Comments on: Wall Street vs Main Street

By: mathman

mathman — Wed, 21 Oct 2009 10:30:29 +0000

The “everyman” character has been “conditioned” (or indoctrinated) to vote, appeal to his representatives, and fall back on the society at large – anything but violence – to remediate his plight.
Going forward, as he gets ever-more desperate, these societal trappings may disappear out of frustration, anger, and revenge (dare i say “patriotism” ?- whatever happened to the Constitution and our so-called rights? why do the “laws” only apply to us and not corporations, the wealthy, and the powers that be?).

By: CTB

CTB — Wed, 21 Oct 2009 03:41:36 +0000

I think the main street guy looks kind of like Michael Moore.

By: The Window Washer

The Window Washer — Wed, 21 Oct 2009 03:31:40 +0000

call me ahab Says:

so . . .why hasn’t he beat that dude’s ass and taken his money already

Ahab
Because he lacks a work ethic and that’s why he’s a bum. Obviously

By: nobetanofun

nobetanofun — Tue, 20 Oct 2009 23:35:31 +0000

anyone else think the Main Street guy looks like Joe Paterno?

By: TakBak04

TakBak04 — Tue, 20 Oct 2009 23:22:09 +0000

Well…BR…maybe Ms. BR is a gem and very docile and NEVER opinionated…never complains about anything…just paints and teaches. But, in her “heart of hearts” if you dig deeper…she might have some very strong opinions about this:

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QUOTE FROM ARTICLE:

“I didn’t know Brooksley Born,” says former SEC Chairman Arthur Levitt, a member of President Clinton’s powerful Working Group on Financial Markets. “I was told that she was irascible, difficult, stubborn, unreasonable.” Levitt explains how the other principals of the Working Group — former Fed Chairman Alan Greenspan and former Treasury Secretary Robert Rubin — convinced him that Born’s attempt to regulate the risky derivatives market could lead to financial turmoil, a conclusion he now believes was “clearly a mistake.”

By: franklin420d

franklin420d — Tue, 20 Oct 2009 22:51:28 +0000

So is that little dude harry?

By: emmanuel117

emmanuel117 — Tue, 20 Oct 2009 22:21:39 +0000

@ahab

Which guy is doing the beating?

By: HarryWanger

HarryWanger — Tue, 20 Oct 2009 22:17:38 +0000

ahab: That’s the best post I’ve seen in a long time!

By: GB

GB — Tue, 20 Oct 2009 22:10:42 +0000

they need to incorporate uncle sam to. That would be golden.

By: call me ahab

call me ahab — Tue, 20 Oct 2009 22:01:48 +0000

so . . .why hasn’t he beat that dude’s ass and taken his money already