nov-18-10 02:32 PM Response to Reply #8 |
21. That's not the right way to think about it. |
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TheWatcher (1000+ posts) Send PM | Profile | Ignore | Thu Nov-18-10 02:39 PM Response to Reply #21 |
22. Many are still living under the delusion that any of this was done for our benefit |
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Frances (1000+ posts) Send PM | Profile | Ignore | Thu Nov-18-10 12:12 AM Response to Original message |
9. I cannot believe so many DUers are ignorant of history |
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Rage for Order (1000+ posts) Send PM | Profile | Ignore | Thu Nov-18-10 12:21 AM Response to Reply #9 |
11. Therein lies the rub |
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dkf (1000+ posts) Send PM | Profile | Ignore | Thu Nov-18-10 12:45 AM Response to Reply #11 |
12. No. I think it is possible to say what would have happened. |
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girl gone mad (1000+ posts) Send PM | Profile | Ignore | Thu Nov-18-10 01:11 AM Response to Reply #12 |
14. The FDIC would have insured depositors, as promised. |
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dkf (1000+ posts) Send PM | Profile | Ignore | Thu Nov-18-10 10:45 AM Response to Reply #14 |
20. If 4 banks representing 55% of $4.4 trillion in deposits failed so you think the |
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girl gone mad (1000+ posts) Send PM | Profile | Ignore | Thu Nov-18-10 05:18 PM Response to Reply #20 |
23. We backstopped the banking industry to the tune of $24 trillion+. |
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girl gone mad (1000+ posts) Send PM | Profile | Ignore | Thu Nov-18-10 01:04 AM Response to Reply #9 |
13. Only if you believe that the sole alternative was to do nothing. |
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Hannah Bell (1000+ posts) Send PM | Profile | Ignore | Thu Nov-18-10 01:17 AM Response to Reply #13 |
15. +100 |
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Greyhound (1000+ posts) Send PM | Profile | Ignore | Thu Nov-18-10 06:17 AM Response to Reply #9 |
17. I cannot believe so many DUers are ignorant of what actually happened. |
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SkyDaddy7 (1000+ posts) Send PM | Profile | Ignore | Thu Nov-18-10 06:58 AM Response to Reply #9 |
19. You are 1000% correct! He also exposed... |
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MrScorpio (1000+ posts) Send PM | Profile | Ignore | Thu Nov-18-10 12:13 AM Response to Original message |
10. I'm just wondering how badly things would be now had the entire economy collapsed |
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Fire Walk With Me (1000+ posts) Send PM | Profile | Ignore | Thu Nov-18-10 05:22 PM Response to Original message |
24. See: |
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