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- GovernmentsGun, on 06/27/2009, -5/+73Nobody gets into Congress to get rich. They get into Congress because they are already rich and Congress allows them to make laws which benefit their investments in subtle ways that often go unnoticed.
But, people still have this odd notion that when someone gets elected, the vote somehow magically transforms a person into a virtuous and altruistic person who only makes policy for the public good and bravely opposes the evil corporation. Therefore we need them to save us.
Government and corporations are tied together like two humping dogs. Each has power because the other supports it. That's why asking government to police the corporations is as laughable as asking the mafia to be nice and police itself. - wjappe, on 06/27/2009, -2/+68If anyone else did that it would be called insider trading
- hiphoc, on 06/27/2009, -3/+43Its a form of Newspeak.
Lobbying = Bribery
Making Policy = Profit engineering
UN Peace Keeper = Military occupation with stupid blue helmets
Department of Defense = Military Industrial Complex conflict creation and third world exploitation profit department
Climate change bill= Tax and profit from every aspect of life legislation. - inactive, on 06/27/2009, -3/+34Newsflash America
There have always been people empowered to regulate the banks. These regulative bodies are probably so corrupt and self serving that they probably just ignored all the signs. A while back there was a US Oil Management Office busted where the employees were given gifts, prostitutes, and money to do favors for oil companies. Is it so unbelievable that government regulative bodies that do exist specifically to regulate banks could have been swayed by banks to ignore troubling signs? The real quandary here is that there is not a need for more regulation but a need to find a way to regulate the regulators whose job it is to safeguard our economy. - defendliberty, on 06/27/2009, -3/+31Of course they were. The government DOES NOT GIVE A ***** ABOUT YOU.
These ***** don't even read the bs bills they are passing. WTF is that about?
I'm tired tired tired of it. Arm yourself and fight for liberty. - Jamihabs, on 06/27/2009, -6/+34So now we should trust the government to run healthcare?
- inactive, on 06/27/2009, -3/+24There is no difference. the both parties are corporate lackies who maintain the status quo. your vote is worth about as much as one in Iran if you wanted actual change.
- FuZi0nDET, on 06/27/2009, -1/+20Talk about a conflict of interest here. How can these guys get away with this kind of blatant robbery?
- inactive, on 06/27/2009, -28/+47They all need to go, including your beloved Obama who completely sold out the instant he was elected.
- Renian, on 06/27/2009, -2/+20Me too! They're all politicians!
- ricker2005, on 06/27/2009, -3/+20When n=3, you'd be hard pressed to find any statistical trend.
- damonic, on 06/27/2009, -8/+24Why digg him down? He's right. I was an Obama delegate and I am completely disappointed in him.
- jcrew77, on 06/27/2009, -7/+20That you are possibly an idiot?
"Rep. Ginny Brown-Waite, a Florida Republican"
"The stockbroker husband of West Virginia's Shelley Moore Capito, a Republican, sold more than $100,000 in Citigroup stock in several transactions late last year."
"Illinois Republican Judith Biggert, whose husband sold Wells Fargo stock while Congress was helping to shape the rescue bill"
Yes I can pull out snippets and make it look like a trend too. I get the feeling all the members of the FSC did it. Now maybe they did it to try and improve their financial positions or maybe like any joe with a brain they saw the writings on the wall. Except maybe Brown-Waite who probably took a bath on that Citi stock.
I honestly do not see enough of a trend to know if this makes any or all of them crap people. Well that is if I was really going to question whether any weren't a bunch of self serving asshats.
Of course I (and probably you too) am a self serving asshat, so I have not much room to speak. Does not stop me and sometimes I like to think my self serving has positive run off for others too. Expect to see me running for the House soon. - GovernmentsGun, on 06/27/2009, -0/+12Some are worse than others, and it varies from topic to topic. Some want less power than others. Some have better intentions than others. But no matter their intentions, they all want that power over others, power to do something according to their agenda. And it seems like once they actually get into office, they fall inline with whatever standard practice is for their level, and they play the game.
For me, it ultimately comes down to the idea that they are a human being, just as I am. They have no more moral authority to do anything under the banner of government than I do. Voting someone into office does not change their moral nature. - patent98310, on 06/27/2009, -0/+11I'm am completely amazed that ALL Americans haven't woken up to the fact that they do it for profit. That's why there's always something big in it for them and they're buddies in every bill and law passed. Why do you think so many people go to prison in our country? Why do you think corporations have more right than the American citizen? Why do you think we're constantly waging the next war against the next 'evil doer'? Almost every war in the 20th to 21st century has been backed and funded on both sides by bankers. Why do you think the same people that own the weapons manufacturing companies have their hands in companies that rebuild nations after the destruction of war? KBR................... it's like starting a fire so you can put it out. You, the average American, your stupid as *****. you spend all your time clinging to your separate groups. Liberals and Conservatives right and left. That's what makes you all factual "dumb *****". Use all the motivation you have for arguing with someone because they don't like war or they don't want gay people marrying, and turn it around on the people that are at this very moment bending you over and sticking the American flag up your ass (the government if you didn't know) KILL THE FED, break up all these deals they have, ***** up their flow of profit, block the lobbyist from squeezing one more ***** bill through, and please don't ever think that a candidate for president is going to save all of us because he's black. He's as much of a greedy little liar as the rest of them, he has the same connections to the same people, and yes, he pulled the ***** bait and switch on us.
