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#10013 of 10042 Re: What $4/gallon gas buys... [imidazol97] by fintail

Jul 11, 2008 (8:34 am)

Replying to: imidazol97 (Jul 11, 2008 8:30 am)
We complain because the banks who pay souless coward Gramm's meal ticket allowed people with a 60K income to buy a 500K house, and now we are all paying for it.
 
Liberal media conspiracy at work again?

#10014 of 10042 Re: What $4/gallon gas buys... [fintail] by gagrice

Jul 11, 2008 (9:05 am)

Replying to: fintail (Jul 11, 2008 8:34 am)
I think if you dig deep enough into that mortgages to those that should not have them, it was just as many Democrats pushing for it as Republicans. Gramm is doing what most do when they leave Congress. They become lobbyist. That way they can still have lunch with their old buddies and write it off.
 
Did you see who he beat in his first bid for the Senate. Our friend Ron Paul.
 
I say get rid of em all. I will vote for NO incumbent.
 
Unless they promise to sell me gas for under 2 bucks

#10015 of 10042 Re: What $4/gallon gas buys... [gagrice] by jae5

Jul 11, 2008 (10:28 am)

Replying to: gagrice (Jul 11, 2008 9:05 am)
"...I think if you dig deep enough into that mortgages to those that should not have them, it was just as many Democrats pushing for it as Republicans..."
 
I'm in total agreement; this seems to get lost repeatedly. Dems blaming Repubs and vice-versa when all were drinking from the fountain of false wealth and gluttony.
 
Whatever happened to "Ask not what your country can do for you, but what you can do for your country."? Just keeps ringing in my ears and I wasn't even born when Kennedy made the speech.
 
Sorry for the side-track.

#10016 of 10042 Re: What $4/gallon gas buys... [gagrice] by fintail

Jul 11, 2008 (11:07 am)

Replying to: gagrice (Jul 11, 2008 9:05 am)
Both sides let the banks buy their souls...and nobody will dare go after the banks, as they have had reigns on the American national direction since the Fed was created.
 
Gramm has no right to be so sanctimonious and loud. Get rid of them in many ways.

#10017 of 10042 Re: What $4/gallon gas buys... [fintail] by fezo

Jul 11, 2008 (12:48 pm)

Replying to: fintail (Jul 11, 2008 11:07 am)
I accept Gramm's thought that we whine too much but the man is everything that is wrong with the country. Bought and paid for many times over. This is the author of the Enron loophole so when you are paying $4 for your gallon of gas rest assured a good buck or two of that is thanks to Phil Gramm.

#10018 of 10042 Re: What $4/gallon gas buys... [fezo] by fintail

Jul 11, 2008 (2:20 pm)

Replying to: fezo (Jul 11, 2008 12:48 pm)
Exactly
 
If there were less Phil Gramm's in the world, we wouldn't whine so much.

#10019 of 10042 Re: What $4/gallon gas buys... [gagrice] by tpe

Jul 11, 2008 (2:35 pm)

Replying to: gagrice (Jul 11, 2008 9:05 am)
I say get rid of em all. I will vote for NO incumbent.
  
Unless they promise to sell me gas for under 2 bucks
 
I will vote for no incumbent unless they promise to keep gas above $4/gallon.

#10020 of 10042 Re: What $4/gallon gas buys... [imidazol97] by snakeweasel

Jul 11, 2008 (2:49 pm)

Replying to: imidazol97 (Jul 11, 2008 8:30 am)
If it follows the Bush 1 pattern the economy will be terrible (not starting to improve) through the election and soon as a Democrat (Clinton) is elected the media will start soft talking and tell how wonderful the outlook is becoming.
 
Pretty much the opposite of what happened in 2000.

#10021 of 10042 Re: What $4/gallon gas buys... [fintail] by snakeweasel

Jul 11, 2008 (2:50 pm)

Replying to: fintail (Jul 11, 2008 8:34 am)
We complain because the banks who pay souless coward Gramm's meal ticket allowed people with a 60K income to buy a 500K house, and now we are all paying for it.
 
Tell me what kindof gun did those banks use to force those people to take out those mortgages?
 
Lets put the blame where it really is ok.

#10022 of 10042 Re: What $4/gallon gas buys... [snakeweasel] by fintail

Jul 11, 2008 (3:17 pm)

Replying to: snakeweasel (Jul 11, 2008 2:50 pm)
No-kay
 
The people will end up paying the price...as usual the overpaid irresponsible corporate cowards will not. The latter deserve a lot more blame than they currently receive - ok?
 
One has to wonder why personal finance is virtually not taught - other than in the most remedial forms - in the American public K-12 system. Could it be intentional? I wonder who would lobby for such a thing.

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