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jfern

(5,204 posts)
Sun Nov 15, 2015, 01:24 AM Nov 2015

Hillary is the Wall Street candidate

First debate she says that she represented Wall Street as Senator.
This debate she says she took Wall Street money because of 9/11.
No wonder she opposes Glass Steagall. And no wonder she doesn't want too many debates. They aren't very good for her. Her SuperPAC, which is directly coordinating with her campaign, has to pay for biased polls to claim she won.

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willvotesdem

(75 posts)
1. Hillary supporters I am sure will list all the many votes she took
Sun Nov 15, 2015, 01:26 AM
Nov 2015

against Wall St and her other Corporate donors. I can't wait to see that long list.

marym625

(17,997 posts)
4. yeah, they'll probably leave that off
Sun Nov 15, 2015, 01:38 AM
Nov 2015

Unlike the no child left behind vote that privatized education. Oh wait. Maybe that one won't work either

Thinkingabout

(30,058 posts)
5. Yes, a senator from NY represents Wall Street, fact. She wants Dodd Frank enhanced to prevent the
Sun Nov 15, 2015, 02:01 AM
Nov 2015

financial crisis. Part of the financial crisis was due to Commodities Futures Modernization Act, Sanders need to admit a bill he voted yes on allowed actions to be taken by the financial industries to have the crisis.

Thinkingabout

(30,058 posts)
8. Repealing Glass Steagall was a bad move, it was also a bad move to enact the Commodities
Sun Nov 15, 2015, 02:11 AM
Nov 2015

Futures Modernization Act. Congress did pass Dodd Frank later. It needs to be tweaked but there has been a replacement.

jfern

(5,204 posts)
9. We need the 21st century Glass Steagal Act that Senator Warren proposed
Sun Nov 15, 2015, 02:13 AM
Nov 2015

But Hillary doesn't want to reinstate Glass Steagall.

As for Dodd-Frank, it got weakened by the Cronmibus.

Thinkingabout

(30,058 posts)
10. It needs to be enhanced, Glass Steagall would not have prevented the finanical crisis. Dodd Frank
Sun Nov 15, 2015, 02:18 AM
Nov 2015

can be made into the 21th century as Warren proposed. I would bet Warren will be putting a bill on the floor to get this accomplished.

 

GummyBearz

(2,931 posts)
14. My father in law works for wall street
Sun Nov 15, 2015, 10:04 AM
Nov 2015

He's a VP level, and obviously incredibly well off... they just took their yearly vacation to hawaii to celebrate the anniversary of when they met (what they do to celebrate the anniversary of their first date is really expensive, and it just keeps going up from there)

For the last 5 years he has touted his liberal ideals to me, for whatever reason. Well time, to pick a new candidate. He is all about HRC and I am a Berninator. Last time I was at his house he literally told me "Sanders is too liberal"... I went ahead and dropped the "well, you gotta support who you bought and paid for" line. He shrugged and nodded

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