tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-1087158582620400145.post4142391705921635541..comments2023-09-25T02:43:06.599-07:00Comments on a dizzy life: Bailout RetributionUnknownnoreply@blogger.comBlogger6125tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-1087158582620400145.post-49467497278916681692008-11-06T10:39:00.000-08:002008-11-06T10:39:00.000-08:00I, sadly, agree. I think that the best that can b...I, sadly, agree. I think that the best that can be done at this point for the immense past sins of the giants of finance is Estate taxes with teeth.djinnhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/06112894520660114580noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-1087158582620400145.post-72399049595103564812008-11-06T09:28:00.000-08:002008-11-06T09:28:00.000-08:00Finger Pointing? Blame? Punishment?Yes, it's valua...Finger Pointing? Blame? Punishment?<BR/>Yes, it's valuable.<BR/>It's how children learn to avoid danger, behave in society, and grow into mature, useful adults.<BR/>These greedy bastards who were in charge and instrumental in the economic Armageddon should have been punished as children, then maybe we wouldn't be in such dire straights.<BR/>So it's up to us, the "village", to raise these children.<BR/>Why can I not find anywhere on the web, people who will stand up and actively go after the culprits of the collapse? Urge the Govt, sue them, hell, grab torches and pitchforks and run them out of town.<BR/>Who is with me?!<BR/><BR/>And yes, I am well aware that we the people, are responsible. Well, some of us.<BR/>It couldn't have happened with out thousands of people taking sub prime loans and buying houses they couldn't afford. But losing their homes is a well earned punishment.<BR/><BR/>And the shady loan officers and real estate agents that took advantage of these people? I'd like to say they get what's coming to them, but you are right. They should be punished as well.<BR/><BR/>But in the mean time, I want the big guys. Those walking away with millions, while my parents, hard working, retired teachers who will spend their twilight years worrying and (were it not for my devotion as a son) suffering. Estate taxes for 50 million is a great start, but I want a deterrent, I want a modicum of satisfaction, and most of all, I want justice!Anonymousnoreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-1087158582620400145.post-72975373138102851632008-10-07T23:39:00.000-07:002008-10-07T23:39:00.000-07:00Ah, yes; when you get to make the laws, how astoni...Ah, yes; when you get to make the laws, how astonishing when your behavior turns out to be perfectly within bounds....djinnhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/06112894520660114580noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-1087158582620400145.post-60407027385861136332008-10-04T10:53:00.000-07:002008-10-04T10:53:00.000-07:00Well, sure, for the cases where there was actual f...Well, sure, for the cases where there was actual fraud, except that it's so hard to prove every case in a court of law. Remember how much justice we saw after Enron? Imagine the speed of our legal system trying every investment banker for every transaction. (It's faster to simply wait for them to die!) And the cost of all that litigation!!! <BR/> <BR/>We need to revise estate taxes, and this mess just might help to energize people. Besides, many financiers (like Paulson who made hundreds of millions) took advantage while not necessarily doing anything illegal.kerfufflerhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/02850291446564241031noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-1087158582620400145.post-78180672175289067092008-10-04T10:19:00.000-07:002008-10-04T10:19:00.000-07:00This comment has been removed by the author.djinnhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/06112894520660114580noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-1087158582620400145.post-24571796357742923572008-10-04T09:58:00.000-07:002008-10-04T09:58:00.000-07:00What about that old-fashioned remedy so popular am...What about that old-fashioned remedy so popular amongst the law-and-order set, JAIL?djinnhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/06112894520660114580noreply@blogger.com