Troubled Asset Relief Program, a bill signed by George W. Bush to rescue the financial system from collapse in late 2008.
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So I was reading youtube comments this morning, and I came across a user who made the claim that ‘’free markets’’ are in opposition to corporate interests and lobbyists. I found this claim funny, because it is well documented (and well-known) that...
by Hoboraiders
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Received this e-mail today from U.S. Senator Elizabeth Warren’s (D. MA) re-election campaign:
It was exactly seven years ago – July 21, 2010. I was a professor and a witness at a Senate hearing about the TARP Wall Street bailout.
I remember...
by poopdogcomedy
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on Fri Jul 21, 2017 at 04:11 PM PDT
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by Laura Clawson
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on Fri Jul 07, 2017 at 09:41 AM PDT
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The recovery from the Great Recession has been shamefully unequal. For the wealthy, it’s been vigorous. For most of us, it’s been slow. For too many, it’s been imaginary. Now, Republicans, as they are wont to do, are trying to turn back on us an...
by JoeCarl
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on Mon Aug 29, 2016 at 10:19 PM PDT
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Earlier today, Donald Trump announced that he has selected Steve Mnuchin as his new national finance chair. While much of the media attention has been focused on Mnuchin’s donations to Democrats and that he worked at Goldman Sachs, here’s eight things...
by Scoffey
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on Thu May 05, 2016 at 12:37 PM PDT
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David Axelrod has been critical of the Clinton auto bailout attacks on Senator Sanders, and I agree that the attacks are more than a bit of a stretch and are absolutely insane from a political ...
by pollwatcher
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on Sat Mar 12, 2016 at 07:50 AM PST
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He was a key advisor to Barack Obama. He has not endorsed either candidate this year. And he called out Hillary for misleading when she claims that Bernie voted no on the auto bailout:
Her attack on Sanders in last Sunday’s debate as an opponent o
by TomP
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on Thu Mar 10, 2016 at 07:05 AM PST
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A little walk down memory lane. In January 2008 Hillary Clinton claimed Obama had said “Republicans had better ideas than Democrats the past 10-15 years”. Bill Clinton also claimed Obama said “in the 90s the good ideas came out from the Republicans”. Poli
by subir
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on Wed Mar 09, 2016 at 02:57 PM PST
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TARP passed on October 1, 2008 and it was signed into law on October 3. Yes, indeed, there was money in it that was intended for an Auto Bailout. It was spelled out on the floor of the Senate before the roll call vote. For your convenience, the link below
by Mark Lippman
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on Tue Mar 08, 2016 at 05:30 PM PST
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Facts matter. This isn’t nuanced stuff about legislative sausage-making.
Sanders opposed TARP, which was money to rescue the financial services industry.
He supported the auto bailout.
Clinton tried to inject nuance in an area where there
by FischFry
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on Mon Mar 07, 2016 at 08:29 AM PST
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Disclaimer: If Clinton is the nominee she gets my vote, and happily so. If this campaign pivots toward “let’s keep this going and focus fire on the GOP and the downticket races,” I’m all in. Until then, this is a competitive primary with no mathematically
by RedDan
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on Mon Mar 07, 2016 at 08:38 AM PST
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For more coverage of Hillary Clinton at Daily Kos, visit the Hillary Writers Circle.
For breaking news, follow First Amendment.
Today’s Hillary News & Views begins with coverage of yesterday’s debate in Flint, Michigan.
by Lysis
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on Mon Mar 07, 2016 at 04:08 AM PST
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During last night’s Democratic debate in Flint, Michigan, Secretary Clinton scolded Sen. Sanders for voting against the automobile bailout that ended up being a part of TARP. I can understand why she took that backdoor approach on the subject, given the l
by revrick2
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on Mon Mar 07, 2016 at 10:35 AM PST
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A smear is a smear, and an exaggeration is exaggeration. Somehow the words “Cut it out” were nowhere in her ‘famed’ Wall Street admonition. “Please play nicely” would be closer to the tone and tenor
by jamess
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on Sun Feb 21, 2016 at 08:11 PM PST
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As Barack Obama marks his seventh year in office, the resurgent American economy is posing a major problem for his Republican detractors. After years of denouncing the president's supposed "out of ...
by Jon Perr
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on Sun Jan 24, 2016 at 01:30 PM PST
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First let review the key policies position of the top two Democratic Candidates, which each in their own way, address the issue of Big Banks " betting " or " gambling " with Our Money:
Wall Street ...
by jamess
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on Sat Oct 31, 2015 at 08:14 PM PDT
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It was one powerful speech -- don't miss it.
link to youtube clip
just posted on youtube channel: Senator Elizabeth Warren
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by jamess
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on Fri Dec 12, 2014 at 05:30 PM PST
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Here we go again ... super-charging the Greed-gamblers -- who do not have a word in their Vocabulary for: Enough!
Critics Say Spending Bill Includes a Bonanza for Wall Street
by Erin McClam, ...
by jamess
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on Fri Dec 12, 2014 at 03:24 PM PST
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Community members protest at OneWest Bank HQ's after a FOIA request revealed the bank has received $1 billion from the FDIC, with another $1.4 billion expected to be paid before 2019.
Dear Mr. Soros:
by Pgonzalez
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on Fri Dec 12, 2014 at 01:26 PM PST
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VERY Good Question.
One that we need to keep asking, again and again.
Will Elizabeth Warren Try to Force a Government Shutdown?
by Seung Min Kim, Politico; nation.foxnews.com -- 12/10/14
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by jamess
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