tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-7060696059642580878.post3844047598458419596..comments2023-10-30T07:53:58.018-05:00Comments on Crime, Law and Justice: Fed up with corporate, Wall Street, and special interest coddling by government (edited/corrected version)Anonymoushttp://www.blogger.com/profile/09908922017589211092noreply@blogger.comBlogger2125tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-7060696059642580878.post-25095102883186474812014-08-10T12:08:55.181-05:002014-08-10T12:08:55.181-05:00Art: You are right, I should not have included th...Art: You are right, I should not have included the Tea Party. There is much that I like about the Tea Party. The post will be edited. Thanks for your critique.Anonymoushttps://www.blogger.com/profile/09908922017589211092noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-7060696059642580878.post-7535264644922604762014-08-08T16:06:02.601-05:002014-08-08T16:06:02.601-05:00I must disagree with much of what is said. First,...I must disagree with much of what is said. First, one minor part: The grassroots of the Tea Party is solely about too high tax rates, too much wasteful spending and too much Big Nanny. Anything beyond that is add-on by politicos with additional or other agendas.<br /><br />Some 26% of US GDP involves financial transactions by the Big Money folks. Much of it was enabled when Clinton signed off on repeal of Glass Steagall. When you then factor in the bubbles engendered by the monetary policies of the FRB and the executive branch through these several recent presidencies, you wind up with the "Too Big To Fail" nonsense. Note that this is not at all what capitalism is all about. Failure of businesses whose decision-making was erroneous is a necessary part of capitalism.<br /><br />While I don't agree with everything that Paul Craig Roberts says, this two-part lengthy interview is a very good overview of "who done what" and why we're in our present economic mess.<br /><br />ArtAnonymousnoreply@blogger.com