Because people took to the streets .....................!

[Cane Pole]

Occupiers got ran out of their roost in Oakland. They vow to return. Cops gonna throw down on this motley crowd of zonkies.

[WhiteMeat]

From what I've seen, there's nothing libertarian about the OWS people.

Socialist? Yes.

Marxist? Yes.

Communist? Yes.

Officially no, the libertarian party is not leading this movement. But many, if not most, of the activists do consider themselves libertarian. And yes, many of them hold very communistic views, especially when it comes to other peoples' money... :rolleyes:

[Dickieboy]

Yeah, the Republicans want to focus on the debt but the real problem is JOBS! And the reason we are in the crapper right now IS due to corporate greed. People did the right thing, saved their money, build up IRAs and 401K for their retirement and then saw most of it disappear right before their eyes through no fault of their own. And you blame them for being mad as hell??

First, the Republican HOUSE has passed 15 bills since the first of the year that would help (they say) improve the job problem. These have yet to be scheduled for vote by the Senate which as I’m sure you’re aware is held by the Democrats. Why is this?

Second, why hold the corporate greed solely responsible? Do you not hold those who borrowed more than they could afford? Was this ‘people doing the right thing’? While I know several were tempted by predatory mortgage writers MANY were not. Also consider the Government’s connection with this by pressing subprime mortgage writing by guaranteeing via Fannie/Freddie.

Thirdly, those who had IRA’s, 401K’s etal did not see ‘most of it disappear’ UNLESS they cashed them out at the bottom of the market. These investments will re-gain their value over time. 'No fault of their own', consider that if you WERE WILLINGLY investing in products that have RISK, which most do, THERE IS A POSSIBILITY OF A LOSS. The bailouts were WRONG but remember BHO was part of the Senate that voted for them as were a WIDE variety of Democrats (the party of which was the majority in BOTH houses at the time).

[Lowellhturner]

Well we COULD try it the OTHER WAY and REMOVE ALL Wall Street and Gov`t regulations. Open it up like the "wild West' where you can DO ANYTHING you`d like: dump toxic waste into the local river? SURE! Operate the biggest PONZI scheme ever seen? OF COURSE! Make your employees PAY to work? WHY NOT? Charge $36 a gallon for gas? It`ll be VERY "Profitable PLUS..." Sell the neighborhood kids AK 47s? As many as you can unload! PROFITS, PROFITS! PROFITS ! What a "GRAND" world it would be...

[Dickieboy]

Well we COULD try it the OTHER WAY and REMOVE ALL Wall Street and Gov`t regulations. Open it up like the "wild West' where you can DO ANYTHING you`d like: dump toxic waste into the local river? SURE! Operate the biggest PONZI scheme ever seen? OF COURSE! Make your employees PAY to work? WHY NOT? Charge $36 a gallon for gas? It`ll be VERY "Profitable PLUS..." Sell the neighborhood kids AK 47s? As many as you can unload! PROFITS, PROFITS! PROFITS ! What a "GRAND" world it would be...

Looks like you're in one of those 'rant moods' again.

[Lowellhturner]

Dickieboy, again, my apologies. Simply can`t understand when any less than very right wing to ultra-right wing views are expressed the opinion seems to be "There`s a commie behind and under EVERY rock !" For GAWD`s sake, except for North Korea and Cuba, there AREN`T any REAL LIFE Stalinist "commie pinko fags' LEFT anymore. Ronald Reagan and the West WON that 1, and am proud to say we did it with a free market (capitalist) system. Seems so many persons say "OH! We CAN`T AFFORD a nat`l health system." "Oh, my company is drowning in Gov`t regulations and I`ll have to go to India or El Salvador." "Oh, we CAN`T DO anything about Wall Street because we NEED them so much' "Oh! We can`t just agree on ANYTHING that will ACTUALLY BETTER the lives of those who ELECTED us to Washington (but we CAN take campaign contributions from ANY and EVERYONE and will probabily sell our vote to the HIGHEST bidder.) Dickieboy, what`s your view on how to "FIX" this mess LONG TERM? Personally, would start with making "lobbying " and corperate campaign contributions ILLEGAL, and reinforce the Wall Street regulations with DRACONIAN "penalties ie MANDATORY PRISON SENTENCES. And throw in the long put off "line item VETO" for good measure.

[Crappie Reaper]

LT, don't forget to make Union donations illegal too.

[Dickieboy]

LT,

Where do you want me to start? Your rant included the subjects:

1. Communism
2. Capitalism
3. Healthcare
4. Government regulations
5. Job outsourcing
6. Wall Street value
7. Campaign contributions
8. Lobbying
9. Corporate campaign contributions
10. Wall Street regulations

[deathb4disco]

... except for North Korea and Cuba, there AREN`T any REAL LIFE Stalinist "commie pinko fags' LEFT anymore.

Just not true. Our universities are full of 'em. And there are plenty of them at OWS.

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[Cane Pole]

Socialism and communism is alive and thriving.

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