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bvar22

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22. That scene, with Paulson, in front of the TV cameras,

Sun Mar 24, 2013, 02:41 PM

Mar 2013

...patting each other on the back for their heroism in "fighting the Special Interests" and bi-partisanship in "Saving the Economy",
is forever burned into my memory.

"Saved the Economy"?
...highly debatable.
They definitely saved the jobs of a few Wall Street Bankers,
but, most importantly, they "saved" those invested in the Wall Street Banks
(ALL of Congress, and ALL of the 1%)
from having to deal with a decrease in the Quarterly Profits of their investment portfolios.

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That scene, with Paulson, in front of the TV cameras, bvar22 Mar 2013 #22

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