****Heads Up!: POTUS Announces Banking Fee Proposal!****

Clio the Leo

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Thu Jan-14-10 11:45 AM
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Edited on Thu Jan-14-10 11:45 AM by Clio the Leo

http://www.whitehouse.gov/live/president-speaks-financial-crisis-responsibility-fee

ah! He's early! .... probably the result of a very busy day.

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NJmaverick

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Thu Jan-14-10 11:47 AM
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1. Good, I am glad he is going to make them pay

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tridim

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Thu Jan-14-10 11:48 AM
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2. What a corporate sellout!!!11

:sarcasm:

Go get em Mr. President!

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Clio the Leo

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Thu Jan-14-10 11:50 AM
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3. Love how he's pointing out how the bank lobbyists are doing the same thing...

... the insurance lobbyists did. (trying to defeat his agenda) (He's not outright saying "the same thing insurance did" but the allusion is clear.)

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CaliforniaPeggy

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Thu Jan-14-10 11:51 AM
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4. Now, THAT'S more like it.

Good.

VERY good.

Thank you for the link, Clio...

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Cant trust em

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Thu Jan-14-10 11:52 AM
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5. It will be interesting to check in on DU today to see how this is playing out.

I wonder what some of the usual suspects will have to say.

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phleshdef

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Thu Jan-14-10 12:02 PM
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8. They will complain that the tax isn't directed at CEO paychecks and pretend thats somehow different.

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golddigger

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Thu Jan-14-10 11:52 AM
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6. I'm going to work with congress on this!

:spray:

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GOTV

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Thu Jan-14-10 12:50 PM
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19. When congress takes the proposal and inserts "cut" after the word "tax" Obama can still claim ...

... it's 99% of what he wanted.

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stray cat

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Thu Jan-14-10 11:54 AM
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7. Just like W....Oh wait!

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abelenkpe

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Thu Jan-14-10 12:16 PM
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9. 404 Page Not Found

Bummer!

Can you give a synopsis?

Is he kicking corporate butt? :)

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GOTV

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Thu Jan-14-10 12:21 PM
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10. Listen to you all... talking like something actually happened today ....

Pffff. We heard a lot about what we were going to get with Health Care too.

And if this doesn't happen it won't matter. You'll be full of how he did his best, he can't force congress to give him a bill and dismiss these ideas as equivalent to a pony.

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DCBob

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Thu Jan-14-10 12:28 PM
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12. A significant proposal "happened today"..

Edited on Thu Jan-14-10 12:28 PM by DCBob

and he would not have made it had he not already coordinated with Reid and Pelosi. Can you find a negative in everything??

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GOTV

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Thu Jan-14-10 12:38 PM
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15. Goody. I love significant proposals. They're almost like something happening. n/t

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DCBob

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Thu Jan-14-10 12:46 PM
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17. Proposal first, then maybe "something happening" next..

Glad you are so happy about it. :)

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girl gone mad

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Thu Jan-14-10 12:22 PM
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11. I think it's a net good.

My criticism is that as on its face, the proposal would protect the big banks from competition by creating another barrier to growth for the smaller banks, and it will do nothing to end TBTF.

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DCBob

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Thu Jan-14-10 12:29 PM
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13. Faux hates it...

so it must be good.

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Peacetrain

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Thu Jan-14-10 12:29 PM
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14. OOOOO you know there are some mad little bankers right now!

:rofl:

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GOTV

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Thu Jan-14-10 12:42 PM
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16. Why? Because they may have to work through lunch to kill this proposal?

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grantcart

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Thu Jan-14-10 12:46 PM
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18. strange that several DU experts said that it would never happen

http://www.democraticunderground.com/discuss/duboard.php?az=view_all&address=433x123448

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LoKnLoD

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Thu Jan-14-10 12:54 PM
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20. The banks

The banks will just jack our fees so we will end up paying for it in the long run. God forbid a corporation not make as much profit as it can. :sarcasm:

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