- twiztidsinz, on 06/27/2009, -0/+11How about instead of Voting against someone... or Not voting in incumbents... or voting third party.. or whatever people want to suggest... you take the time and learn about the people you're voting for?
Don't vote based on party..
Don't vote based on previous elected status..
Don't vote on anything BUT what they've done in the past.
Use your brain. - LouisCipher777, on 06/28/2009, -2/+12i actually voted for obama.
I just want to tell everyone, "I'm really, really, REALLY sorry." - cubicledrone, on 06/27/2009, -2/+12The phrase "snapped up" needs to be forever removed from journalism. While we're at it, take "flocked" and "heating up" too. Those phrases are homage to gluttony. They make facts repulsive.
Our government no longer functions. At all. - goodinohio, on 06/27/2009, -0/+10We need to take a lesson from Iran.
- GrimHeathen, on 06/27/2009, -0/+9Because most americans don't pay attention to what there elected politicians are doing.
- Barackalypse, on 06/27/2009, -0/+9We need to take a lesson from France:
http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/French_Revolution#Exe ... - ZenMojo, on 06/27/2009, -0/+9I am always wary of those who would fight against transparency, funding for education, the right to have your vote counted, and the right to know how and if your vote was counted. These are the people exploiting the system most cavalierly.
- ISellSigals, on 06/27/2009, -2/+10Both parties are ruled by the same secret society's
- mintedmeadow, on 06/28/2009, -0/+8Unfortunately, there are too many Americans in this country who are absolutely convinced that the Democrats or the Republicans are really working to help the common man. You can see it here on Digg -- users are constantly sniping back and forth about one party or another, while being completely unaware of the fact that they're really both one and the same. People want to remain willfully ignorant, because it's easier that way.
- emazur, on 06/27/2009, -0/+8See also (from Jun. 11):
"Lawmakers Invested in Bailed-Out Firms"
http://www.washingtonpost.com/wp-dyn/content/artic ... - emmeron, on 06/27/2009, -1/+9Not exactly. For profit doctors would be nice, instead of for profit insurance. Insurance and regulation run everything now. Docs only make money on elective stuff -- let them actually earn a living on needed services so they won't be greedy on crap, and get rid of the bloating costs of insurance (that may make as much as 80% of a medical bill).
- LouisCipher777, on 06/28/2009, -0/+8taking to the streets is meaningless, they won't hear it, or they will spin it to make it look like rich people tricking poor people into protesting, like they did with the tea parties.
they dont get it, and they never will. Our government is too far gone to save.
"The tree of liberty must be refreshed from time to time with the blood of patriots and tyrants." - Thomas Jefferson - whoreable, on 06/28/2009, -0/+7The US will continue to decline until we start electing 3rd party candidates.
- inactive, on 06/27/2009, -0/+7Nothing will change until term limits are imposed on members of congress.
- 700c26, on 06/27/2009, -1/+8So first the fed forces the largest banks in America to accept bailout money, even when many of the banks don't want anything to do with it. Then, when the US public starts to get pissed about all the tax-payer money that we gave (forced-on) banks, the government starts talking about employee bonuses to shift the attention off of their backs. Now we learn that congress members made money off of the bailout deals.
Regulation and government is the problem, not the solution. - mah2cent, on 06/28/2009, -0/+7This illustrates the need for a completely free economy, which means NO government regulation or intervention. With almost 80000 pages of existing regulation on almost every conceivable transaction, what have we gotten for this mess? Exactly the complete mismanagement of the economy by political shills of large businesses. When boiled down, almost all regulation/intervention benefits certain companies/industries at the expense of other companies/industries and cost the average citizen (according to this report: http://cei.org/news-release/2009/06/03/crushing-hi ... "$3,849 for each man, woman, and child in America".
In a completely free economy, there would be no FED pumping out trillions of new dollars (reducing the purchasing power) no fractional-reserve banks creating mega-bubbles and their resultant busts, no FDIC guarantees on deposits which, along with the FED's lender of last resort status, creates moral hazard leading to excessive speculation.
But for some reason, we all believe that only government can "save" us from colluding companies and greedy bankers, and look at the results of all that government interference.
