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@catogrande said in US Politics:
Anyway, de-regulation worked very well. For a while…
There was actually more regulation than ever before - just that it was utterly ineffective and, from experience, done by people who knew bugger-all about the finance business. Was in Citigroup at the time. But hey, why worry when you're raking billions in tax from Banker's bonuses, getting campaign contributions and you have Basel III to console you?
Many, many people were warning what would happen but were ignored.
As opposed to the UK imposed limits which were…
The financial idiots - lauded in the UK at the time as geniuses - were simply borrowing cheap money and selling it on as mortgages in an inflated property market. It was great fun until the supply of cheap credit dried up.
(The UK had the advantage of Northern Rock as a warning. Gordon the Moron effectively ignored it)
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@bones said in US Politics:
@catogrande I think the most pertinent point is I'm a mong when it comes to spelling kool-ade.
Strictly speaking it's Flavor Aid.
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I continue to be disappointed by Biden and his team. His and Kamala's 1/6 speeches a case in point.
Instead of drawing disparate groups together they continue to drive the wedge between the two sides of the political divide.
Perhaps they do actually believe that the surest way to heal wounds is to tell those people that everything you believe is evil, and you are a bad person, and we will do everything we can to minimise your beliefs.
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@booboo said in US Politics:
I continue to be disappointed by Biden and his team. His and Kamala's 1/6 speeches a case in point.
Harris is doing a wonderful job and criticism of her is fuelled by racism and sexism according to the White House
Perhaps they do actually believe that the surest way to heal wounds is to tell those people that everything you believe is evil, and you are a bad person, and we will do everything we can to minimise your beliefs.
I think the problem might be they see themselves as so virtuous and righteous that anyone who criticises them must be either ignorant or evil. They come across at times as a weird cult like MAGA.
It's a mess.
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@victor-meldrew 'Mr. Schoen is founder and partner in Schoen Cooperman Research, a polling and consulting firm whose past clients include Bill Clinton'
I think we can add current clients include Bill and Hillary.
What a good way to ensure that Trump runs again.
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@tim I look at this, the tales of woe coming from San Francisco, blackouts, economic migration of companies and high net worth individuals to other States, and it's not difficult to see California is becoming a failed State. Not bad considering it was the world's 5th biggest economy in 2020.
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The Leader of the Free World, Jan 20 '22
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@mick-gold-coast-qld I'm sure you picked his best photo from that event.
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@paekakboyz said in US Politics:
@mick-gold-coast-qld I'm sure you picked his best photo from that event.
I have no idea why you are having a go at me for posting a single photo with no comment - if you don't like it write to the New York Post - it's address is in America somewhere - and tell them what they are doing wrong, publishing and revealing horrid things to easily offended eyes on their front page.
Here are the other two "from that event", go ahead and choose your own favorite; plus their headline. Try not to cry.
I routinely check what the press is dishing up to their readers around the world, in an effort to understand what is going on. It helps to be informed, not merely opiniated don't you think?
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While the New York Post is on the right, I've just watched a fair bit of the Biden presser and, bugger me, is was painful to watch.
He really looked and sounded like a bloke who's no longer mentally fit for his job. If he actually is mentally fit, the problem is even worse.
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@mick-gold-coast-qld try not cry? I'll do my best.
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@victor-meldrew said in US Politics:
While the New York Post is on the right, I've just watched a fair bit of the Biden presser and, bugger me, is was painful to watch.
He really looked and sounded like a bloke who's no longer mentally fit for his job. If he actually is mentally fit, the problem is even worse.
End stage Ronald Reagon
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@kirwan said in US Politics:
End stage Ronald Reagon
Reagan left office at the age of 78 after 8 years as POTUS. Looked tired at times but still more than capable. Here's his last presser:
Contrast with Biden who assumed office at the age of 78..... Frightening
What the US could do with someone like Reagan (or even Clinton) right now.
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@victor-meldrew yeah Reagan was a great president. I see the Twitter generation tries desperately to smear him.
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