Comments on: Wall Street Banks are Robbing Us Blind http://dissidentvoice.org/2008/12/wall-street-banks-are-robbing-us-blind/ a radical newsletter in the struggle for peace and social justice Thu, 08 Dec 2011 15:07:30 +0000 hourly 1 http://wordpress.org/?v=3.3.2 By: Doug Page http://dissidentvoice.org/2008/12/wall-street-banks-are-robbing-us-blind/#comment-33837 Doug Page Wed, 17 Dec 2008 01:40:05 +0000 http://www.dissidentvoice.org/?p=5299#comment-33837 AN ADDENDUM on December 17, 2008 Notice that the Fed now loans money to banks at .25%. Notice also that few if any banks have loosened up any credit. Notice that Nobody will tell us where any of the loan money or bailout money went, or how it was spent. How much more blatant will the Wall Street Robbery of our money be before we march in the streets? Doug Page AN ADDENDUM on December 17, 2008 Notice that the Fed now loans money to banks at .25%. Notice also that few if any banks have loosened up any credit. Notice that Nobody will tell us where any of the loan money or bailout money went, or how it was spent. How much more blatant will the Wall Street Robbery of our money be before we march in the streets? Doug Page

]]> By: Mark http://dissidentvoice.org/2008/12/wall-street-banks-are-robbing-us-blind/#comment-33665 Mark Sun, 14 Dec 2008 04:29:12 +0000 http://www.dissidentvoice.org/?p=5299#comment-33665 Spend some more time with Michael Hudson's writings and interviews and you will be led to an inevitable conclusion: the most important step we need to take is to take control of our money system, which was privatized by the Federal Reserve Act of 1913. Take away the power of private banks to create play money out of thin air and suddenly you've cut off the oxygen supply of our parasitic system--no more FIRE sector consolidation of power, no more manipulation of markets and economies, no more debt peonage. Check out Ellen Brown's "Web of Debt," or the American Monetary Institute for details... Spend some more time with Michael Hudson’s writings and interviews and you will be led to an inevitable conclusion: the most important step we need to take is to take control of our money system, which was privatized by the Federal Reserve Act of 1913. Take away the power of private banks to create play money out of thin air and suddenly you’ve cut off the oxygen supply of our parasitic system–no more FIRE sector consolidation of power, no more manipulation of markets and economies, no more debt peonage. Check out Ellen Brown’s “Web of Debt,” or the American Monetary Institute for details…

]]> By: Tommy http://dissidentvoice.org/2008/12/wall-street-banks-are-robbing-us-blind/#comment-33654 Tommy Sat, 13 Dec 2008 23:05:09 +0000 http://www.dissidentvoice.org/?p=5299#comment-33654 It is a system, If there was slavery and feudalism in the past, now it is capitalism in action, and it is in its highest stage, the imperialism. A politico- economical system will not change with advice and good intention of individuals. To know why everyone and everything is in the service of big banks, I suggest you to read this article: http://asiancivilsociety.blogspot.com/2008/09/colonization-or-globalization.html It is a system, If there was slavery and feudalism in the past, now it is capitalism in action, and it is in its highest stage, the imperialism. A politico- economical system will not change with advice and good intention of individuals. To know why everyone and everything is in the service of big banks, I suggest you to read this article:
http://asiancivilsociety.blogspot.com/2008/09/colonization-or-globalization.html

]]> By: Don Hawkins http://dissidentvoice.org/2008/12/wall-street-banks-are-robbing-us-blind/#comment-33646 Don Hawkins Sat, 13 Dec 2008 21:00:25 +0000 http://www.dissidentvoice.org/?p=5299#comment-33646 David in some way's you are very right. There are many who are trying there best. The people in control of media and money and power are not what they used to be and that is a good thing. The push will be on in say 10 months and that push will be the truth and knowledge. Stay tuned. David in some way’s you are very right. There are many who are trying there best. The people in control of media and money and power are not what they used to be and that is a good thing. The push will be on in say 10 months and that push will be the truth and knowledge. Stay tuned.

]]> By: David http://dissidentvoice.org/2008/12/wall-street-banks-are-robbing-us-blind/#comment-33634 David Sat, 13 Dec 2008 17:49:17 +0000 http://www.dissidentvoice.org/?p=5299#comment-33634 Mr. Page: Thank you for a well written article. It seems to me that a fair amount of your presented case rests upon the motives of the wealthiest one per cent of our population . I would like to suggest that it is very difficult to know what these motives are. As well, you offer that we should "...through our democratic government, led by our new President Obama [must] take over the overall management of our national economy and our currency away from the market, away from Wall Street and away from the Federal Reserve Bank." I read and hear this basic comment again and again from a great many enthusiastic and hope-filled persons. Sadly, I rarely see written or hear spoken how this can be done. This is where the really tough stuff lies; in the details and implementation and the gaining of support for any plan(s) offered. Very hard work, indeed, and likely not to be tackled by most citizens. And so, the vast majority of people defer to those with presumed knowledge and experience or public persona or power and the cycle starts all over again. Hope is a wonderful thing in its place. But fear and self delusion are most often sitting right next to it. Mr. Page:

Thank you for a well written article.

It seems to me that a fair amount of your presented case rests upon the motives of the wealthiest one per cent of our population . I would like to suggest that it is very difficult to know what these motives are.

As well, you offer that we should “…through our democratic government, led by our new President Obama [must] take over the overall management of our national economy and our currency away from the market, away from Wall Street and away from the Federal Reserve Bank.”

I read and hear this basic comment again and again from a great many enthusiastic and hope-filled persons. Sadly, I rarely see written or hear spoken how this can be done.

This is where the really tough stuff lies; in the details and implementation and the gaining of support for any plan(s) offered. Very hard work, indeed, and likely not to be tackled by most citizens.

And so, the vast majority of people defer to those with presumed knowledge and experience or public persona or power and the cycle starts all over again.

Hope is a wonderful thing in its place. But fear and self delusion are most often sitting right next to it.

]]> By: Don Hawkins http://dissidentvoice.org/2008/12/wall-street-banks-are-robbing-us-blind/#comment-33631 Don Hawkins Sat, 13 Dec 2008 17:03:08 +0000 http://www.dissidentvoice.org/?p=5299#comment-33631 We must use our public money much more directly and efficiently to solve real problems. Well said Doug and on a grand scale. We must use our public money much more directly and efficiently to solve real problems. Well said Doug and on a grand scale.

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