And what is government's answer to the failure to prevent these problems? More regulation, of course. And just what do you suppose that will lead too? More failure and more regulation. - calapu, on 06/28/2009, -0/+7These people are cheating the system in several ways. They are not only profiting from our losses, they are stacking the system against us. When congressmen are making money, and then banks are lining their pockets, there is no chance for real reform. Check out http://change-congress.org
- LouisCipher777, on 06/28/2009, -0/+7the trend is very clear.... 99.1% of the time, politician=criminal
- twiztidsinz, on 06/27/2009, -0/+6So your "solution" is to replace the broken way of doing things (not thinking) by doing something just as, if not more broken (not voting for incumbents).
You might be content with the dumbing down of America, but I'm not.
I'd rather use my voice to improve things than to promote the lesser of the evils or revolving door politics.
There are some good people in politics... not many, but there are some.
By your suggestion, they should only serve one term and then go away.
I think we need to keep the good people in power (until a time when they are no longer good people), while filtering out the bad ones. - boulder555, on 06/28/2009, -0/+7
Banks that received bailout money spent $77 million on lobbying and $37 million on federal campaign contributions last year, according to the Center for Responsive Politics. The center found that the banks spending the heaviest got the biggest rescue packages. - GroSource, on 06/27/2009, -0/+7America do not allow your way of life and your ability to prosper to be handled by a government that serves its own interest first and those of their associates. The U.S. government does not have the resources to generate income. They do not manufacture, sell, service, or promote goods or services. The only source of revenue for government is taxation and other charges paid by you. This money is collected from the sweat of your brow and the burden of government spending is carried on the shoulders and backs of hard working law-abiding Americans citizens. You have elected Washington to handle our country and use our money how they collectively see fit. You cannot blindly feed this beast, allow it to go unchecked, and rely on the beast to manage itself without you the boss ever truly checking the progress. This is equivalent to having people with overeating disorders manage your groceries. Worst of all if we need oversight we allow the overeaters to bring in more overeaters to keep an eye out for anything unusual. All the while, you are left on the treadmill running trying to fill your refrigerator managed by these overeaters and their greedy friends. People truly govern America so do not lose sight of this fact.
- deema1, on 06/27/2009, -5/+11There is so much corruption and criminality in Congress right now it's sickening. While this certainly isn't a party-specific problem, the number of Democratic crooks right now is staggering, and almost all are being shielded from investigation by their majority leadership. Investigate the entire fricking Congress. Does anybody in politics have a single shred of integrity anymore? Liberals should be holding their politicians to a higher standard, not condoning this partisan-protecting, mafia-tactic, BS.
I would hope that someone can discover some integrity and repair the past several decades of political damage before this becomes a complete and total economic, social, and moral meltdown. - LouisCipher777, on 06/28/2009, -0/+6someone should ask Martha Stuart if it's insider trading.
- GroSource, on 06/27/2009, -0/+6Very well put GovernmentsGuns. With Independence day around the corner we need to relook at our value system and stop falling into the mind set that Big Government is here to take of the general public.
- Barackalypse, on 06/27/2009, -0/+6One of them was chasing more than profits (that would be Barney Frank who was involved in a relationship with a Fannie Mae executive while sitting on the committee that was supposed to have oversight over that GSE).
http://www.businessandmedia.org/printer/2008/20080 ... - wraiyne, on 06/27/2009, -3/+8um.
duh - whoreable, on 06/28/2009, -0/+5I do vote for them, but I only have one vote jackass.
- monvalley, on 06/27/2009, -0/+5People in government are pigs. Vote them out of office after their first term; so at least we can minimize their theft and incompetence. Todays politicians are the lowest form of life we have in the United States. They are causing destruction of life, liberty and the pursuit of hapiness, by their stupidity and greed. They talk of corporate greed when the greediest of all is our government. Get rid of them.
- emazur, on 06/27/2009, -0/+5"Government Regulators Aided IndyMac Cover-Up, Maybe Others"
http://abcnews.go.com/Blotter/Economy/story?id=665 ... - LouisCipher777, on 06/28/2009, -0/+5@Barackalypse... greatest... name... ever...
and I wish I could click the thumbs up more than once - dikky, on 06/27/2009, -6/+11a trend of republicans burying their head in the sand to anything bad their party does?
- pika2000, on 06/28/2009, -0/+4You get what you voted for.
- anixmander, on 06/27/2009, -1/+5And Democrats do things any differently?
The correct answer, of course, is; no. - ZenMojo, on 06/27/2009, -0/+4We actually do have regulators for the regulators: GAO, OSHA, IG. But their power is constantly being restricted. Not a week goes by that an IG isn't being fired, contradicted, or harrassed for speaking truth to power. And that's before the media decide to ignore what they have to say.
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