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Posted by Larry Doyle on September 6, 2012 1:08 PM |
Should we even have to remind them?
Do the crowds on both sides of the political aisle think Americans are this naive? Well, actually, on that note, the pols from both sides are right. Many Americans remain exceptionally naive regarding far too many issues, financial and otherwise.
The media is clearly of little help in exposing the ugly underside of the Wall Street – Washington conspiracy. That said, many Americans are now far savvier than they were a few short years ago when it comes to appreciating the rackets being run by BOTH political parties, their cronies on Wall Street, and the puppets ensconced within too many of our regulators.
While the sideshows being run in Tampa and Charlotte make for interesting political theatre, the simple fact is the waste and corruption of far too many financial frauds remain outstanding and unanswered.
To hear any politicians claiming that they have cleaned up our financial system is a JOKE. Our pols and their cronies clearly have NO interest in addressing outstanding frauds. I have every interest in reminding them and America that the following financial fiascoes have been outstanding for a protracted period BUT have never been properly addressed and fully adjudicated:
1. Auction-rate securities
2. Freddie and Fannie Accounting Frauds
3. Bernie Madoff
4. Allen Stanford
5. SIPC (Securities Investor Protection Corporation)
6. MF Global/Jon Corzine
7. Flash Crash
8. Mortgage scams
9. FINRA executives lying in a proxy statement used for the merger of the NASD and NYSE Regulation
10. Libor manipulation
11. Money laundering with rogue nations
Knowing that “you never find just one mouse”, this list is just a start. I am sure I have overlooked more than a handful of other frauds. Perhaps readers may want to help complete the list.
What have we gotten for justice? Token fines and convictions for a bunch of ne’er do well hedge fund nitwits (Raj Rajaratnam et al).
Little wonder why Americans have little confidence in Washington and Wall Street. Would Barack and/or Mitt have the backbone to reference any of these frauds over the next two months?
Man up, gentlemen!!
Larry Doyle
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Can you imagine the nightmare for those mom and pop investor’s that remain locked up in the ARS nightmare? Can you imagine that any candidate for higher office, whether it is for the presidency, the senate, or congress, has failed to let those letters come out of their mouths four years later!
ARS Nightmare…SAY IT…ACKNOWLEDGES THE HARM!
NOW FIX IT!
LD at his best!
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Larry,
The irony is that the VICTIMS are always re-victimized by the government, while the guilty and complicit are allowed to scurry away.
Awesome!
Great article Larry.. but did you REALLY say “you never find just one MOUSE”???? It’s roach, Larry.. ROACH.. and 100% fitting to the topic of your article. Mouse doesn’t even begin to cover it!
You never find one rat.
Bravo – brilliant! Right on! Pass this along to everyone you know.
Dear Larry
I continue, as a non-US person and as a resident of the original Jersey, to read your daily posts with both interest and astonishment.
Would you perhaps agree that the reason why the frauds identified by you are not sufficiently investigated can be traced back to the system which you have, in the US, for electing people to political office. There is so much money involved that by the time the victor is in office he/she is so deeply in hock to those who funded the victory, that at least one arm is tied behind their back.
It also seems to me that the US media does not undertake in depth investigative journalism. I am aware that many elements of the media in Britain (particularly journalists who work on red top newspapers. aka “the gutter press”) leave much to be desired, but there still are many very professional journalists whose articles bring to light matters which those who rule us would rather leave buried.
The fraud which has particularly held my attention is that relating to MF Global and Jon Corzine. I have come to the conclusion that Mr. Corzine knows where the bodies are buried and has threatened to divulge if he is pursued. On this side of the pond this is known as “doing a Maundy”, a reference to Arthur Maundy Gregory, who sold honours for Prime Minister Lloyd George and, when charge with doing so, threatened to tell all in open court unless a deal was agreed. Surprise, surprise, Maundy Gregory pleaded guilty, was given two months & a fine of £50. When he left prison he was quickly removed to Paris with a pension of
£2,000 per annum (more than £60,000 in current terms) which was paid for by the Conservative party.
Keep up the good work.
Just like the Richard Pryor movie “Brewster’s Millions”, we need the ability to vote for none of the above. If none of the above wins the parties have to submit new candidates until one of them wins. That ought to cull out the herd pretty quickly.
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