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gyroscope

(1,443 posts)
Sat Jan 30, 2016, 05:18 PM Jan 2016

Hmm I wonder who Goldman Sachs and Citigroup are endorsing?

I guess we won't be getting campaign finance reform anytime soon under this candidate.



Hillary Clinton Top Contributors
https://www.opensecrets.org/politicians/contrib.php?cid=N00000019&cycle=Career


Clintons's $200,000 an Hour Pay From Goldman Sachs is Nothing to Laugh At
01/25/2016

http://www.huffingtonpost.com/miles-mogulescu/clintonss-200000-an-hour_b_9069720.html

Goldman Sachs -- the investment bank that was so instrumental in causing the greatest economic collapse since the Great Depression -- pays Hillary Clinton $200,000 an hour or more to speak to their executives and investors. (The median income for an American family is $52,259 a year.)

What do Hillary and the Wall Street bank discuss that's worth over $200,000 an hour? And what does Goldman Sachs, and other Wall Street firms who have paid Hillary $2.5 million in the past two years, expect in return?

...Democratic voters, who are concerned about the undue power of Wall Street over the economy and the government, might think twice about how seriously to take Clinton's campaign promises to reign in Wall Street, particularly in light of her opposition to Elizabeth Warren's bill to reinstate a modern-day Glass Steagall Act, after it was repealed by Bill Clinton.

...(They might also wonder whether Hillary's increasingly belligerent attacks against replacing private insurance with Medicare-For-All -- not just in short-term grounds of political feasibility but on long-term grounds that it's not right for America -- has anything to do with the $5 million in speaking fees she and Bill have received from the medical-industrial complex over the past two years.)


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Hmm I wonder who Goldman Sachs and Citigroup are endorsing? (Original Post) gyroscope Jan 2016 OP
And that's about US democrat Voters, if that doesn't scare you, you aspire to the 1%, and You are orpupilofnature57 Jan 2016 #1
Gee and I thought it would be Lucifer. n/t Cleita Jan 2016 #2
Ouch! MissDeeds Jan 2016 #3
Well, I don't think any of the candidates are evil enough for them. eom Cleita Jan 2016 #19
Goldman Sachs and Citigroup, two criminal enterprises. TIME TO PANIC Jan 2016 #4
I proudly stand with Goldman Sachs ... mhatrw Jan 2016 #5
They'll back Hillary on the Democratic side, obviously. BillZBubb Jan 2016 #6
Their endorsement for POTUS and their paying speaking fees are different things pandr32 Jan 2016 #7
yeah...it's the little people... islandmkl Jan 2016 #8
You don't get it pandr32 Jan 2016 #16
That's worse, not better. That means Hillary could filter funds through the foundation tax free. Bubzer Jan 2016 #20
While, in turn, granting contracts to the corpoarations with whom they exchange favors. fwiff Jan 2016 #11
Well, if you want to believe that.... paleotn Jan 2016 #15
You can look it up pandr32 Jan 2016 #17
Oh, I'm sure the Clinton Foundation does great things. paleotn Jan 2016 #21
Hmmmm? libodem Jan 2016 #9
Yup. SoapBox Jan 2016 #10
Bought and paid for. CharlotteVale Jan 2016 #12
Taking all that money won't impact her in anyway and Goldman knows it. They just like her. EndElectoral Jan 2016 #13
They don't endorse. They purchase. (nt) paleotn Jan 2016 #14
Ridiculous. pandr32 Jan 2016 #18
Oh, no buying of influence goes on in DC... paleotn Jan 2016 #23
Better us than them, Do you think that money should go to repub's? stonecutter357 Jan 2016 #22
The money shouldn't be funding political campaigns PERIOD.... paleotn Jan 2016 #24
Better us than them stonecutter357 Jan 2016 #25
So buying politicians is acceptable... paleotn Jan 2016 #26
NOT Bernie Sanders - and he would not want their support SoLeftIAmRight Jan 2016 #27
let me guess...... amborin Feb 2016 #28
They don't "endorse" candidates, but money talks... John Poet Feb 2016 #29
For sale to the highest bidder gyroscope Feb 2016 #30
 

orpupilofnature57

(15,472 posts)
1. And that's about US democrat Voters, if that doesn't scare you, you aspire to the 1%, and You are
Sat Jan 30, 2016, 05:27 PM
Jan 2016

those who help the oligarchy by defending the casuistry's that rationalize Misanthropy for Profit, Entitlement from law and taxes .

