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Wall Street bonuses jumped 17 percent last year (www.reuters.com)

Bonuses on Wall Street rose 17 percent last year to $20.3 billion even as the industry faced a public backlash over pay practices.

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Submitted 25 days ago by gregplaysdrums on Economy | 0 Comments |

Hightower Lowdown | How corporate money took over Washington--and created the mobs who rant against reform (www.hightowerlowdown.org) TMC

Despite a constant racket from the forces of the far-out right (Fox television's yackety-yackers, just-say-no GOP know-nothings, tea-bag howlers, Sarah Palinistas, et al.), the great majority of... More

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Submitted about 1 month ago by AlisonHamm on Economy | 0 Comments |

Consumer groups: Breaking up banks ‘crucial’ to avoid another meltdown (rawstory.com)

As the Senate debates financial reform, consumer groups are urging Congress to break up the biggest banks and impose strict limits on proprietary lending, virtually guaranteeing a "repeat" of the 2008... More

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Submitted about 1 month ago by gregplaysdrums on Economy | 0 Comments |

The Tea Party: Economic Populists or Wall Street Toadies? - Les Leopold at Chelsea Green (chelseagreen.com) TMC

Who cares? We all should. The Tea Party is not a fake. It's not just a creation of Fox News and Dick Armey's Astroturfing operation. It's a genuine expression of populist anger that is driving our... More

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Submitted about 1 month ago by AlisonHamm on Economy | 0 Comments |

Desperate Times, Desperate Measures: Luntz Backs the Big Lie (www.banksterusa.org)

Republicans are on the defensive. As we enter the 2010 election cycle, Republicans are a bit worried that Americans might remember how their maniacal push to deregulate Wall Street resulted in the... More

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Submitted about 1 month ago by gregplaysdrums on Economy | 0 Comments |

Wall Street Bonuses Can Create One Million Green Jobs - Les Leopold at Chelsea Green (chelseagreen.com) TMC

President Obama may be joining the populist crusade against Wall Street. In the span of one week he opened up a three front war: a tax on big banks, full support for a new Consumer Financial... More

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Submitted about 1 month ago by scastaTMC | 0 Comments |

Why Are We Donating $2,000 Per Family to Wall Street Bonuses? (www.huffingtonpost.com)

President Obama won't tell us in his State of the Union address. The deficit hawks won't crow about it. Don't expect the Tea Party or Rush and Beck to highlight our generosity either. But the sad fact... More

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Submitted about 1 month ago by gregplaysdrums on Economy | 0 Comments |

Why are we donating $2,000 per family to Wall Street Bonuses? - Les Leopold at Chelsea Green (chelseagreen.com) TMC

President Obama won't tell us in his State of the Union address. The deficit hawks won't crow about it. Don't expect the Tea Party or Rush and Beck to highlight our generosity either. But the sad fact... More

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Submitted about 1 month ago by scastaTMC | 0 Comments |

Wall Street’s Stranglehold on the Economy Is Choking Americans (moneymorning.com)

America's Founding Fathers were afraid of any concentration of power in the republic. They were particularly afraid that banking interests could hijack our fledgling democracy. And yet today, 234... More

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Submitted about 1 month ago by gregplaysdrums on Economy | 0 Comments |

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