Comments on: Wall Street Outrage http://askjudgemathis.com/wall-street-outrage/ Welcome to the Online Home of the Judge Mathis Show Mon, 10 Oct 2011 16:01:40 -0500 http://wordpress.org/?v=2.8 hourly 1 By: twhalen http://askjudgemathis.com/wall-street-outrage/comment-page-1/#comment-247 twhalen Thu, 04 Mar 2010 22:31:28 +0000 http://askjudgemathis.com/?p=678#comment-247 Judge Mathis, I completely agree. This concern doesn't even mention the already overpaid annual salaries these coprporate executives get for themselves. The whole situation feels like one big scam led by politicians who either came from the private corporate sector or plan to enter the private corporate sector after their public service. The "Rich" protect their own kind. I'm afraid that while making complaints to our political leaders is the "American" thing to do, it would be a moot exercize because we'd only be complaining to the greedy monsters that have already sold out to their own personal interests. I'm sure there are a few politicians that are not crooks, but it is very difficult to find an honest politician who sincerely wants to FIX America. What can we do? Judge Mathis,
I completely agree. This concern doesn’t even mention the already overpaid annual salaries these coprporate executives get for themselves. The whole situation feels like one big scam led by politicians who either came from the private corporate sector or plan to enter the private corporate sector after their public service. The “Rich” protect their own kind.
I’m afraid that while making complaints to our political leaders is the “American” thing to do, it would be a moot exercize because we’d only be complaining to the greedy monsters that have already sold out to their own personal interests. I’m sure there are a few politicians that are not crooks, but it is very difficult to find an honest politician who sincerely wants to FIX America. What can we do?

]]> By: WhiteMathis http://askjudgemathis.com/wall-street-outrage/comment-page-1/#comment-244 WhiteMathis Tue, 02 Mar 2010 07:54:49 +0000 http://askjudgemathis.com/?p=678#comment-244 I wonder how the current Supreme Court would rule on a challenge to Congress' power to do something like that, under the commerce clause. I'd think that the Commerce Clause offers Congress all the power it needs to vastly reign in the banks and financial institutions - they just don't do it - even the stuff that is overwhelmingly popular now goes to die an agonizing death in the U.S. Senate. One stubborn old man from Kentucky has held up the entire nation's agenda. Before we fix anything, we've got to reform the system - it should be the #1 issue for every candidate running for office, but it isn't. People talk about healthcare reform, or financial reform, or cap and trade - whatever the plan may be - you can't get meaningful reform or resolution on the major questions of our time unless and until we reform the system we call government. This TARP issue of allowing for big bonuses was well known before TARP was even passed. For god sakes, we knew before it was passed that the bailout of AIG was going to allow American taxpayer's dollars to be sent right overseas to foreign banks who held policies with AIG. It was the heist of the century. I wonder how the current Supreme Court would rule on a challenge to Congress’ power to do something like that, under the commerce clause. I’d think that the Commerce Clause offers Congress all the power it needs to vastly reign in the banks and financial institutions – they just don’t do it – even the stuff that is overwhelmingly popular now goes to die an agonizing death in the U.S. Senate. One stubborn old man from Kentucky has held up the entire nation’s agenda. Before we fix anything, we’ve got to reform the system – it should be the #1 issue for every candidate running for office, but it isn’t. People talk about healthcare reform, or financial reform, or cap and trade – whatever the plan may be – you can’t get meaningful reform or resolution on the major questions of our time unless and until we reform the system we call government.

This TARP issue of allowing for big bonuses was well known before TARP was even passed. For god sakes, we knew before it was passed that the bailout of AIG was going to allow American taxpayer’s dollars to be sent right overseas to foreign banks who held policies with AIG. It was the heist of the century.

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