BillZBubb

(10,650 posts)
6. They'll back Hillary on the Democratic side, obviously.
Sat Jan 30, 2016, 05:57 PM
Jan 2016

But they will pour much more money into the republican candidate who will do their bidding. They've gotta hedge their bets.

pandr32

(11,586 posts)
7. Their endorsement for POTUS and their paying speaking fees are different things
Sat Jan 30, 2016, 06:00 PM
Jan 2016

Apples and oranges. HC's political contributions actually come from their employees...workers...you know, the ones that count according to many here who slam many of HC's endorsements.
HC's speaking fees are an entirely different matter--much of what she is paid goes to the Clinton Foundation to fund their causes. Aside from the discredited media stories that allege that the Clinton Foundation is shady--it isn't, it does much needed work to help people and communities all over the globe.
https://www.clintonfoundation.org/

islandmkl

(5,275 posts)
8. yeah...it's the little people...
Sat Jan 30, 2016, 06:07 PM
Jan 2016

who are coming up with $200K because they are dying to hear what she has to say...

pandr32

(11,586 posts)
16. You don't get it
Sat Jan 30, 2016, 07:20 PM
Jan 2016

I thought I made it clear...the campaign contributions and speaking fees are completely separate. The speaking fees help fund the Clinton Foundation and its causes...not HC's campaign.

Bubzer

(4,211 posts)
20. That's worse, not better. That means Hillary could filter funds through the foundation tax free.
Sat Jan 30, 2016, 07:59 PM
Jan 2016

It shows she's interested in gaming the system... not fixing it.

The FBI is now investigating a possible “pay for play” allegation between the Clinton Foundation and the State Department business.

If those sources are accurate, that presents a new and potentially more threatening chapter for the former first lady. Why? Because generally speaking, an alleged conflict of interest like this more clearly violates federal law (as opposed to the fuzzy rules on public/private emails) and is easier to prove if investigators have the goods.

http://www.mediaite.com/online/if-clinton-foundation-is-now-subject-of-investigation-that-could-be-bad-legal-news-for-hillary/

fwiff

(233 posts)
11. While, in turn, granting contracts to the corpoarations with whom they exchange favors.
Sat Jan 30, 2016, 06:42 PM
Jan 2016

Business as usual.

A lot of us disagree with that style of 'helping'.


And no, it's not "apples and oranges". It's still quid pro quo, as it was when she was SOS.


paleotn

(17,920 posts)
21. Oh, I'm sure the Clinton Foundation does great things.
Sat Jan 30, 2016, 07:59 PM
Jan 2016

...but that's not the point. The point is the Clinton's are in bed with people and organizations that don't give away huge amounts of money with no intention of quid pro quo, period.

And your comment about Goldman Sachs employees being hard workin' almost blue collar? Well, the janitorial, clerical and security staffs possibly. But those are all outsourced, right? Then again, maybe it is hard work peddling CDOs while shorting the mortgage market. Churning client accounts to maximize commissions. Focusing clients on investments, while proprietary funds are going the opposite direction. And there's that whole getting Greece in the EU deal. They make ungodly amounts of money simply moving money from left pocket to right pocket, while the benefit to society is virtual nil. They don't contribute. They invest and purchase. Right now, they have a sizable position in HRC.....oh,sorry...political "contributions." Yea, right. Uh huh.

pandr32

(11,586 posts)
18. Ridiculous.
Sat Jan 30, 2016, 07:23 PM
Jan 2016

But what the heck...just as long as you throw in a few punches...right? All is fair in a "political revolution."

paleotn

(17,920 posts)
23. Oh, no buying of influence goes on in DC...
Sat Jan 30, 2016, 08:10 PM
Jan 2016

...of course not! What was I thinking?! And the Clinton's certainly don't trade in the only real commodity they own. Of course not. Gargantuan amounts of money change hands with absolutely no strings attached. You go right on believing that, if it makes you feel good.

paleotn

(17,920 posts)
24. The money shouldn't be funding political campaigns PERIOD....
Sat Jan 30, 2016, 08:16 PM
Jan 2016

Democratic or Republican. That's whats destroying our democracy. It's called buying influence at the expense of what our political leadership is SUPPOSED TO BE FUCKING DOING!!! Jesus H., freaking Christ! I can't believe an actual Democrat is happy about the huge amounts of corporate money in politics, because it's mainly going to buy Democrats.

paleotn

(17,920 posts)
26. So buying politicians is acceptable...
Sun Jan 31, 2016, 10:31 AM
Jan 2016

...as long as they're buying Democratic politicians. That's absolutely, fucking insane. No wonder you support Hill.

 

gyroscope

(1,443 posts)
30. For sale to the highest bidder
Mon Feb 1, 2016, 09:02 PM
Feb 2016

Everyone knows which candidate is and is not.

That is why HRC cannot win in the general, she is not likable and no one believes anything she says.

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