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Yavin4

(35,438 posts) Wed Jun 17, 2015, 10:51 AM Jun 2015

If Hillary wins the presidency, then three of the most powerful people on the planet will be women

Hillary Clinton - POTUS
Janet Yellen - Chairman of the Federal Reserve Board
Christin Lagarde - International Monetary Fund

Some would argue that they are the top three most powerful. You could add Angela Merkel (German Chancellor) as well.

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If Hillary wins the presidency, then three of the most powerful people on the planet will be women (Original Post) Yavin4 Jun 2015 OP

'bout time nt DURHAM D Jun 2015 #1

About time? Condi Rice is in there too.....so it's not always about a 'woman' TheNutcracker Jun 2015 #2

Yes great leaders, getting the job done, good point, thanks for the posting. Thinkingabout Jun 2015 #3

As Catharine MacKinnon once said, "the good news is, it's not biological" zazen Jun 2015 #4

The three most powerful people... meaculpa2011 Jun 2015 #5

Nope. Yellen is more powerful than they are. Yavin4 Jun 2015 #6

Dream on. I've been around long enough to see... meaculpa2011 Jun 2015 #7

She can also investigate them. Yavin4 Jun 2015 #8

Right. Because in the 15 months she's... meaculpa2011 Jun 2015 #9

You forgot Oprah joeybee12 Jun 2015 #10

I said: "powerful people on the planet" Yavin4 Jun 2015 #11

True...and you also didn't say powerful demi-god...nt joeybee12 Jun 2015 #12

I was expecting Angela Merkel on your list. hunter Jun 2015 #13

I gave her honorable mention in my post Yavin4 Jun 2015 #14

DURHAM D

(32,609 posts)

1. 'bout time nt

Reply to Yavin4 (Original post)

Wed Jun 17, 2015, 10:53 AM

Jun 2015

TheNutcracker

(2,104 posts)

2. About time? Condi Rice is in there too.....so it's not always about a 'woman'

Reply to Yavin4 (Original post)

Wed Jun 17, 2015, 10:55 AM

Jun 2015

Thinkingabout

(30,058 posts)

3. Yes great leaders, getting the job done, good point, thanks for the posting.

Reply to Yavin4 (Original post)

Wed Jun 17, 2015, 10:58 AM

Jun 2015

zazen

(2,978 posts)

4. As Catharine MacKinnon once said, "the good news is, it's not biological"

Reply to Yavin4 (Original post)

Wed Jun 17, 2015, 11:04 AM

Jun 2015

Am I pleased that global, historical male dominance is abating (though by degrees) and that first world women can live in much greater comparative comfort and freedom than women ever before? Of course.

Unfortunately, these women believe deeply in a destructive corporatist philosophy, and since they're incredibly competent, tough human beings who've survived years of sexist crap, they're damned good at forwarding their goals.

I'm glad they're competent and tough. I'm not glad that they don't see how their agendas ultimately harm more women (and humans) than help.

meaculpa2011

(918 posts)

5. The three most powerful people...

Reply to Yavin4 (Original post)

Wed Jun 17, 2015, 11:14 AM

Jun 2015

on the planet will be Lloyd Brankfein, Jamie Dimon and Michael O'Neill.

Same as now.

Yavin4

(35,438 posts)

6. Nope. Yellen is more powerful than they are.

Reply to meaculpa2011 (Reply #5)

Wed Jun 17, 2015, 11:39 AM

Jun 2015

She can raise interest rates which would sink them.

meaculpa2011

(918 posts)

7. Dream on. I've been around long enough to see...

Reply to Yavin4 (Reply #6)

Wed Jun 17, 2015, 12:04 PM

Jun 2015

low interest rates (4.5% on my first mortgage) high interest rates (12% variable on my second mortgage) and super high interest rates (16% money market rate when I had a few bucks).

Through it all Goldman Sachs, Citibank and J.P. Morgan/Chase did just fine.

Yavin4

(35,438 posts)

8. She can also investigate them.

Reply to meaculpa2011 (Reply #7)

Wed Jun 17, 2015, 12:05 PM

Jun 2015

Maybe Elizabeth Warren's spirit over takes her and she regulates the hell out of them.

meaculpa2011

(918 posts)

9. Right. Because in the 15 months she's...

Reply to Yavin4 (Reply #8)

Wed Jun 17, 2015, 12:09 PM

Jun 2015

been Fed Chair there have been... how many investigations, indictments, prosecutions, regulations, breakups...???

Yeah... she'll sink them.

SHE WORKS FOR THEM!