Dylan Radigan (MSNBC) Continues Attacks on Banks

[lsa420]

Re: Dylan Radigan (MSNBC) Continues Attacks on Banks

That's the way to do it - tell those SOB's that nope, there is nothing they can do to earn your vote. You will vote, every single time, against the incumbent, even if the incumbent is Jesus H. Christ and the challenger is Lucifer himself, and tell everyone you can to do the same.

Perhaps, after a generation or so of this, we will finally achieve eradication of the "career politician" AKA irredeemable parasite.

STARVE THE BEASTS.

We need term limits on Congress. Not now. Right now.

[Jim Nickerson]

Re: Dylan Radigan (MSNBC) Continues Attacks on Banks

We need term limits on Congress. Not now. Right now.

No disrepect, but the US needs a lot of shit starting with the government, and a lot of the correction has to take place from within the government. The asshole reps and senators are not going to kill their golden gooses by changing the strangle-hold they currently have.
Someone above suggested, and I agree, with voting out almost all incumbents for several generations might begin to get the message over.

It is not hard to suggest answers/apparent improvements, but to bring them about seems way, way off in the future.

[Jim Nickerson]

Re: Dylan Radigan (MSNBC) Continues Attacks on Banks

Jim,

It is a big hassle for me to replace my credit card with a debit card. I have to go to the many companies that have my card on file and switch over.

However, it is also inconvenient to have the Big Banks ruin the economy and make me poorer. I'm mad as hell and not going to bend over and take it anymore. The satisfaction of screwing the Big Banks by taking away my business -- even in this tiny way -- far outweighs any inconvenience I might experience.

I understand that people may have reasons for not giving up their credit cards. But don't let inconvenience or other small hardships lead you to inaction and blind you to the fact that these assholes are taking money out of your pockets . . . and having a good laugh at you at the same time. Imagine them at the country club playing golf, and saying, "We're robbing their sorry asses year after year, and they never catch on. What retarded idiots!" Well, I, for one, am going to be an idiot no longer !!!!!

Why don't you keep your existing credit card for emergency big withdrawals, but just don't use it . . . and get a small-bank debit card for regular use? I haven't been using my AmEx card much for several months, and they haven't downgraded my credit limit. If you ever need to go back to your old card, it will be there.

raja, the older I get the more I truly dislike changing things, and the hassle of even updating credit cards that are used to pay bills via various websites irritates me a good bit.

I find it difficult not to be a "free-loader" on taking loans from banks (i.e. using my credit card) for no interest. I charge 25-30K a year on my citicard, and I have never paid the bastards a penny in fees, other than the $50/yr fee to get air miles. I save money using a credit card, and what I do with my money is more important that what citi and MasterCard make off the merchants.

If I were younger and working still I might see this a bit differently, because the problems are going to be around (unless remedied) longer for those younger than they are for me.

I don't know which is more unlikely, actions such as you no doubt seriously recommend and believe in actually hurting banks, or congress bringing TBTF institutions under some sort of control.

[lsa420]

Re: Dylan Radigan (MSNBC) Continues Attacks on Banks

No disrepect, but the US needs a lot of shit starting with the government, and a lot of the correction has to take place from within the government. The asshole reps and senators are not going to kill their golden gooses by changing the strangle hole they currently have.
Someone above suggested, and I agree, with voting out almost all incumbents for several generations might begin to get the message over.

It is not hard to suggest answers/apparent improvements, but to bring them about seems way, way off in the future.

I couldn't agree more, Jim. Perhaps voting out the whole lot is the first step in the equation - for however long it takes. With a longer time horizon in mind, term limits on Congress would make it much easier to weed out the bad apples (all of them?) and it also would make it impossible for douche bags like Chris Dodd to be in the Senate for 30 years.

I doubt any of these things will be happening anytime soon as you point out. Seems like we are fighting a losing war, unfortunately.

[Jim Nickerson]

Re: Dylan Radigan (MSNBC) Continues Attacks on Banks

I couldn't agree more, Jim. Perhaps voting out the whole lot is the first step in the equation - for however long it takes. With a longer time horizon in mind, term limits on Congress would make it much easier to weed out the bad apples (all of them?) and it also would make it impossible for douche bags like Chris Dodd to be in the Senate for 30 years.

I doubt any of these things will be happening anytime soon as you point out. Seems like we are fighting a losing war, unfortunately.

After cogitating on this a while, term limits do nothing to remove the influence of oligarchal big-money interests on elections, and unless there are data that makes my opinion wrong, the money candidates have probably has more to do with their getting elected that whatever is their particular appeal otherwise.

Also term limits would possibly remove some very good lawmakers (probably mostly an oxymoron) from continuing to do a good job. Where do national politicians get their power? Besides money to keep getting elected, I presume it is from seniority on committees. In order to rein in power, then perhaps limitations of how long individuals would be able to maintain chairmanships would be of benefit. Power corrupts most people it does seem.

I think publicly funded elections would be a better answer than term limits, if something also were done to keep individuals from becoming too powerful. Personally I don't think any politician has a corner on the market for brains/honesty/concern-for-all-Americans, so to pass committee chairmanships around might be of benefit.

Also "pork-barrel" bullshit needs to be stopped, period.

I really do believe it was unfortunate that the anthrax attack did not succeed on congress. It would have been an historical "tragedy," but it would have been a good answer at least for a while.