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David F., NA commented on the blog post House Democrats Try to Stop Foreclosure Fraud Settlement Beneficiaries From Getting Hit With Big Tax Bill
Three or four years ago, I met a new neighbor who moved to my neck of the woods because his wife had got a job with Intel (this place is packed with imported geniuses). And in order for them to move, he said they had to sell their old house through a short-sale. I asked if he had to pay taxes on the banks losses (his gains), and he proudly said no because Bush had signed some bill. Then a couple years ago he got a tax form in the mail saying they owed over $41,000. So I guess it’s now Obama’s turn to act like he’s here to help.
Plus, it’s too bad that Dodd and Frank were bought-and-paid-for because it sure would have been great if we were able to monitor credit-default swap activities. This leads me to believe that someone in our TBTF banking system is still profiting from distressed mortgage-bank securities.
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David F., NA commented on the blog post Proposed Foreclosure Fraud Settlement Still Looks Woefully Inadequate
This sounds a lot like the same tactic Obama is using to skirt his lackluster effort to create jobs. He squandered his first 2 years, with a majority in the House and Senate (even with reconciliation), and now he’s acting as if his hands are tied and the Republicans are completely at fault.
Can we afford another 4 years with a conservative or conservaDem in the Oval Office?
Occupy D.C.
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David F., NA commented on the blog post Occupy LA Day 15: Global Day of Action
OWS is nothing new. About ten years ago, the Argentinians used occupations to TAKE back their factory jobs. Maybe we could learn a thing, or two, from their successes and failures.
The Take: http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=LEzXln5kbuw
Learn, then Educate!
OCCUPY…RESIST…PRODUCE!
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David F., NA commented on the blog post Obama on Bank Prosecutions: They Did Nothing Illegal, Only Found Loopholes That We Worked to Close
Of course Wall Street didn’t break any laws, the SEC destroyed all the evidence.
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David F., NA commented on the blog post The Poll Result that Should Scare the Obama Campaign the Most
Don’t forget that Obama is relying on a bump in the polls after he releases those bin Laden photos. Plus, with Christie now out of the picture, all he has to worry about is Romney. Because who, besides a bunch of brain-dead teabaggers, would vote for the rest of that lot.
bluewombat, I like your post.
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David F., NA commented on the diary post The Party Line – September 30, 2011: No Will, No Way: Nuclear Problems Persist, But US Fails to Seize Fukushima Moment by Gregg Levine.
2010, The Kerry/Lieberman American Power Act (APA) is packed with loan guarantees and incentives for nuclear power, and, for some reason, it crashed and burned: http://kerry.senate.gov/imo/media/doc/APAbill3.pdf Summary version (much easier to read): http://lieberman.senate.gov/assets/pdf/APA_sect.pdf January 2011, GE’s Immelt becomes the head of the Economic Advisory Panel. March, The Kerry/Hutchison American Infrastructure Financing Authority (AIFA) legislation is [...]
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David F., NA commented on the diary post Treatment of Prisoners by Guards in Private Prisons by WhyIHateCCA.
One of my son’s friends moved to Arizona about a year ago, and he said there are 4 prisons by his school and they’re building another one. I wonder what’s up with that shit?
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David F., NA commented on the blog post #WeAreAllFirebaggersNow
Now let me get this straight, someone actually took the time to read a Klein article?
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David F., NA commented on the blog post Schumer Should Go Back to EPI and Ask Them About Those NAFTA-Style Trade Deals
Good eye, David D.
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David F., NA commented on the blog post Hoyer Asks Democrats to Vote Against Debt Limit Kabuki
While the conservatives and conservaDems, in Congress and the media water carriers, argue back and forth about who’s more fucked up, our national debt and its limit continues to rise. Neither party (99% of Republicans and 25% of Democrats) has a serious proposal to reduce spending or raise taxes.
Move over Barack W. Bush, I nominate Feingold for president.
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David F., NA commented on the blog post FDL Book Salon Welcomes Bill Moyers, Bill Moyers Journal: The Conversation Continues
It’s great to see that our hero hasn’t been goofin’ off. Wow, it’s only been a year. It seems much longer. If it wasn’t for Moyers I’d probably never know what a conservaDem was. I/we owe him so much.
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