Welcome to DU! The truly grassroots left-of-center political community where regular people, not algorithms, drive the discussions and set the standards. Join the community: Create a free account Support DU (and get rid of ads!): Become a Star Member Latest Breaking News General Discussion The DU Lounge All Forums Issue Forums Culture Forums Alliance Forums Region Forums Support Forums Help & Search
 

think

(11,641 posts)
Thu Apr 14, 2016, 12:04 PM Apr 2016

Corrupt politicians who sold out for corporate cash caused great economic distress for Americans.

People's lives have been destroyed. People have suffered the loss of life, jobs, & homes due to these immoral acts.

The great recession of 2008 just didn't happen because of mistakes.

Banks and corporations knowingly committed fraudulent acts. Goldman Sachs even admitted to the DOJ that it ripped off it's clients but no one went to jail.

Beyond the great recession 14 major banks are being sued for rigging interest rates. Banks admitted to commiting felonies in another scandal involving rigging the LIBOR interest rates.

Scandal after banking scandal goes unpunished because corrupt politicians allow an environment where criminal activity isn't prosecuted beyond fines and a minor admission of guilt.

Perhaps we'll discuss these underlying issues again someday.

Right now some people seem more content to feign outrage at political correctness rather than the issues that are really causing the problems....

3 replies = new reply since forum marked as read
Highlight: NoneDon't highlight anything 5 newestHighlight 5 most recent replies
Corrupt politicians who sold out for corporate cash caused great economic distress for Americans. (Original Post) think Apr 2016 OP
kick 2pooped2pop Apr 2016 #1
stop trying to distract people from their daily outrage! killbotfactory Apr 2016 #2
Absolutely, it's the root cause of pretty much everything - K & R - eom dreamnightwind Apr 2016 #3
Latest Discussions»Retired Forums»2016 Postmortem»Corrupt politicians who s...