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jwirr

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5. And confiscate their wealth. That is not a new idea since kings used to get the property of owners

Reply to librechik (Reply #1)

Wed May 9, 2012, 02:16 PM

May 2012

who betrayed them. It just substitutes the government of "we the people" for the kings. Oops, that seems to be an idea that is working for Chevez and maybe now for the French and Greeks. I hope so.

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Taibbi discusses Europe. [View all] trumad May 2012 OP

exactly--one way to solve the Europe problem--throw the pirates/bankers in jail librechik May 2012 #1

+1000 nt abelenkpe May 2012 #3

And confiscate their wealth. That is not a new idea since kings used to get the property of owners jwirr May 2012 #5

Yep. Confiscate the wealth, ESPECIALLY the hard assets........ socialist_n_TN May 2012 #8

Gee, what's the problem? gratuitous May 2012 #2

Always a countdown to our resident Wall Streeter and Taibbi basher.... trumad May 2012 #4

When he's right he's right! annabanana May 2012 #6

Hard to argue with that! rec. cthulu2016 May 2012 #7