Rob Rogers for December 14, 2014

This has already turned into the biggest ripoff of the taxpayers, and they haven’t even gotten their full “takeoever” yet. And despite the Wall St./banking issue, the public hasn’t a clue where the real ripoff lies.

Citibank-written legislation is just the first of the Republican gifts to the banking industry and the .01%.-It’s a gift that will keep on giving — to them.-I wonder what Paul Ryan and the other deficit chickenhawks think it will do to lower the deficit/debt.

Well, Greenspan & Bill Clinton got rid of Glass-Steagall altogether, in one swoop! Hey, Janet Yellin; don’t you have anything to say about this?

One can only hope that Marley’s chains are being constructed for all those who place money and power over equal protections and the protection of pensioners and account holders.“My business should have been people!” Marley’s Ghost in the Christmas Carol.Respectfully,C.

I know what they will do, cut medicare, social security, and eliminate mortgage deductions and probably medical deductions. Lot’s of room to cut the deficit. One thing they won’t do is dial back on defense which is bigger than the next eight countries put together. We will probably soon have a defense budget that is bigger than the next two dozen countries in total.

Good riddance is obviously extreme (as we expect from people who making their living using hyperbole). Try this:Tweak: improve (a mechanism or system) by making fine adjustments to it.

Amazing how the Republicans did this ALL BY THEMSELVES. Darn…if only there was another party in Washington…

Continuing Resolutions (CRs) are basically the continuation of budgets written and passed in past years, and look who has had control of congress for all those CRs….Democrats have had more to do with $1 trillion “budgets” (oxymoron term); current Democrats have complained that the last 2 years of GOP majority in the House made “too many cuts”…

so would you anti-GOP posters please “prove” that this proposed FY2015 bill is the work of the GOP?-Actually, John Boehner is in serious trouble with the Conservatives’ wing of the GOP over pushing this CR with the help of Obama “whipping” the House and Senate Democrat members!-And, what congressperson knows all that is in the CR?435 HR members, 100 Senate members, how many have read the bill?

@Jase99Decades ago, when I started forming my own political opinions, this was my first description of the American political field:The Democrats will sell out this country to the highest bidders, but withhold 5% for “appearance’s sake”!The Republicans will sell out this country to the highest bidders not only 100%, but will gift-wrap it as well!

“why do you think we have grown so many over the last 8 years..”I hate to break this to you Harley, but Obama’s and the Frank-Dodd financial reform bills were watered down before they even got passed, and both did NOT INCLUDE any regulation of the derivitives, which greatly contributed to the 2008 crash! The Elephant added some provisions to the current spending bill to further weaken financial regulations. OF COURSE, the last few years show great gains & growth for Wall Street analyses, and we are still surging upwards. This is the SAME SCENARIO which preceeded 2008!But with the provision which guarantees insurance for these derivitives, when/If another crash comes, the rich who bought these will be richer still, protected from any losses by YOUR & MY tax dollars! (and the Donkeys are just as culpable!)

@ChurchillwasrightChurchy, I suspect you think me a loony liberal, because I often post my dislike and distrust of the Republicans, but this does not mean I am a great fan of the Democrats either. I just read your link. Interesting breakdown of statistics, but no great surprises, for me anyway. I still stand by my opinion, my reply to Jase99 a few posts above. Most of our congressmen & congresswomen now seem to equate themselves, and identify with corporate executives. They have powerful positions, and want the same great pay/compensation/benefits as their corporate brethren. Right or left, most are merely doing their financial sponsor’s bidding. My biggest complaint with Hillary is her cozy relationship with Wall Street. (They ALL have one, but hers runs deep). You have seen me post before that I think BOTH major parties are morally bankrupt, bereft of any inclination to, even occasionally, do the right thing. The top wealthy families and individuals in this country are calling the shots, and are having things their way. I do not expect to see this state of affairs reined in during my lifetime.

We hate some of their illicit activities!I haven’t heard of anyone wanting to do away with them.(Hate the sin, not the sinner.)