Maybe they need to stay away from those fancy resorts in California.

That would be a way to save some money.

what is sickining is they will give it to them.
is aig ceo in the skulls and bones?

Beware the military/industrial regime. Eisenhower prophesied it 60 yrs ago. It would seem he was on the mark. These jokers probably head to Mortons and laugh as they see all the foreclosed signs in front of houses.
But their tosies feel fine after the spa.

I honestly cannot believe that half of this stuff is happening.

Think about this:

The economy tanks as a result of our leaders in congress for the past 30 years slowly acting on our best interest and deregulating the financial industries.

THEN, the Government starts doling out funds to save companies against what the taxpayers want... (ever wonder why Lehman was the only institute allowed to go bankrupt? could it be that the Treasury Sec. used to work for Lehman's biggest rival?)

But all that money isn't enough, so we got to get a bail passed in congress that gives the Treasury almost dictatorial power, and give him 700 billion to do with as he pleases. all this against the taxpayers desires.

AIG is too big to fail? WTF? why is it too big to fail? its better to save an insurance company at the expense of bankrupting the government? What? are we trying to ensure that there aren't any monies left for humanitarian aide after the economic downturn becomes a depression?

I am so fed up with this. I am thinking about starting a website and posting the declaration of independence... then checking off the complaints our forefathers had vs what the gov't is currently doing to us...

this is lunacy.

Sorry for the rant, but holy crap... I can't deal with it anymore...

I'll just close with this quote from our declaration...

"But when a long train of abuses and usurpations, pursuing invariably the same Object evinces a design to reduce them under absolute Despotism, it is their right, it is their duty, to throw off such Government, and to provide new Guards for their future security."

This is obscene. WE are losing are savings, OUR FRIGGIN DREAMS WHILE THEY PARTY AND THEN GET MORE BILLIONS OF DOLLARS

Yes....it is most definitely time to handcuff the people.

IF you see the congressmen or women that approved the bail out arrest them! Detain them until you can get their hands behind their back. You can use cuffs or zip ties. Hold them, until you can organize a trial of peers. DO NOT TRUST THE LOCAL GOVERNMENT TO DO ANY OF THIS only trust yourself and your community. Because you know the government only slaps billionaires on the wrist and spa retreats.

Handcuff the criminals!



[edit on 8-10-2008 by titorite]

Originally posted by infolurker
WELL, It has been painful and distressing to the rest of us as well you criminal f!!!s!

Oh! Oh! Oh! I had to quote for truth!

And what will happen from all this? We will shake our collective fist, scream of the injustice, and then go back to watching Survivor.

Or not. Maybe we will take the recommendation above and arrest the criminals who dared to think it was their duty to "do what's best" for us, and NOT to represent our will.

Man, if *I* see any of MY reps, be assured, I WILL arrest them. (Not that they're likely to come diddybopping through the boonies in central NY state, mind you...but IF!)

Originally posted by Amaterasu

Originally posted by infolurker
WELL, It has been painful and distressing to the rest of us as well you criminal f!!!s!

Oh! Oh! Oh! I had to quote for truth!

And what will happen from all this? We will shake our collective fist, scream of the injustice, and then go back to watching Survivor.

Or not. Maybe we will take the recommendation above and arrest the criminals who dared to think it was their duty to "do what's best" for us, and NOT to represent our will.

Man, if *I* see any of MY reps, be assured, I WILL arrest them. (Not that they're likely to come diddybopping through the boonies in central NY state, mind you...but IF!)

For now , the law is not on the side of the people. Obviously one scale is being used for these bankers with ivy league degrees and another scale is being used for the real people. People should collect names, pictures and make scrap books of these arrogant people. Detail their crimes and all the victims particularly the children and the old people who will be impoverished by these men. The regime which is protecting them will not last forever.

wow $37.8 billions! no wonder AIG executives are celebrating by spending $440,000 in a resort for spas & wine and dine. Well Done.



[edit on 8-10-2008 by roche]

[edit on 8-10-2008 by roche]

Revolt for heavens sake.
c'mon, how can you idly sit there and let them take your savings, your 401's and all you do is winge and moan on an internet forum.

THATS YOUR MONEY!

If my manager refuses to pay me, i grab him by the scruff of his neck and make sure he never threatens me and my money again.

I cant believe so many of you are still letting them do this.

take your weapons and march on these banks.
these criminals are blatantly robbing your country blind, and leaving you bankrupt, while they take your money and party.....

disgusting, sicking.. i cannot describe how I feel right now.

Not for the fact they are doing it, but for the fact youve become so spineless your allowing them!


Congress is worthless, there's no point in playing politics of 'phoning your rep' because as this bailout proves, what ever congress throws down, the government will force through and implement anyway.

People, the time for politics is gone, its time to do what your FOREFATHERS DID!

they are banking on you playing politics, the longer this goes, the easier it is for them.

for christ sakes DO SOMETHING BEFORE THEY TAKE US ALL DOWN!

[edit on 8-10-2008 by Agit8dChop]

Given the shady practices, this company most likely see the bail out as free money so they are headed back to the trough for more. My bet is that very little of the loan will return to the government. Once the head men get enough money the company will probably go under.

Ok, since no one responded to my direction to other threads, I will explain the resource-based economy...

All systems in the past and present were based on the idea that one had to labor to support oneself. In turn, one had either things/skills to barter with, or one received a token of perceived value that one could use to purchase things one needed (money).

Only now do we have the technology to change that. If all drudge jobs are given to robots, then human individuals are freed to follow their bliss.

If robots/computers are building, tilling, weeding, harvesting, packaging, accounting, transporting, distributing, manufacturing, cleaning, fixing (things and themselves), and so on... Not only will there be an abundance for all (there already is plenty for everyone, just VERY badly managed), there will be no need for money.

Greed is spawned out of a scarcity paradigm. If the paradigm is one of abundance, greed becomes meaningless.

And so... Humans are freed to do what they individually LOVE to do, with no worries about how they will acquire food, clothing, shelter, love, tools.

And so, we sit looking at a choice. Keep up with slaving and (imposed) scarcity, or focusing on automating everything no one wants to do. (Toilet-cleaning robots! Yay!)

We sit at a fork in the road. Which way will we choose?