kleptocracy

Discussion in 'Politics' started by Vitamin 420, Feb 4, 2010.

  1. Kleptocracy is a term that is applied to a government that takes advantage of governmental corruption to extend the personal wealth and political power of government officials and the kleptocrats (ruling class) via the embezzlement of state funds at the expense of the wider population, sometimes even without the pretense of honest service.

    We are ruled by thieves.

    Ben Bernanke - Wikipedia, the free encyclopedia
    Timothy Geithner - Wikipedia, the free encyclopedia

    Thieves that lie to our faces.

    President's Statement on Kleptocracy
    Can Geithner Dodge Blame Over AIG's $62 Billion Backdoor Bank Bailout Hush-Up? - DailyFinance

    Thieves that centralize money via back-door bailouts that we have to pay for.

    Geithner: ‘Backdoor Bailout’ Was ‘Absolutely’ the Right Thing to Do « The Washington Independent
    [ame=http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=_6QCgh3erdU]YouTube - Backdoor Bailout - AIG Overpays $13B w/Taxpayer Funds[/ame]

    Thieves whose means of inflating their power cannot be audited.

    [ame=http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=4tRQHsXujpo]YouTube - DeMint Amendment to Audit Federal Reserve Blocked by Senate Leadership[/ame]

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  2. The bail outs should've had a clause... we, as the taxpayers, should own shares. That'd be the case if they had looked for investment from anyone but the government...
     
  3. 500 of the 700 billion of TARP has already been paid back with interest.
     
  4. Sauce please?

    Alan Grayson tears him a new one:

    [ame=http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=n0NYBTkE1yQ]YouTube - Alan Grayson: "Which Foreigners Got the Fed's $500,000,000,000?" Bernanke: "I Don't Know."[/ame]

    Liars and thieves and hijackers of economies
     

  5. I was actually referring to the British bank bail outs. Though I would also like to see the source of this...
     
  6. Banks take GM pension plan--Palast

    That might be of interest :p
     
  7. The bailouts should have just never taken place to begin with.
     
  8. Well, in all fairness, I think the people should have had their opinions accounted for before the decision was made...

    ... and if that happened the bailouts would never have taken place. :p

    WE'RE BEING HIJACKEDDDDDDD. This is like 9/11 but with the economy, and our wallets are being attacked.

    Economic terrorism if you ask me.
     
  9. Theese bailouts mark the end of American capitalism. Now we're moving into a government controlled socialist state.

    Fuck that
     

  10. Capitalism died in the late 1800's. Seems you missed the memo.
     

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